Category Archives: Blog
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7 Rules for Responding to Customers Online
Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ivan Silva in Blog, Business, Management, Marketing, SyndicatedSam Keninger leads product marketing at Medallia, a customer experience management company. By now it’s clear that negative online sentiment cannot only damage a business’ reputation but also its bottom line. You don’t get many chances to address a vocal, disgruntled customer or correct a fake, perhaps competitor-generated, social media review. And silently ignoring social [...]
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5 Most Important Brandable CSS/ HTML Elements
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ivan Silva in Blog5 Most Important Brandable CSS/ HTML Elements Whether you need to create a stronger brand look for your personal blog or for a client’s website, there are a few HTML and CSS elements on web pages that are the most important ones to focus on. Of course, you already know that the graphics on your [...]
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Build a Successful Creative Business
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ivan Silva in BlogBuild a Successful Creative BusinessMelanie Brooks I was engrossed in this blog post about why creative businesses fail written by Jason Aten. I work in a creative field magazine publishing with many creative people writers, photographers, and graphic designers. If you work in the creative industry and are looking to start your own business—listen up!Jason [...]
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Fotolia TEN COLLECTION to introduce its 5th digital artist + Free PSD for 24 hours
Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ivan Silva in Blog, Marketing, Syndicated, Web DesignFotolia is set to introduce their latest addition to their TEN COLLECTION, it will introduce the work of digital artist, Joolz. The series is set to bring together “the best of digital art, graphic resources and education.” With the collection, Fotolia aims to let image enthusiasts fine-tune their knowledge and skills by giving away free [...]
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20 Pricing Principles for Freelancers
Posted on March 17, 2012 by Ivan Silva in Blog, Business, Marketing, Syndicated, Web Design20 Pricing Principles for Freelancers “How much do you charge?” If you’re a freelancer, you’ve been asked that question before. You may not have known what to say, or you may not have been comfortable with the price you quoted. That’s because pricing our services is one of the toughest issues that freelancers face. No [...]
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Are You Committing These Social Media Mistakes?
Posted on February 18, 2012 by Ivan Silva in BlogBy Darren Olander When used properly, social media can be very effective medium to help you grow your business. You will want to proceed carefully, however, and make sure that you avoid committing these social media mistakes to get the most benefit from this strategy. Failing to Plan Your Social Media Strategy Simply being aware [...]
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JC Penney Keeps U.S. Hispanic Shop Conill
Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ivan Silva in BlogJC Penney is keeping its U.S. Hispanic agency Conill even as the retailer ends its five-year relationship with Saatchi & Saatchi and adds other agencies to its roster. Conill, 100% owned by Saatchi & Saatchi, was appointed to JC Penney’s $46 million U.S. Hispanic account last year in a move by the retailer to consolidate [...]
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Why Should Companies Use Social Media for Public Relations?
Posted on February 3, 2012 by Ivan Silva in BlogSocial media can be more far-reaching than traditional media. With millions of people logging on to the Internet everyday, many of them members of different types of social media, a company can easily use social media to shape the perception of the public toward it and its products. There is plenty of social media that [...]
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An Ad Blocker Opens the Gate, Ever So Slightly
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Ivan Silva in BlogBy NOAM COHEN ADBLOCK PLUS became the most popular piece of “add-on” software for the Firefox Web browser, in part, because it had a simple mission: see online ad, block online ad. The name said it all — and each day 10 million people or so surf the Internet with Adblock Plus installed, presumably never [...]
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What Job Seekers Need to Know in Today’s Digital Market
Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ivan Silva in BlogThe 2011 job market is ending on a positive note. With unemployment shrinking to a mere 8.6% — its lowest level since May 2008 — and a steadily growing economy, businesses are planning on hiring and recruiting even more as their confidence in customer demand builds. via What Job Seekers Need to Know in Today’s [...]
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