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Ecommerce for serious business
We use the latest in E-Commerce technology. Our Shopping Cart is the most feature rich, all-in-one shopping cart software available. It has an enterprise-grade feature set and is trusted by more than 15,000 businesses in over 65 countries. This application features:
- Complete Store management
- Ease of use content management
- Multiple product variations
- Search engine friendly product pages
- Secured Transactions
- Customer tracking tools
- Email marketing options
- Completely browser based
- Drag & drop layout editor
- Fully SEO optimized by experts
- Mobile commerce
- Min/max order quantity
- Easy-to-use store control panel
- Multiple logins with permissions
- Refunds & store credits
- Tabs on product pages
- Sell your products on eBay
- Amazingly flexible tax system
- Per-product inventory control
- 90+ designs included
- Easily customize your design
- Agree to terms to checkout
- Shipping zones & options
- Sell in multiple currencies
- Gift wrapping & messages
Revolutionary Facility Management Software
Facility Manager - This is cutting-edge web-based facility management software. The latest technology in managing your rooms, services and support. Some of the benefits and features include:
Calendar functionality showing the viewer which rooms are open on any particular date and providing choices for times available.
Room views and a photo gallery of each room, giving the viewer a full color photo for planning their event.- Drawing tools for crafting your room specifications. This gives you full control on the layout and services available for each room.
Web-based reporting for scheduling and managing the facility.- Online payment system for secured payments, your viewer will be able to purchase their room in advance and specify all support services.
- and More!
This new automated web-based tool can integrate into your website with ease and your new customers will be thrilled at the ease of use to pre-plan for their next event. Contact us today for a free demo of this application or call us at (937) 435-4411 (x207).
Dayton Imaging's Favorite Links
I am constantly being asked what are my top "favorite" sites for web, marketing and graphics, there are many sites out there that provide free services in helping you attain good positioning and graphic support, here's my top site links:
Graphic Design:
Training and Education:
adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop
Web Design and Development:
Search Engine Marketing:
Business:
Still using paper?
America is a wasteful nation. We spend lots of money on paper to maintain our businesses and to communicate with our customers and each other. This was the norm for many years, but because of technology we have a clear choice to become more efficient and save money, thereby reducing waste.
"As business and industry evolves and becomes increasingly complex, entrepreneurs, attorneys, bankers, accountants -- virtually all professions -- require methods to improve efficiencies. The 21st century is the digital age, and the era of online collaboration has arrived. Information retrieval through a secure Web site helps to manage the onslaught of paper in a complex transaction, protracted litigation, audit, medical evaluation or other record-heavy situation by streamlining and improving the process flow. Dealing with thousands upon thousands of pages is par for the course in business circumstances. Proper management of these documents is critical." Tech News World
Saving Time, Money
"This concept of productivity is imperative, especially in competitive environments. Nowhere is the adage "time is money" more relevant than in today's busy professional world. From the elimination of extra sets of paper copies to reducing physical space that boxes and files occupy, significant savings can be accumulated. Relying on imaging systems permits reduction of support personnel, thus saving even more. Incidental (unexpected) copying consistently costs thousands of dollars and must be factored into any formula for cost of doing business."
Searching online for information, documents, commentary, pricing, contracts and dialog is sped up exponentially. The bottom line: Conservatively, tens of thousands of dollars can be saved through reliance on online repositories, calculated through both time and money. The more complex the project, the greater the dollar savings. Tech News World
We are in a global economy, that means global competition, so it would make sense to re-think the way we do business in this country. How else will we survive the challenges that are before us? You can contact Dayton Imaging Solutions to bring the right solution for your business. There are many options as you pepare your business for the new economy. Contact us
Graphic Design as a Career
What Do Graphic Designers Do?
Graphic design is everywhere. When it’s good, it has a way of feeling organic—like a natural part of our environment. However, if you stop to notice the lines and colors in ordinary objects, you can see that someone put thought into making them both functional and appealing. A quick survey of almost any room, city block or town square will yield several examples of graphic designers’ work. Graphic designers influence how we view the world using colors, illustrations, photos and fonts. Look at a book or magazine, go to a coffee shop, or take a drive. When you do, you’ll encounter graphic design. From company logos, to road signs, to product packaging, design is part of our everyday lives.
What Graphic Design Tasks are required?
