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Friday, December 11th, 2009
If are a lawyer, then you need to figure out how to market yourself so that you speak to as many customers as possible. After all, the more people who know about your services, the more likely they are to one day use them. This doesn’t mean that you should advertise only to one group of people but to as many different groups as possible. An often overlooked population is the Hispanic community. More and more people in this world speak Spanish and are looking for lawyers who understand this. This is why it is so important to really consider one’s Hispanic marketing options. The following are just some of the many ways that you can target this community.
The first thing to do is to create a Spanish language website. Creating this ensures that the Hispanic community will be able to quickly and efficiently access important information about your law firm and about your services. Additionally, such a website shows this community that you care about their culture and respect their language. This could really be the reason that a person decides to use your services versus someone else’s. Make sure that when you build this website you not only use the Spanish language but use people and images that remind this community of themselves. The more specific you make this website to the intended audience – the Hispanic community – the more successful the website will be.
Once you have a Spanish language website, you can incorporate search engine optimization (SEO) techniques into it. This will increase the likelihood that the Hispanic community will learn about your website and about your services. Consider the Spanish words that people may use when looking up information about lawyers. By incorporating such words and phrases into the website, you can be sure to increase traffic to your website. The more traffic a website has, the higher the likelihood that people will end up using your services.
Don’t underestimate the power of targeted direct mail. By sending direct mail that includes not only Spanish but also relates to the Hispanic community’s customs and traditions, you will then be able to stand apart from other lawyers looking for new business. Direct mail is exactly what it sounds like: direct. By learning about this culture and using Spanish on such marketing items, you can be sure that this population will be that much more likely to remember you.
Ultimately, when it comes to Hispanic marketing for lawyers, you want to make sure that you show this community that you respect them. This means using their language, understanding their customs, and showing them that you generally care about their needs. Once you do this, you can focus on everything from SEO content on your Spanish language website to SEM targeted at Hispanic community. The more people you can speak to, the better: This brings in more clients who bring in more money.
For an evaluation and assistance, contact perkolate at fullsteam@perkolate.com or call us at 702.341.0085. Se habla espanol.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: business, custom, hispanic community, hispanic marketing, Las Vegas, Marketing, new business, perkolate, search, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), services, website
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website for VegasBestExtensions.com. Perkolate designed the logo, website and extensive flash gallery.
About VegasBestExtensions.com
Safe, Natural looking, Reusable, Remy, Non-chemical, Non-glue, Gorgeous Human Hair Extensions! Vegas Best Extensions services are available in Las Vegas and Los Angeles hair salons. Whether you are looking for fun and excitement, or a full head of long beautiful hair; your dream is a reality with Vegas Best Extensions.
Vegas Best Extensions, Inc. was founded by Paul Juma, a professional stylist, master colorist, and well respected hair extensions artist. Paul is certified by American Board of Certified Hair colorists (ABCH).
For more information about Perkolate contact us at 702.341.0085 or visit our website at www.perkolate.com.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: flash gallery, information, Las Vegas, launch, perkolate, professional, services, website
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Advertising in Las Vegas - even during a recession - is important because if you aren’t advertising, your competitors surely are.
During a recession, your company’s sales may have decreased. Sadly, many consumers have lost their jobs, so they have less money to purchase products. As a business, especially in Las Vegas, it is tempting to reduce budget for advertising & marketing. This might save your business money in the short run, but it will hurt your business in the long run. A better option is to continue promoting your business and products through advertising in local print pubications.
