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Blogging: B2B? Or not B2B?
If you’re talking blogging, then without question - the answer is YES. More and more businesses have discovered how a web site blog can be one of their most powerful tools for staying in touch with customers. On top of their industry. And, one step ahead of their...
Lake Urgent Care Launches New Website
dezinsINTERACTIVE Design and Marketing agency, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recently launched the new website for Lake Urgent Care, www.lakeurgentcare.com. Their creative team was engaged to design and develop a new fresh look for the company that would easily...
E-mail Marketing? Isn’t that a thing of the past?
How many emails do you get a week from your favorite retailers? I know I receive at least 5-10 per week. Whether it’s my favorite clothing store or sports team, I’m always getting something. Most of the time, we look through these really quickly or automatically...
Five Web Design Tools That Saved My Life
My name is Matthew McKey and I am first and foremost a Web Developer. Recently, I was asked to design a banner for a friend of mine's blog. Web design is something that I find goes hand-in-hand with development but it is definitely a secondary, if not tertiary nature...
Baton Rouge Small Business Development Summit This Thursday
Free program to help businesses explore city-parish contracting opportunities Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden will hold a Small Business Development Summit on Thursday, June 6, to help local businesses explore possible contracting opportunities with the...
LSU SEI to Honor DezinsInteractive as a Member of 2013 LSU 100
DezinsInteractive will be honored as one of the 2013 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses during the LSU 100 honoree luncheon. The event is scheduled to be held Friday, April 26, at the Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge. DezinsInteractive has been selected as one of the...
EBR to Hold Digital Marketing Workshop for Small Businesses on Monday, Feb. 25
Free program to focus on web, mobile apps and email for established entrepreneurs Business with Baton Rouge, Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden's Small Business Opportunity Program, will hold a free digital marketing workshop for entrepreneurs on Monday, Feb. 25 at 6...
O and J On the Radio Today
Join Bite and Booze's Jay Ducote and DezinsInteractive's Orhan Mc Millan as they chatterbox about food trends, marketing, plus a whole lot of other good stuff that can only happen when you put these two guys together and turn on a microphone. There are multiple ways...
BBQ, Business and Brew Event
You are invited to join the co-habitants of 10311 Jefferson Highway for an afternoon of Barbecue, Business & Brew. A great place to visit, network with each other and have some food and beverages. Our Spring event was awesome and this one is bound to be even...
Baton Rouge Business Report Entrepreneur Feature Orhan Mc Millan
Baton Rouge Business Report Entrepreneur Feature: Orhan Mc MillanSeptember 2012By Frederick HollPhoto by Brian Baiamonte Position: Founder and managing partner Company: dezinsINTERACTIVE What they do: Web development, identity cultivation and marketing Revenue:...
Top 5 Reasons to Brand Your Small Business
Whether or not you intentionally brand your company, the image you put out there is the first impression that will be received by your audience. The most important marketing decision, as a business owner, is to make a solid, well planned branding choice for your...
Facebook’s New Timeline and Your Content Strategy
As most are aware, or hopefully you are, Facebook has changed the format in which business pages are displayed, now called Facebook Timeline. Listed below are some changes you need to be aware of as it relates to your content strategy. The two main things that...
If Google Can’t Find it, Then it Doesn’t Exist: The Importance of Search Engine Optimization
If you were born any time before 1990 you may remember these things called "phonebooks." These archaic tomes were once used as a way to search for the contact information of businesses, service providers or people. However, since the age of the internet and search...
Social Media: The New Word of Mouth
At a recent social media workshop I attended, I heard the presenter make a point that really resonated with me. She had been discussing the need for a potential client to have a social media page. The person was resistant to that suggestion, the reason being that all...
E-Mail Marketing: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
My previous job involved sending out e-mail marketing pieces for two different divisions of our company. I really had no relevant training and just kind of picked up the rules as I went along. Fortunately, our company had invested in an e-mail service provider (ESP)...
Connecting on LinkedIn: Taking It One Level Deeper
We've all sent and received requests to connect on LinkedIn. When accepting requests on LinkedIn, I try to make sure that I have some personal relation with the individual. I feel that this is important because whomever I agree to connect with will have access to...
Blogging Basics
What is Blogging? First, let's start by defining what blogging really is. Easier said than done. In my opinion, a blog has two components: 1. The content is regularly updated, rather than being static, with content arranged chronologically 2. Readers can interact with...
Being a Member of The Alterative Board
There is a lot more to being a successful business than just knowing your specialty skills... ESPECIALLY if you are the owner of that business. For me, I have naturally always had strengths in communication, design, marketing and understanding the larger picture of a...