Here’s a short video I created to show how a client can have a custom cartoon created. Enjoy:
Category: Cartooning
Cartoons & Content Marketing
When you’re utilizing the power of content marketing to promote your brand, you want to be able to give your customers a great deal of value while still providing entertaining and interesting material that will keep them engaged. To do this, you need to be able to keep your readers’ attention.
One fun and unique way to make this job easier, while providing entertainment and additional content for your readers, is to use a cartoon. In fact, cartoons can be a very worthwhile addition to any content marketing strategy, and Andertoons can provide you with original, creative comics that get your point across the way you see fit.
While you may have some very useful and compelling information to share with your targeted audiences, many marketers find that it is difficult to communicate this information without providing some measure of entertainment. If this is not exactly your strong suit, a cartoon may be an excellent option for you.
Another truth that business owners and managers know all too well is the fact that when they are promoting their brands, they are essentially selling themselves. People who are associated with a good sense of humor are often known to be confident, independent and reliable. By providing some light humor alongside content that will enrich your customer’s lives, you’re providing significant value.
Something else to take into account is that with the widespread use of viral media these days, it’s commonplace for users to “like” or “retweet” content that they like, sharing it online over social networks like Facebook, Twitter and all the rest. Everyone loves to share cartoons, and a funny comic that relates directly to your company can go a long way toward expanding the reach of your brand through social media, without you lifting a finger.
There are several ways in which you can incorporate cartoons into your content marketing strategies. First, if you have an article or white paper that you’d like to share, but are afraid that it won’t get the readership it deserves, you can use a stock cartoon to illustrate a smaller point within the document.
Or, if you want to quickly and easily communicate the overall point of your article in order to draw more people in, a custom cartoon crafted with the writer can help to grab the attention of those who might otherwise have passed it up.
Finally, if you really want to get to the point on a busy day, try a collection of cartoons on a single subject to communicate more efficiently. In this way, you can tell a story quickly and effectively, making sure that your audience can hear what you need to say, even when they’re on the go.
With the help of cartoons you can truly get the most out of your content marketing campaign.
Mike Lynch Creates His Christmas Card
Hey, inky pal Mike Lynch shows how he created this year’s holiday card over at his blog. Go read!
Mike Lynch’s Cartoon Scrapbook
If you haven’t been following inky pal Mike Lynch’s blog lately, you’re missing out on some really great old cartoons he was sent recently by a reader:
A few years ago in a thrift shop I came upon a scrapbook given by an aunt to her nieces in 1958 with several hundred pasted cartoons mostly from the Saturday Evening Post, some from the newspapers and some from Colliers.
I thought it was really cool, but now I am trying to clean up some clutter and just couldn’t throw it out. I saw your blog and thought you might appreciate the collection. It was so lovingly assembled. Anyway, would be glad to mail it to you if you have any interest.
Talk about a goldmine! Go read:
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 1
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 2
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 3
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 4
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 5
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 6
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 7
- Saturday Evening Post Cartoon Scrapbook Part 8
Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac
Today’s Cul de Sac is another great example of inky pal Richard Thompson’s typically great writing, but this one panel…
…is some of the best out and out funny drawing I’ve seen in a long looooong time.