When planning a new website project, one of the questions we hear most often is: “Why WordPress?” Or: “Should we use Squarespace instead? What about Drupal?” This article is your go-to answer. It’s our one-stop overview of why we choose WordPress as our standard website content management system (CMS), how it compares to other platforms, … Continued
Brands are businesses, AND we know brands can also hold privileged places in our lives. We bring them into our homes; we play favorites among them; we give them our money in exchange for products or to forward the causes we believe in. With so much integration into our day-to-day, strong brands aren’t just brands. … Continued
What sets Vermilion apart is their ability to move seamlessly from insight to execution. Their work was grounded in deep consumer understanding, and they consistently asked the right questions, pushed our thinking, and delivered highly relevant, clearly differentiated creative in a crowded category.” Beth Hunsicker Parker, VP of Marketing 2024-2025
We’ve all read the stories and listened to the podcasts. AI is everywhere, and it’s changing everything. SEO is dead, and computers are going to take your lunch money. While there’s truth in most of these, the level of hyperbolic fear-mongering seems to be a bit out of control. We are certainly in the thick … Continued
Teaming up with purpose-driven clients is why we at Vermilion show up every day. Every handshake and kickoff call is a reminder that our branding and marketing work matters most when it helps amazing organizations fulfill their missions. Lately, the universe delivered: we’re grateful to welcome a seriously inspiring crew of new partners, each one … Continued
New to marketing agency relationships? Choosing a new agency and wondering what kind of partners they’ll be after the pitch? Curious about Vermilion’s approach? Let’s remove some of the mystery around how we partner. Cultivating strong partnerships goes beyond managing deadlines and deliverables. At its core, it’s about building trust, communication, and creating space for … Continued
ICYMI: we gave our very own Vermilion brand a makeover in early 2023, which included (among an endless list of other things) a new website featuring a refreshed look with tidy transitions and an updated site architecture and user experience. Basically: we overhauled the whole site to reimagine how we express ourselves and our work. … Continued
From natural product brands to legacy social impact organizations, a brand logo doesn’t just *waves hands wildly* appear. But it does beg the question: what type of brand-building sorcery goes on behind the curtain? There’s no curtain. Or sorcery (sorry). But there are a lot of open Google Chrome/Safari tabs and a ton of sketching and tinkering. Q: Every brand … Continued
While ‘marketing’ may be a term reserved mainly for the private sector, we can all agree that your nonprofit can benefit from telling your story to a broader audience. While the pandemic, questions around funding, and stakeholder pressure also bring increased workloads and a need for nonprofit communications teams to respond faster than before, there … Continued