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Smart businesses are cashing-in on checking-in with Foursquare, Yelp, Gowalla & more As the number of smart phones like iPhone, Blackberry and Android explode in the marketplace, more and more consumers are "checking in" with geo-location social games and smart business owners have an opportunity to cash in. Read More... Want to Rank Higher in the Search Engines? Image Marketing Concepts Can Help! There are many tools available to help your website get listed higher in the search engines, getting you in front of more of your potential clients. Read More... Image Is Everything - Are You Sending the Right Message to Your Customers? As a business owner, it is wise to learn the importance of branding from the onset of any entrepreneurial endeavor. Read More... Holding the Internet in the Palm of Your Hand What is WAP? WAP is an acronym for Wireless Application Protocol. WAP allows cell phone users to access the internet directly on their mobile phone through their cell phone network. Read More... Tips for Marketing Your Local Business Creating a business in a climate of ever increasing competition takes careful planning. Read More... Image is everything for your business First impressions count. Imagine approaching a website that gives the impression of amateur design, and lack of thought. Read More... How to Build a List of Potential Clients Using Your Website Each time your website is accessed, the potential of customer interaction is a very real one. Read More... Clearing Your Cache: How & Why In order to speed up web browsing, browsers are designed to download web pages and then store them locally on your machine in an area called the "cache". Read More... Why You Need a Website Q: My business is very small, just me and two employees, and our product really can't be sold online. Do I really need a website? A: That's a good question. In fact, it's one of the most important and most frequently asked questions of the digital business age... Read More... Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust		11/04/2011 - IMC Graphtek Interactive and Image Marketing Concepts (IMC) Merge 5/17/2011 - IMC Image Marketing Concepts receives a Silver Summit Creative Award in the 2011 Summit International Awards for the design of oldtownartisanstudio.org. 4/14/2011- IMC Kate Spates slated as a panelist for Arts, Media, & Entertainment Industry Forum, presented by College of the Desert, held on May 5, 2011 at Renaissance Hotel, Palm Springs beginning from 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussions will include: New and emerging careers in the A.M.E. sector Trends in Graphic/Digital Design The future of 3D Technology Trends in TV & motion picture production The role of multi-media animation Social media and mobile web technology Trends in Performing Arts Contact Avanté E. Simmons at 760.346.8041 x7945 to register 2/17/2011- IMC Kate Spates will present a workshop "Market Yourself, Market Your Business, Online" to Coachella Valley Women's Business Center on April 20, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - In this interactive, highly informative workshop, you will learn all about how to build your brand, how to utilize social marketing to build your business, what search engine optimization and pay per click advertising are and how to use them, and how to guide customers to your site. Sign up at www.cvwbc.org 01/18/2011 - IMC Kate Spates slated to speak regarding "Managing your Social Networks" at Leadership Coachella Valley group on February 18, 2011. Not open to the public. 01/17/2011 - IMC Kate Spates slated to speak regarding "Social Media for Small Businesses" at Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism Internet Marketing Workshop on February 2, 2011. Space is limited, RSVP to Nyla Patzner (npatzner@visitpalmsprings.com) 12/15/2010 - IMC Introducing our new ZenDesk Support system We're excited to share the news with you about our newest technology application at IMC. In the next few days we will be rolling out a new customer support system through ZenDesk. 10/27/2010 - IMC Top 6 Internet Trends Deciding where to spend your time and budget can be a daunting task for small business owners, but knowing your target market can help you communicate effectively with potential customers. 9/27/2010 - IMC SunLine Transit Agency Winner of Three APTA AdWheels Awards 9/22/2010 - IMC Desert Wake at Sunset Ranch Partners with Image Marketing Concepts to Launch Desert Wake Social Media 8/31/2010 - IMC Kate Spates to speak on "Social Marketing" at Coachella Valley Women's Business Center, September 21, 2010. 