Branding

Door64 Tech Fair – Matt Genovese of Door64.com

I shot some short video interviews with some of the software and service folks that attended the Door64.com Tech Fair yesterday, you’ll see several of them before this post. It was a packed event with over 900 people set up by Matt Genovese, founder of Door64, a community of over 5,000 high tech [...]


Prahsant Kadam, MopacStudios.com – Door64 Tech Fair

Prashant Kadam of Mopac Studios a design firm gave me a quick overview of his company. They do branding design, 3D, Flash, ecommerce and marketing presentations.


…and another skill becomes a cheap commodity. Ouch.

My designer friends are gonna hate me for that comment. 8-) Sorry guys.
Check out Crowdspring, a marketplace for simple logos and other design work. Most of them going for well under $500 bucks. Some designs are certainly crap, but some aren’t so bad. Yes, you may get what you pay [...]


Good news for this blog…

I just realized this blog, Seven87.com has been ranked on the Ad Age Power 150 for Marketing Blogs! Of course the Power 150 isn’t limited to 150 for some reason, as I’m currently in the 500’s, but it’s nice to see that I’m even on the list! Thanks to Ad Age and [...]


Logo evolutions

Came across a few old/new logo comparisons, here and here. Not sure why, but I always enjoy reading through those type of evaluation/comparisons. I agree with many of the conclusions posted… Sometimes you have to wonder about the meetings where some of the changes were discussed and approved.
A logo/identity change [...]


Packaging

I just found Shoutlet.com, a company that looks like they have packaged “web 2.o” and sell it as a package. Now, many of my friends chuckle at that concept, (I did too) but it is an interesting way to manage perception.
Senior company management see the buzz around web 2.o and [...]


Social media awareness growing in business

Some good data from MediaPost on the awareness and use of blogs, RSS, message boards and other community activity. Good news for consumers and, of course, those of us who help with social media and community strategy! 8-)
How familiar are the Inc. 500 with various social media?
42% are familiar with social networking.
38% are [...]