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January Marketing and Design Events around St. Louis

So it’s the second week of 2012, and you’re back into the swing of things at work, right? How are those other resolutions going? What about the one to attend more of the awesome marketing, social media and design events in our great city? Well, leave it to Atomicdust to help you out. Here’s a list of upcoming events for January. And since you’re bound to run into a few Atomicdusters at these events... you’ll have someone to thank!

See the list of January Marketing events in St. Louis.

New Year brings New Wallpapers

We're back from our holiday hiatus and ready to tackle all of the great plans we have in the works for Atomicdust in 2012. And we thought we would help you kick off your new year with a new batch of fresh wallpapers from our creative team. Download one (or all!) for your desktop, phone and iPad, and have a great 2012!

Healthcare websites go mobile – with help from Atomicdust

If you’ve ever tried to access a website designed for desktop browsers on a mobile device, you’ve probably noticed it’s often less than an ideal experience. First, of course, is load time – it can take a long time to load those media-rich pages. It also can cost you money if you’re on a limited data plan. And then there’s the pinching, zooming and scrolling. Despite manufacturer’s claims of full compatibility and the near-tablet sized screens of some of the latest models, it’s still a huge issue, right? Well, if you think it’s not worth it – imagine how your customers feel.

Gateway EDI had been wondering the same thing – so they came to us for help. Read more about the mobile site we designed for healthcare billing provider, Gateway EDI

After a Year of Hard Work…

We're taking a break over the holidays to spend some time with our families and friends. We will be out of the office from Monday, December 26 through January 1, but will be back at it on Monday, January 2.

We wish you and your family a joy-filled and safe holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Timeline: A Storybook of Your Life

This week, Facebook is rolling out its new Timeline, arguably the largest overhaul to Facebook’s design since its inception in 2004. Facebook Timeline has been in beta testing since September, and after finally resolving some legal conflict, it’s being made available to its estimated 800 million users. Read more about Facebook's new profile layout - Timeline.

Atomicdust Holiday Wishlist Vol. 4

At sundown tonight, it will be the fourth day of Hanukkah, less than thirty-six hours until Christmas morning and three days until Kwanzaa celebrations begin. As this holiday wishlist series comes to an end, we want to thank you in advance for heeding our demands and buying us all this stuff. We can't wait to get back in the office on the 2nd and open our gifts!

Here are a few last-minute editions to our holiday wishlist. 

Think You Know Facebook Ads?

I use Facebook Ads. I love Facebook Ads. I even recommend Facebook Ads to others. But I do stumble across a lot of misconceptions about them. Whenever I see an article about advertising on Facebook, the comments that follow are usually something along the lines of, ‘If they start showing me ads, that’s it! I’m quitting!’ Why the hostility? Are Facebook Ads really that disruptive? Learn more about Facebook Ads, and how they know so much about you

Atomicdust plugs in to branding and design platform for Perch

Picture this: You’re in a hotel, getting ready for a meeting. As you get up to leave, you grab your laptop, phone, bag and suitcase – and head out the door. You’re on your way before you realize your chargers are still plugged into the wall back at the hotel. 

It’s a scenario that plays out in hundreds of hotel rooms, lounges, airports and homes every single day. Some companies’ solution to the problem has been to sell replacement chargers, but our client, LPS Technology had a better, far less wasteful approach.

Read more about our branding, design, and marketing work for Perch.

Atomicdust Holiday Wishlist, Vol. 3

Less than ten days left to get your holiday shopping done! Still looking for inspiration? Check out the third installment of the Atomicdust Holiday Wishlist.

Click here to see our holiday wishlist.

Don’t Forget! Tuesday is AdSaint’s Holiday Agency Crawl

As you know, Atomicdust is participating in AdSaint’s Holiday Agency crawl through Midtown Alley on Tuesday, December 20th.

The crawl is featuring eight different creative firms, all within a few blocks of each other. With all those agencies to visit, you’re probably worried you’ll miss one. Or you’ll get lost.

Not so.

We created nifty cards for you to keep track of where you’ve been and where you’re going next. Pick one up at your first stop.

The schedule is as follows:

5:30-6:30: happyMedium, Spoke
6:30-7:30: Mercury Labs, Back 2 Basics, Atomicdust
7:30-8:30: Scorch, RGG Photo, TOKY

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday around 6:30pm. We’ll have plenty of beer, Gus’ pretzels and a warm fire, so stop on by.