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Tulsa Website Design Recognized– GuRuStu Group Recognized on ‘One Page Love’

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:44:24 +0000

The GuRuStu Group was pleased to learn we were recognized on the website One Page Love, the ultimate showcase of one page websites. We were recognized for our work on the Joe Momma’s Back to School Battle of the Bands website. This website was a one page site designed and donated to promote an annual event held in downtown Tulsa by business owner, Blake Ewing. The event features sets by local high school bands and through paid votes raises much needed funds to benefit Youth Services of Tulsa.

We are so pleased it was recognized on One Page Love and even more pleased with the success of the event. Many, many thanks to all those who attended and helped raise money for Youth Services of Tulsa. Good luck to all the bands as they go back to school this year. Everyone was so great. We were impressed with your talents. Keep practicing for next year!

View our one page design for the Joe Momma’s Battle of the Bands.

http://joemommasbattle.com/

View our site as recognized on One Page Love.

http://onepagelove.com/category/music-related

The GuRuStu Group is a marketing, branding and website design agency located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. We take pride in being able to craft the most brilliant and cost effective solutions to our clients needs. The GuRuStu Group has 5 star reviews in Tulsa Website Design Firms. You will not find a better more knowledgeable design firm in Tulsa, especially if you are seeking a self-manageable WordPress website. View examples of our work at http://www.gurustugroup.com or give us a call to discuss your web presence, branding and marketing strategies.

The award winning GuRuStu Group has the most impressive team of experienced graphic artists, programmers, copy writers and social media specialists working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you are looking for a Tulsa advertising and design firm to handle your branding, advertising, marketing, SEO or social media management needs in and around the Tulsa area give the GuRuStu Group a call. We welcome you to browse our website at http://www.gurustugroup.com to learn more about us and the many services we offer.

The GuRuStu Group is an interactive media and design firm located in the heart of downtown Tulsa. We can help you with all graphic design and media needs, from radio to television and all printing needs from logos to business cards, from magazine ads to billboards. We can build a custom website to serve your individual needs and match it to your already existing branding or we can develop your new branding at the same time. All websites designed by the GuRuStu Group come with a user friendly content management system, namely WordPress. When you contract with the GuRuStu Group to build your website, you will own your code and you will be able to easily manage and update your site on your own. Your satisfaction is our top priority because when you look good so do we.

Mobile Map Development – GuRuStu Group Sponsors Mayfest with New Mobile Map- mayfestmobile.com

Stuart McDaniel — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:48:42 +0000

MayfestMobile.com

MayfestMobile.com Menu

MayfestMobile.com Street View

MayfestMobile.com View

The GuRuStu Group recently designed a mobile map for downtown Tulsa’s largest annual festival, Mayfest.

View this link to watch the GuRuStu Group’s commercial which aired on Newson6 (KOTV), promoting the new mobile map we designed for Mayfest 2011.

GuRuStu Mayfest Commercial for Mobile Map

Mayfest 2011 was a huge success and stats on the mobile map show it was a great success as well.

Visitors to Mayfest were able to utilize the map’s search feature to locate their favorite food vendors, their favorite artists, as well as, view the festival’s entertainment schedule.

We had a great time working with organizers of Mayfest and look forward to an even bigger and better event next year.

The GuRuStu Group is a branding, marketing and website design firm located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The award winning GuRuStu Group has the most impressive team of experienced graphic artists, programmers, copy writers and social media specialists working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you are looking for a Tulsa advertising and design firm to handle your branding, advertising, marketing, SEO or social media management needs in and around the Tulsa area give the GuRuStu Group a call. We welcome you to browse our website at http://www.gurustugroup.com to learn more about us and the many services we offer.

Website Design in Tulsa – What’s Your Favorite Flavor at Josh’s Sno Shack?

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:00:27 +0000

Summer is quickly approaching and nothing says summer fun in Tulsa more than nice refreshing shaved ice from Josh’s Sno Shack.

