The Grand International, a high-end hotel located in Minot, North Dakota, is the latest website launch from the crew here at TodayMade. The facility features top-notch accommodations for travelers, meetings, and events . Looking towards the future, Grand International knew they needed a fresh look for their website, but more importantly, a way to meet the demands and needs of today’s mobile traveler. That’s where we came in. We built the site using our own TodayCMS custom content management system, which allows Grand International to make changes to their website. We also chose to use our responsive website design technology, which allows the site to [...]
Just days before we all snuck out the back door for Christmas vacation, the Todaymade crew was busy launching a new site for our friends at the National Association of Hearing Officials – or NAHO for short. From their site: The National Association of Hearing Officials, Inc., is a professional nonprofit organization formed in 1986 and is composed of individuals involved in administrative hearings. The board of directors and members work together and share information and training related to hearings. After a year of exceptional growth, NAHO came to us with some very specific needs. They needed a site that had [...]
Activities for Learning, Inc. is famous for their unique approach to mathematics, and their founding product – the AL Abacus. Coined by a unique design, and a hands on approach, their products have been helping children learn math for decades. Activities for Learning is a great North Dakotan success story. Founded and operated out of Hazelton North Dakota, Activities for Learning has been improving math education worldwide since the early 80s. The curriculum is loved by thousands of home school moms, teachers, and montessori educators all over the world. After all of their success, the RightStart™ program finally has a [...]
It has been a long time coming, but we finally found some time for ourselves. We spent the last year building some great sites and delivering some great content about social media and online marketing, and it was finally time to give all of that great content a new home. So, this week Todaymade officially rolled out a completely new website of its very own. This site is not only a leap forward for Todaymade, but also for web design in North Dakota. This new site serves as a great example of just what is possible in today’s online world. [...]
This fall, we’ve been happy to work with the Minot Convention & Visitors Bureau on an exciting new effort to turn the magic city into a Foursquare city! As many of you know, Foursquare is a social networking application that allows users to check-in to various locations around town using their smartphones. Shop and business owners are allowed to create specials and incentives that make Foursquare a fun way to explore and save all across the country. The Minot CVB embraced Foursquare as a growing force in social media, and saw the potential that it held for businesses and the [...]
We are super-pleased to be announcing a new site for our wonderful friends down south – the Bannockburn Christian Academy. The Bannockburn Christian Academy is a private Christian school in the Austin area that helps Pre-K through 8th grade students to become Biblically-minded, academically-versed, socially-balanced and fully equipped to make a positive impact in their community.
One year ago today, Todaymade officially opened it’s door for business! For us, it was a magical moment. Todaymade was something that both Justin and I had been planning for some time. It was the company that we both had been waiting to work at, and create. At one year, there are still many, many, things that we have yet to accomplish, but we are certainly proud of our first 365 days. In the first year, we have published over 200 blog posts that help our customers do better marketing, we have taught companies how to write their own social [...]
We would like to give a big, hearty, Todaymade style congratulations to the Minot Convention & Visitors Bureau today, as they recently raked in an award for their innovation and leadership within the city of Minot. Last week, at the Upper Midwest Convention & Visitors Bureau Conference the CVB was awarded the Bruce McDaniel Award for Bureau Innovation for the creation and implementation of the website rallyminot.com. Bravo, Ladies! I’ll tell you what – we could not be more proud of the Minot CVB crew. They city of Minot was facing a crisis, saw an opportunity to lead, and took [...]
It was a great week for launches. Not only did we launch into the the new Todaymade office, but we have also been busy launching a brand new site for Vance Vetter Homes – Bismarck’s finest home builder. Vance Vetter has been building the highest quality custom homes for over 20 years. His experience and attention to quality and craftsmanship have made him the true leader in the area. He insures that each custom home he builds is a reflection of its owners, and the ideas they envisioned when they first began their journey to obtaining their “Dream Home.” So, [...]
Today is the day! We are officially moving into our new home at The Social Space. Todaymade’s office will now be located at 318 East Broadway Avenue in Bismarck. At this very moment we are lugging our Macs across the threshold, and wishing we would have packed lighter. It has been quite the process, but completely worth all of the effort. We can’t wait to settle down in our new home. There have been many that have given their time and talent to make today possible. We thank them! And, we thank you – our readers – for joining us [...]
