Tag Archives: website design

Alliance For Safe Kids

Visit AllianceForSafeKids.org The Challenge The Alliance For Safe Kids, a nonprofit based in Yorktown, NY, had been dealing with some technical issues on their existing website. While they were, in general, happy with WordPress they needed to switch hosting companies and fix several bugs on the site. Since they were already focused on the website and dealing with existing issues they took the opportunity to make a number of upgrades as well. The existing site was not mobile-friendly, nor were they able to accept online donations. The content had become cluttered and the focus what not on their primary objective; highlighting community events and supporting local youth. Solutions We worked extensively with staff to create a focused content development strategy. This strategy outlined how we would streamline the website, pare down the number of pages significantly and create an outline for the remaining pages. An integrated calendar highlighting upcoming programs…
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MVP Basketball Camp

The Challenge MVP Basketball Camp’s website was full of great information, including details on upcoming fundraising events, camp registration and more. Unfortunately, the information was not necessarily easy to access. Nor did their site leverage web-based assets such as subscriber opt-ins and online registration. The website was not mobile-friendly making it hard for visitors using phones and tablets to access information as well as negatively impacting search engine placement. The site managed by a third party making updates and site maintenance a very slow and costly process. Lastly, their blog was a separate entity from the website making site maintenance and management far from ideal. Solutions We created a single, unified – and mobile-friendly – website and blog for MVP leveraging WordPress as a Content Management System. Links to donation forms and registration to fundraisers were given more prominent placement using graphics to invite readers deeper into the website. Online registration and…
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Kaja Gam Interior Architecture & Design

The Challenge Kaja Gam Interior Architecture & Design had an elegantly designed website but content management system was difficult to work with. What should have been a highlight of the site – Kaja’s portfolio – was limited to eight photos. And since the portfolio did not support the addition of text search engine optimization was significantly impaired. An email archive was added to the website but created in such a way that each was a “dead end” and created a poor user experience. Solutions WordPress created a much more flexible infrastructure on which to build a growing portfolio and blog archive. A clearly-defined hierarchy greatly improved the search engine optimization of the site. Key Successes In reviewing the Google Analytics we were able to cut recurring advertising expenses by identifying channels that were not performing. That money was instead invested in other channels that were performing; Analytics showed a 50% gain in…
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ColumbiaDoctors Of The Hudson Valley

The Challenge ColumbiaDoctors of the Hudson Valley, with offices in Suffern and Monroe, needed a website that would appeal to seniors, the practice’s primary patient load, with a younger demographic, an area in which they hoped to grow. In collaboration with DesignWorks NY, CoCommunications and MarketingWorks NY we provided a cross-discipline approach that addressed the variety of needs on this project. Solutions We built a comprehensive strategy integrating the doctors’ expertise and communication skills in addressing patients’ concerns. A blog and email campaign were key components of the strategy. That content was used again as part of a social media campaign designed to broaden their reach and introduce the practice to new markets. Key Successes Segmenting the email list allowed subscribers to select just the news they want to receive, increase engagement, and minimize “overexposure.” Branded social channels took the engagement to where the audience was already gathering, and driving traffic back…
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Working With Web Designers

“I thought you would just do it for me.” I once had a client say those exact words to me. The impression – or more likely, the hope – was that he would sign the contract and I would magically whip up a website with compelling content and fabulous visuals that would launch his business into the stratosphere. But successful web design projects don’t work that way. A vacuum sucks. So does working in one. The best projects are done collaboratively. A marketing professional will help you craft a message that will resonate with your audience rather than sound melodious only to your own ear. A talented web designer will create a website that not only looks good but will allow even your mother to easily navigate the site. A good programmer will code a website that can be updated by the coworker who hits “reply all” to virtually every email the…
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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.

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Mobile Website Vs. Mobile App

I got a call today from a nonprofit here in Westchester. We had an interesting conversation about creating a mobile website vs. a mobile app. It’s a question lots of businesses and nonprofits are asking lately so I thought I’d share some of what we discussed here.Feel free to ask follow-up questions or share your experiences. What is a mobile website? When mobile devices first started getting smart you needed to create a special mobile version of your website so visitors could see things properly on their tiny, little device screens. Then more devices started getting smarter so you needed to have multiple versions of your mobile site – in addition to your “real” website – so that they rendered properly on all the various smart devices. Now, design standards are getting smarter and developers are turning to what’s referred to as “responsive design.” Responsive design allows website designers to create one…
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What Does A Website Cost?

“How much will this cost me?” It’s one of the first questions most folks ask when they begin thinking about redoing their business website. Fair question. We all live in the real world and we don’t have money to burn. To answer the question lets begin by looking at what you’re “buying.”

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Creating 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.

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Yonkers 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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