D Media’s “Thumbs Up” to U.S. Resilience Project (USRP)!

D Media News, Websites / 1 minute of reading

D Media gives our “Thumbs Up” award to the U.S. Resilience Project (USRP). See the new website that we designed and developed for this national non-profit national organization: http://usresilienceproject.org/ USRP provides company best practices in supply chain resilience, disaster resilience and energy resilience. Through research and workshops, USRP captures and shares best practices of […]

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Google Asks: Is Your Website Mobile-Friendly?

Websites / 2 minutes of reading

Mobile-Friendly Websites Google is about to launch a new mobile ranking algorithm for websites. Check out a copy of the email sent to webmasters this month. What does this mean for website owners? If search engine rankings are important for your business, and you don’t have a mobile-friendly site, mobile version or mobile-responsive site, beware.

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How to Send Facebook Posts to Your Twitter Feed

Social Media / 2 minutes of reading

Last week a client admitted they were doing a great job with keeping their Facebook posts updated and fresh, but their Twitter account had fallen by the wayside. They said they did want to maintain a presence on Twitter, but in their geographical area, and for their business service, not a lot of activity

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D Media’s “Thumbs Up” to Action Shred of Texas!

D Media News, Websites / 1 minute of reading

D Media gives our “Thumbs Up” award to Action Shred of Texas. See the new website that we designed and developed for this family-owned and -operated Dallas, Texas-based business: www.ActionShred.com While working with Action Shred, we were impressed by their operations. They offer a one-stop solution for paper shredding, computer hard drive destruction and product

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Grass-roots marketing: The power of “Thank You”

Branding, Promotional Products / 1 minute of reading

Here’s an eye-opening statistic: In a recent survey by the Advertising Specialty Institute, 68% of customers said they will stop using business services if they feel under appreciated The lesson is a simple ‘thank you’ goes a long way. Thanking customers for their business over the phone, in person, by mail or by e-mail helps strengthen relationships. Want

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Top 10 business communication peeves

Content, Marketing, Social Media / 2 minutes of reading

With “Top 10 Grammar Peeves” circulating the Internet recently, I decided to create my own list of peeves but with a slant on business communication (emails, letters, social media posts, etc.). I know written communication is more informal than it was years ago, but it’s still about presenting yourself in the best possible way—whether communicating

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Logos with invisible background

Branding / 1 minute of reading

Client question of the day: “I have never been able to get our logo to have a clear background instead of white. How can I make the logo look good against a colored background?” D Media expert answer: Only certain files types can have a transparent background, and you also have to specify up front that’s

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7 marketing mistakes that make us moan

Marketing / 2 minutes of reading

We know you’re busy running your company, managing your department, or launching that new service/product offering. But please try to avoid these common marketing mistakes. If you can’t, it’s time to contract with a professional marketing resource. 1. No marketing plan – Take the time, effort, and investment to create a working marketing strategy—and stick

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News: Twitter Launches New Profile Pages

Social Media / 1 minute of reading

Twitter is rolling out a new user profile redesign. It’s purpose is to help users show who they really are. In addition to Twitter’s new whiter design and bigger buttons, you will be able to pin one of your tweets to the top of your profile page. The Twitter Web profile will display a larger

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