--- title: Blog | The Marketing Pod | David Stokes description: Part artist, part mathematician, David has the talent to create design assets for almost any application, from animated videos to high value print. 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Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa have established that a website’s appeal can be ... [![David Stokes](https://marketingpod.com/hubfs/David.jpg) David Stokes](https://marketingpod.com/blog/author/david-stokes) [Read more](https://marketingpod.com/blog/getting-the-message-across) [![](https://marketingpod.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/brand-paint.jpg)](https://marketingpod.com/blog/2020/brand-guide) 15 April 2020 ### [Brand Guide](https://marketingpod.com/blog/2020/brand-guide) Develop a brand that differentiates. Download our Guide to Developing a Brand That Differentiates now [![David Stokes](https://marketingpod.com/hubfs/David.jpg) David Stokes](https://marketingpod.com/blog/author/david-stokes) [Read more](https://marketingpod.com/blog/2020/brand-guide) [![](https://marketingpod.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/peacock.jpg)](https://marketingpod.com/blog/2017/developing-a-b2b-brand-that-stands-out-from-the-crowd-be-the-peacock) 25 April 2017 ### [Developing a B2B brand that stands out from the crowd - Be the peacock](https://marketingpod.com/blog/2017/developing-a-b2b-brand-that-stands-out-from-the-crowd-be-the-peacock) We work with a lot of B2B brands here at the Pod and for many of us, that B2B world is where we cut our marketing ‘teeth’. With so much marketing ... 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