If you’ve never had a Ruth’s Chris steak, you do not know what you’re missing. Seared in an 1800 degree oven, it’s simply the best steak I’ve ever had. Plus the place has a great ambiance. I would feel comfortable there dressed any where from nice jeans and shirt to my best suit. The staff [...]
Continue readingJanuary 27, 2008
At Blast Advanced Media our creative development services are based on user centered design, but one of our main goals for design for any client is to provide their business with credibility. We want to provide your clients, customers and consumers with the highest level of confidence in using your site and doing business with [...]
Continue readingJanuary 27, 2008
Performance driven design is the future. Scratch that, it’s whatcompanies are doing now to gain competitive advantage by optimizingtheir web sites in response to constantly shifting customer interest,needs and desires. The crux of this approach is to clearly identify your goals in order to revealyour key performance indicators which bring meaning and value to yourweb [...]
Continue readingJanuary 26, 2008
To properly calculate web site design ROI or any return on investment for that matter: Return – Investment = Net GainNet Gain / Investment = Return On Investment (ROI) Here is an Example ROI calculation: $200,000 (return) – $20,000 (investment) = $180,000 (net gain)$180,000 (net gain) / $20,000 (investment) = 9.00 or 900% ROI Now [...]
Continue readingJanuary 23, 2008
Charles Davis will provide valuable insight to help you identify what works and what stops users from taking the desired actions on your web site. Show you how to use data to make better, smarter business decisions regarding your website. This class is based on experience running a company with a website that was large [...]
Continue readingJanuary 23, 2008
See a demo of Google’s powerful marketing tools that will help you add revenue generation features to your website, improve and lower the cost to market your business, and get input on what is or isn’t working on your website. When you are done with this class you will better understand how to immediately take [...]
Continue readingJanuary 23, 2008
Learn how to quickly setup a Blog to better communicate with your clients and other targeted audiences. We’ll walk you through the many benefits of Blog marketing to pull more users to your website and maintain a constant share of mind with your audience. This class is based on over 10 years of web design [...]
Continue readingJanuary 23, 2008
Are you taking advantage of the next generation in online Marketing and PR? Have you seen the power of online press releases, social networking, pay per click marketing and how all of these tactics work together? Attend this class to learn how to more cost effectively market your business and track your campaigns effectively to [...]
Continue readingJanuary 23, 2008
We’ll share research with you on how important the smallest details are to your prospective shoppers. Asking for too much info or even a typo in a key area can cause mistrust and turn them away. We will provide you with knowledge and tools that you can use to improve your website based on our [...]
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Kayden Kelly will share his experience from Blast Advanced Media and research from MarketingSherpa and MarketingExperiments on what is and isn’t working on the web. We’ll cover topics such as website best practices, user centered design, website conversion, analytics, content management, ecommerce, and online marketing. Bring your questions as we will be ready to discuss [...]
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Joellyn Detjen will show you how simple technology and a tidy desk can keep your clients happy. Joellyn will step participants through using Microsoft Outlook and other technology to stay organized, keep a near paperless desk and never break a client promise. The class will be very interactive and entertaining, and will include interactive questions [...]
Continue readingJanuary 22, 2008
Kayden Kelly, Charles Davis, Sean Singleton, and Joellyn Detjen from Blast Advanced Media will be offering free hour long, drop-in classes at Borders bookstores that will be fun, interactive and educational events on web design and online marketing. These classes will be held at Sacramento and Roseville Borders locations. Borders (Truxel) 4750 Natomas Blvd, Sacramento, [...]
Continue readingJanuary 21, 2008
Client Roseville Health and Wellness Center (http://www.rosevillehwc.com/) is a nationally recognized, upscale fitness and medical treatment center. It’s all about personalized total body wellness in a comfortable and supportive environment. Roseville HWC was voted #1 Health Club by Health and Fitness Magazine & #1 Wellness Center in the United States by the Medical Fitness Association [...]
Continue readingJanuary 19, 2008
The book is focused on Web Site Design for maximized conversion and return on investment (ROI). View the Book Web Site: http://www.wd4roi.com/
Continue readingJanuary 9, 2008
Last week while driving home the local radio host told a story about getting her new HD antennae for her television. It went something like this, “I was watching David Letterman and I could see every spot and blemish on his hands and face. I couldn’t take it. I switched back to the old way.” [...]
Continue readingJanuary 5, 2008
There is a funny story about this fundamental truth. When Sony was introducing the boom box, the company gathered a group of potential consumers and held a focus group on what color the new product should be: black or yellow. After some discussion among the group of likely buyers, everyone agreed that consumers would better [...]
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Roseville’s Blast Advanced Media Combines User Centered Design and Web Site Conversion Optimization to turn Browsers into Buyers At Blast Advanced Media, we produce highly usable, interactive online experiences that focus on delivering measurable results and building competitive advantage for your business. We ensure that your web site is more than just a pretty design [...]
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January 28, 2008
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