Marketing Update : List marketing, content, analytics, the new news media and more and more

Last time we went on about marketing sources and action but today we're zeroing in on content marketing and then working with analytics and looking at the real target of the marketing. Hang in there, it looks like it's going to be a busy summer!

  • Pitfalls and Profits of Using Rented Lists: The Devil is in the Details
  • Measuring The True Value Of Audience Engagement Across Digital Media
  • 3 Tips to Maximize the Synergy of Social Media and Content Marketing
  • How analytics provide a dose of logic to your marketing decisions
  • How to Approach Digital Marketing in 2015
  • How Millennials Consume the News
June 24, 2015

Web designers who discover the sandvox are in for a nice treat

Don't you hate it when your ISP doesn't understand and doesn't care what kind of software you use? Isn't it a real pain to discover your software CMS system doesn't like your ISP, and the ISP doesn't like it back? May 31, 2015

iPad Etiquette: using iPads in your presentations

Got an iPad? Are you using it for client presentations? You should be. New technology is exciting, but with it comes the awkward business of figuring out just what's "appropriate" - especially with a very personal device like a tablet. So, we're really glad that Kim Feld sent this article to share with DTG readers! May 31, 2015

One thing most designers and creative professionals lack that will kill profits

Most graphic design projects are singular and session based. However, once you evolve into projects that require many sub-contractors, or venders to praticipat, and multiple creative resources, you can quickly get behind the 8-ball and lose a pile of money. The one thing that will keep your profits in tact is careful planning and billing. We used to do this on a chalkboard -- but now you can do it digitally . . . . May 29, 2015

Now you can burn and publish your movies in amazing Blu-ray quality, right on your Mac

Did you get a Macbook Air? Did you get the laptop with no disc drive? Can't burn DVDs or CDs on your current machine? Don't you hate it when that happens? What you need is a lightweight, USB 3.0 slot-loading optical drive with Blue-Ray capabilities. Maybe you should check out the Fovea Extreme 3 May 29, 2015

Wake up your photography with stunning parallax 3D effects

Here's an amazing effect you can use that turns photos into stunning, 3D-like videos with music and text. This truly innovative app allows you to bring life to any photo in just a few minutes. See this video! May 28, 2015

Getting slower? Your hard drive may be in trouble!

We get calls all the time from users saying their Mac has slowed down to a snail's pace and they don't know what to do. They have a hundred files on the desktop and they've been working on the same illustrator and Photoshop files over and over for a month. What do you do? May 28, 2015

DT&G : Design, Type & Graphics for June 2015

Here comes some real fun for graphic deisgners for the summer of 2015 ... enjoy and don't forget to send in your photos from the summer!

  1. DESIGN VACATION... JUNE 2015
  2. Photoshop Tutorial : Blazing Fire Sketch Effects
  3. Citizen Designer : should graphic designers have social responsibility?
  4. 60-Seconds #323 : Future history - the coming of a Digital Dark Age
  5. Design Giants Glaser and Bernard Produce Human Rights Magazine
  6. Masterworks of American Modernism from New York to New Mexico
  7. Publishing Update 1505-15 : Digital Media, Publishing, content, print, and DTP
  8. You cannot innovate into the future until you understand the past
  9. Social Media Update : infographics, strategy, readership, and SEO
  10. iPad Etiquette: using iPads in your presentations
  11. Art Authority Announces Year Five of Its Intern Program for Art Majors
  12. One thing most designers and creative professionals lack that will kill profits
  13. &Else News, Views and Reviews
  14. JULY: Digital Photography
  15. August and Summertime Design
May 28, 2015

4 reasons your video will need artifacts repair, and how

Don't you hate it when your hard work shooting footage turns out with annoying artifacts? Here comes PHYX Cleaner, a comprehensive video artifacts repair suite for footage from DSLR or other sources. May 27, 2015

Here's a scanner that fits in your hand for scanning & translating languages

Although PenPower Inc. is calling this a "first-of-its kind" pen scanner, we had digital pens to review back in 2004. Just put the last one in the dumpster. But the WorldPenScan leverages today's technology with the ability to scan, recognize and translate multiple languages as well as barcodes and bank fonts. If you gather information, you're going to want a look at this. May 27, 2015