7/29/2010 - IMC SOCIAL MEDIA - NOT A PLACE FOR SHARING AFTER ALL? New concerns about privacy settings online arise after 100 million Facebook users are exposed 7/29/2010 - IMC Evy Hanson discusses social media security risks on the evening news on KESQ channel 3 7/8/2010 - IMC Kate Spates to speak on "Social Marketing" at La Quinta Chamber of Commerce Power Lunch 7/12/2010 - IMC Kate Spates to speak on Social Media and Technology Trends at the Indian Wells Rotary luncheon Monday July 12th. 4/28/2010 - IMC Kate Spates to speak on How to Use Social Media at Score Coachella Valley Workshop Wednesday April 28th. 4/23/2010 - IMC Image Marketing Concepts Announces Launch of SunLine Transit Agency Website 2/11/2010 - IMC Image Marketing Concepts receives Goldline Certification for Third Year 02/1/2010 - Winter 2010: IMC Tech Talk The beginning of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on the old and plan for new and exciting ventures. Our client relations managers have lots of new tricks and tips that can help you stay up to date on upcoming trends for 2010.... 12/07/2009 - IMC Kate Spates Assumes New Role as President of Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley! 09/11/2009 - Fall 2009: IMC Tech Talk At Image Marketing Concepts, we work together as a team to make our projects flow effortlessly. Our friendly project managers are excellent communicators & detail oriented. They pull the projects together with the clients, the creative teams & the technical teams. In this issue, each project manager will talk about what's going on in their worlds... 8/18/09 - IMC San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce - Kate Spates, together with Betty Jo Toccoli from California Small Business Education Foundation, presented an E-commerce & E-Business workshop to the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce. 8/7/09 - Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Coachella Valley Rescue Mission wins World Wide Competition Association of Gospel Rescue Mission 2009 Media Innovation Competition 7/15/09 - IMC Bell Gardens Chamber of Commerce - Kate Spates, together with Betty Jo Toccoli from California Small Business Education Foundation, presented an E-commerce & E-Business workshop to the Bell Gardens Chamber of Commerce. 7/13/2009 -IMC Image Marketing Concepts Selected as One of The Leading Web Designers of the Western United States Click here to watch YouTube® Video. 7/7/09 - Goldline Research Web Design Western US Industry Overview - IMC nominated for review for 2nd year in a row. Click here to watch video. 5/26/2009 -IMC Kate Spates to speak at California Small Business Day in Sacramento regarding E-commerce, Online Marketing & Social Networking. 5/29/2009 - IMC Kate Spates, Christine Blue & Parris Loder to speak at Palm Desert High School career day. 02/21/09 - IMC Kate Spates selected to be a Moderator & Panelist at Women Leaders Forum - Wall Street Teens on March 28, 2009 02/05/09 - IMC Kate Spates to be a Moderator & Panelist at Entrepreneur Workshop at UCR on February 26, 2009 12/12/08 - Patti Gribow's Round Table Kate Spates, featured guest on Patti Gribow's Roundtable to discuss holiday tech 11/10/08 - Patti Gribow's Round Table Kate Spates, Christine Blue & Parris Loder featured guests on Patti Gribow's Roundtable to discuss mentoring. 11/4/08 - IMC Image Marketing Concepts Donates Website for Salvation Army 11/3/08 - Patti Gribow's Round Table Kate Spates participates on Patti Gribow's Roundtable to "talk tech" about domain management 10/17/08 - IMC Christine Blue & Kate Spates are appointed Public Relations Co-Chairs for the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (www.cvrm.com) 10/10/08 - IMC Kate Spates named as a judge for the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Girls tryouts (www.bhcc.com) 09/29/08 - IMC IMC moves to Suite 202 and expands to include two new team members, Lori Reid & Dave Dwyer 6/5/08 - National Association for Professional Women Kate Spates featured in June E-Newsletter 5/16/08 - IMC Kate Spates & Christine Blue speak at Palm Desert High School Career Day 2/22/08 - Rancho Mirage Chamber Kate Spates nominated as Business Woman of the Year 2/21/08 - IMC Kate Spates featured on KMIR news, local NBC affiliate, in a piece entitled "Modern Working Woman" 2/19/08 - Entreprenuer Magazine Image Marketing Concepts selected as one of the Most Dependable Web Designers of California 8/1/07 - IMC IMC launches Extreme Makeover winner Animal Samaritan's new website 05/10/07 - IMC Kate Spates appears on Patti Gribow show to talk "tech" 3/27/07 - IMC Kate Spates elected to serve a 3 year term on Women Leaders Forum board. 3/27/07 - IMC Kate Spates & Nicholas Martin-Mauser speak at Palm Desert High School Career Day. 2/16/07 - IMC Kate Spates guest speaker at Desert Contractors Association Dinner 10/31/06 - IMC Kate Spates slated to speak on the panel at Leadership California 01/19/2006 - 92260 Magazine Kate Spates featured as one of 10 people on Palm Desert's "Hot List" 6/15/2005 - CSBA Local Small Business Receives Award From Legislator

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