Published July 23rd, 2010 by Michael Parks
10 years after advertising school, there is a fairly limited amount of work and influence, that stays with me. At the time I was interested in below line campaigns that stood out and got noticed. There was an Amnesty International Campaign which featured children on the steps of an escalator, the children would disappear in front of you as you rode the escalator up (sorry can’t find an image). The reason this campaign stuck with me was not only the disturbing facts about how often children disappear, but the simplicity of the idea that so clearly illustrated the sad truth.
I have come across a selection of more current posters with similarly clever execution, that have I feel real impact on the viewer.
Thank you to designedbygoodpeople & chilloutpoint for the images.
Published July 7th, 2010 by Michael Parks
Image Courtesy of Design Boom
The World Cup is drawing to a close. We have seen some beautiful soccer, but lets take a moment to look at some the creative genius that has been on show.
I was recently back in South Africa and the Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town is breathtaking, it fits beautifully into it’s surrounding and has a dramatic backdrop of Table Mountain from one side and Robbin Island from the other. More on Design Boom.
Adidas paid vast sums of money to be the main sponsor and produced a series of great TV spots, among them this little gem about Lionel Messi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjL9Fm7v2B4
Nike brilliantly launched this great feature ad just prior to the kick off of the World Cup and stole the show, and they didn’t have to fork out truck loads of money to FIFA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE
These T Shirts for the dutch federation are great, innovative idea, beautifully executed.
Image Courtesy of Design boom
More images on Design Boom.
Published June 18th, 2010 by David
Watch what is new in WordPress 3.0 the head on over to download the new version.
Published May 29th, 2010 by David
Yes that is right, www.splitmango.com has been configured and is now compatible when you view from your iPhone. You will be able to view:
- Our latest design work
- Our latest blog posts
- Our contact information
This is only the first version of this cool feature, so be sure to check back regularly. We will be adding more features such as:
- Google Maps
- Blog interaction
- YouTube videos
- and more!
Published May 28th, 2010 by David
Do you have a website on myRealPage? Do you blog on WordPress? Want to be able to randomly feed your active listings into your WordPress sidebar? Well now you can with the new myRealPage Active Listings widget for WordPress.
Version: 1.0
Release Date: May 28, 2010
Download: WordPress Plugin
Published May 26th, 2010 by David
Do you have a website on Ubertor? Do you blog on WordPress? Want to be able to randomly feed your active listings into your WordPress sidebar? Well now you can with the new Ubertor Active Listings widget for WordPress.
Version: Beta 1.0
Release Date: May 26, 2010
Download Link: WordPress Plugin
Sites using the widget
Below are a list of websites using our widget. If you have installed it on your blog and would like to share it here, please contact us
http://www.calgaryrealestateblog.ca/
Published May 21st, 2010 by Scott
I had the pleasure of attending one of Vancouver’s most intimate SEO events this past Tuesday night. Held in a comfortable room at Ceili’s Irish Pub downtown, about 60 Meetup members and non-members gathered to hear the SEO critique of 10 user-submitted websites. Four local SEO’s offered their insight into potential problems with randomly selected websites drawn from a box, lottery-style.
This was an extremely effective way for regular folk to get professional input into how they can better their websites and gain more ground within search engine results pages. Each of the four SEO’s took a crack at deconstructing each website in order to locate search engine hindrances that would influence rankings. One recurring point that affected each of the 10 submitted websites was a lack of a 301 redirect from a non-www domain to the www domain, which ensures search engines only crawl and index one website containing your unique content. Not having a 301 permanent redirect allows the engines to list both your non-www and www as separate websites with the same content that can be viewed as duplicate, harming your rankings.
Although the critique was sporadic and a little difficult to follow, if you’ve taken shorthand lessons in the past, you undoubtedly walked away with several pages of very useful information. Some points like the 301 redirect were made clear through their repetitive use, but if you’re not somewhat seasoned in the skills of search engine optimization, you may have walked away from this one a little confused.
A Q&A period after the presentation allowed some webmasters to gain a better understanding as to what was mentioned through the website critiques, allowing the rest of the room to jot down a few more notes. The room was a good mix of web designers, online business owners, webmasters and Internet marketers where networking post the Q&A actually netted some business.
The overall experience was positive and this SEO will be attending further Meetups. I highly suggest this type of get-together for both webmasters looking for SEO insight to search engine marketers looking to drum up more business.
For more information on upcoming events, head to Meetup
Hope to see you there!
Published May 21st, 2010 by David
I have been an avid WordPress fan since the beginning and waiting for 3.0 is tougher than I thought! There are many new features coming out that will not only make our life easier when developing custom solutions, but will also take this CMS to the next level.
Out of all the many new highlights and features of the new version, I have put together my list of favourites:
- Improved custom post types and taxonomies
- Standalone WordPress & WPMU
- Swanky new/simple/wide default theme
- Removing all tags in quick edit
- New template files for front page, author page, custom post type page
The proposed launch date for this version was set for May 2010, however after digging through the outstanding tickets and workflow of the WordPress trac, it seems launch date may be June 2010.
Published May 14th, 2010 by David
Are you a WordPress user, WordPress developer, WordPress designer or better yet… Do you looooove WordPress?? Well then WordCamp is for you! WordCamp is a large WordPress-focused conference that takes place is many cities around the world. Vancouver and Victoria are both on the list this year and here are the details:
WordCamp Victoria
When: May 15, 2010
Where: Victoria Campus of University Canada West
Info: Click Here
WordCamp Vancouver
When: June 12, 2010
Where: Museum of Vancouver
Info: Click Here
Published May 11th, 2010 by Scott
Search engine optimization and pay per click advertising still remain a powerful source for obtaining new traffic and sales for online retailers. According to an Internet Retailer survey of over 100 e-retailers, 27% of respondents say that more than 50% of their online sales are due to either SEO, PPC or both. 47% say that more than a quarter of their annual sales are driven by SEO and or PPC.
Some other interesting information: Google refers a huge 87% of that traffic, with Bing and Yahoo taking up the slack.
44.6% of respondents say that they have increased their PPC budgets in the past year and almost 50% say they plan on increasing their budgets within the next year.
Obviously online marketing through search engine optimization and pay per click advertising still reaches your targeted audience and can have a significant impact on your bottom line. Not yet advertising online? You may want to reconsider your buisiness’ marketing strategies.
Follow the link below for the full results of the Internet Retailer survey:
Internet Retailer Survey
