Monthly Archives: January 2008
Web Design & Architecture
The house my parents currently live in was designed and built many years ago when I was a kid. I remember sitting down with the architect as a family and we made a list of all the cool things we wanted the house to have. We made a list of everything; from the necessary things like how many rooms to the seemingly insignificant (like the hole in the wall my sister wanted instead of a bedside table). It was a long and tedious process, but it was also exciting and …
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Go Green For More Green
“If companies understand the true cost of environmental factors to their bottom line, they are more likely to do something about it on their own.” – Janet Ranganathan, World Resources Institute As promised, I’ll be posting responses over the next few weeks to each of the 2008 trends I previously posted and how you can take advantage of each trend in the context of your business. I’m going to start with “The Green Life” trend.With the rise of popularity in “going green” NOW is the time to build-in environmentally and …
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Part 2: What’s Next In 2008? A Look At Current Trends
Here are the final five of a list of ten current trends that will affect how 2008 shapes up. I will continue this thread by writing a multi-part segment on how you can take advantage of each trend this year. The World Continues To Flatten In 2008, the trend of globalization will continue to garnish more than clever book titles. Every day that passes, more and more communication barriers are eliminated and more and more tools are created that make going multinational or outsourcing labor easier. It’s now possible for …
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Part 1: What’s Next In 2008? A Look At Current Trends
Here are the first five of a list of ten current trends that will affect how 2008 shapes up. After posting the final five trends, I will write a multi-part segment on how you can take advantage of each trend this year. Growth In The Interactive Marketing Segment Interactive marketing, which includes search engine marketing, e-mail marketing, online content and video ads, mobile marketing, and social media marketing, is consistently growing as a key advertising category. Over the next few years, spending on interactive marketing will more than triple, reaching …
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