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		<title>About Web Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Web designing is a massive successful field on Internet. On the World Wide Web, we have web designing that includes exclusive computer art work which is called as web designing. Ever since the launch of Internet, web design was a unique area, that prompted thousands of people to take up web designing as their career [...]]]></description>
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<p>Web designing is a massive successful field on Internet. On the World Wide Web, we have web designing that includes exclusive computer art work which is called as web designing. Ever since the launch of Internet, web design was a unique area, that prompted thousands of people to take up web designing as their career because of the employment opportunities web designing has created.</p>
<p>Web designing has helped commencement of many businesses, small enterprises and small home offices to launch their web sites on Internet. Web designing can be used for designing company logos, brochures, business cards or in designing and developing an excellent web site.  The combination of colors, images, texts, fonts and sizes is all about web designing. How best you can display your art work on Internet is detailed in web designing.</p>
<p>This is most creative and requires good analytical skills in bringing best art work on to the computer screen.   The essence of hard work is to give a complete picture quality  to the art work without which there is no benefit and there is no point in working on web designing.</p>
<p>Therefore, basically for those who aspire to take up their career in web designing, must have good creativity, ability to learn good skills in art and must possess analytical skills to verify and check their web designing work.</p>
<p>Some of the important areas wherein web design is used frequently for all purposes are, classified ads, e-brochures, e-catalogues, e-newsletters, ezines and all kind of advertisements that appear on Internet web sites.  Business portals, trade portals, search engines, business web sites and who ever wish to have their web site on Internet have to use web designing in some way or the other in order to bring about an excellent appearance to their web site or product.</p>
<p>The application of web design can be used in designing of various business products, personal care products, books, gifts, novelties or any other service oriented product or a commercial product can be designed with access to web designing software.</p>
<p>Some of the successful business web sites in web design are www.designquote.com, www.crowdspring.com which invites web designs on various products from web designers and bids them. The design preferred and purchased by a customer would enable the web designer to receive a good sum as payment for web designing services.</p>
<p>Web design also promotes the design of T-shirts, coffee mugs, key chains, book cover page, greeting cards, stickers or any other promotional item product that can be designed.</p>
<p>The more expert knowledge you have in web designing, the more benefits you can derive from this area. Because,  the requirements of each business or product, can be different and you have to meet those special needs in designing.</p>
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		<title>Using Video to Communicate Internationally</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fort Myers Video Production

The internet is an international medium. It doesn’t matter where the material originates from, if it entertains it’s all good. It does have distinct advantages over traditional marketing material which we shall discuss here.
The most common marketing tool used to be the brochure. It was tactile, could illustrate and describe the product [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.fortmyersvideoproduction.net/">Fort Myers Video Production</a></p>
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<p>The internet is an international medium. It doesn’t matter where the material originates from, if it entertains it’s all good. It does have distinct advantages over traditional marketing material which we shall discuss here.</p>
<p>The most common marketing tool used to be the brochure. It was tactile, could illustrate and describe the product or service and promote the company to those who saw it. But what happens when you’re dealing in an international marketplace? Firstly the brochure has to get translated, then the meaning has to be interpreted and anything that doesn’t translate well into the receiving culture has to be edited out.</p>
<p>The finished product can often end up a shadow of its former self by the time it’s finished. It’s often much easier to have a brochure designed and targeted to the particular culture and country. This can involve several versions, all saying the same thing in different ways and can be cumbersome and expensive.</p>
<p>A website can say so much, but still has the language issues that a brochure does, even if it has the facility to display in other languages. Images do a lot for understanding but still leaves a lot to the imagination.</p>
<p>The most effective way of communicating internationally, while ensuring the meaning doesn’t get lost in translation is by using visuals. A video production reaches across continents, cultures and languages like no other medium. As a species, we are visually oriented, we had to be to survive. Marketers and advertisers make use of this in their campaigns, and you should to if you’re trying to promote something.</p>
