Text Box: Microsoft & Dell Team Up with Red Products

Text Box: Who says the big mega-companies can’t help give back and make a difference in the world? For as much as we complain about the Microsoft’s and Dell’s of the world and how they ‘take’ our money, they can sure accomplish good things if they set their minds to it. Near the end of January Dell, Microsoft and Bono announced that you may now buy a ‘RED’ Dell computer with ‘RED’ Vista loaded onto it. The ‘RED’ product line was introduced in 2006 by Bono who teamed up with a number of varied, big businesses to create products consumers could buy with a significant portion of the funds being donated toward eliminating the AIDS epidemic in Africa. “To date, (RED) partners have contributed more than $57 million to the Global Fund based on the sale of (PRODUCT) RED products.” You might want to think ‘RED’ next time you need to upgrade.   For more information on the Microsoft/Dell team up click here.    

Text Box: The FUZE NEWSLETTER

Text Box: Volume 2, Issue 2, February 29, 2008

Text Box: TIP OF THE DAY Text Box: Last year we talked about the ‘stickiness’ factor for your website. To refresh your memory, stickiness is a term used in web development that refers to how reusable a website is for its users. Or, how likely users are to return after the first visit. Web developers and marketers have been developing games and fun applications for users to entice them back and keep the company’s name top of mind. Did you see or even ‘Elf Yourself’ last holiday season? Couldn’t even hazard a guess how many people would have uploaded their faces onto the dancing elves provided by OfficeMax.com but you can bet it was substantial. Games and fun things work on a short term basis and encourage referral of your site. Another option is to provide an experience that is relevant and helpful to the user. Aligned with your own delivery of services this combination can make your site a force to be reckoned with and your operation client-centric. Here are a few examples that you’ve seen online of how you can optimize the delivery mechanism of your site—can some or all of them apply in your situation? · Provide a way for users to know what products/services you have in stock. By services we mean blocks of time—which works well for self-serve booking of appointments. The beauty of a system created as an internal tool that is published live in real time is that it is carefully monitored and kept up-to-date. · Sell your products and services online. Prepayment online for services or actual buy/sell functionality can reduce wait time and fulfill needs faster. · Answer questions virtually. Blogs and Forums are a great way to be able to answer questions and open up the dialogue between you and your clients. · Provide online forms for clients to fill in and save time when working with you. All of the above can achieve win-win situations by making internal procedure smoother and the experience for your clients more enjoyable—maybe even seamless. If you are interested in improving the user fulfillment functionality of your website and would like help, call Karrianne at 951-9803 or email us, we can help. Article courtesy of the Static Interactive Team.        

Text Box: Humour Break

Text Box: American Tourist in Manitoba An American tourist was driving through Teulon, MB when his motor stopped. He got out to see if he could locate the trouble. A voice behind him said,  "The trouble is the carburetor." He turned around and only saw an old horse. The horse said again, "It's the carburetor that's not working." The American nearly died with fright, and dashed into the nearest pub, ordered a scotch, and told Frank the bartender what the horse had said to him. Frank said, "Well, don't pay any attention to him, he knows nothing about cars anyway."   Text Box: grounding operations. igniting opportunity.

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Text Box: What Has Your Website Done for Me Lately?            

Text Box: If you use Microsoft Word often to create documents and letters, you may need some tips to help streamline the process and add value to your doc. You may be surprised at all that Word can accomplish! Click here for a great site that provides a ton of tips.