The GuRuStu Group recently designed a new website for Josh’s and had a great time sketching the entire Josh Family to appear on the new site. Now Josh’s fans can enjoy caricatures of their favorite ‘Baristeskimos’ or those who serve snow cones.

Stop by one of Josh’s Sno Shacks and pick your favorite flavor. Then visit their new website at http://www.joshssnoshack.com and mark the “like” button next to your favorite flavor to see your name appear on their website and share your favorite flavor on your Facebook page.

My personal favorite flavor is ‘Charlie Brown’, a scrumptious blend of banana and chocolate, sure to turn any average Joe into a Good Man. Try one and soon folks will be telling you too, “You’re a good man, Charlie Brown”. And isn’t that what it’s all about, staying cool, having fun, and being good.

The GuRuStu Group is an interactive media and design agency in downtown Tulsa, specializing in branding, marketing and web design. We hope you enjoy your summer and get to try many of the different flavored snow cones from Josh’s Sno Shack. Be sure to check their website often for special promotions and offerings.

The GuRuStu Group can help you with powerful ads and innovative ways to incorporate new technology into your advertising and marketing measures. We would enjoy the opportunity to discuss your branding and marketing strategies.

Please visit our website http://www.gurustugroup.com to learn about the services we provide.
The GuRuStu Group is a branding, marketing and website design firm located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The award winning GuRuStu Group has the most impressive team of experienced graphic artists, programmers, copy writers and social media specialists working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you are looking for a Tulsa advertising and design firm to handle your branding, advertising, marketing, SEO or social media management needs in and around the Tulsa area give the GuRuStu Group a call. We welcome you to browse our website at http://www.gurustugroup.com to learn more about us and the many services we offer.

QR Codes Tulsa – GuRuStu Group’s 2011 Mayfest Mobile Map & QR Code

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:00:33 +0000

What are QR Codes? How do they work?

You’ve probably seen them, but may not have understood their purpose.

They look like miniature crossword puzzles, but really they are powerful marketing tools.

Try it yourself! The next time you see a QR code, scan it with your phone and see how it works. You’ll quickly understand the power of its marketing capabilities. Or better yet, come to Mayfest and scan our QR Code for the Mayfest Mobile Map. The GuRuStu Group is sponsoring the 2011 Mayfest in downtown Tulsa. We’re building a Mobile Mayfest Map to allow visitors to find all their favorite artists, entertainment and foods.

http://www.MayfestMobile.com (Launching soon!)

Using your mobile device, you will be able to scan the QR Code printed on Mayfest posters and banners throughout the event and you will be directed to the the mobile map.

QR codes are an emerging technology. They are not quite main stream yet, but they are catching on quickly. The acronym “QR” actually stands for “quick response” code. At a rapidly growing pace, more and more of these codes are being used across advertising mediums.

QR codes look like little digital squares or mini-crossword puzzles. You can easily find them in magazines and online advertisements. They are being used to share additional information about services, products, and locations to people with smart phones. The reason being is that QR codes must be scanned in order to be read. Smart phones have a built in QR reader. In fact, QR readers are becoming a standard feature on most cell phones today.

To scan a QR code, you simply take a picture of the code with your smart phone camera. Once the code is scanned by your phone’s camera, it can take you to a website, map, or even call a phone number. The destination depends on how the QR code was programmed to function.

The technology is amazing, but how can it benefit you? Think about your own ads, your business cards, your flyers, and basically any promotional material you customarily give away. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to provide even more information? Perhaps you would like to link people to your website or a YouTube video! The possibilities of the QR code are endless.

Here’s a free source to make your very own QR code: http://www.QRstuff.com

You can make a QR code and download it. Print it on labels, t-shirts, mugs, or even your business card.

But keep in mind the technology is mobile. So anything you do with the QR code should be mobile friendly. For example, don’t direct people to a website with a lot of animation or one that is not mobile friendly.

Also, the technology is still emerging, so don’t rely merely on the QR code alone. But rather use it to enhance your ads and to provide valuable information that is more effective in a mobile version.

