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Business Impact Solution – Custom Web Design for Little Cost in Nashville // Feb 28 // JLB

FRANKLIN, Nov. 11, 2014     JLB (a Nashville Web Design and Marketing Services Firm) announces a Business Impact solution to equip companies and businesses with the customized digital marketing strategy to enhance branding and identity with a budget friendly plan. The Business Impact solution delivers an all-in-one solution with custom design with leading edge […]

Comments, comments are no fun… // Nov 04 // JLB

For a long time, I’ve known not to read the comments section of any blog post or news article I’ve found online. People seem to lose any sense of decency and decorum as soon as they start typing in that little box at the bottom of the page. Turns out, I’m not the only one […]

Matt Mullenweg's State of the Word 2013 // Jul 31 // JLB

If you follow WordPress news, you’ll know that Matt Mullenweg gave his annual “State of the Word” talk at WordCamp San Fransisco. If you really follow WordPress news, you’ll be just as excited as I am for what WordPress core will be bringing us. From the history of the first WordCamp San Francisco 8 years […]

Matt Cutts and Some Summer Intel from Google // Jun 15 // JLB

Matt Cutts recently posted a nice little vlog on Google’s latest direction in the world of SEO. It’s not too deep, but it does provide a telling snpashot of some of the areas that Google is focusing on for the next several months. Key areas of change and growth?

Does your business need a mobile app? // Oct 11 // JLB

Does your business need a mobile app? Mobile is growing, and everybody knows it. As creatives, we get excited about exploring newer realms. As businesses, we get excited about seeing our website on our latest smart phones and tablets. Sometimes this excitement can steer you in the wrong direction, causing us to overshoot our goals. […]

Why convert to Sticky Navigation? // Sep 11 // JLB

Sticky or fixed navigation refers to navigation that doesn’t get lost when you scroll down on a website. Although only a few major sites have adopted this design, Facebook and Google + for example, research is showing overwhelming statistics that people prefer sticky navigation to the traditional, even though they may not realize why.

Reasons to step out of the Waterfall // Jul 18 // JLB

Hey everyone! This is my first post as the new graphic designer for JLB Works, LLC. I have a history of graphic design in B2B, B2B2C, and B2C Marketing in everything from an SAAS (Software as a Solution) company serving the agriculture equipment industry, to working with email and social marketing for fortune 500 companies. […]

How to use Pinterest to win friends and influence people… // Jul 05 // JLB

So…Uniqlo, an awesome Japanese clothes company (I buy their clothes every time I’m in NYC. They’re affordable and really durable. I have two linen shirts that I bought 6 years ago and they still make my regular rotation), figured out an interesting way to “market” on Pinterest. I use the term “market” loosely because they […]

A fun example of guerrilla marketing. // Jun 01 // JLB

Guerrilla marketing has just about become a household term. It’s cheap, effective and can reach a large number of people (if done well). Wikipedia says this about it: “The concept of guerrilla marketing was invented as an unconventional system of promotions that relies on time, energy and imagination rather than a big marketing budget. Typically, […]

Why copy still matters // Apr 27 // JLB

There’s no question we’ve become a visual society. Step out your front door, and you’re bombarded with images just about everywhere you turn. Street signs. Billboards. Store windows. Bumper stickers. Symbols. Posters.