Welcome to the new AdMavericks! If you’re a regular reader, you’ll notice a lot of new features and updates to our current site. If you’re new to AdMavericks, thanks for joining the party! I encourage all of you to read to the end of this post because we want your feeedback and there’s something it for you. Here’s what’s changed.
User Interface
Cleaner look with less clutter. Content should be easier to find. Engagement level with us should be enhanced.
Sharing Tools
An enhanced Twitter widget and a new Facebook widget. We want you to follow us on social platforms and we’re hoping we’ve made it easier to do so, no matter what mediums you use. Check out the social bookmarks at the bottom of our posts (Digg, Google Buzz, Stumble Upon, Twitter & Facebook)
Redesigned Authors Widget
We think knowing the authors will help you better explore the site. For example, you may hate what I write about (I’m a realist) but Jess Held’s take on branding, PR and event marketing is really why you’re here. Find Jess’s latest content on the home page and here.
More Lessing-Flynn Love
Links directly to our site to minimize any confusion as to who is behind the aviators and flight suits. We’ve even added a footer.
New Header (Coming soon!)
Almost everyone at Lessing-Flynn contributes to the AdMavericks blog. No sense in just putting the authors on there. This is a group effort and should be marketed as such. No worries though, we’ll still be keeping the flight suits and aviators.
Change in Platform
We’ve moved from a WordPress.com platform to a WordPress.org platform. This may seem like semantics to non-bloggers, but a lot of the changes outlined above were not doable on our old platform.
None of this would have been possible without the work of WordPress ninja Andy Brudtkuhl of 48 Web. Seriously, the guy is absolute stud when it comes to WordPress site development. I don’t have enough words to express the satisfaction the Lessing-Flynn team has for Andy’s work. If you’re in need of some blog love, trust me, give the guy a call.
So what’s in it for you?
We want your feedback. Please leave your thoughts and ideas in the comments section. What you like, what you hate, what would make this site better for you. Best recommendation that gets implemented will win two free tickets to the DSM: SUSHIBOMB on September 19 at Jasper Winery. We’ll let Andy Brudtkuhl assist with the judging. Fire away!!!
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Guess I’ll get this party started. First off, totally feeling the redesign. Crisper. Cleaner. Completely more compelling. Not wearing a cap right now, for it violates the company dress code policy, but if I were, I’d be tipping it to the chef, Mr. Brudtkuhl.
Secondly, glad you updated your sharing tools. Now, I might even share your posts, those deemed worthy of course, with my friends on Facebook and Twitter. I’d also share them with my friends on Google Buzz, but nobody would ever see it since, you know, nobody uses Google Buzz.
I’ll conclude by offering my lone grievance: how come I didn’t receive my customary email alerting me to the fact AdMavericks just published some new material? I had to manually type in http://www.admavericks.com to get here, and, well sir, that just won’t cut it. Must I register a second time? If so, you might inform your other loyal readers of this inconvenience.
That is all,
J Winn
Blueduder – Glad you like the new look! We were definitely going for crisper and cleaner…
Since the migration from WordPress.com -> WordPress.org there must have been a mishap in the email subscriptions… We are looking into it!
I am missing the tag cloud with my name in it, but otherwise, love the new look! Congrats and good job, Andy!
By the way Fleming – you are too kind!
Claire – we can definitely add that back in
Dig it!
I hear I’m too late to comment and win tickets to the raw fish party (congrats BlueDuder) going on this weekend…but wanted to add..where is the nifty button that allows me to get notifications for follow up comments? I have to be ready to combat at any instant