INTEGRATED MARKETING COMPANY GROWING AGAIN

WILMINGTON, NC, August 30 2010 — Sage Island is happy to announce the addition of four full-time employees to our team. “After a strong summer and increased demand in our services, we have decided to bring on additional staff to strengthen our team and better serve our customers,” said Mike Duncan, CEO of Sage Island.

Spike Bachman has joined the Graphic Design team at Sage Island. Spike has over 14 years in the design and marketing industry creating for print, packaging, environmental graphics and the web. His professional background includes positions as Associate Creative Director at Morvil Advertising + Design Group and Senior Art Director at D3, Inc. He has managed both regional and multi-national accounts with great success and specializes in corporate identity, new product initiatives and online business development. His experience and leadership make Spike an invaluable and complimentary asset to our team at Sage Island.

Matt Miller also joined the design team at Sage Island. Matt graduated from Radford University with a BS in Media Studies, Web Design Concentration and a Minor in Graphic Design. He gained his experience not only in school where he was awarded the Silver ADDY for packaging design among other graphic design awards, but also as a freelance designer providing art direction, branding, and consulting services for commission projects. Matt has quickly become an important member of the Sage Island team.

Patti Ginsberg joins Sage Island as Financial Analyst and brings with her a strong background in accounting and finance. Patti graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia with a Master of Taxation and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Her prior experience includes Corporate Controller of Kempsville Building Materials Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA among other leadership positions. Her impressive background make Pattie a great fit at Sage Island.

Bachman, Miller, and Ginsberg each bring unique talent and experience to Sage Island. “We are fortunate to have such positive growth and are excited to continue providing our customers with the best service possible,” said Mike Duncan.

We’re excited that Mike Duncan, Sage Island’s CEO, will be speaking at this conference about retail growth in the Action Sports Industry. Check out the Press Release!

IASC, SIMA and BRA members confirmed for China Action Sports Retail Summit and CASE

(Hangzhou, China Aug. 2010) Yeah yeah, you’ve heard how big the China market is and how it’s growing. Yeah, it’ll take over as the worlds largest consumer economy inside of 10 – 15 years, BUT, what’s up with retail over there? Especially Action Sports retail!?! Because the market is still evolving (it’s a biiiiig baby) at retail, the opportunities are diverse and the need for dialog is critical. Early adopter companies will shape the landscape for their own as well as Chinas future Action Sports Market.

With this in mind Wabsono International, the guys that brought you Greg & Rusty Long, Mark Healy and Jamie Sterling surfing the Qiantang River bore and the Baby Dragon series Skate contests, is bringing together Respected U.S. Specialty Retailers, Surf/Skate brand executives and Chinese retailers in a forum to present and discuss the challenges and opportunities that this massive market has to offer.

Held on September 25th in conjunction with the three day Surfing China Tidal Bore Festival in the beautiful city of Hangzhou, the Summit format will include discussions and Q&A from US retailers on how they grew their business in the early years, Chinese retailers discussing how retail is evolving in China (25 yrs ago all retail was government owned) and US Brand leaders discussing how they grew their business in partnership with Independent retailers.

US retailers confirmed:

Mike Duncan of BRA
Todd Roberts of ZJs
Milo Myers of Hangar 94
RB Alexander of Hobie Sports

US Brands confirmed:
Cathey Curtis of Quiksilver
Frank Messman of Black Box
Tod Swank of Tum Yeto
Jenn Kong of Vans

China Retail Panel:
The Source
Sanfuhuwai
Eno
Fly

For additional Information, contact Glenn Brumage gbrumage@cox.net
or visit: http://www.surfingchinaexpo.com/

Not only are we avid supporters of Chic-fil-A, being a marketing agency we are huge fans of fabulous marketing ideas–and Chic-Fil-A has done it again! Honoring the unofficial, yet nationally recognized Cow Appreciation Day, today if you dress up like a cow you get a FREE meal!

Well, the Sage team, or should I say “Cow Crew”, couldn’t pass this opportunity up! Taking a moment to create our best last minute cow costumes, we attached spots, ears, noses and tails to ourselves and entered the CFA as proud as ever for lunch. The Wilmington herd of cows was all present, and Chic-fil-A did a fabulous job promoting this event. Complete with balloons, magicians, the CFA cow, spin the wheel coupons and much more, we at Sage Island feel this marketing tactic was a success and brought in a tremendous amount of foot traffic! Great job and thank you CFA! Always a pleasure to participate in the food, festivities and fun!

Our very own Mike Duncan knows the name of the game and how to play when it comes to turning abandoned shopping carts into sales! CNN Money got the scoop on his unique technique on how he converts those online visits to solid sales for his online skateboard company, Warehouse Skateboards. Be sure to check out what you can do as an ecommerce business owner to further seal the deal. Learn more by visiting the featured CNN Money article here.

We’re excited to announce that today marks Sage Island’s 13th anniversary. We’re so thankful for our incredible client base.

A lot has changed in the world of Web design since the company was founded in 1997, but our commitment to innovation and finding the ultimate design for each of our clients hasn’t changed.

We can’t wait to see what’s to come in the next 13 years of Web development.

Photo by brimstone

Explore how to analyze web data to determine if your category pages, detail pages and checkout process are performing up to par and discuss best practices to help improve performance and increase revenue.

More on Sage Island Speaking Engagements Here

Last Friday the Sage Island team celebrated the holiday season with an “electric” Christmas party. The entire office was lit up with holiday cheer (and thousands of watts of electricity). Check out the photos below, and have a happy holiday season!