Did you see this news earlier this year from the UK? KFC, the giant fast-food chicken retailer ran out of…chicken!
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When I (David) was learning my trade in marketing & branding agencies in the mid 1990s, the heady days of 1980s expense account excesses were still fresh in the memory. We’d think nothing of taking clients out and spending a fortune on dinner/drinks & more because the budgets were there…and we delivered results.
Marlon…Branding?
You may have seen it in the movies, but I really was the young Advertising Exec who was told (by a somewhat snooty waiter in a restaurant) when ordering drinks at a client dinner party that “Our champagne is $200 a bottle “sir.”” I took great pleasure in replying… “Well we’ll just start with the four bottles then!” That actually happened to me back in 1995…one of my proudest memories in the industry!
This, of course, was a different time. It was a time when we faxed clients for design approval…a time when I remember clearly being asked to add “www…” to the back of a brochure for my first big client…what’s that? The worldwide web…if you say so…
Does your website do your Gilbert business justice? Is your website holding you back? When people visit your company’s site, does it make a good impression on potential clients? Do people think you’re out of touch because your website is out of date? Are you missing out on leads and/or potential revenue because clients can’t navigate your website on a phone or tablet?
All these questions can be overcome by investing in a professional, credible, custom-designed website with functionality tailored to your business.
We just launched a website for new local business Nationwide Waste Service. The guys at NWS were referred to us by another client in January – we love referrals and we’re delighted to say that’s how we get most of our business. After giving them a detailed proposal, including helping them work out the specific functionality they would need for their site and develop a logo, we set about building a custom website that would meet their specifications for today, and their needs for future expansion once the business grows.
A website lifespan is typically about 3-5 years depending on the business type. Some companies have to constantly update and refresh the design of their site to stay current, but for most small businesses you’ll find that 3 to 5 years is a good guide.
As technology and design trends change, websites have to keep up. As your business evolves over time, your objectives for your website may also shift. But more likely is the need to keep up with the competition to maintain your credibility.
Are you looking for someone to handle your email marketing?
Your database of current and/or past customers is one of your most valuable business assets. Why? Because most business types find it easier to get repeat business from existing, or even lapsed, customers than to generate new business from new customers. But did you know that more than 50% of emails are now accessed first on a mobile device?
When we started DGR Communications in 2006, we were one of just a few website designers in Gilbert, Arizona. We based our business on our decades of client service experience in website development, copywriting, and marketing. We didn’t drift into website design; we didn’t get laid off from a job in another industry and think “we’ll give website design a try.” This is what we’ve done for a living since the 90s.