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The 2017 Website Trends You Most Need to Know

websitetrends.jpeg 1. “Web Personality” Gains Momentum

Pendulums swing back when they’ve reached their apex. The trend toward template-driven websites has yielded a “digital blandscape” of websites indistinguishable from one another whether viewed from a content, user experience or design perspective. Businesses are starting to notice. Some business leaders are swearing off the de rigueur use of stock photography and are seeking a new visual language —using more illustration, custom photography, video and distinctive typography — to better be able to express their unique personalities. Businesses are once again seeking to define a unique “voice” in their verbal language as well. Together, these things comprise an emerging trend called “web personality,” and it’s rising in importance.

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How to Make a Relevant B2B Web Design

When was the last time you saw a B2B website that really impressed you? A site that captured your imagination or one whose mix of the written word and visual language took you on a journey that caused you to take an action? If you have an answer to that, please comment on this post and include the URL. I will gladly post these examples in a subsequent post.

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Top Five Ways to Use Animated Video for Storytelling on your B2B Website

Most marketers seek interactive ways to capture their prospects and customers attention, which is why we’re seeing such an explosion of video and animated video content on the web and in social media.

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When to use a Fullscreen Background Marketing Video for your Website

When our clients ask about using video as a background for their websites, I tell them that if the video contributes to their overall message, it can be useful to communicate a lot of information quickly.

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Top Three To-Dos for Lead Generation Web Design

Before you start your company’s website design project, be sure to define your content strategy. The three things that will make your Lead Generation Website successful are:

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Top Six Web Analytics Businesses Should Track Regularly

Website Analytics help you to be more altruistic and capitalistic at the same time; by helping prospects and customers access content they find valuable, you are of course helping yourself. It’s a win-win, but only if you know what to look for and what data trends to watch. Otherwise, it will be information overload and your website, which should be a lead generation tool, will stagnate.

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Five ways to Create the best Biotech Websites

Creating a great biotech website, while sharing many attributes that make any corporate website work — ease of use, concise copy, attractive design, fast performance and serving the audience’s needs — presents some unique needs and challenges worthy of review.

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Five Web Design Strategies to be Thankful for on Thanksgiving

turkey.jpg There’s no shortage of things to be thankful for, which seems especially apparent in a year when the world has gone mad. In the professional realm this year, five things make for a sustainable difference, for which I am thankful.

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RainCastle Approved for State Government Services Contract PRF60

CommBuys_icon_logo_for_MOUs RainCastle Communications, Inc. is proud to have been named by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Operational Services Division (OSD) and the Strategic Sourcing Services Team as an approved contractor for the Advertising, Marketing and Event Planning Services Contract-PRF60.

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Countdown: 21 Days Before Google Changes its Mobile Search Ranking. Are You Ready?

If your website is not mobile friendly you will experience a lower ranking after April 21st when people search using their mobile device. 

With the rise in mobile activity online (searches via mobile devices will surpass that of the desktop in 2015), Google announced that as of April 21st they’ll “use mobile-friendliness as a ranking factor in their mobile search results.” It is important to consider mobile-friendliness from a technical and marketing perspective. This article from the Huffington Post cites 3 key points for marketers to keep in mind. Read more