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
Tux or no tux at the awards banquet? That is the question.
Fluid Studio was nominated for the Davis County (Utah) Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award (mainly for our work in the social media realm and the outreach we have had with businesses training them on these topics in seminars).
We could use some more hardware in the office (can't everyone?). Keep ...
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. ...
12.5.09 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...
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 ...
08.24.09 John Dye
Charlene Li, co-author of Groundswell, and former Forrester analyst, started her own company, the Altimeter Group.
We all know with the advent of social media like Facebook, youTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter, marketing is changing. Marketers today can be mired in a jumble of buzzwords that have little meaning behind them. Marketers need to rethink strategies and start thinking about relationships ...
08.21.09 John Dye
In teaching a recent seminar on social media to a group of Utah CEOs, I was bombarded with questions like:
“Is LinkedIn the best social network for businesses?”
“How can creating a Facebook page for my company impact my business?”
“Should I be on Twitter?”
“How can YouTube help drive traffic to my website?”
These are all very valid questions. We are all hearing more ...
08.11.09 John Dye
Have you heard? iTunes 9 will likely include integration with Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm Mashable provides some additional details about that rumor
Facebook, MySpace, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media News, Social Networks, Twitter
07.17.09 John Dye
Some questions have been posed to me over the last few months about how people can use social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) to hire and be hired. Well, the answer could potentially be very long. In short, social media allows each entity (be it an individual, company, non-profit, etc.) to create an online presence. As people look to ...
Blogs, Business, Facebook, Social Media, Social Media News, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
06.11.09 John Dye
I love Microgeist.
A great blog with valuable messaging.
I read a post on the site recently entitled "What a Social Media Expert should be."
I agree with many of the tenets, which I have summarized below.
For the full article, click HERE.
a) Awareness of the available social media ...
Advertising, Blog, Blogs, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0
06.10.09 John Dye
Fluid presented a seminar on YouTube and viral video today.
There is no doubt that YouTube is the big boy on the block. In May 2009, the site had almost 70 million unique visitors (per compete.com).
Metacafe.com and Vimeo are a distant 2nd and 3rd currently.
When doing some research for the seminar, I found a good site.
Per the site, ...
Fluid Studio nominated for Davis County Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award | 
Designing for the Greater Good | 
Upcoming Seminar: Grow Your Business with LinkedIn! | 
Want an agency job? Get web savvy! | 
What is Apple's social media strategy? | 
Social Media for Recruitment
What makes a marketer a true social media expert? | 
What are the top 5 video streaming sites? | 