We are all aware of the massive flooding that has brought so much havoc to Minot, ND. The images and the devastation are surreal, but there is one thing that continues, and that is the resilience and fight of the residents of Minot. The magic of Minot will live on! A few weeks back, we launched RallyMinot.com, a flood/recovery information hub, for our friends in Minot, but what we didn’t mention was a site that we had launch just a few weeks before – Minot CVB’s new blog “The Word on the Street.” The CVB needed a few things. First, [...]
Today, we are officially taking the curtain off of TodayCMS, our custom-driven solution to an age old problem. CMS systems, short for content management systems, allow you to control the content on your website. We set out to design the easiest, and most powerful CMS system on the market, and well, we think we’ve delivered handily. In a Word, Easy In the past, you essentially had two different options when it came to CMS solutions. You could go with an out-of-the-box solution like WordPress (cheap and kludgy), or you could go with something that is 100% custom coded (expensive). Both [...]
In last weeks post, I spoke a bit about the flooding that is ravaging many areas of North Dakota right now. The devastation is already surreal, and the fight is long from over. In Minot, the Mouse River has already reached a record setting crest, and the waters are not subsiding quickly. Let’s Rally For Minot At this point, I think that it is impossible for any of us who are not in Minot to understand the level of disaster. It is extreme, and at this point the citizens of Minot need to do everything they can to save their [...]
So, here’s some fun news. Todaymade is officially, and finally, getting it’s own home. By that, we mean an office, and we are pretty excited about the opportunity that we have lined up. For Todaymade, an office was always in the cards, but until recently, we hadn’t found the right space, location, or potential that we needed to make things work. Up to this point, we have been working out of home offices, which certainly comes with its own set of benefits, but of course, it’s time to move on. The Social Space So, we have officially entered into a [...]
Watch as Garrett unboxes the newest batch of Social Media Field Guides right before your very eyes! Register/Learn more: http://todaymade.com/fieldtraining/ Social Media Field Training + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Minot, ND – May 17th Bismarck, ND – May 24th Bend, OR – May 24th Write Your Own Social [...]
Everything on the blog this week was about content in one way or another, which is great news, because good content is the most important part of any good social marketing plan. If your content isn’t any good, then neither is your marketing. Here, is a run-down of everything we covered. Be sure to catch up on anything you missed. Monday On Monday, we talked about one of the toughest jobs in marketing, and that’s learning to decide who you aren’t selling to. When we are creating a marketing campaign, or even developing products or serves, we can easily make [...]
It has been awhile since we did a week in review post and I think it is high-time we get back into the habit. Here, are some of the subjects we covered this week on the blog. Monday For most of us, we started the week off with a list things that we needed to get done. How did you do on yours? On Monday, we talked about the power of lists and their most important contribution to business – productivity. Read: The beginning, end, and hidden power of the to do list. Tuesday We were serious on Monday, and [...]
Todaypulse is not a new subject on this blog. We have mentioned it here, here, and here, but up until today it has been a closed product that wasn’t available for public registrations. Well, we are thrilled to announce that we are finally ready to take the covers off. Starting today you can get your own trial Todaypulse account, and the good news is that it is absolutely free for 14 days. No credit card is require to sign up. Click here to start your account in less that 30 seconds. What is Todaypulse? Todaypulse an easy to use social [...]
Boy, this week sure flew by. Here is what you might have missed. Monday On Monday we introduced a new topic to the blog, and that was some healthy discussion about location based social networks. Read: Understanding Foursquare, Facebook Places and location based social networking. Tuesday We continued our look at location based services on Tuesday with a glance at what the future holds for these types of networks. Read: Location based social networking. What does the future hold? Wednesday On Wednesday, we somehow figured out how to talk about floppy disks, the artist formerly known as Prince and the [...]
Welcome to the inter-tubes Studio Vision Productions, formerly SVP Multimedia, of Bismarck, ND! Today, we are proud to be unveiling a new site that we have been working on for the last few months. Studio Vision Productions is a little gem of a videography and photography shop, located right under our nose. Colleen and Tony have both mastered their arts and do some of the best wedding and corporate videography in the area. Their clients even include the likes of Fox News! We were proud to be a part of the project, and thank them for letting us lend a [...]