<p>Having a professional quality video production either as marketing material on DVD, in a booth at an expo or on a website is the best way to communicate a concept, idea, product or service across cultures. The pertinent factor there is professional quality. If you can produce it yourself, call the professionals. Having a poor quality video online is worse than having none at all.</p>
<p>Research for the Australian Board of Trade in 2007 found that video is up to four times more effective at communicating than a brochure, no matter what the language. As we are visually stimulated and can recall more from visual stimulus than others it’s no surprise.</p>
<p>While voiceovers and narration might need to be translated the video can demonstrate a service or product in “real life.” Seeing it in action is the next best thing to seeing it in actuality and removes many barriers between a prospect becoming a customer.</p>
<p>Making videos available on the corporate website allows prospects to access them whatever time zone they’re in and allows free access to your whole range of products and services. By being able to see the action, the prospect to connect the product to their own situation and see almost instantly if it will be suitable for their situation or not. It would take a salesman hours to do what a video could do in seconds, such is the power of the video.</p>
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		<title>Advertising in a bad economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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In a difficult economy, advertising is one of those operations that gets cut first.  It is often seen as an expense that can be dispensed with until things get better.  This can be a false economy though as businesses have to take advantage of every opportunity they can to get their name and their products [...]]]></description>
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<p>In a difficult economy, advertising is one of those operations that gets cut first.  It is often seen as an expense that can be dispensed with until things get better.  This can be a false economy though as businesses have to take advantage of every opportunity they can to get their name and their products out there.</p>
<p>Studies undertaken during the last two recessions in 1974-5 and 1981-2 showed that those companies who continued to advertise during that time experienced growth at an outstanding level as the economy recovered.</p>
<p>There are several cases for advertising, in any kind of economy, but especially in a difficult one.  Even though we are slowly coming out of recession, things are going to be difficult for a few years to come.  Spending money wisely is going to be the byword of almost everyone in the country for the foreseeable future.</p>
<p>The first, and to my mind, best reason to continue advertising during difficult times is that your competitors won’t be.  Chances are that they will cut their advertising budgets too, which is the perfect time for your company to fill the gap.  This works especially well for those companies who sell non-luxury items.  The public still needs to buy stuff they need.  If your presence is known, they are going to buy it from you.</p>
<p>Advertising agencies also know that it’s the marketing budgets that get cut.  Therefore they will fight tooth and nail for those clients who have money to spend.  Deals can be done, discounts can be had as well as extra expertise at no cost.  This might be the time to break into TV or radio advertising.  When the TV stations are losing ad revenue, and agencies are offering bigger and better deals for companies.</p>
<p>A difficult economy can also be a talking point for the advertising.  Don’t be afraid to address the difficulties directly.  We all talk about the recession and being short of money.  It is the ideal proposition for a product.  Offering it as a solution to a problem, at a discount, or highlighting its value compared to competitors is a great way of putting yourself in the view of a more frugal consumer.  Using words like “discount”, “bargain” and others will capture their attention like never before.</p>
<p>In smaller cities like Naples, advertising is still important.  There is still enough local competition to make things difficult if you don’t have a comprehensive campaign in the works.  Continuing the campaigns during difficult times will set you up to reap the rewards during, but especially after the recovery.  Consumers will remember your company, and the fact that you “were there for them” during that time.  This can create brand loyalty of the kind that money simply can’t buy.</p>
<p>By being open minded, and willing to keep spending you may reap rewards larger than you ever expected.</p>
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		<title>TRAVELCLICK® Wins 18 W3 Awards for Creative Excellence in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRAVELCLICK® Wins 18 W3 Awards for Creative Excellence in 2009 Website Design Competition
Another stand-out performance underscores the effectiveness of TRAVELCLICK&#8217;s industry-leading Digital Agency.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 22, 2009 &#8212; TRAVELCLICK®, the leader in hotel ecommerce solutions, has brought home 18 awards for website design excellence in the 2009 W3 Awards competition, honoring creative excellence on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.fortmyerswebdesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/travelclicklogo.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-80 alignleft" style="margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;" title="travelclicklogo" src="http://www.fortmyerswebdesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/travelclicklogo.jpg" alt="travelclicklogo" width="309" height="282" /></a><strong>TRAVELCLICK®</strong> Wins 18 W3 Awards for Creative Excellence in 2009 Website Design Competition</p>
