Four Questions Before Your Website Redesign
Thursday July 15th, 2010Four questions before your website redesign: Are you engaging? Do visitors know what you do? Do you have a personality? Are you guiding your customers?
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We love launching brands, creating entertaining content and designing smart, friendly websites and applications. We also like to discuss our experiences and advice regarding these topics here on the Brolik Blog.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) – Looking Forward
Monday June 7th, 2010With Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) rapidly approaching (less than 15 minutes!), rumors abound as to exactly what... View Article
Full StoryPay Attention to Foursquare and Other “Trendy” Social Networking Apps
Wednesday March 31st, 2010Foursquare is a relatively new social networking "game" based on exploring your city. More importantly, it's now a marketing avenue for businesses.
Full StoryInvesting in Long-term Relationships
Thursday March 25th, 2010At the core of all sales and marketing success is a strong relationship with your customer. You create trust, loyalty and expectation because of quality and consistency. However, sales and marketing are often approached with an ROI mindset, with no emphasis on customer lifetime value.
Full StoryTips for Service-Based Small Business: Firm Up the Sales Process
Friday March 19th, 2010Sales is a numbers game. You will never find a salesperson that bats a thousand (in leads:closed business) because there are simply too many uncontrollable client variables. The best way to "Always Be Closing" is to populate your pipeline with enough strong leads to combat the likelihood that nothing will close.
Full StorySocial networking with a purpose
Wednesday January 20th, 2010Getting the most out of your online social media marketing dollars.
Full StoryPost website launch: How to increase web traffic and sustain it
Tuesday January 5th, 2010Would you plan a party and not invite anyone? Without any guests, it wouldn't be a very fun party. The same goes for your website launch. Your goal should be to maximize awareness and keep your users participating. Launching a website may seem like the end of a process, but it's really just the beginning.
Full StoryThe Slow Death of Internet Explorer 6
Thursday November 19th, 2009There's an emerging trend lately among web designers, coders and even some social media elite. It's an organized effort to "Kill IE 6", and it speaks to a larger issue of staying current with technology.
Full StoryGoogle Books: The Death of a… Part II
Wednesday November 4th, 2009Monopoly becomes a concern once again with the death knell of the nation’s libraries
Full StoryTime to clean up the mess
Wednesday September 23rd, 2009It's surprising how many businesses are relying on paper scraps, filing cabinets and excel spreadsheets to keep track of vital data. These solutions are better than nothing, but trust me, there are far better options out there. Here are some of the most common areas where technology is under-utilized.
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