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Major restaurant chains periodically adjust their branding in order to respond to changes in the marketplace. Whether driven by a loss of relevance, a shift in product mix or focus, increased competition or declining sales and traffic, the repositioning or refreshing of a restaurant brand comes in all shapes and sizes. One of the more […]

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In a world where discounting is the dominant tactic in the battle for traffic, don’t forget your high margin products to generate much needed profit to help balance out profit lost by dealing. We all know that the masses are attracted to deals like moths to light. It’s true, a percentage of consumers go where […]

Commercial, Franchise, Legal, Real Estate

Clutch, an independent B2B research, ratings and review platform, today announced its 2019 Top 200 business-to-business (B2B) service providers in the Bay Area, based on their excellent client feedback, market presence, industry expertise, and portfolio of current and past work. We’re proud to announce that JStokes received a top-20 ranking for Advertising and Marketing. According […]

Commercial, Franchise, Legal, Real Estate

Getting Focused You’re working on a project and starting to realize that there is a need for some visual intrigue. People are visual beings, and using engaging photography not only helps capture the attention quicker, it can also help reinforce your message, making it more likely to be remembered. In today’s world, we are continuously […]

Commercial, Franchise, Legal, Real Estate

We’re proud to announce we’ve been named as one of the Top 20 advertising agencies serving the San Francisco Bay Area by Expertise. Expertise conducts a proprietary research and selection process to identify top service professionals in over 100 business categories across 1,000 cities. They recently reviewed 205 advertising agencies to name their 2018 list […]

Commercial, Franchise, Legal, Real Estate

JStokes Agency has recently formed a strategic partnership with Werqwise, a collaborative workspace provider dedicated to maximizing the success of its members. “Werqwise fuses technology, community and business support with a design-focused, low-distraction, high-productivity environment.” Werqwise really has it all – from open desk workspaces to private offices, meeting rooms, quiet space, phone booths, and […]

Commercial, Franchise, Legal, Real Estate

From startups to Fortune 100 companies, everyone is using social media these days as part of their overall marketing strategy. For active monthly users, Facebook reported 2.19 billion users, Twitter reported 336 million users, LinkedIn reported 250 million users and Instagram reported 800 million users. But are you maximizing your social media channels? Posting content […]

Commercial, Franchise, Legal, Real Estate

Yes, this is a blog post about updating your website from a company that, amongst other things, updates websites. No, we are not going to try to scare you into updating your website by telling you that your current site is such a mess that you’re basically paying consumers to go to your competitors. You […]

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When it comes to building your business, discounting can be a Faustian bargain: an immediate benefit that winds up costing you. A lot. That’s not to say discounting is a bad idea. But like any idea, it depends on doing it the right way, at the right time, for the right reasons. Over the years, […]