<p>Another stand-out performance underscores the effectiveness of TRAVELCLICK&#8217;s industry-leading Digital Agency.</p>
<p>Chicago, IL (<a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/TRAVELCLICK/iStay/prweb3095734.htm">PRWEB</a>) October 22, 2009 &#8212; TRAVELCLICK®, the leader in hotel ecommerce solutions, has brought home 18 awards for website design excellence in the 2009 W3 Awards competition, honoring creative excellence on the Web. Sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of Visual Arts (IAVA), this year&#8217;s competition drew nearly 3,000 entries from around the world. TRAVELCLICK received 17 Silver awards in the Hotel and Lodging category and the Gold award in the Restaurant category for the SmoodS at HotelBLOOM! Website (smoods.net). These 18 awards follow another recent honor for TRAVELCLICK&#8211;a record 20 awards for website design excellence in the Web Marketing Association&#8217;s 2009 International WebAwards including the best hotel and lodging website for the Albert Hotel (alberthotel.lv).</p>
<p>Working with TRAVELCLICK´s team during the creation of our new website was a seamless, stress-free experience<br />
We felt taken care of, well advised, and understood. And the superb sales figures we are getting month after month indicate that the ROI for this project has truly been realized.<br />
We were incredibly impressed by the quality and creativity of this year&#8217;s entries<br />
W3 winners continue to set the bar in Web development and design, push the limits of Web advertising creativity, and advance the use of Web video. We are thrilled to have reviewed such a diverse and respected pool of work.<br />
TRAVELCLICK&#8217;s website design services are a key part of its Digital Agency, providing a complete suite of online marketing services and solutions that enable hotels to outsource their ecommerce departments. With Digital Agency, hotels have a one-stop resource for managing all electronic channels; planning and executing personalized, powerful digital marketing campaigns; increasing online visibility; and ultimately, booking more direct business on the Web. Along with website design, Digital Agency solutions include content management, search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, social marketing optimization, and integration with the award-winning web booking engine iStay®, as well as the industry&#8217;s most complete &#8212; and measurable &#8212; travel agent media products.</p>
<p>&#8220;Working with TRAVELCLICK´s team during the creation of our new website was a seamless, stress-free experience,&#8221; said Sandra Farreró, Director of Marketing for Silver-award-winner Hotel Rey Juan Carlos (hrjuancarlos.com). &#8220;We felt taken care of, well advised, and understood. And the superb sales figures we are getting month after month indicate that the ROI for this project has truly been realized.&#8221;</p>
<p>Along with the SmoodS site, TRAVELCLICK-designed sites receiving awards include:</p>
<p>* The Granary Hotel (thegranaryhotel.com)<br />
* Hotel Le Bleu (hotellebleu.com)<br />
* Prima Hotels (primahotels.co.uk)<br />
* Off White (offwhite.pl)<br />
* Hotel Villa Magna (hotelvillamagna.com)<br />
* Sala Resorts (salaresorts.com)<br />
* Jet Luxury Resorts (jetluxuryresorts.com)<br />
* Hotel Monteleone (hotelmonteleone.com)<br />
* Hacienda Tres Rios (haciendatresrios.com)<br />
* Princess Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort (princesayaiza.com)<br />
* Cretan Malia Park (cretanmaliapark.gr)<br />
* Dakota Mountain Lodge (dakotamountainlodge.com)<br />
* Trump Miami (trumpmiami.com)<br />
* La Amada Hotel (laamadahotel.com)<br />
* Hotel Rey Juan Carlos (hrjuancarlos.com)<br />
* Sycuan Resort (sycuanresort.com)<br />
* Savoy Suites (savoysuites.com)</p>
<p>&#8220;We were incredibly impressed by the quality and creativity of this year&#8217;s entries,&#8221; said Linda Day, executive director of the IAVA. &#8220;W3 winners continue to set the bar in Web development and design, push the limits of Web advertising creativity, and advance the use of Web video. We are thrilled to have reviewed such a diverse and respected pool of work.&#8221;</p>
<p>About TRAVELCLICK, Inc.:<br />
TRAVELCLICK, the leader in hotel ecommerce solutions, provides a continuous flow of high-value online bookings to hotels worldwide. A uniquely comprehensive one-stop solution, TRAVELCLICK offers business intelligence, distribution, and digital marketing solutions delivered with personal attention and local market expertise. With revenue optimization experts in every global market, we help our clients make better business decisions, generate greater demand from the right mix of channels, convert more shoppers to high-value guests, and increase revenue and profitability. Serving the hospitality industry since 1999, TRAVELCLICK has more than 15,000 customers in 140 countries with offices in Barcelona, Baltimore, Chicago, Dubai, Houston, Phoenix, Melbourne, Shanghai, and Tokyo.</p>
<p>© 2009 TRAVELCLICK. All rights reserved. TRAVELCLICK is a registered trademark of TRAVELCLICK Inc.</p>
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