Linda Zid
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Creativity
From “manic to magnetic”: Three unconventional tips to unlock creative collaboration
Between a shift to mostly remote communications and the urgent need to implement new, non-intuitive tools and processes, creative reviews faced some unusual challenges in 2020—cutting into time and other resources that could be better spent on true creativity and collaboration. During a recent Henry Stewart Creative Ops webinar sponsored…
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Need to receive files? Hightail Uplink to the rescue for when others need to share files with you
Do you ever run into hurdles when you need to receive large files from someone you’re collaborating with? Maybe they don’t have a file-sharing solution that they use. Or perhaps they are bumping against the inability to compress the file enough to get it through email. Running into issues like…
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6 ways the Hightail plugin for Adobe saves you time
When it comes to creative design, the little things you do that get tangled up in processes can add up to big chunks of lost time and lost opportunities for creativity. In our recent survey with Digiday, 93 percent of respondents said they sometimes run over the original allotted time…
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Productivity
7 tips to help you stay focused in the new world of work
With so many people still working from home, we’ve all become used to a different way of working. And in addition to the usual email, phone and instant message distractions, we now have to contend with navigating around the family cat to use the keyboard, stopping for a quick tea…
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Spaces: Your one-stop shop for creative collaboration
We’ve all done it. You’re working on an important piece of creative content, and you suddenly realize you forgot to incorporate some feedback from one of the many project stakeholders. … And so the frantic email search begins. When we released Spaces in late 2015, we wanted to help customers…
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Marketing
Three factors to address for a resilient content marketing strategy
The right marketing messaging can make or break a brand these days. Consumers have so much information at their fingertips that can help them decide if, how, when and where they should buy a product. And B2B buyers have become empowered in much the same way, according to Dean Davison,…
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Team collaboration
Pro tips for briefing remote agency teams
Teams within an organization are “probably the single most important business function” according to Jack Skeels of AgencyAgile. During a recent Hightail webinar, he said, “They’re the core of all organizations that deliver the work. The velocity of how fast those teams are moving is how fast the organizations will.”…
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What to expect when you receive large files in Hightail
We talk all the time about how easy it is to share large, multimedia files using Hightail. But you might not know how incredibly easy it is for your file recipients to access and download those files. So, let’s walk through the recipient experience when you send a file using…
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Marketing
5 steps to create videos on your smartphone
Consumers consider branded video to be among the most memorable types of content posted by companies, according to a recent report from HubSpot. And while 54 percent of the consumers in the report would like to see even more video content from brands or businesses, the report points out: “The…
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How to keep your content secure and under control (even when collaborating)
Hightail makes it easy to share large files with both internal and external collaborators. But just because you’re sharing content with someone for review, feedback or approvals, that doesn’t always mean you want them to have full access to do anything they want with those files. To prevent files from…
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Customer stories
“Together, We Rise”: Visit Phoenix campaign brings images, videos and people together using Hightail
During such challenging times, it can be downright uplifting to find out about people who are helping each other out. So, it was an extra-special treat for me to come across this story of the “Together, We Rise” campaign based in my hometown of Phoenix. Visit Phoenix, a not-for-profit organization…
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3 steps for creating an easy to share portfolio (for free!)
Whether you’re just getting started in freelance or looking for new employment opportunities as a designer, video producer or other creative role, having a great portfolio can help you get your content noticed. And while many people might have the time, know-how and resources to build a portfolio on a…
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Productivity
#WinningAtWFH: What one UI/UX designer does to keep things interesting in self-quarantine
See the lady in the image? That’s my friend Kristin, who is currently working from home in her role as lead UI/UX designer. And during a recent virtual happy hour, I realized she is also my “work-from-home hero.” I used Hightail to highlight some of things she is doing that…
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Marketing
5 ways agencies can compete in the new decade
The agency landscape is facing some major changes, and landing on top will mean facing up to new competition and avoiding “the commodity trap,” according to Jack Skeels, CEO of AgencyAgile, an agency training, consulting and coaching firm. During a recent Adweek webinar, sponsored by Hightail, Skeels explained that agencies…
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Don’t get buried in clunky creative processes this winter. Take us up on our special holiday offer.
Eager for your creative collaboration woes to melt away this winter? There’s never been a better time to purchase a Hightail Business or Teams account, thanks to our limited time offer of 40% off—now through January 31st. With a Hightail Business or Teams account, you have access to: Sharing large…
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