Tourism Digital Signage with QR Code Integration (And a Little Wine Thrown In)

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 by Julia Hyde

You may have noticed that Creative Search Media is passionate about digital signage and QR Codes - heck we’re betting our future on their success. But, what you might not know is that we’re also partial to a little wine - especially when it comes from Santa Cruz Mountain wineries close to our offices in Scotts Valley, California. We like to think local!

Anyhow, we decided to combine these three things - digital signage, QR Codes and wine - and come up with a touch-screen digital signage demonstration that shows how two relatively new technologies can work together to create an interactive advertising medium for placement in hotels, tourism centers, museums, airports and many more places tourists visit.

Watch the short video demo then tell us what you think. If… Read More

Search Marketing Agencies: Why Can’t They Sell Themselves?

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 by Julia Hyde

Having read all the hype surrounding the Search Engine Strategies event in San Jose, we jumped into the car yesterday morning excited about the prospect of discovering something new.
Unfortunately, we were disappointed. Wandering around the event we all came to the same conclusion: Every search marketing agency sounds the same. Read More

How Sloppy Website Design Hinders Online Success

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by Julia Hyde

Do you ever wonder why your Website is nowhere to be found on Google, Yahoo! or MSN?

If the answer is ‘Yes’ then you must read on. Your problem could be the way your website design firm designed your site.

Although many website design firms tout their design, marketing and search engine marketing expertise, one look at the code behind their clients’ sites tells a very different story: Messy, bloated HTML, 404 errors, re-directs, too many graphics, content hiding behind forms; lack of alt attributes and on, and on. In other words, the web site’s are not “built to code” and that results in the following problems for online businesses:

Problem # 1.

Search engine spiders have a harder time crawling a website that isn’t built to the standards laid down by the… Read More