Archive for Corporate Comm
Precept Wine
Precept Wine announced earlier this week that they have acquired 174 acres in the Yakima Valley. The land is currently being used and an orchard with cherries and other fruit. A small portion of the land is also planted with a variety of different grapes including cabernet sauvignon, merlot, Syrah, Riesling, and sauvignon blanc. Precept [...]
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Captioning
What is the difference between open captioning and closed captioning? This is a question we get quite frequently as many of our client’s are seeking to include captioning in their videos to increase accessibility and search ability. Captioning Captions are on-screen text descriptions and are synchronized with the video image so that viewers have equivalent access [...]
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Denny Triangle and Amazon
When visiting the Denny Triangle in Seattle one can expect to see a change on every visit. Two years ago our company occupied a building next to the King Cat Theater, the address: 2112 Sixth Avenue. The building we used to occupy is no longer there. It was knocked down as part of the new [...]
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Commitment
Meetings can be a productive or a waste of time. When people come together for a meeting a lot can be achieved and many decisions can be quickly made. These work sessions can be highly productive but it becomes a waste of time when the meeting concludes and nothing changes. This inefficiency stems from a lack [...]
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Content is King
“Content is where I expect much of the real money will be made on the Internet,” was first written by Bill Gates in 1996. And what a prediction this was. It truly was the first time the idea of content marketing was explored. According to the Content Marketing Institute content marketing is: A marketing technique [...]
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Seattle Companies Recycle
CenturyLink Field, Pike Place Market, Safeco Field, Taco Time Corporation and the University of Washington have reached a waste cooking oil recycling agreement with SeQuential, a Portland biodiesel producer. The company turns the waste into clean-burning biodiesel fuel through a closed-loop production cycle. The fuel produced is cleaner than petroleum and emits up to 78 percent less carbon [...]
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Tablets and Business
Tablets are taking over. With their sleek design businesses are moving away from large cash registers and paper transactions. This trend can be seen in many places around Seattle. A Kirkland-based company, Viableware, had developed a new payment system for restaurants. The “RAIL” system can be used in place of the bill folder that is [...]
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Community Event: Empower
This fair is for people who want to learn more about getting prepared for earthquakes, storms, and other disasters and for emergency responders and planners who want to learn more about working with vulnerable populations. Businesses and organizations will have booths with free information. Please join the Snohomish County at this free information event. To [...]
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LIVE Rick Steves
Dreaming of a trip to Europe in 2013? Join Rick’s top travel teachers for a full-day of free travel classes in downtown Edmonds, WA on Saturday, April 6th. The spring Travel Festival features 10 lively slideshow presentations packed with the latest European travel tips, insights and discoveries. For those unable to make it to Edmonds, [...]
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Online Learning
Online learning has been a growing marketplace for both companies and universities. Universities nationwide have increased their online offerings, with the goal to attract students on a global basis. When these online courses first debuted they became an instant hit. Websites like Coursera launched faster than both Facebook and Twitter. While popular the question became, how [...]
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