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merakaizen

5/30/2024

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merakaizen turns in-house creative departments into high-performing, impactful teams that are huge company assets.
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Your brand identity is done — here’s what to do next

5/23/2024

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Once your brand identity is solidified with a distinctive logo, versatile variations, cohesive color palette, and thoughtfully chosen fonts and patterns, the next crucial step is implementation. This means seamlessly integrating these elements across all your marketing materials to create a consistent and memorable brand presence. ​
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Clients often ask me what software I recommend if they want to do the implementation themselves or within their team. I highly recommend Adobe Express.

Adobe Express is a robust tool designed to elevate your branding strategy, offering a wealth of features that extend far beyond traditional design elements. Here we explore several strategic ways to utilize Adobe Express to enhance your branding efforts, ensuring your brand resonates effectively with its audience across various channels.

  • Engaging Social Media Content: Use Adobe Express to create social media graphics that keep your audience engaged and enhance brand recognition.
  • Marketing Collaterals: Quickly produce flyers, brochures, and newsletters that align with your brand’s visual standards, ensuring every piece of content reinforces your message.
  • Brand Templates: Develop customizable templates that reflect your brand’s layout and colors, saving time while maintaining branding consistency across all communications.
  • Enhanced Email Marketing: Design beautiful, brand-aligned email newsletters that increase engagement rates and reinforce your brand’s aesthetic and values.​

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By maintaining uniformity across all platforms, you reinforce your brand’s image, build trust with your audience, and create a cohesive experience that distinguishes you in the marketplace.


For businesses aiming to thrive in today’s competitive environment, investing in professional branding is not just beneficial—it is essential for long-term success. 

​Ready to transform your brand into something unforgettable?
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Some confessions and reminders as I reflect on another Mother’s Day

5/14/2024

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I have a confession. For the longest time, I thought it was impossible to be a present mother and a successful entrepreneur at the same time.

I thought this because I was following all of these successful women in business who were not mothers. So it just seemed like a “one or the other” situation to me!

I didn’t want to give up my dreams of being an entrepreneur and I obviously wasn’t going to give up being a mom, so I knew I had to find some new women to follow… women who represented the things I wanted in my life. It matters who you follow, and this was a good lesson for me!

During the month of May, aka Mother’s Day month (yes, we get a whole month… I just decided), I think it’s important that we remember that we don’t have to play small just because we are a parent.

​We can have the same audacious goals as anyone else!


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​I was on the phone with my twin sister the other day, and we were talking about how exhausted we are with all the end-of-year school activities, extracurriculars, and everything else.

In fact, I know I’m doing too much because I lost my cool at Krispy Kreme when they wouldn’t take my free doughnut coupon. 🙈 Not my proudest moment!

But then the next day, I feel like I redeemed myself. Lennon and I had planned to get barbecue takeout for dinner. But he had a rough day dealing with some 11-year-old problems, and what he really wanted was his favorite comfort food — pizza. 

So I said, “Why don’t we get both?”

He was SO surprised. He asked me if I was sure because he knew it would be more expensive. I told him I was sure and then he said, “Well, you can do that because you’re a millionaire.” 😆

I told him no, I’m not a millionaire (yet), but I could see he was struggling and I wanted him to have what he wanted. 💕 Then he said the absolute sweetest thing in the entire world. He said:

“You might not be a millionaire, but you’re doing great as a single mom.”

I don’t know what being a millionaire feels like, but I felt like a million bucks at that moment! 🥰

Sometimes that is all we need; to be seen. We make so many sacrifices. We are taxi drivers, career women, cheerleaders, and hundreds of other things, all at the same time. Sometimes it feels powerful and like a blessing. And sometimes we lose our cool at a doughnut shop. 

If you’re a parent, I just want you to know that I see you, and if no one has told you lately, you are doing so much. 🫶🏼 You are doing an amazing job!

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    Karla Pámanes is an award-winning designer, branding expert, and mentor who helps businesses elevate their brands through strategic and impactful impactful visual design. Based in San Antonio, TX, she lives with her son, Lennon, and their two quirky cats, Teodoro and Paquito.

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