Keeping Web Content Fresh – A Necessary Evil

Posted By : Adam Staples   Posted On : June 17th, 2011
Topics : Business Strategies, Content Development, Social Media, Website Marketing

Let’s call a spade a spade. For most organizations, updating web content is a pain. We know we should do it, but with few tools to accurately and directly measure the return we get on the investment of time and resources, it often, if not ALWAYS, loses. Why wouldn’t you finish that red hot proposal [...]

Your Next Web Strategy – Make it Mobile.

Posted By : Kiley LoCascio   Posted On : May 18th, 2011
Topics : Business Strategies, New Technology, Website Marketing

Convenience is certainly paramount in most of our lives. We go to Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts before a local coffee shop because there is usually one within a half mile radius. Finding and searching for information is the same; we grab our smartphone or tablet before we grab our computer because, it is convenient. These [...]

Which Software Framework Should You Choose?

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : April 21st, 2011
Topics : Application Development, New Technology

When it comes to considering a technology platform for your upcoming application development project, there is certainly no shortage of options to choose from. .Net, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Java, ColdFusion…and the list goes on and on, but which one is the right fit for your application?

Generally speaking, any of these platforms would work for your application. Be careful when making your decision, however, that you examine other potentially key details about the project.

The One-Page Wonders Seem to be a Hit for UX and Budget

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : April 13th, 2011
Topics : Design, User Experience Design

Not every website needs a lot of complexities tied to it but rather just a great design that gets to the point. Below are five examples of one-pagers that use anchor links to navigate the user throughout the page.

Drive and Retain Visitors to Your Website

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : April 5th, 2011
Topics : Website Marketing

Generally speaking, there are two core concepts that drive the need for development of new content on your website. The first is to attract new prospects. The other is to nurture existing relationships with your clients.

As you develop new content, actively categorize it into two different groups: content meant to capture new visitors (Capturing Content) and content meant to retain visitors (Retention Content).

Managing a Change in Project Sponsor

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : March 30th, 2011
Topics : Project Management

You’re managing a project and suddenly the client’s project sponsor changes. How should you best handle that?

4 Steps to Engage Your Website Audience with Landing Pages Using the Galvin CMS

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : March 9th, 2011
Topics : Website Marketing

To improve your website engagement a landing page will help target your message directly to a targeted audience. Here are 4 Simple Steps on creating a landing page with the Galvin CMS.

Get Your Salespeople to Actually Put Data into Salesforce.com

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : February 10th, 2011
Topics : Business Strategies

Many sales managers struggle with Salesforce CRM data being up to date. By utilizing a point system your sales people have to keep data up to date.

5 Easy Ideas to Keep Your Website Content Fresh

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : February 7th, 2011
Topics : Design, Website Marketing

Keeping website content updated is a challenge but there are easy approaches one can take to keep the website content updated with fresh content.

Was President Theodore Roosevelt a Good Project Sponsor?

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : February 1st, 2011
Topics : Project Management

President Theodore Roosevelt put great pressure on the Chief Engineer John Wallace to “make dirt fly” and the project started off badly. In a web or software development project use a work breakdown structure to properly manage all the details, scope and budget of the project.

Try a Landing Page Instead of a Contact Us Form

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : September 7th, 2010
Topics : User Experience Design

Your contact us form won’t produce activity if it doesn’t have a purpose.

Thank You, American Workers

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : September 2nd, 2010
Topics : Business Strategies

Continuing with the drive and commitments to make America a great country.

A Good Lesson in Defining Website Design Requirements….From a Cake?!?!

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : June 16th, 2010
Topics : Design, Galvin Processes, Interface Design

Just by ordering a cake we got a good example of how necessary it is to document design requirements.

Business Lessons Learned from My Visit to Holiday World

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : June 14th, 2010
Topics : Business Strategies

There are many business lessons that Holiday World showcases. On a recent visit to Holiday World I got to experience those and I look forward to implementing them into Galvin Technologies.

Expectations – Exceed Them

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : June 9th, 2010
Topics : Business Strategies

As a professional service company we have to constantly improve and exceed expectations.

Treating People Well (or Flies and Honey, which ever you like better)

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : May 7th, 2010
Topics : Business Development, Business Strategies

The key to making a sale and keeping customers is to make a positive and lasting impression

Better User Experience on “Forget Password” Processes

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : April 12th, 2010
Topics : Application Development, Interface Design, Uncategorized, User Experience Design

Develop and design an better “Forget Password” process.

My 5 Favorite Things with Salesforce.com

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : April 9th, 2010
Topics : Application Development, Business Strategies

5 great things that I like about Salesforce.com – By Gary Galvin, President of Galvin Technologies

Software as a Service: Licensing Multiple Units in the Digital Age

Posted By : Tom Schaetzle   Posted On : March 19th, 2010
Topics : Application Development, Business Development, Business Strategies

Valve, the Bellevue, WA-based video game development company, was already one of the most successful and highly-regarded businesses of its type when it again revolutionized computer gaming. Years before, Valve released the critically acclaimed first-person shooter Half-Life, to this day considered by many to be the greatest game to be released on the PC platform. [...]

Business Lessons from My High School

Posted By : Gary Galvin   Posted On : March 15th, 2010
Topics : Business Strategies

a business can succeed by working as a team.