Sage Island Interactive Marketing Blog » Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog Sage Island is an integrated marketing agency offering a full range of online and offline services in marketing strategy, graphic design, custom programming and Internet marketing. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:34:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Fells Point Launches! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/07/28/fells-point-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/07/28/fells-point-launches/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:01 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=1014 We are excited to let all our Sage fans know that Fells Point Surf Co. has launched! This site, built in ASPDotNetStorefront, allows the client great control in editing content on topic pages, managing products/categories, as well as managing online sales through automatic Credit Card processing. In addition to the cool storefront features such as a wish list, coupon codes and gift cards; this site also features a WordPress blog which automatically feeds their Facebook page, as well as an Email Newsletter sign up, which automatically opts email addresses in their email system Constant Contact. When you get a chance, be sure to drop by and leave them a note on their blog!

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GO! Diabetes Website

GO! Diabetes eNewsletter Campaign:

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/06/01/go-diabetes-launched/feed/ 0 Dog Days Downtown http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/28/dog-days-downtown/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/28/dog-days-downtown/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 19:24:32 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=872 As our bios may indicate, a number of the Sage crew is passionate about animals! Our offices share a glimpse into our personal life and are decorated with photos of surf, family and of course…our pets. These ‘fur babies’ daily warm our hearts and inspire us to eagerly jump at the opportunity to support the local animal events! A couple months ago we supported the Carolina Canines, Walk for Those Who Can’t, and recently a few of us were at the Paw Jams 2010…and now we are excited to participate in the Dog Days Downtown tomorrow on May 29th! If you want to join the fun, check out more here, and we will see you there with leash in hand. It’s sure to be a ‘pawsitively’ fun experience!

Walk for those Who Can’t-2010

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/28/dog-days-downtown/feed/ 1 Bento Box Launches! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/17/bento-box-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/17/bento-box-launches/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 15:04:05 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=878 When you get a moment, be sure to check out the new and improved Bento Box website. Completely redesigned and built within WordPress, this site includes classy rotating header images, an attractive interface and some really neat rollovers for the primary navigation. The original Bento Box site was built soley in Flash prohibiting Chef Lee to edit on his own, but this new site built in WordPress enables him the ability to manage the content, add pages and add posts to the blog portion of the site.

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/17/bento-box-launches/feed/ 0 Ben Wright’s Broadway Project Launches! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/04/ben-wrights-broadway-project-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/04/ben-wrights-broadway-project-launches/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 16:02:40 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=867 I am happy to announce yesterday we successfully launched the website for Ben Wright’s Broadway Project. As a former Broadway star, Ben Wright sought out our services to create an online presence for the Broadway Project—a national talent search inviting individuals to audition for an opportunity to perform in a NYC Showcase for Broadway industry professionals. After initial consultation, planning and logo development, we moved forward with the site build within a content management system. While developing the site, the Wright family did an amazing job of social media marketing by creating and updating a Facebook Fan page and spreading the word. After a short month, they already have over 2,000 fans! Not only does this site allow for individuals to participate in auditioning, it also allows for participation in online coaching. Complete with a unique look and layout for each page, the client is pleased with the end result and is looking forward to building the buzz and watching the Ben Wright’s Broadway Project grow!

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/05/04/ben-wrights-broadway-project-launches/feed/ 0 Coast Host Receives a Face lift! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/15/coast-host-receives-a-face-lift/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/15/coast-host-receives-a-face-lift/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:39:42 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=860 Long time client Coast Host has recently undergone a website face lift! Over the years we have done small edits to their site while also managing their SEO and PPC. While we have done a great job driving the qualified traffic to the website, Coast Host discussed with us ways to decrease their bounce rate and increase the length of time spent on the website. After reviewing the monthly reports and having a brief consultation, we decided it would be advantageous to redesign the home page to be more visually exciting and updated.

You can view the before and after shots below.

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You can see we have incorporated rich graphics, a more modern color palette and callouts to drive viewers to specific pages of the website. Coast Host is active in the social media marketing and email marketing, so we wanted to enhance this. The new design includes a Facebook callout, as well as email sign up and an automatic events pull. Complete with a new logo, new tagline and new look and feel, this site is a complete makeover! Keeping all pages and content the same, no functionality was changed in this alteration—it was strictly a facelift!

Be sure to check it out!

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/15/coast-host-receives-a-face-lift/feed/ 0 Jeff Harbaugh Launches! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/08/jeff-harbaugh-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/08/jeff-harbaugh-launches/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:14:08 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=856 Yesterday we launched the new and improved site for Jeff Harbaugh. Jeff’s previous site contained a database in which he stored PDFs of articles and excerpts written by him, however the user functionality of commenting and searching easily was missing. Our solution was to completely redesign and rebuild within WordPress. Jeff’s articles are now categorized and organized within the Public Company Analysis or Market Watch Column. Complete with over 170 posts already, this new site has an edgy, yet clean look to convey the business of action sports. Jeff is overjoyed by the ability to manage this site and has already hit the ground running with keeping the content fresh and updated.

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/08/jeff-harbaugh-launches/feed/ 0 Coalition Tactical Medicine Launches! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/08/coalition-tactical-medicine-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/08/coalition-tactical-medicine-launches/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:11:25 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=853 We are proud to have recently launched the beautiful and highly functional site for Coalition Tactical Medicine. This non-profit site serves as a central communication hub that links both military and civilian medical providers to lifesaving information. This completely custom website built within a WordPress platform houses a number of informational pages including donation and scholarship applications, email alerts and a private Board of Directors page. The primary informational source is the interactive blog (branded as the MedMash knowledge Gateway) which is currently registration and login only to review the information. Coalition Tactical Medicine has gone the extra mile and are taking advantage of Social Media Marketing and are auto-feeding ‘snipets’ of the MedMash posts to both Facebook and Twitter. The client is thrilled beyond words about the presentation and functionality of this site and is ecstatic about being able to edit content, posts, approve users, capture registration information and even update the rotating header images.

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/04/08/coalition-tactical-medicine-launches/feed/ 0 Sol Y Arena Launches! http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/03/30/sol-y-arena-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/03/30/sol-y-arena-launches/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:45:04 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=830 The summer is upon us and what perfect timing because we just launched the new site for Sol Y Arena Resorts! Home of three amazing surf breaks in Nicaragua, Sol Y Arena Resorts sought out our services for the design and development for a clean, functional and informative online presence. This website was built within the content management system of DotNetNuke and includes a beautiful flash and clever graphics and images throughout the site. Additionally, it has an editable photo gallery and editable booking calendar. We are also working with Sol Y Arena for the development for their Nicaragua/American construction company-be on the lookout for this launch soon.

]]> http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/03/30/sol-y-arena-launches/feed/ 0 Luly’s Cuban Cafe Launches http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/03/23/lulys-cuban-cafe-launches/ http://www.sageisland.com/blog/2010/03/23/lulys-cuban-cafe-launches/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:33:00 +0000 Kim http://www.sageisland.com/blog/?p=811 We recently launched Luly’s Cuban Café, a new Cuban restaurant located in Wilmington, NC. Designed with a Cuban flare and inspired by the restaurant’s Cuban touches of cigars and artwork , this site was built within the WordPress platform allowing Chef Lee the ability to manage the content, add pages and add posts to the blog portion of the site (found under Events). In addition to being able to be managed by the client, this site also features an editable photo gallery. Be sure to check this site out and feel free to subscribe to the RSS feed to be updated on any specials and events this restaurant has to offer.

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