The GuRuStu Group can help you with powerful ads and innovative ways to incorporate new technology like QR codes in your advertising and marketing measures.

Community Involvement -Tulsa’s Junior Achievement Program

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:00:32 +0000

GuRuStu recently participated in Tulsa’s Junior Achievement Program. We want to thank the students & teachers at Celia Clinton Elementary for a very rewarding experience!

If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life, JA is a perfect choice!

Visit their website for information on volunteering today, http://www.ja.org

After visiting their site, I’m sure you’ll understand why, “JA Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.”

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to learn more things we are passionate about and please feel free to join in with us anytime you also support the cause.

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Company Branding Tulsa – Building Brand Awareness in Tulsa – Building Links Increases Brand Awareness

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:07:23 +0000

Brand awareness is a marketing term used to describe how knowledgeable consumers are about a particular brand.

How do consumers recognize and remember your brand?

There are many online mediums which offer powerful ways of increasing brand awareness. Probably the most effective strategy in increasing brand awareness is having external links back to your site from other sites outside your domain.

It takes time and dedication, but your efforts will pay off. Here are some places to start:

Online reviews, blogs
Paid ads
Google, Yahoo, Bing
Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc.

Get started by creating online reviews and blogs with links back to your site. Research topics of interest to your target audience and publish reviews online or blog about these topics while inspiring feedback. Always include links back to your site.

Next make sure all your paid ads have a link back to your site.

Increase your connections with your existing social fans and PR contacts to build links and brand awareness. Learn more about your online audience and determine how you can involve them through social portals. Try to gain inbound links from your audience.

With a little creativity you can create surveys, quizzes and even contests to engage you social fans and get them to link back to your site. A simple step such as merely making a statement or asking a question and then offering it up for discussion among your social fans can increase brand exposure.

Google and Bing both have confirmed they look for these types of social signals in their organic algorithms to weigh a sites relevancy. Which means your social outreach is vital to your online visibility.

It’s definitely worth your time to build and maintain a social outreach. Campaigns strategies with good content, shared by influential social fans and PR contacts will do extremely well in gaining the brand awareness and increased link equity you desire.

The GuRuStu Group specializes in helping businesses get more from their website and marketing material. Whether you need a new website or help with branding and marketing services, we have the creative talents to produce the results you’re after.

Visit us at http://www.GuRuStuGroup.com to see how we can increase your brand awareness.

Event Photography – Josh’s Sno Shack Builds World’s Largest Shaved Ice

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:26:15 +0000

GuRuStu had an awesome time this morning taking photos for a client out at Chick-Fil-A near 71st and Garnett. Josh Juarez of Josh’s Sno Shack and his crew where there making the World’s Largest Shaved Ice. You can probably still see it in Chick-Fil-A’s drive-through. Believe me, it’s not melting anytime soon.

With all the recent snow from what will be forever known as the ‘Blizzard of 2011′, many folks have been off work and out of school for days; just stuck at home. That’s why Josh thought this would be a great time for those who could actually get out of their driveways to do so and come out for a little “Shaved Ice” fun.

So we sent out a few press releases to announce Josh’s plans. We really appreciate all the news coverage the event received. Lord knows it was very cold for those news reporters and it’s a wonder their cameras even worked in this morning’s single digit temperatures.

Be sure to watch for the new Josh’s Sno Shack website coming soon!
http://www.joshssnoshack.com

The GuRuStu Group wants to thank Josh braving the cold and building such a huge cup of delicious ‘Shaved Ice’. Just like all of you, we can’t wait until this summer for our favorite flavors.

Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook to learn other things we enjoy and are passionate about and feel free to join in with us if you also support the cause.

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Social Media Management – Use Social Media to Promote a Web Site Not Replace It

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:00:03 +0000

Did you know that nearly 46 percent of small business owners do not have a web site? And only half of those who do are fully using available tools to track their marketing efforts. This I guess is still better than the 45 percent who believe the myth that their business doesn’t even need one. Unfortunately, these numbers tell a lot about where small business owners stand today in understanding internet marketing.

