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Me, Myself, and My Brand: Marketing Yourself as a Professional
How is your brand affecting your professional life? Are you making the impact you want? At the beginning of your professional career, it may feel intimidating to brand yourself or make yourself known. However, with some work and guidance, it can feel a lot less daunting to take the first few steps to brand your […]
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The MUTT Board: The Streamlined Steps and Why It’s Necessary
As time passes, and people come and go, one thing stays the same at the Digital Corps: the giant board right outside the office. This eye-catching item is called the MUTT Board, an interactive touchscreen created by the developers at the Digital Corps. Since 2012, the Corps has used the MUTT Board to highlight fun […]
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How AI Influences the Workplace
How have you implemented Generative AI into your professional life? Regardless of your answer, there’s no denying that within the past year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become quite the hot topic. Thanks to the newfound popularity of Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, uncertainty and curiosity around AI has reached brand-new highs. While some […]
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Knowing Your Audience
Learn how to narrow down what your target audience is and how to use it to your advantage in content creation!
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The “Tiktokification” of Social Media
Same Old, Same Old Social media is an ever-changing and evolving landscape as new platforms emerge and gain popularity. Initially, Instagram was known for sharing photos, Twitter for sharing thoughts using words and hashtags, and Snapchat was a way to communicate with friends through photos. These days, the top social media platforms seem to be […]
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Portfolio Day Goes Digital: Hosting a Remote Conference
Stiff slacks, sticky nametags, and glazed donuts—all hallmarks of the Digital Corps’ annual professional development conference, Portfolio Day. Each year, students don their blazers and dress shoes and fill Ball State University’s Letterman Lobby, lined with tables for a day of networking and showcasing industry portfolios. Thinking back to my first Portfolio Day, I remember the buzz of excitement and amazement from students, staff, and former Corps members. From […]
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Cancelling the Noise: Headphone Usage in the Workplace
Working in an office and, more recently, remotely, can pose a multitude of distractions for people who need to focus. Headphones are a common solution! We know headphones are a useful tool to tune out the hectic work environment, but can they increase our overall work productivity?
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Work-From-Home Video: Production During a Pandemic
Just over a year ago, I walked out of a movie theater feeling immersed in culture and art after thoroughly enjoying the Best Picture-nominated Jojo Rabbit. With eyes still adjusting to the outside reality and the taste of butter-saturated popcorn clinging to my tongue, I didn’t know it would be my last theater experience for a long time.
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TikTok Takeover
From sports teams and popular restaurants to news outlets and freelancers (and even small agencies like us), people everywhere are taking advantage of TikTok’s opportunity for creativity to market themselves or their organization.
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Keeping Up to Date: How the Digital Corps is Utilizing New Technology to Stay Connected
For many individuals, working from home became a “new normal” because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Working from home brought new distractions, feelings of isolation, and a lack of productivity.
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