Author Archives: Layla Masri

About Layla Masri

Layla is a co-founder of Bean Creative. She leverages her ad agency background and 15-plus years as a marketing and web copywriter to maximize interactive impact for strategic planning, usability/accessibility, and digital promotion.

Bean Bites: Is your website guilty of 2017’s worst offenses in design and development?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Layla Masri
As we round the bend toward the end of the year, it’s time to take stock of your website’s strengths …
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Try this one simple exercise to guarantee a successful website kickoff meeting

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Layla Masri
Yesterday, the Bean Team kicked off the redesign of Ranger Rick, the leading nature magazine for kids aged 7 and …
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Bean Bites: Follow these 3 essential steps to make content connections through taxonomy

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Layla Masri
Associations Now picked Bean’s brains for the three key steps to building strategic taxonomy for your website. Taxonomy is essential for …
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Bean Bites: Did you catch us in the Huffington Post?

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Layla Masri
5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Launched My Start-Up. After 20 years of running Bean Creative, I …
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The #1 timeline killer for website redesigns (and how to tame the beast!)

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Layla Masri
In our 20 years in the web dev business, we’ve overwhelmingly found that the key area where folks underestimate their …
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We’re on the hunt to hire an amazing web developer

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Layla Masri
Bean Creative, one of the most respected digital agencies in the Washington, DC area, is seeking a talented web designer …
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