How NOT to do Online Customer Service
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Manning News | No Comments »As someone who has grown up using the internet, I always favor services that allow me to conduct business over the web. I do things like shop, pay bills, and bank online whenever possible. In addition to being convenient, I ...
New Study Confirms Mainstream Role for Blogs & Twitter
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Digital & Online Technology, Manning News, Marketing & PR Trends, Media Matters | No Comments »A new study validates the concepts that we have been employing to help clients connect with journalists using social media. Check out our post "Reinventing the Online Newsroom" which focuses on a project for the American Bar Association. ...
Another Snowflake Maker
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Manning News | No Comments »We've posted a few times recently about one of our favorite projects, www.snowflakeworkshop.com. I stumbled across another similar site today: http://www.flurrious.com/. I'm not sure who is behind this site, but they took a very different visual and functional approach ...
How I Make Chili: Why I Do What I Do
Friday, January 15th, 2010 Posted in Manning News | 1 Comment »I thought Mitch's recent post about his coffee making philosophy was a pretty interesting way to explore what he's all about. So for the sake of comparison, I figured I'd also do a post that related my working style to ...
DIY Website
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Manning News | No Comments »I am currently reading Ashley Friedlein's book, Web Project Management . While not exactly up to the project management standards of the PMBOK, the book presents a complete web project management method. I will post a review once I finish ...
The Great Blizzard of December 2009 - A Snowflake Workshop Update
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Manning News | No Comments »I hopped onto Google Analytics this morning to check in on all of our sites, and was pleasantly surprised to find that traffic to our newly launched Snowflake Workshop, has skyrocketed the last few days! We've yet to see much ...
Manning Launches This Bag Fights Hunger Campaign
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in Behind The Scenes, Manning News | No Comments »We’re asking our clients to join Manning this holiday season with a new concept to help fight hunger. 2009 has been a tough year for many people. Right now 1 in every 8 Americans struggles to put food on the ...
Teaser - Manning Snowflake Workshop Featured on Top Design Sites
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Manning News | 2 Comments »Two sites showcasing hot new well-designed websites have chosen to feature Manning's recently-released Snowflake Workshop on their top site charts. We created the workshop for Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione to give users a chance to create their own piece ...
Meet Manning’s New Interactive Producer
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Manning News | No Comments »We're pleased to announce that Lee Vida is joining the Manning team. As Interactive Producer, Lee will work hand in hand with our clients to fully realize their interactive, motion graphics and post-production projects. She will facilitate communication between the production ...
Planning Methodology Pt. 2
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Manning News | No Comments »Last week I posted my go-to planning methodology. If you are exploring a new project, you should start at the beginning of the process. However, here is a handy (though not extremely visually appealing) diagram to help you unstick projects ...