This is the 4th and final segment of my interview a few weeks ago with Peter Moses and John Churan, hosts of Westchester Eye On The Radio, WVOX. I am fortunate to have had this opportunity and enjoyed discussing the State of Marketing in Westchester with them. Below you will find key points of our conversation. As always, please give us a shout if you have any questions or comments about this topic or need assistance with digital marketing. Key Points from the show Q: In regards to modifications and changes in internet marketing and digital marketing for the last decade or so, we were talking about how visuals have taken over much of this marketing. Do you think it is going to sway back? A: Style always changes and what’s popular from one year to the next changes just like fashion. It also depends on who you are working with…
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The State of Marketing In Westchester [podcast]
I spoke to Peter Moses and John Churan on their WVOX radio show, Westchester Eye On The Radio, on April 20th. We discussed the state of marketing and specifically marketing right here in Westchester County. We will be posting segments from the hour-long broadcast over the next several weeks. Here is the first segment. Here are some key points from the show. Q: Is the marketing industry growing in Westchester? (@1:50) A: It’s not necessarily growing, but it is certainly changing. It’s no longer big agencies, a la “Mad Men”, but it is now a team of collaborative partners depending upon the needs of the project. Q: What is CSS? (@3:28) A: CSS is Cascading Style Sheets. Similar to how you might format a Word document, CSS allows you to style your website. Q: What about businesses that don’t distinguish between important information and irrelevant information? (@4:28) A: Marketing is about building relationships…
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Grow Your Business With Yorktown Entreprenuer
GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH YORKTOWN ENTREPRENUERWestchester Marketing Café to Present at WCC GROW Conference Yorktown Heights, NY – (April 15, 2015) Award-winning web designer and Yorktown-based entrepreneur Jann Mirchandani has been selected to present at Westchester Community College’s Gateway to Entrepreneurship (G2E) Center GROW Conference on Friday, May 1st. Mirchandani, the owner of Westchester Marketing Café LLC, will lead a Social Media Lab at the conference, which is the region’s largest gathering of business owners and professionals for the purpose of workshops and training for small businesses. Mirchandani established Westchester Marketing Café in 1999 uniquely positioning it as both a marketing firm and a web development firm. She combines her 20-plus years of marketing experience with her technical expertise to execute online marketing strategies for the real world. The Certified Woman-Owned Business provides online marketing strategy and implementation for small and mid-sized businesses and nonprofits. “I love what I do…
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Sound Earth Launches 2nd Annual Best Animal Rescue Contest
Westchester Marketing Cafe is happy to be working again with Sound Earth on their 2nd Annual Best Animal Rescue Contest, a.k.a. “BARC”. To enter, participants upload a photo of their pet and share the story behind the rescue of their pet. Last year entries came from as far away as Ohio and Florida. Besides a plethora of cats and dogs pets included a turtle, a crow, a guinea pig, and rabbit. The theme of the animal contest ties into Sound Earth’s mission to provide support for stray animals in need. The contest marketing helps to get them in front of their target audience. The entry and voting system provides lead generation. Participants get a wonderful sense of community by sharing their feel-good stories. It’s a win all the way around! Want to Learn More About the Benefits of Running Your Own Contest? (Animal or otherwise?) Marketing Benefits Of Running An…
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Granite-Springs.com Goes Live
Granite Springs Asset Management Launches New Website Yorktown Heights, NY, (June 12, 2012) – Marketing Cafe is pleased to announce the launch of the new Granite Springs Asset Management website. The website, which relaunched in late May, was the second generation website for the Manhattan-based firm.
Continue readingMarketing Cafe Wins Big W Awards
June 6, 2012 — Tarrytown, NY Marketing Cafe won two Bronze Big W Awards for the Yonkers Partners in Education website; Interactive Media: Blog and Pro Bono. The Big W, awarded by the Advertising Club of Westchester, is given to advertising, marketing, public relations and other creative professionals in Westchester County for excellence in their field. The annual event is a celebration of the creative talent throughout Westchester County. This is the fourth consecutive year that Marketing Cafe has received this recognition. “Seeing the quality of work on display, and knowing that the judges see that our work as worthy of this recognition is amazing,” said Jann Mirchandani, Owner of Marketing Cafe. The Gala was held on Wednesday evening at Abigail Kirsh in Tarrytown.
Continue readingCreating Order For Chaos Commandos
Creating Order for Chaos Commandos Yorktown Heights, NY, (March 7, 2012) – Marketing Cafe announced the launch of its most recent website development project, GarageDivision.com a division of Chaos Commandos. The new site, GarageDivision.com, the first part of an ongoing project, creates an online portfolio for Chaos Commandos to show off the high-end projects they’ve managed for clients. “Over time time we’ll be adding a blog, a client communications piece and of course, we’ll continue to highlight the great work that Rob [Mizrahi] does for his clients,” explains Jann Mirchandni, Owner and Chief Marketing Officer of Marketing Cafe.
Continue readingYonkers Partners In Education “Worst Of Westchester” No More
“Worst Of Westchester” No MoreMarketing Café launches new website for Contest Winner Yonkers Partners In Education Yorktown Heights,NY, (January 24, 2012) — Marketing Café recently launched the new website for the “Worst Of Westchester” contest winner Yonkers Partners In Education (YPIE). The site, YPIE.org, went live on January 23.The quirky contest was designed to celebrate Marketing Café’s own rebranding by paying it forward and helping aWestchesterbusiness with their website. The winner received consultation on effective web marketing, a website redesign, including a new blog and implementation all at no cost to the organization. “The process [of rebranding and redesigning our own website] was challenging but ultimately such a valuable exercise. We wanted to share that with others,” says Marketing Café’s Jann Mirchandani. YPIE’s winning entry emphasized the important work they do for the Yonker’s Community as well as a vision of what they wanted to achieve. That was a winning combination,…
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Interview on WorkAtHomeSuccess.com [podcast]
Jann Mirchandani recently completed an interview on WorkAtHomeSuccess.com. The full interview is 30 minutes long and covers a variety of topics around running a small business, marketing for small businesses and social media. For more information about starting and running an at-home business, visit WorkAtHomeSuccess.com Listen to the podcast.
Continue readingMarketing Cafe Earns Big W Awards
Marketing Cafe is proud to announce that it received four awards for web design at the 40th annual Big W Gala by the Ad Club of Westchester (ACW) held at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, NY. The Big W Awards recognize excellence in advertising, public relations, marketing, and interactive media. We are delighted to be in such distinguished company. Our Big W Awards this year are: Silver for Interactive Media – Blog; CoinReplicas.com Bronze for Interactive Media – Self Promotion; www.WestchesterMarketingCafe.com (umm, you’re on the site now) Bronze for Interactive Media – Pro Bono; CortlandtPanthers.org Bronze for Interactive Media – B2C; CoinReplicas.com
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