What are small businesses losing by not having a web site? Customers. More and more people today turn to the internet as their main source of information when searching for a product or service. They use the internet to research companies, look for reviews and to decide what businesses are legitimate. If your business doesn’t have an online presence, your chances of being found or earning the trust of a potential customer are greatly reduced.

Long gone are the days of thumbing through the phone book. And now with all three of the major search engines skewing inquiries towards location, even when the user does not provide a location in the search, it is more important than ever to have a web site.

Or course it’s possible to have a web presence through social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter, but sole reliance on these measures can severely handicap marketing efforts. For example, you cannot build an email list on Twitter. And do you really want your only marketing efforts to compete with all the other ads scrolling on the page?

Social networking sites do work well in increasing traffic to a web site. With millions of visitors each day, they are an excellent means of endorsing products, building brands and increasing overall web site traffic. However, a small business will gain more from these social media outlets by first having a web site to direct customers to.

Without a web site, the business owner loses the ability to take advantage of the Universal Search’s ranking power and the chance to benefit from those search engines who give local results top billing. Furthermore, a web site gives a small business the opportunity to share its company history and information, a powerful tool in connecting with the community and sharing ideas.

Yes, there are a few stories of some businesses using only Twitter to boost sales and increase communication. But proven promotional strategies still rely heavily on a well-designed web site and email marketing. Keep in mind the most common way information is found online is through search engines. And search engines use web sites and blog traffic to assign rankings. It is suggested to use social media to promote a web site not replace it.

Furthermore, today’s statistical marketing data allows business owners to gain valuable information on their site’s visitors. For example, how many people visited, when and how often they visited and where they are located. With this information, business owners are better equipped to improve their web site’s success, perhaps by hosting videos, providing product demonstrations and free downloads or forms for gathering customer information.

Nonstop, a web site communicates to the world 24 hours/ day, 365 days/ year. It can be simple or it can be complex; there’s no limit on size or content. If you want to be found, you need to be where your potential clients are, and that means having an online presence on the Internet. Big or small, your business needs a website.

- Beverly McDaniel

GuRuStu Group

www.GuRuStuGroup.com

Tulsa Based Web Design & Advertising Firm – GuRuStu Group 5 Year Anniversary / Client Appreciation Christmas Party 2010

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:07:57 +0000

December of 2010 marked 5 years in business for the GuRuStu Group and we celebrated with our clients, friends, and family at Central Center at Centennial Park. We enjoyed a special time listening to holiday swing while dining and sharing stories with everyone. Thanks to all our party guests. We were so happy to see everyone and we appreciate all the kind words and good will.

Event Promotion- Social Media Management Tulsa – Salvation Army -Angels Need You to Tweet 4 Toys

Beverly Tilley McDaniel — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:30:27 +0000

The GuRuStu Group is proud to help the Salvation Army in Tulsa this year with their Angel Trees by donating a website for their new program, Tweet4Toys, http://www.tweet4toys.org

Tweet4Toys is all about making sure there are no “forgotten angels”.

This holiday season we hope you will help the Salvation Army with their toy drive. It all takes place on Twitter and is as easy as tweeting #tweet4toys.

When you visit the website http://www.tweet4toys.org you will learn “Tweet4Toys is a program sponsored by Social Media Tulsa (#smtulsa) benefiting the Salvation Army in Tulsa (@SalArmyTulsa) by collecting toys for Tulsa’s forgotten angels.”

The website further explains,”Every year, the Salvation Army helps thousands of families during the holidays. Thanks to the generosity of so many Tulsans, most of the angels are adopted from the Angel Trees each year, but there are always some that do not get their holiday wishes fulfilled. These forgotten angels are still left on the trees when it is time to give out gifts. This year, Social Media Tulsa is stepping up! They are hosting #Tweet4Toys to collect toys that will be used to ensure every forgotten angel receives something special this Christmas!”

Join us in thanking Social Media Tulsa for their support of this wonderful cause.

Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook to learn other things we are passionate about. And feel free to join in with us if the cause is something you also support.

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