If you’re focusing your Las Vegas advertising dollars on Summerlin newspapers, which is certainly a lucrative target market, here’s a quick list of newspaper publications you can consider advertising in:
Las Vegas Magazines:
If you need help with a professional ad design for the above Newspapers and magazines, contact perkolate at 702.341.0085 or email us at
fullsteam@perkolate.com.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: business, Las Vegas, magazines, Marketing, newspapers, perkolate, recession, review journal las vegas, target, target market, vegas review journal
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Choose the Right Template and Look and Feel to your Presentation
When it comes to designing an effective PowerPoint presentation for your Las Vegas business or sales force, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, you should make sure that the presentation is eye-catching, but not distracting. This can be accomplished by choosing a slide design, that suits the type of presentation that you are working on. If your business has it’s own branding in place, you will want to make sure that the look and feel matches your current branding and existing marketing materials. There are many schemes that work perfectly for different types of presentations. Many of them pair very well with specific topics, and you can easily make your presentation unique by exploring these options.
Choose Animation Effects Carefully
Next, we come to animations and transitions. These can be very fun additions to your presentation, but you should be careful not to overindulge. Again, since the presentation should not overpower the information itself, the best bet is to select one or two effects, and use them consistently throughout the entire presentation. For most topics, a simple fade or dissolve effect is a great choice. This goes for slide transitions, the effect that takes place when one slide changes to the next, as well as the text or graphics in the slides themselves.
Content is Key - Keep It Simple
As for the information within the presentation itself, the best advice is: keep it simple. Most of the text boxes in the slides are pre-designed as bulleted lists because the information should be presented with concise statements. For the most part, the presentation will be accompanied by a speaker who is further explaining the information. The audience will not want to switch back and forth between listening to the speaker and reading lengthy paragraphs of information on each slide. Also, adding appropriate graphics to break up the monotony of a text-only presentation is perfectly acceptable, but again, in moderation. Remember not to overload your slides with text and graphics should you decide to use clip art, photos, or charts. Charts, tables, or graphs typically warrant their own slides, as they should be large enough for the audience to be able to read them.
Audio & Video
The timing of the slide show itself can be rehearsed (practice makes perfect!) to make sure that the information is displayed at the right pace and that you know exactly what you are speaking about. If a speaker is presenting the information, the slides can be changed manually. Soundtracks, audio and video can also be added to standalone presentations, are actually quite effective at drawing in the appropriate audience.
PowerPoint gives you the ability to make your presentation your own, and as long as you keep your audience in mind, you can effectively communicate your message.
For Information on Professional PowerPoint design services in Las Vegas, visit perkolate.com.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: Branding, business, Effective, Las Vegas, Marketing, marketing materials, perkolate, Powerpoint, powerpoint design, powerpoint presentation, professional, services
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website for Architectural Materials, Inc. dba AMI Hospitality of Las Vegas at www.hospitalityproject.net.
About Architectural Materials, Inc.
Architectural Materials, Inc., dba AMI Hospitality, Inc., manufactures, supplies and installs interior products for the hospitality, government, healthcare and sports and entertainment markets.
We are a turnkey provider and we do not use middlemen. Your projects start in estimating with a full staff for cost estimates, then progress to our design and engineering staffs. Our experienced project managers then handle the entire progression of your project and this is included into our material costs.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: architectural materials, Las Vegas, launch, perkolate, website
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website and blog for Priority One Commercial Real Estate Brokerage of Las Vegas at www.priorityonecommercial.com.
About Priority One Commercial
Priority One Commercial is a Real Estate Brokerage Firm specializing in commercial leasing and sales. Since 1993, Priority One Commercial manages commercial office, industrial, land and retail properties.
Priority One Commercial provides commercial property management services to clients throughout the Las Vegas and Henderson metropolitan area. Our primary goal is to work with our clients to maximize their cash flow and establish stabilized property values. by creating customer specific marketing strategies through personalized service, Priority One Commercial matches the right client to the right property.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: blog, custom, Las Vegas, launch, Marketing, marketing strategies, perkolate, services, website
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website for Priority One Commercial, Commercial Real Estate Brokerage, Las Vegas at www.poclv.com.
