February
25

The idea of specialized and modern office designs has experienced a major change from the times when it was considered just a gimmick. Nowadays it is an accepted fact that good office design not only manifests the corporate philosophy of the firm, but it also increases the productivity of the staff and plays a vital role in staff retention.

Flexibility, openness and sustainability are the key elements that define a modern office, so you have to be mindful of these when building a new office. The office system furniture and the office interior design must be selected wisely in order to successfully attain these important objectives, and a few considerations in this regard should be made.

February
23

Marketing Your Home

Posted In: Marketing by Rick Wong

When you think of Marketing Real Estate you probably think MLS, Flyers, Direct Mail, and the Remax Balloon.  Well there is more to marketing than meets the eye and Rick Wong, a Vancouver born and raised realtor with 30+ years experience in the Metro Vancouver Area is quick to point that Selling Your Home is more than just putting a sign on your lawn.  …and marketing your home is more than just your average run of the mill marketing.

As Rick Wong puts it, marketing is more than just advertising.  It’s about generating interest and desire and that can be done with some out of the box thinking…

February
23

Wordpress out of the box permits fundamental management of the primary SEO meta data. To extend the functionality we add our own super-charged version of the All-In-One-SEO Pack. The SEO pack makes it simple to change the page title and page meta description.

The All-In-One-SEO Pack is a great WordPress plugin that completes the SEO aspects for WordPress. For some unknown reason WordPress still has not got the SEO fixed out of the box.

February
22

Timing Your Next Promotional Event

Posted In: Events, Marketing by Ann Christopher

On of the main components to a successful marketing campaign is to plan in advance.  Planning each detail of your promotional events, seminars, or workshops will not only make you r promotion the success you are hoping for, it will also save you a large amount of money over the course of the year. The best way to go about planning in advance is to work a year ahead. So in June of 2010 you should be planning your promotional for June of 2011. This will allow you to take advantage of the clearance items that are available for the month.

February
19

This great ad promoting BC was launched for the 2010 Olympics and features some breathtaking scenery and endorsements by well known Canadian actors and musicians like Michael J. Fox, Tom Petty, and Sarah McLachlan.  I’m suprised Nelly Futado and Bryan Adams weren’t part of it!

Makes you feel good about living in this truly beautiful province!

The only thing missing in my opinion is a call to action!

For a complete list of the actors and celebs scroll down.

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February
17

With all the buzz around the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Twitter has become a buzz word.  Is it a social fad or is it a real marketing tool?  All depends…  Is it getting you sales or is it getting you “maybes”.  I say “Don’t maybe yourself out of business”.  But first… What is Twitter?  Here is an article by Tyson Bradshaw:

Twitter can be used as an important marketing resource for your online business. If you haven’t heard the news about Twitter yet or are still pondering what the real reason for Twitter is all about, let me try to explain. You are going to really like it, as it has a lot of potential for smart marketers who know how to use social networking to an advantage.

February
15

Most organizations require a printing service on a regular basis, whether it is for marketing purposes or for internal communication. Offset printing is the most frequently used printing technique and learning about it is therefore helpful and essential.

Offset printing is so popular among printing service providers and clients because for large volumes, it turns out to be cheaper than alternative methods. This is the reason good printing service suppliers suggest the use of offset printing for bulk prints.

February
12

IQ Test

Posted In: Humorous, TGIF by Gregor Anton

I don’t typically send out stuff like this but Erik from Currency Connect sent over this IQ Test and it was kind of fun.

Try to solve this puzzle.

Apparently , your  IQ  must be over 120 are able to figure it out…

Keep your brain active and think about it:

if

2 + 3 = 10

7 + 2 = 63

6 + 5 = 66

8 + 4 = 96

Then:

9 + 7 = ???

February
10

Social media; trying to put a definition to social media, is like trying to pin down what is the best bar on Bourbon Street, which Southern city has the best BBQ and if a certain famous beer is loved because its less filling or has great taste. Houston graphic design firm Raxa Design Is familiar with this technology and can put it to work for you. The fact is when it comes to defining exactly what social media is on the Internet, the answer is dependent on who you are talking to. Let Raxa Design a Houston Graphic design firm show you the way Nonetheless it’s easy to identify who the industry leaders are and recognize the potential that social networking can have on your business.