Justin Downey – Page 16

September 2012

Why Firefox should be the default

I was reading a post on Mozilla’s blog about why you should make Firefox your default browser and I thought I’d post MY (more realistic) reasons why. I’ve also written a little bit about the other standards-based browsers out there (Safari and Chrome). As professional website design and developers, we HATE Internet Explorer. There are …

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August 2012

Microsoft New Logo look Familiar?

Despite popular articles asking how Microsoft lost its mojo, the tech giant sees 2012 as a year of rebirth (according to their blog anyway). On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled its first new logo since 1987. While Adweek writers see it as ‘pretty damn nice‘, we can’t help but ask: “Does that logo look familiar to you?!” …

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August 2012

Anything for Beer

Dallas digital agency buys prospects beer rather than asking them to complete a ‘meeting request’ form. Does it work? You bet! It’s proof that you can’t just blame the form. Blame the offer. “Nobody completes those ‘meeting request’ forms.” is how the conversation always starts. I’m not saying I disagree. I’m saying that it’s not …

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August 2012

What’s Your ProScore?

JDM regularly encourages (and sponsors) employees to take on side projects that either benefit the community or challenge us in new and innovative ways. Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of our latest project, ProScore. ProScore is a free site scorer unlike any on the web today.

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August 2012

Everyone Needs a Sandbox

When I was a child, I had a sandbox. I absolutely LOVED that thing. Now I’m in the digital business, I still have a sandbox, but it’s a digital one used for testing, learning and tweaking web technologies for clients. Of course, EVERYONE with a website should have a sandbox. Why? There’s a difference between …

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August 2012

Are We Ever Really Unplugged?

According to research conducted by Good Technology, 80% of Americans work “after hours” via their mobile devices. It got me thinking about just how critical businesses having some sort of mobile presence has become. Consider that that “after hours” work adds up to around an extra full day of work per week and you start to see that if you’re practically invisible via a mobile device, you’re invisible to prospects a full day a week – every week of the year.

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August 2012

Shared Hosting Reviews

Whether you want to start a blog or manage your business’s website, you’re going to need website hosting. If you’re like most people, you don’t want to buy a web server and manage it yourself, so you’re looking into shared hosting. Unfortunately, there are SO many to choose from it’s enough to make your head …

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July 2012

The Death of SEO? I think not.

I recently read a post on Forbes’ website from a guy named Ken Krogue tantalizingly titled “The Death Of SEO” which really drove me up a wall. When I got to the line that reads: “So by definition the word “Search Engine Optimization” means to ‘game’ the Google search engines (and others)…”, I was so …

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July 2012

How to Ruin a Social Campaign

As a digital agency, we’re familiar with the fine line Brands have to walk during a social media campaign. All too often we see Brands get in their own way. Here are 5 ways you too can ruin your next social media campaign.

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July 2012

White Paper Download Forms

Four ways to incorporate a white paper downloading landing page form into your WordPress website or blog. We’ll try not to get too nerdy…

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July 2012

Jenee Celebrates 5 Years at JDM

Today our Creative Director, Jenee Oxley-Echard, is celebrating 5 years with JDM. It’s been a wild ride and we’re proud she’s still here and kicking butt.

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July 2012

Inbound VS Outbound Marketing

These days, businesses have two basic choices for attracting and retaining customers. You can invest in acquiring new customers one-by-one, with techniques like cold calling and media buys. These strategies are referred to as “outbound marketing” since you’re “pushing” your message out and hoping it falls on receptive ears. The other (modern) option is “inbound …

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