About Priority One Commercial
Priority One Commercial is a Real Estate Brokerage firm specializing in commercial leasing and sales. Founded in 1993, Priority One Commercial handled over $60 million transactions its first four years and continues to expand, adding new projects each year from a growing number of referrals. Priority One Commercial provides customized client service, matching clients to properties with great results. Our agents handle business park sales and leasing for various developments throughout Las Vegas and Henderson.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: business, clients, custom, Las Vegas, launch, perkolate, real estate, website
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Another great free online too to check your Las Vegas Search Engine Rankings in seconds:
http://www.mikes-marketing-tools.com/ranking-reports/
Searches google, Yahoo!, AOL, Bing (MSN) AllTheWeb, and AltaVista. Mike’s Marketing Tools has a lot of other free online marketing tools as well.
If you run a report on your Las Vegas Website and find you’d like to rank higher in the search engine results, contact Perkolate at 702.341.0085 for advice and assistance with your search engine optimization (SEO) or email us at fullsteam@perkolate.com.
More information on Las Vegas Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: Las Vegas, las vegas search engine optimization, Marketing, perkolate, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO, website
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
If you’re preparing to design a catalog for your company here in Las Vegas, sometimes approaching the task can seem overwhelming at times, however, we here at Perkolate have taken time to put a list of catalog design tips and tricks that will help you plan and think about your new catalog design.
- Plan out what information you’re trying to convey with the catalog and write everything out into a Word document so you can go back and edit.
- Try to imagine how many pages your catalog will be (more pages will be more expensive for both the design and printing) and specify in the content you’re writing what will roughly go on each page.
- Write for your target audience, at their level and tell them how your products and services will help make their jobs easier and help them to be more successful business people and companies.
- Assemble any master graphics and photos including logos, product shots, examples of your work, staff photos, building shots, etc.
- Set a timeline to do your due diligence before contacting a professional design company (like Perkolate) and think about what a realistic schedule is that you want the printed catalog completed.
- Don’t have too much text on the pages, make sure you leave enough room for exciting and dynamic graphical images.
- Cross sell any other marketing materials you have as well including your website.
- Make sure the new design matches your current marketing materials (website, brochures, business cards, etc.) to help reenforce your company’s branding and identity efforts.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: brand, Branding, brochure, brochures, business, business cards, content, due diligence, information, Las Vegas, logo, logos, Marketing, marketing materials, perkolate, printing, professional, professional design, services, target audience, website, Write
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Successful marketing techniques are crucial to any Las Vegas business. This is especially true when it comes to internet marketing. Hiring a Las Vegas company like Perkolate to handle marketing concerns can prove to be very beneficial, this is why it is so important to make sure that you have hired the right company. Marketing can not only be hard work but can be quite strategic, not all internet marketing companies may be proficient.
When marketing on the internet, blogs and articles can be very effective in getting the word out. However, utilizing the proper tags and maintaining the appropriate content can be quite perplexing to the most business savvy individual. Some companies may simply make use of “filler” content, which provides no real substance. This makes marketing strategies ineffective and wasteful. Not only should the company provide relevant content, but it should not read as a paid ad.
In addition, content should always be professional. Grammatical and spelling errors should not be present. A reliable company will ensure that the grammar and spelling is always accurate. Information should be factual and geared toward the appropriate audience. These mistakes may seem minor but may prove detrimental when it comes to marketing techniques that involve blogging, aritcle writing, or otherwise posting information on the internet.
Making use of the proper tags is also another frequent error. If the information isn’t searchable, your business is not getting out there. Search tags should be frequently assesed for popularity, age group, and several other criteria. Many other companies may simply attach a few tags and assume their work is done. Maintaining and updating tags assists in extending the life of the material and can make a significant difference.
Blogging and article writing is an excellent marketing strategy, it’s a proven way to get maximum returns on your investment. However, it does require a lot of time and know how. If and when deciding to hire someone to do this for you, make sure the services offer professional quality content. Blog design and content is an expertise and should not be left to just anyone. The future of your business may depend on it.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: blog, blogging, business, content, effect, Effective, information, internet marketing companies, Las Vegas, Marketing, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, perkolate, professional, search, services, vegas company
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