In a graphic design job, you may be responsible for the following kinds of tasks:
- Brainstorming and mocking up design ideas
- Presenting ideas to clients
- Meeting with clients and adjusting designs to fit their needs or taste
- Projecting budgets and schedules
- Using computer software to execute designs
- Working with others, such as printers, programmers, developers or other technicians, to complete the final product
What skills are needed?
Artistic Sensibility - In the last few decades, computer software and technology have revolutionized the graphic design industry. Even so, there is no substitute for artistic sensibility. Knowledge about design elements, such as color and composition, is vital for graphic designers. Artistic ability and creativity are essential.
Technical Skill – A graphic design job requires the technical skills to use design software programs such as Adobe CS or web development tools like Joomla Content Management (CMS). You may learn other specific software in graphic design school; however, a general interest in computers and an aptitude for learning new technology will be beneficial. As technology continues to develop, graphic designers hoping for longevity in the field need to be able to adapt.
Communication Ability – Sometimes known as visual communication, graphic design requires the ability to effectively present ideas—both verbally and visually. You’ll need to be able to sell your ideas to clients and work with them to achieve the end product they want.
Organization – Graphic designers need to be organized in order to meet deadlines and stay within a budget. General business skills will come in handy, since many graphic designers work on a freelance or contract basis.
Problem Solving Ability – Graphic design is a brainteaser. Choosing just the right fonts, colors and lines to create a balanced composition, while simultaneously conveying meaning, is complicated. In order to succeed in a graphic design job, you’ll need to have strong problem solving skills and love a good challenge.
Is a graphic design job right for me?
If you have a good eye for color and composition, a love of technology, and skill in communicating ideas, a graphic design job will allow you to combine all of these elements in your work. A career in this field may be just right for you.
Web links for local schools:
Sinclair Community College
School of Advertising Art
Columbus College of Art & Design
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Types of jobs to apply for:
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- Internet Specialist-Internet Marketer
- Presentation artist
- Video production
- Commercial artist
- Print designer (brochures, stationery, logos, posters, signs)
- Film production
- Ad agency
- Marketing communications
Demos
Dayton Imaging Solutions has been proactive in bringing you the latest tools and up-to-date technology solutions. We have the right solution for your website needs. Below are the Demo sites for you to browse and become familiar with. Please contact us to set up an on-site presentation of these applications:
1. Documen
t Management Systems - Glossy Docs - The first web-based tool, developed to manage your documents and files with ease. This tool can be customized to match your unique brand and set up to compliment your work flow needs. Benefits include:
- Flexible pricing
- Local infrastructure not required
- Low implementation cost and low risk
- Little or no IT investment
- Web-based system for portability
- Simplifies control and access to company documents
- Increases effectiveness of document distribution
- Offers intuitive and incredibly easy to work with environment
- Centralizes and protects all your documents
- Reduce overheads and saves money by going paperless
Please call us for a live demo - (937) 435-4411 (x207)
2. Content Management Systems (CMS) - We have several solutions for you to consider. All reasonably priced to fit within your budget. Our premium service provides:
Ease of use editor- Slideshow management
- Multiple user access levels
- Search engine optimization tools
- Blogs & Newsletters
- Email marketing options
Please call us for a live demo - (937) 435-4411 (x207)
3. E-Commerce - We use the latest in E-Commerce technology. This application features:
- Complete Store management
- Ease of use content management
- Multiple product variations
- Search engine friendly product pages
- Customer tracking tools
- Email marketing options
Please visit our Demo store and call us to schedule a live Demo - (937) 435-4411 (x207)
4. Glossy Rooms - This is cutting-edge web-based facility management software. The latest technology in managing your rooms, services and support. Some of the benefits and features include:
- Calandar functionality showing the viewer which rooms are open on any particular date and providing choices for times available.
- Room views and a photo gallery of each room, giving the viewer a full color photo for planning their event.
- Drawing tools for crafting your room specifications. This gives you full control on the layout and services available for each room.
- Web-based reporting for scheduling and managing the facility.
- Online payment system for secured payments, your viewer will be able to purchase their room in advance and specify all support services.
- and More!
This new automated web-based tool can integrate into your website with ease and your new customers will be thrilled at the ease of use to pre-plan for their next event. Contact us today for a free demo of this application or call us at (937) 435-4411 (x207).
Essential Tips for Social Media & Content Marketing
Content marketing is essential for B2B businesses providing both qualitative and quantitative returns. And while 6 in 10 marketers are planning to increase content marketing spends this year, success-rates still vary greatly as it’s a new concept for most.
