April 2nd, 2009
Montana has three members of the United States Congress, Representative Dennis “Denny” Rehberg (R) and Senators Jon Tester (D) and Max Baucus (D). Of our three congressmen, Mr. Rehberg has demonstrated the greatest affinity for social media and has been a great advocate of governmental responsibility and transparency.
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March 5th, 2009
On March 5, 2009 at approximately 8:40am, 5 businesses were destroyed in the Bozeman explosion and several other Main Street businesses were damaged when a natural gas explosion occurred. While 11 people were originally unaccounted for; that number trickled down to 1 casualty – a 36 year old woman.
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January 29th, 2009
Spy shots of a BMW model that has to be seen to be believed! A concept car for today’s fragile economy, featuring sleek new aerodynamic styling and a unique look that is daring and bold.
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January 28th, 2009
A Kid with an Eye for Design
I could say that I have been doing some form of art and design since before I could even hold a pencil… that is if you count the abstract artistry of smeared food on my highchair tray. Seriously though, I’ve always had a knack for the arts and a [...]
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December 19th, 2008
A cool and interesting animation of the progression of a logo design for the non profit organization Esperanza Center in Bozeman, Montana. This non profit organization has been the beneficiary of some engaging pro bono graphic design and web development by Manifest Creative.
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December 17th, 2008
The detailed progression of a new logo for the Esperanza Center, from initial design to the finished product.
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December 12th, 2008
Today we’re continuing in our recent vein of articles… Baby steps for beginners who would like to improve their Montana internet marketing; but don’t know where to even begin.
This article will focus on e-mail marketing, specifically, how to create a list of people and addresses to mail to.
What is e-mail marketing?
E-mail marketing is the process [...]
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December 9th, 2008
Today, Google.com sent me an interesting press release. They’ve announced that their service “Street View” is now available in Montana. At first glance, it appears that a great deal of ‘metropolitan’ Montana is included in this release.
What is Street View anyway?
Street View is a part of Google Maps. There are 3 main types of views [...]
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December 2nd, 2008
Chances are you have heard either Phil or myself mention the importance of creating quality content as a integral part of any search engine optimization (SEO) strategy.
Recently we decided to take a better approach, and actually demonstrate the methods we use. Our goal was to illustrate how, by writing content targeted for specific keywords, you [...]
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November 26th, 2008
By David Howlett
If you hadn’t already noticed, times are getting tough for businesses in Montana. In the bigger scope of things, it is safe to say that things are getting harder all over. These are economically scary times for Montana businesses, and fear and uncertainty seem hard to escape these days. With the unfortunate forecast [...]
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