May is always a busy month, with multiple holidays, the end of the school year, graduation and more—not to mention mid-year industry events and deadlines. If you have a free day, or even just an hour, consider slotting in one of these events to connect with other creative professionals and brush up on what’s new (or notable) in your field.   May 7 from 1-4 pm CT SEO for Everyone Learn how to integrate SEO best practices into your daily content development, from visualizing the customer journey and target personas to establishing performance benchmarks, planning content and measuring ROI ..read more

Is this thing on? The Atomicdust team has been brushing up on our presenting skills (and solidifying our best dad jokes) in preparation for the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference, or MDMC, happening later this month. We’ve been fans of the conference for years, and are excited to announce that Blaise Hart-Schmidt, Director of Marketing & Sales, and Sam Heaton, Director of Digital Marketing, will each lead a session at this year’s event. Hosted May 13-15 by the University of Missouri—St. Louis, the conference attracts hundreds of attendees each year. Speakers from Google, Nielsen, Instagr ..read more

Atomicdust has been rounding up monthly marketing and design events for many years—and this month is one of the busiest, most jam-packed calendars we’ve seen in a while. So grab your calendar and maybe a teammate or two, and take advantage of the numerous opportunities ahead to strengthen your skills, optimize your strategy and get inspired. And as always, follow Atomicdust on LinkedIn for more industry updates and ideas.   April 4 at 2 pm CT ANA Ethics Code Virtual Town Hall The ANA Ethics Code Virtual Town Hall will introduce the new edition of the ANA Marketing Code of Ethics, covering ..read more

We’d like to thank our Breville espresso machine for swaying the votes. Jokes aside—we’re honored to be named a finalist in St. Louis Business Journal’s 2024 Best Places to Work Awards. At the heart of our success is a simple yet powerful goal: surround ourselves with great team members and clients. To determine the finalists, the St. Louis Business Journal sent anonymous surveys to employees at nominated companies. The survey asked about a range of factors—like communication, benefits and teamwork—related to happiness at work. With hundreds of companies entering throughout the region, we’re t ..read more

Spring into the new season with new knowledge by attending one of these engaging marketing and design events online and around St. Louis. Stay in the loop by following us on Instagram.   March 1 Annual AMA Marketing Conference—Gateway to Loyalty Connect with fellow marketing professionals at St. Louis’s annual AMA Marketing Conference. This year’s theme is brand loyalty, with topics covering digital marketing, innovation and customer engagement strategies. Register now.     March 5 Leveraging Social Media for Brand Building Geared towards marketing professionals and in-house age ..read more

Every day, we work with our clients to push the boundaries of what websites and digital experiences can achieve.  Though our client roster stretches across industries—from healthcare and professional services to real estate development—our goal is always the same: to create websites that inform, inspire and reassure. So we’re beyond honored to be recognized in an industry where so much remarkable work is produced. The Web Excellence Awards competition sets a high bar for creative, technical and professional websites, video and other digital projects—with over 900 submissions coming in fro ..read more

I’ve never met a B2B marketer who wasn’t concerned about lead generation. It’s usually the reason B2B marketers exist—sure, we need to build brand awareness and create compelling messaging and foster customer loyalty. But it’s all done to support sales and revenue. And without lead generation, both of those things are next to impossible. As marketers, we carefully plan and execute campaigns, hoping to strike gold with a consistent flow of qualified leads. Sometimes it works pretty immediately… sometimes it takes a good amount of testing and adjusting to find what clicks. But just because a cam ..read more

Alberici has built some of the most complex and important structures in North America. We’re talking critical infrastructure like water treatment plants and heavy industrial production lines, and highly technical projects like hospitals and cutting-edge office buildings. On the firm’s home turf of St. Louis, they’ve led major stadium and hospital projects and gained visibility for their Platinum LEED-certified headquarters (one of the first such buildings in the world when it was built 20 years ago). The building is something of a local landmark, with surrounding natural grasses and a large w ..read more

Embrace the extra day and pack your calendar with inspiring marketing and design-centered events online and around St. Louis. Stay in the loop by following us on Instagram.   February 1 CES Speed Round: What Conversations from CES 2024 Tell Us About Consumers, Trends and the Year Ahead Hosted by Stagwell network’s specialists, this webinar aims to decode major trends from CES 2024, the world’s premier consumer electronics show, and their potential impact on consumer behavior and purchasing patterns. Register now.     February 6 Ad Age Super Bowl Playbook Peek into the exciting s ..read more

“The function of design is letting design function,” -Micha Commeren, entrepreneur and designer. And he’s right: design is so much more than how something looks. It’s how it functions, how it makes people feel and how it influences people to act. Our goal is always to leave a lasting impact and solve challenges for businesses, so getting recognized for this work is just icing on the cake. We’re excited to share that Atomicdust has earned ten 2023 Graphic Design USA American Graphic Design awards. A prominent publication for graphic design professionals, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) hosts the ann ..read more