Web and E-Marketing Sites and Strategies 

As a strategic development firm, we assist clients to achieve measurable improved results.  In developing clients' web and e-strategy solutions, we only work on projects where we can leverage our abilities to facilitate and articulate the client's strategy and value proposition.

 

We collaborate with both the client and their other service providers in either developing and  implementing a results orientated "E-Strategy".

 

For clients with sophisticated needs, we collaborate with with other developers and technology futurists  to develop and implement their e-strategy.   The list below links to sites that we have developed and describes the both the intangible measurable results achieved.

American Equestrian Trade Association

 

Not for profit trade association serving the equestrian industry.  First we developed their public site (left) designed to promote activities, events and increase membership. Features include membership application and dues collection, dynamic drop down menus and random rotating images.

 

  Upon completion of the public site, we created a members-only online community (far right) complete with discussion forums, blogs and member profiles while maintaining their desired branding graphics and color schemes.

 

        AETA Community

Communicates the competencies of a contract office furniture installation and delivery company. The home page features a slide show that efficiently provides a graphic illustration of the company's range of services. The FAQ page is carefully designed to communicate the company's unique advantages. This simple, optimized site regularly generates qualified project prospects through top five search engine rankings for their desired search terms. 

aQsi is a Naperville, IL based Training and Business Improvement Firm specializing in helping Graphic Arts companies to improve the performance and their processes.  Client has since transitioned to self publishing.

   

Manufacturer of analytic equipment for saving fuel, improving engine performance and cleaner air with industrial trucks and motorcycles.  Their site serves to make it easy for visitors from their three diverse market segments to quickly navigate to the desired product information.  The site regularly achieves top five search engine status for their desired search terms.  It generates a regular flow of qualified prospects and supports their print and direct mail campaigns.

Character Matters in Lake County

Not-for-profit association site for disseminating information on ethics and character in Lake County, IL.  A pro-bono project for an organization in need with minimal resources.  Organization now merged with another. Site has closed.

 



ChicagoExecutiveCoaching.com

An optimized micro site that regularly attracts prospects for Executive Coaching engagements for C-Level executives and high level professionals.  Site content provides education for coach selection and additional educational resources.

ChicagoSalesCoaching.com

Micro site designed with a focus on sales process improvement tools. The site, with its search optimized domain and content regularly generates prospects sales development services, seminars and speaking engagements.

Fallen Oaks Equestrian Center



Clean, simple site for local English riding facility. Copy and images are used to convey a feeling of community prevalent among their happy customers.
Fallen Oaks Site

Twin Cities Strategic Consulting Firm.  Simple 12 page site developed and launched in one week from principal's Power Point presentation.  Assisted with enhancement of micro site and relocated it to the same server.

 

Micro site focused on Talent Assessment and Job Benchmarking Tools. Designed to graphically communicate the conceptual advantages of cutting edge talent assessment tools for use in recruiting evaluation and performance coaching.

Execution Catalysts

 Site for Operations Consultancy specializing in process improvement.
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Site built to communicate the competencies of an Operations Improvement Consultant firm specializing in high volume mail order pharmacy facilities. Upon request, the site was optimized with search engines to secure the #1 position for searches for the principal's name.

 

A micro-site created for distribution of free and useful information to start-up and expanding restaurants. Through educational marketing, the site was supports direct mail campaigns designed to generate prospects for a Chicago architectural firm.  The campaigns and site are designed to opt-in and identify those preparing to start-up or expand restaurants or food service facilities are difficult to find.

  

 

Profit Improvement Consulting Firm needed a professional look and feel to support their embedded video presentation.

 

Liberty Limestone Co.

The site shows demonstrates the use of their products and services by illustrating how plain, white cut stone can be used to create appealing architecture affects. The site serves to reinforce the company's marketing efforts with Masonry Contractors and architects. Copy serves to  connect their value proposition with the company name.  The site communicates the company's options for their custom stone fabrication services while including over 20 pages or mechanical drawings and architectural specifications. 

 

We also assisted the client in both replacing and subsequently regaining a lost domain name that had been neglectfully abandoned by a previous service provider and scooped up by a cyber-opportunist.

 

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Peacock Colors, Inc.

 

Colorful rebuild of a manufacturers' site features a dynamic menu system that allows for easy navigation through their wide variety of specialty products and services and an opening slide show that demonstrates their capabilities. Site makes it easy for new and existing customers to get started with preliminary documents.

Designed to elegantly convey the attributes of quality and responsive service. Also serves as an educational buying guide for prospective customers. Site is search engine optimized and generates 400 to 500 page views per day and a page view to visit ratio of 4 to 1. Google Page Rank is 3.

 

The site has continuously maintained top-five rankings for their targeted search terms for three years.

 

We have administered an Adwords campaign that has duplicated the results of a previous service provider for and saved 60% of their costs.

Micro-sites created to target local Corian and Zodiaq prospects.

                     

SumpPumpsNow.com site

SumpPumpsNow.com

A micro site for a plumbing contractor designed to attract and convert local prospects who search for a source for prompt replacement and installation of sump pumps.

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Tough Seal Buoys.com is a micro site that supports Walsh Marine Products' post card mailing campaign.  This simple site supports their "No Brainer" concept by providing a competitive comparison for buoy buyers showing advantages of a Tough Seal™ Buoy vs. long standing, inferior, industry standards.  The site's content is designed to help their prospective customers make more informed decisions by helping them to discover the deficiencies of competitive products that had become standard in the industry.

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Designed first to graphically and verbally identify the attributes of an ideal client and then to convey expected outcomes.

The site has achieved a Google page rank as high as 4 and a regularly generates 2 to 1 Page View to Visit ratio.

 

The Vista Development site has also served as a six-year proving ground for testing web tools, service providers and e-strategy components that we subsequently can recommend to clients with confidence.

 

Vista Development's Micro-Sites exist to focus on specific client needs and support both pay per click and optimization (SEO) strategies. They include ...

Web Strategy Facilitation and Site Implementation Assistance Clients...

  • Anatol Equipment Manufacturing Co. - Web Strategy Facilitation and Content Creation  -site currently under development.

  • Peacock Colors: Candle Industry Micro-site: CandleColorBeads.com - Developed by New Circle Consulting

  • Millusions  -  A specialty metal surface application process that allows Designers to "Bring Bling to their Things".

  • Saddlers Row  -developed concepts, copy and talent selection for new retail storefront.

  • JTP Contracting: Search Engine Optimization and content improvement to convert the site into an effective prospecting tool

  • Walsh Marine Products - manufacturers of buoys, markers and floats for regulated waterway regulation. Ongoing optimization and Adword account management.

 

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