Galaist Launch Party: Connecting & Celebrating Chicago’s Event Industry
September 5th, 2010 in Events, Lunch Parties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julie Darling
Phone: 312.217.0380
Email: julie@galaist.com
The Galaist.com Launch Party
Connecting and Celebrating Chicago’s Event Industry
CHICAGO, IL: The Galaist team is delighted to announce the launch of Galaist.com (www.galaist.com) with a launch party September 16th from 7PM to Midnight at new event space Room 1520 (www.room1520.com).
Bringing together the best in Chicago’s event services industry, the launch gala will introduce guests to the Galaist.com event-planning-made-simple service and entertain with music from jazz band Sabertooth Quartet and a rocking DJ set from Hideout Dance Party DJs Hologram Trav, Lackie P and Dirty Dish.
Top Chicago restaurants and catering companies will be serving hors d’oeuvres, Hop Ruiter Belgian Beer, Cosentino Wine and more will be providing an open bar, and gift bags full of Galaist swag will be sent home with event attendees.
Showcasing event services in an intuitive, easily searchable and elegant online format, Galaist.com makes event planning a snap. With a profile on Galaist.com, event service providers can make a big impact on those searching for their specific event services. From florists to entertainment providers, event spaces to limo and car services – all of the services essential to an event’s success – Galaist.com connects searching event planners with Chicago’s event providers.
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
I like saying Ad Agency, but.. are we at Doejo - Interactive Media, New Media or a Web Agency?
September 5th, 2010 in SEO
People ask all the time, what is doejo? I always say.. "it's an ad agency" "it's a web agency" " we do everything, consulting, web design, web development, tv commercials, print etc"
Saying "Interactive Media" and "New Media" is out of date already, so we want to go back and just be ad men, who specialize in the web.
Doejo is a Web Agency, Page #1 on Google says so.
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
Speaking at TECHcocktail Startup Mixology Conference Oct 28th
September 3rd, 2010 in Speaking
Frank asked me to speak about my life and all the startups i'm so addicted to... well.. starting.
Information
TECH cocktail is hosting its second conference, the Startup Mixology Conference, on Thursday, October 28, 2010 in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.
Our first conference, held in May 2008, had an amazing speaker line-up and received great feedback, so we thought we’d give it another go! This newly revitalized format will provide a small group of attendees with a powerful day of learning from experienced entrepreneurs. Participants will hear some of the best in the industry talk about the little things that can make all the difference, share their successes and more importantly, their failures, and provide their own case studies from you to learn from and be inspired by.
The Conference Venue
We are excited to be using the newly remodeled Lincoln Hall as the venue for the conference. With its state-of-the-art sound and video systems, full kitchen, three stocked bars and spectacular music hall stage, Lincoln Hall is perfect for a comfortable and intimate setting for us to get down to business.
Lincoln Hall is just a few blocks from the Fullerton CTA “L” Stop. They also offers parking for only $6 at the Children’s Memorial Hospital just down the street at 2316 N. Lincoln Avenue. Additionally, there is metered street parking but we’d only suggest this option if you are feeling lucky and have lots of quarters.
The Startup Mixer Venue
After the full day conference we will be hosting our classic startup mixer event just north of Lincoln Park in the Wrigleyville neighborhood at John Barleycorn Wrigleyville from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. This event will follow our traditional startup mixer format as we will offer several local startups free demo space to showoff in an expo-style. It will be free for conference attendees and $10-$20 for non-Conference attendees (includes a couple of drinks).
Questions?
Contact Frank Gruber, Jen Consalvo, or Julia Labandz.
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
What's Greater Than this?
August 25th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Marketing, Goodies, Clients
Our friends at CheekyChicago.com wrote up a nice spot on an awesome new favorite coconut water based sports drink you might have heard of...
So many people are drinking coconut water for its high potassium and hydrating qualities, but coconut water alone does not give you enough electrolytes and hydration. I recently spoke to Mark and Jon Sider, Chicago brothers who have created an incredible sports drink called Greater > Than.
