Alisha Sackett

Alisha Sackett is a veteran writer and editor based in Kansas City, Missouri, where she freelances for an advertising firm, does voiceover work, builds worlds for her fantasy novels and homeschools her two badass daughters.
Alisha's articles
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The Best Online Holiday and Christmas Ads of 2019

Deck the web with…holiday and Christmas ads. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. That may not be how the lyrics go, but that’s how the world of marketing looks right now. From social to print and everywhere in between, brands are using markers of the holidays to draw in the crowds.
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Stay Organized with These 17 Product Manager Tools

Becoming a production manager is typically the next step in an exciting design career. But once you’re there, how do you manage it all? From the projects to the clients to the people, consolidating and coordinating the work of a team may seem overwhelming. Production managers don’t just oversee projects as they happen. They communicate across teams, organize deadlines, track goal completion, provide perspective, and ensure quality.
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99designs Contests: Process, Pros and Cons and How to Win

Mystery shopping is a tried and true method of discovering how good or bad a service is without biasing the employees. Traditionally used by corporations and senior management as a metric for meeting quality and timeliness goals, mystery shopping has been detailing what customers experience for over 80 years. Building on the idea of mystery shopping, we decided to do a bit of investigative journalism to bring you a 99designs review. 99designs is a “global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love.” Not only do they connect millions of designers to clients, they offer two avenues to getting your work done: 99designs Contest and Start a Project.