Category Archives: indianapolis

It’s the Strategy, Stupid

Ok, so I don’t think people are actually stupid; I just know that not everyone takes the time to really understand marketing. Some people study engineering or computer science or excel in a craft. Others, like me, study public relations and marketing. One of the first things I learned is the importance of knowing [...]

Five Resolutions Your Business Can’t Afford to Break

We all start out the New Year with aspirations for improvement personally and professionally. Here are five ways to build in structure to your high hopes for business success in 2010:
Evaluate Your Goals
How has your business changed in the last year? What’s 2010 going to look like for your industry? Do current sales meet your [...]

The Geek Bar…Remodeled!

Back at the end of September, you may recall us posting about how our creative staff was “evicted.” Oh, we were thrown out all right! If you missed that picture blog, you can view it here.
Our new creative office has changed significantly since then. We can’t even recognize the place now. Okay, that’s a stretch, but we really [...]

The Great Ghost Blogging Debate 2009

I dragged myself out of bed an hour and half earlier than normal to attend the second Indianapolis Social Media Breakfast on Thursday morning. Even as a morning person, getting out of bed was tough when the weather was a blustery twelve degrees; but I was too intrigued by the topic to miss the breakfast: [...]

The xiik Geek Weekend Extravaganza Recap

So about a week ago we posted that the gang here at xiik was planning a weekend full of fun. Well, mission accomplished.
Friday was a great treat for everyone from the Indianapolis office because we finally got to meet the new folks from Los Angeles. So, we of course prepared the office by drawing all over [...]

The xiik Geek Weekend Extravaganza!

The bossman, Topher, takes the geek experience to the next level yet again by planning a team building weekend, full of fun activities for our hardworking team here at xiik! Now, we aren’t just talking the Indianapolis office either. We’re flying in folks from as far as Los Angeles. Team building, of course, is important to [...]

Flash Corporate Sites Dead?

We highly respect both the comment presented by ickydime and the incredible work that The Basement produces (so much so that we gave them our very first bold link in our blog).  Thank you for your comment.  Readers, if you haven’t taken the time to read their comment to our blog, please check it out.   [...]

Flash Corporate Websites are Dead…Oh…and Intros Too

Flash is an awesome technology.  We at xiik use it all the time, in fact.  You’ll notice that about half of our sites have a Flash element somewhere.  Flash components, integrated into a webpage, are great for displaying several pictures in a rotation, showing video or playing audio.  That doesn’t give you a lisence to [...]