At the end of April, ASDS offered a class called, “Introduction to Social Media.” (If you missed the class, we will be offering another soon.) Towards the end of the class, one student asked the obvious question: “Why is it called ‘social’ media?” Truthfully, I answered, it is such a part of my day that [...]
AS Designs Named Top Three for Best Social Media Campaign
Element Media, Inc., Hawai’i’s foremost custom publishing firm, will host the exclusive 3rd Annual Pacific Edge Magazine Business Achievement Awards Gala on Thursday, May 30th, 2013 from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace. This red carpet gala highlights the impressive achievements of Hawai’i’s leading companies, business professionals, non-profit organizations [...]
Workshop: Intro to Social Media Marketing, April 30 2013
Please join us for a 90-minute introduction to the world of social media as it relates to business and internet marketing. We’ll introduce you to Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Instagram Yelp and more How these outlets integrate and relate to “The Big Picture” Where AS Designs & Services offices 308 Kamehameha Ave., Suite 115 [...]
Keep It Simple: Tell Your Company Story Like A Children’s Story
We really enjoyed Michael Brito’s blog post, suggesting that content strategy should be as simple to communicate as a children’s story. This is where Internet Marketing and Design meet to tell a story…which is the first step towards properly engaging your audience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I used to read “Love You Forever” to both of my girls [...]
Instagram Best Practices for Brands
As of February 26, 2013 Instagram reached 100 million active monthly users, after gaining 10 million users in one month! Instagram is now one of fastest growing mega social media networks, and being an active user is as simple as snapping a photo on your smart phone. Besides the personal aspect, Instagram is a great social media tool for [...]
Social Media Listening: What Is It and How Do You Do It?
The world wide web can at times be intimidating and can sometimes resemble a infinite black hole of despair. What people are saying about your business online can directly influence if they will be buying your products, walking into your store, or sitting at your restaurant tables. So, are you listening to what people are [...]
Hilo Web Design at the 2012 Hawaii Social Media Summit
This year’s 3rd annual Hawaii Social Media Summit was held at the Neal Blaisdell Center on Oahu October 17, 2012. This event was part of the Technology Expo for Business and Consumers. The Social Media Summit shared the best practices and insights on developing and implementing large-scale social marketing and advertising strategy. This year’s event focused on the [...]
Facebook Tip: Posting a Photo from Album and Resizing
Sometimes when you add photos to your album the images tend to show up with a handful of thumbnails that are already in album. I stumbled across this tip while trying to highlight a single photo on my timeline, and still keep that photo neat and organized in the album that it belongs in. [...]