Maria Pergolino, director of marketing for Marketo (a TopRank Online Marketing client) shared a presentation at the Marketo User Summit on getting the message out, focused on social media and content marketing tips/tricks.
How do you succeed in content marketing?
- Create content that sells
- Create a content map
- Optimize content for search
- Repurpose content
- Learn to succeed even in situations with little or no content
We need content for nurturing, as a lead solution, for lead scoring and risk mitigation. A lot of people don’t even consider the risk mitigation aspect – by publishing content and making people feel like your company is providing great information and is a leader, they’ll choose you. Without content, you’ll never even have the chance to be found.
This was written and posted by Adam Singer at Top Rank Blog, for more on this story...read more.
New Websites - 8 things to think about
So you are having a new website designed and built? It’s going to be fancy and do all the things you wanted it to do isn’t it? The web design guy is going to put together this perfect website for you that sings and dances and does all the things you always dreamed of, right? Well how does the website guy know what you want?
Here are 8 things you should think about before you have your website built:
- Company Image
- Logo/Branding
- Call to action
- Budget
- Know your audience
- Let them know about your website
- CMS or not
- Pictures
This article was posted at UTC Web Design, for the complete article go to click
Delaying your scanning is costing you money
Despite having the most litigious culture in the world, users in the U.S. are not as aware as they should be of the importance of managing electronic information. U.S. users are the least confident, among the countries surveyed, in the integrity of their electronic records. Only 64% of U.S. users consider the process by which electronic information is managed to be "very important" or "quite important" relative to potential future litigation. This contrasts with 95% of German users and 83% of UK users.
Silver Spring, MD - April 5, 2005 - AIIM conducted the study in February 2005, with over 800 respondents representing small, medium, and large organizations in the public sector and all major industries.
"Sometimes people think of 'imaging' as simply the scanner attached to your home computer or the output from digital cameras," notes AIIM President John F. Mancini. "The reality is that the scanning and processing of documents within businesses and government has now become a critical building block for organizational processes. Two out of three end users utilize scanned documents to exchange invoices and statements with customers and suppliers. Half of those surveyed use scanned documents to file official documents with government agencies, and 45% use scanned documents to respond to litigation."
Key Survey Findings: Scanned Images are a Core Part of Critical Business Processes. One of the major insights from the survey is the ubiquitous nature of scanning in core business processes. Even in processes with potential exposure-contract negotiation, handling of confidential information, dealing with government agencies, and responding to litigation-scanned documents play a critical role. For many organizations, this has simply evolved as the technology has matured, and has often occurred at the department level rather than enterprise-wide. Organizations are now thinking through the implications of this evolution, and are attempting to put more structure around the management of scanned images.
Scanning and Imaging Satisfaction is High. Over three-quarters of those surveyed-and an even higher percentage for larger companies-report that the ROI of their capture implementations met or exceeded their expectations. The awareness of this success is not limited to the IT staff. Regardless of the primary function within the organization, there is a high degree of satisfaction with implementations of scanning and capture technologies.
Users Are Increasing Their Spending on Imaging and Scanning Technologies. Significant numbers of users, of all organizational size, anticipate growth in their capture spending in 2005. Two trends bear greater examination. First, the number of users expecting to increase spending on multi-function peripheral devices, these are for the most part casual users of capture technologies, but represent a target audience with significant up-sell opportunities. The second trend is the expectation of increased spending on those elements of a capture solutions that "surround" the scanner itself, forms processing software, service and maintenance agreements, and outsourced services.
The Key Business Driver for Users is Efficiency. In organizations of all sizes, the fundamental business driver for capture technologies is greater efficiency and process improvement. This is not to say that compliance concerns are unimportant they are significant for mid-sized and large organizations-but successful solution providers cannot rely on compliance concerns alone to selling capture technologies.
For a full copy of the Survey Results, go to:
2010 Search Marketing Spend Trend Survey
Despite a global recession, budget investments for search engine marketing continue to grow year after year. Many experts predict that spend on search engine marketing (SEM) activities will double in the U.S. from $13 billion in 2009 to $26 billion by the year 2014.
With more and more marketing dollars flowing into paid and organic inbound marketing efforts, we wanted to poll our readers to see if their organizations are following the same trend. We conducted an extensive survey of industry professionals and business owners to get an idea where budgets for search engine marketing are headed this year. We wanted to find out if spend on search marketing activities will rise, fall or remain the same in 2010.