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Hard work pays off and we’d like to share a client success. The results featured below are a combination of Wilmington Design Company’s tools, designers and programmers, paired with the follow through and execution of the client. Auction Orange came to us with no data on how visitors were reaching or interacting within the online space. We worked to design … Continue reading

Welcome to the New Red Door

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In almost every culture the color red means “Welcome”. We welcome you to visit the new standalone web site designed for Red Door Homes based out of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Red Door Homes experienced success with a tactic tested using pay per click advertising. We proposed targeting an audience searching for modular or mobile homes online and educating them on … Continue reading

Whose Mayfaire? My Mayfaire

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Things just got personal at Mayfaire Towncenter with the introduction of “My Mayfaire”. An interactive tool that stores personalized preferences and sends shoppers custom email notifications with information about favorite shops and restaurants in one place. Conceptualized after reviewing website analytics and discovering visitors were downloading coupons from each stores unique webpage, the creative team approached the shopping center marketing … Continue reading

5 Rules for Effective Brainstorming

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Before you can start a brainstorming session, you must define the problem (hence the reason for bringing your team together to come up with solutions to that problem). Everyone involved must understand the problem and know these following rules: 1. Keep a record of all ideas that are brought forth. The initial brainstorming session can have lots of good ideas … Continue reading

Not just targeting: re-targeting!

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Have you been noticing online ads a lot more lately? If so, it’s possible that you’ve been the target of a retargeting campaign. Retargeting (a.k.a. remarketing) is a way for online businesses to simply remind potential customers where they’ve been. The goal is not just for brand reinforcement but also for browsers to ultimately become buyers. For example, I was … Continue reading

3 e-Newsletter Makeover Tips

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Tip #1: Optimize for mobile. The latest statistics show that more and more of your subscribers are reading emails on their smartphones. Soon the market for mobile devices will surpass desktop PCs for Internet access. Make sure your newsletter is readable and well designed for handheld viewing. Tip #2: Don’t be a car salesman! Consumers try to avoid advertising messages … Continue reading

What do you really think about Zillow and Trulia?

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Third-party listing syndicators, like Zillow and Trulia first appeared on the web just as the housing market hit its peak, and Realtors around the nation have been both happy and wary about sharing their listings with these national sites as a way to help sales. Today, there seems to be a growing backlash from Realtors who say that the service … Continue reading

Pay Attention, Marketers!

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There was a fascinating educational show on the National Geographic channel some time ago, called “Brain Games,” that had some pretty interesting facts about how our brains work. Having a deeper understanding of the human mind should be every marketer’s objective, since it could aid in the development of better ideas. In the video below, people were tested to see … Continue reading

Magnum P.I. calculates the true value of a home

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Coldwell Banker has just launched a series of new ad spots, featuring a strangely familiar voice-over. The ads are a bit nauseatingly cute with an excess of happy lifestyle footage, narrated by none other than…Tom Selleck. You may think he’s an odd choice for a real estate commercial, but in fact, Selleck’s father had served as a Coldwell Banker executive … Continue reading

Mobile Marketing done right

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“You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.” This familiar phrase should be in the hearts and minds of every business who’s trying to marketing their business through mobile technology. To do it successfully requires an understanding of mutual trade of value. In order for a consumer to want to spend her precious time and attention to focus on your brand, … Continue reading