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Congratulations to DNN Evoq!

We like hanging with a winner

Kate Gingold 0 3004 Article rating: No rating
The recently-rebranded DNN Evoq Content (formerly DotNetNuke Professional Edition) was given the People's Choice award during the annual evaluation event run by CMS Critic. Blogger Mike Johnston wrote that "it certainly was a hard fought battle but only one can be named." That's good news for business owners:  content management websites are only getting better. And DNN is the best. Read more about it.

Managing Your Online Reputation

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Kate Gingold 0 3855 Article rating: No rating

Celebrities hire publicists to manage their reputations by enhancing the celebrity’s best traits, downplaying the less attractive ones and monitoring what people are talking about. Your business has an online reputation like any celebrity. But who’s managing it?

Handling Stress in the Workplace

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Breanne Bannon 0 4217 Article rating: No rating
Listen, we've all been there.  Running around like a crazy person putting out fire after fire, hopping from one project to the next, and spreading ourselves way too thin to feel like we're actually accomplishing any task successfully from start to finish.  If every day is turning into a crisis in the workplace, you've got to take a step back and re-evaluate.  It's time to take a look around and see what you can tweak, adjust, cut out, start doing differently, etc. to turn your hours of work chaos into meaningful time spent that doesn't leave you wiped.
 

Honestly, Your Website Needs Updating

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Kate Gingold 0 2804 Article rating: No rating
Jim Kendall, business columnist for The Daily Herald, related a too-common story in his post yesterday. He went to the website listed on a business card he received and found an out-of-date copyright, stale blog “news” and a phone number that didn’t work. “Is this business alive?” Kendall wondered. What does the look of your website say about your organization?

Conducting Business in Crisis Situations

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Breanne Bannon 0 3839 Article rating: No rating
On the 12th anniversary 9/11, I am reminded of the importance of compassion, respect, and validation not just from the every day Joe putting information out into the world, but also from the businesses, brands, etc. who are involved socially on the internet. Because there are times, both in life and in business, when we as people have to take a step back and assess the situation in front of us. We have to be cautious of our approach to sensitive situations and we have to remember that, although we are speaking through a brand, we are still speaking to other human beings during a very sensitive time.

Sprocket Nominated for Innovation Award

But Our Clients Are the Real Winners

Kate Gingold 0 3028 Article rating: No rating
Sprocket Websites is proud to announce that we have been nominated for a 2013 Chicago Innovation Award in the category of website design and development. Sprocket's unique use of of-the-shelf technology and creative flair empowers businesses, not-for-profit organizations and governmental departments to do great things online while being good stewards of their budgets.

Celebrate Labor-Saving Day

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Kate Gingold 0 2856 Article rating: No rating
Labor Day advertising always seems to feature some burly guy or gal wielding a massive wrench or mallet. Certainly physical labor is hard work, but those of us who wield keyboards and spread sheets work pretty darn hard as well. Even wrenches have been improved to make the job easier, so why not use technology to make your job easier, too?

Are You Failing to Put Your Customers First?

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Breanne Bannon 0 4619 Article rating: No rating
Customers. You've worked hard to build your business and you should have found out by now that there is a necessary component to your success. Customers. The common denominator between a giant rise to profit and the greatest plummet to failure. Customers. Here's my point folks, sometimes we build and build and build -finally get to that "hey, we're successful" part -and then seem to forget exactly who it was that put us in that position in the first place.

3 Website Fashion Trends to Follow

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Kate Gingold 0 15097 Article rating: 3.0

Your teens insist on having the latest look in back-to-school clothes so peers can see at a glance that they are hip, cool or whatever the current slang for “up-to-date” is. Website designs have trends, too. Is your site embarrassingly unfashionable? Take a look at these three trends.

5 Signs That You Need Help Managing Your Social Media & Online Presence

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Breanne Bannon 0 6713 Article rating: 4.6

We all know by now that being social these days seems to be translated into the average number of comments you give or receive on social media on a daily basis.  Whether we like it or not, this is the new norm.  Connecting via tweet, blog post, comment, tag, etc. is the new phone call or drop by that we used to give to check in on our friends and clients.  Social shifts aside, this digital world is an opportunity for business owners. Online marketing, specifically on social media, is a free admission fish tank full of free bait to dangle in front of fresh fish -I mean customers...  The problem is this: there are only so many hours in a day.  There, I've said it. The secret is out.  You may not have the time to successfully market your business on social media while simultaneously running that same business.  Luckily, there are other options.

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