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Dec 8

Interactive Marketing Consultant – Best Buy Connect

Time for another long awaited update. I have many projects that are in mid-development, so while things may look idle… I assure you, they are not :)

Taking up most of my time these days is the work I’m doing over at Best Buy, in their new business Connect division. I’m doing the usual juggling that I love in the role of Interactive Marketing Consultant. Generally, I am on hand as a web professional entrepreneur, put in place to do the right things for out online presence across the board of many projects. I manage the development of the website BestBuyConnect.com, with a constant concentration on SEO, usability, architecture, new content… all the things that I usually do for clients one part at a time, I get to do all at once.

A very exciting role for my day job, while still getting a lot done in the evenings which I will divulge when the time is right.

BestBuyConnect

Sep 6

Minnesota Associate of Independent Commercial Producers

Just an update that the new Minnesota Chapter of the AICP has launched and I’ll be continuing to support the website as it grows and changes needs from month to month.

The Association of Independent Commercial Producers is a nation-wide industry organization created by and for Commercial Producers. It’s mission is to act as the industry voice on a variety of matters; from continuing education of it’s members, contract negotiations, developing and maintaining industry standards and acting as a liaison with other television, governmental and advertising organizations.

I’m proud to support this non-profit going forward with an emphasis on opening communication throughout the members.

Aug 1

AICP Happy hour – email campaigns

Here’s something I should have blogged about a long time ago.

I manage the Minnesota Chapter of the AICP (Association of Independent Commercial Producers) email campaigns for their monthly networking happy hour. Three campaigns go out a month, and have been tweaked for optimal delivery and click-through performance.

Aug 1

#NpTalk – current development and ongoing support

Please welcome #NpTalk to my portfolio :) I provide the web development of #NpTalk as well as the ongoing technical support.

The purpose of #NpTalk is to connect and empower people looking for ways to advance nonprofit missions with new technologies.We are committed to building a community that is open to discussion, growth and innovation. Our mission is to push the envelope on innovation, creative, cutting edge solutions, approaches and ideas to help nonprofits meet the challenges presented in this new economy.

Jul 27

Housing Authority of Racine County

I have recently completed the new logo for the Housing Authority of Racine County. I was doing some tweeking and assisting with the CMS training of of their upcoming website, and convinced them that needed at least a logo for their marketing materials.

Taking their direction of the letters making up the house and using some Open Source Google Webfonts, I created a logo that can be used anywhere, and is also versatile enough to re-use the same font throughout the website coming up!

Jul 21

“Play Games for Life” Launches

Over the last few months I’ve been working on a lot of freelance projects, consultations, interactive marketing strategies, etc. for a very diverse set of clients.  The finished product of these gigs are finally coming to life (which is a good think as I’m sure this website doesn’t look too progressive with it’s lack of updates).

 

 

Play Games For Life - A webgame portal which is currently launching as the games are being developed.  My part in this project was taking the creative design elements from a mockup and themeing this Drupal site to match the vision provided.

 

 

Mar 22

New Web Development Partnership

I’m excited to announce that I’m working along side SocialNicole moving forward as her Web Developer.  Nicole works with businesses helping them to connect, engage and grow through social media and digital strategy. Continuing her desire to ‘change the world,’ Nicole also serves her nonprofit peers with a one-of-a-kind Twitter chat: Nonprofit Talk. Proving that the world really does become smaller by leveraging a social network that spans four continents and a half dozen time zones.

I’ll be working along side Nicole and her team to provide high end dynamic web sites to support the larger vision she has for her clients.  We are very excited, and you’ll be hearing a lot more about our work together!

Mar 5

mypackag.es design work

mypackag.esQuick project from last week has gone live over at MyPackag.es

A cool service coded by my buddy Chetan in NYC.  MyPackag.es let’s you forward any email you get confirming the delivery of something you purchased online, and they do all the tracking for you and email you when your package is in route and delivered.

I provided the style for the project and assisted some in the HTML implementing it into the site.

Mar 5

WordPress vs. Drupal… Fight!

DrupalHere’s an interesting article about the difference between WordPress and Drupal.  I tend to put my clients into 2 camps, those who WordPress will work best for that just need a blog and access to update content,  and those who need something more complicated, user profiles, advanced permissions, e-commerce, etc. who I recommend we use Drupal.  Wordpress has for sure taken some big leaps into what Drupal provides, and Drupal 7 has come back with major useability fixes to try to lure WordPress developers over the Drupal side.

I thought this article summed things up nicely :)  http://zenofnptech.org/2011/02/wordpress-vs-drupal-fight.html

While I’m a huge fan of Drupal, I’m a bigger fan of using the right tool for the job, and I use WordPress very often.  Mostly in my work with SocialNicole who’s clients lean towards needing what WordPress easily provides.

Feb 21

SEQUEL Software

SEQUEL Software is a Drupal based website for parent company Help/Systems.  I took over the development of this site mid-stream and continued to build it out to include features such as:

  • user profiles
  • upgradeable roles with connected permissions
  • access regulated downloads
  • live chat functionality
  • access for content providers to author pages on their own

I provide ongoing development support for the site as it continues to grow!

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