Fluid's Big Idea Blog is a place for the observation and collection of thoughts on design, creativity and business.
01.21.10 John Dye
In honor of National Thank Your Mentor Day, the Utah Mentoring Partnership is hosting a Mentor Mixer and Reception on January, 21, 2010 from 5:30 -7:00 PM at the University of Utah, Olpin Union Building, Crimson View Room.
This event is by invitation only; press is invited.
Keynote speakers include Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, Salt Lake ...
01.5.10 John Dye
In an age when nonprofit organizations are struggling harder than ever to have their messages heard, the value of branding and design has become increasingly essential to their survival. Today, a first-of-its-kind book, Designing for the Greater Good, was released to offer readers insights into great nonprofit branding campaigns in 24 inspiring case studies and hundreds of illustrated examples. ...
12.9.09 John Dye
Wow—two very differing opinions on the status of print publishing.
See the graphic below (very long and vertical) and then the video at the bottom.
versus
dozens of myth-busting facts about magazines tweetable in 140 characters or less brought to you by www.magazine.org....
12.5.09 John Dye
Grow Your Business with LinkedIn!
When? Friday, December 18, 2009 from 11:45 PM - 1:00 PM (MT)
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site.
Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of October 2009...
12.2.09 John Dye
Wow! Big accolades from HOW.
Here we are: http://howdesign.com/top10sitesfordesigners/
11.18.09 John Dye
We hope you enjoyed our presentation!
Please feel free to view the slides below and download them as well.
Remember, in addition to social media we also offer traditional marketing and advertising services, including radio/TV, direct mail, e-mail, texting, and other services.
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Facebook Essentials for Busine...
10.8.09 John Dye
Looking to get hired in the ad agency and/or graphic design world?
Get familiar with digital mediums, including how to integrate social media into the marketing mix.
More than a third of 250 randomly selected, senior-level advertising and marketing executives report they'll be increasing staff in the next 12 months, while 55% are ...
10.1.09 John Dye
This summer, Pear Analytics released an interesting study.
MarketingProfs.com wrote on it as well.
According to the research, 40.5 percent of the messages published on social-media-darling Twitter are "pointless babble," and a mere 8.7 percent of tweets have pass-along value to others.
The piece won itself a lot of buzz from both sides of the proverbial fence. Anti-Twitterers were all, "AHA! I ...
08.11.09 John Dye
Fluid Studio once again assisted the Gallivan Center with graphic design for their full season of events.
The next event is Rock 'n Ribs.
Below is some information about the event.
Look for more details on the Gallivan Center's website HERE . . ....
Designing for the Greater Good | 
What is the future of print publication? Rise or demise? | 
Upcoming Seminar: Grow Your Business with LinkedIn! | 
Fluid Studio makes HOW's "Top 10 Sites for Designers" list | 
Want an agency job? Get web savvy! | 
Twitter: Pointless babble? | 
Gallivan Center Rock 'n Ribs Event | 
