Date:
November, 2009
Due to the tremendous support and success of last year’s event, Barcelona Creative Group has decided to host our 2nd Annual Open House and Food Drive. We invite you to join us as we “talk turkey,” help those in need and celebrate Thanksgiving (the most American of holidays) with clients, business associates and friends. Date: Monday, November 23rd Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm Where: 12416 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, 2nd Floor Holiday appetizers and beverages will be served. This year we will be supporting the Palos Township Emergency Food Pantry. We hope you will help by bringing a non-perishable food item. Thank you. Items needed: Canned Vegetables, Canned Soups, Canned Fruits, Canned Tuna or Chicken, Macaroni & Cheese, Spaghetti Sauce, Applesauce, Fruit Drinks, Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels, Toothpaste & Toothbrushes, Hand Soap, Dishwashing Soap and Shampoo & Conditioner. RSVP Here… For more information or questions please contact Juli Barcelona or Monica Crites by email at juli @barcelonacreative.com or monica – Read the full article
Looking to boost local traffic to your site? It’s a must these days, especially if you’re a small business. Getting listed puts you on the online map. Optimizing that listing lets your customers and potentials know where and how to find you. Local SEO: it’s all about getting local consumers in the door and the phone ringing. Here are 6 things that you absolutely must do when optimizing your local business listing. We say ‘must do’; you don’t want to lose out on higher rankings, do you? 1. Claim and submit. List your business at Google Maps. This, you should know already. But it doesn’t end there. Take advantage of other search engines. Claim your listing at Yahoo! Local, Bing Local and Best of the Web. They’re free to submit your information. On top of that, submit your information to major data providers like InfoUSA, Acxiom, and Localeze. The more listings you have in more local business directories, the more – Read the full article
Bing is revving it up once again by adding new features to its search functionality. Among the latest additions to the search engine’s features is a new video portal called Bing Video which offers original programming as well as videos from a variety of sources. It combines content from MSN videos with Bing’s search technology, while also housing web-based videos from sites like YouTube, Daily Motion, Hulu, and MySpace, among others. Also included is content from sites like MSNBC, CBS, Fox Sports, National Geographic, and other providers and sites from which MSN offered original media programming. Bing Video may just be what Microsoft needs to help add to its current second-place video market share (next of course to YouTube). With videos organized into several categories like News, Sports, TV Shows, Music, as well as sections for viral clips, “Last Night on TV”, and “Best of Bing”, search on Bing Video is easy, with capabilities that enable faster viewing experience and – Read the full article
Google recently announced its acquisition of AdMob, a leading mobile network that covers the Apple iPhone and other mobile platforms, including Android. The deal was worth $750 million in stock and serves to validate the continued growth of mobile marketing and advertising. Google said that the acquisition of AdMob gives the company more expertise in a market that is expected to grow rapidly over the next several years. Apart from that, however, it solidifies the entry of a major player in mobile marketing, the power, reach, and value of which more and more industry experts are beginning to recognize. After all, despite today’s difficult economic climate, mobile platforms continue to grow. With the move, Google demonstrates how committed and serious the company really is about the mobile advertising and marketing industry. What are other implications of this acquisition? One is the potential money that lies in mobile applications. iPhone, which has an app for almost anything, can encourage developers to – Read the full article
The following video contains really buff dudes dancing without their shirts on. If that’s not your cup of tea, please click away. Meet the Men of Lakeshore Branding As you can see, sometimes things get a little wild in our office, with our team of studs. In the video is Ryan, our Creative Director, Michael, who looks over the books, Brandon the social media marketing guy, Mark works as a consultant, and myself, who does Search Engine Marketing. We made this video not only to make you giggle, but to show you the power of a short video that was created in under an hour. Videos are a great way to communicate with your audience and convey your message. YouTube is now the #2 search engine above Yahoo, and it’s more important than ever to establish or grow your presence on this video search engine. Are you completely nuts? Yes, we are, but it’s this creativity that leads to innovative – Read the full article
This week we received an email from a DePaul student (Go Blue Demons!), who was looking to interview a web design company about usability. I spent some time thinking about it and developing some answers and I thought I would share it on our blog- Enjoy! (1) Describe the company. Briefly describe the products they build and/or the services they provide Here are some quotes from our website but basically we are a web design company that focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Conversions by using the latest W3C complaint coding (xHTML and CSS) and also using the latest usability compliance. “Web design is more than just creativity, it’s usability. Understanding your visitors and how they use your website will lead to increased conversions. For each new website, our team of graphic designers, SEO consultants and marketing specialists work together on strategy, design, usability, and goals.” Lakeshore Branding, what started as a small marketing firm in 2007 has evolved into – Read the full article
Web design is more than just creativity, it’s usability. Understanding your visitors and how they use your website will lead to increased conversions. For each new website, our team of graphic designers, SEO consultants and marketing specialists work together on strategy, design, usability, and goals. Contact us today to learn how we can help you take your business to the next level. Give us a call today at (312) 229-0038 or complete the request form below. Lakeshore Branding Web Design Studio Services Web Design Graphic Design E-Commerce Web Design For Web Design, we service all of the Chicago suburbs including: Chicago North and Northwestern Suburbs Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004, Aurora, Illinois 60507, Elgin, Illinois 60120, Evanston, Illinois 60201, Palatine, Illinois 60038, Schaumburg, Illinois 60159, Hoffman Estates, IL, Rolling Meadows, IL, Streamwood, IL, Elk Grove, IL, Hanover Park, IL, Skokie, Illinois 60076, Waukegan, Illinois 60079 and Rosemont, Illinois 60018 Chicago South Suburbs Homewood, Illinois 60430, Flossmoor, IL, Olympia Fields, IL, Glenwood, – Read the full article