Mark and Jon were fed up with all the sugary, artificial, chemically formulated drinks on the market so they decided to actually do something about it. The result is Greater > Than, a drink that is completely all natural. It’s sweetened with stevia and beet sugar as opposed to tons of additives. Powered by coconut water, G>T also includes ingredients to help you hydrate and perform your best while working out. I’ve even heard a few people tell me that the electrolytes in G > T make it a perfect hangover cure.
Mark and Jon worked with top nutritionists and sports scientists to create this low calorie drink, but they didn’t want to skimp on taste. G > T comes in three yummy flavors: lemon lime, tropical and orange. I love the lemon lime, which tastes like a fruity Sprite. G > T recently launched in Chicago and will soon expand to other states. You can also purchase product on the G > T website.
So, what’s behind the name Greater > Than? Mark and Jon believe that you should never settle for less and that includes what you put in your body. Be greater than in all that you do!
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Darren Marshall Creative Director |
New to Doejo: John Link, Project Manager
July 22nd, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Goodies
Today I'd like to introduce the newest member of our team, John Link. John recently moved to doejo from a background of amateur segway piloting, bustling newsrooms, and I think something having to do with angry lawyers. We've been getting him up to speed him on board for about a week and we're really stoked about what he's brought to the table so far.
Why we need a Project Manager
Everyone at Doejo has a very strong Freelance background. Juggling work and managing deadlines comes pretty naturally to all of us--we're psuedo Project Managers. But after doing the job ourselves for the past few years, and putting an incredible amount of time and energy into keeping up with demand, we've really come to appreciate the qualities of a good project manager. John link will help us define requirements, putting together estimates, and keeping our teams on scope & budget.
Thank you John--Looking forward!
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Darren Marshall Creative Director |
Launch: Osborn Energy
July 1st, 2010 in Uncategorized
Our friends at The Hazel Group recently brought a development project to us; a conversion from a Flash developer, they needed it in HTML/CSS/JS, mimicking the same UI and effects. Osborn Energy is emerging as an independent energy company with a great track record, and tested research and development outcomes.
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Darren Marshall Creative Director |
Wow. That tastes great!
These guys are fucking dope.
"Greater Than: Coconut Water with Added Boost of Electrolytes Pair of post-college Chicago bros Jon and Mark Sider are looking to riff off vogue for coconut water as natural sports drink with brand dubbed Greater Than that employs mathematical greater-than symbol as logo. It's formulated from coconut water (how much they wouldn't say) plus electrolytes plus water and comes in at 70 calories per 20-oz bottle. "Coconut water that tastes great" is proposition for brand initially available just in Chicago. "Nice taste," offered Mary-Ann Somers, marketing vp at Coke's VEB brand incubation unit, but wondered whether it's defensible proposition should others try same strategy. Former Pepsi exec Michael Hartman: "Interesting way to mainstream coconut water," but is it meaningful-enough point of difference should larger cos respond? Designer Ian McLean applauded iconic pack that "falls somewhere between Nike and Speed-O." Why launch in backyard of Gatorade brand? "Have to blame our parents," responded one of bros, "that's where we were born." Info at DrinkGT.com."
4 SEO Basics that most people don't know
June 17th, 2010 in SEO
Yeah, yeah, yeah, SEO this, SEO that.
Whether working with large corporations or new sites, I'm always surprised (and surprised to find myself surprised) that more people do not understand SEO basics.
Dear Madames and Sirs,
Before you call me and tell me you want to be #1 for that keyword with a billion monthly searches, please make sure that you've read the following:
An IDEO Props & Thank You!
June 16th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Misc
A gentleman named Beau who works at the design firm IDEO popped into our Cafe Agency on Broadway and knew we were a design agency. We connected right away and he was kind enough to invite us to a party at the new IDEO HQ located at 626 W Jackson, it was a blast. Seeing creative design and business agency's grow and spread across the globe like IDEO inspires the shit out of me. The space was amazing and the work would make me for sure proud. We were looking at a kidney transplant device they made sitting right next to a product line of soaps and lotions and on the floor near the shelf of creation was a Trek bike that was designed for people who might be afraid of ridding a bike and it just all made so much sense.
So thank you, and I will mail back the prop glasses I ended up wearing all night and walking out with. In the mail. http://philcoextra.tumblr.com/post/703087095/props
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
The Doejoers
