Content Management
Mar.22, 2011 by Aaron Clark
We’re Growing As Two New Execs Join the R2i Team
We’re excited to announce that our team has recently expanded! After settling into our new home in the Pacific Northwest, we are ready to colonize New England.
Andy Maddocks has joined r2i as President of its newly launched Boston office. Andy comes to us after providing over five years of marketing and technology leadership at [...]
Tags: Marketing, Mobile, R2i SMASH, web marketing
Categories: Business Development, Content Management, Internet Marketing, Mobile
Jun.22, 2010 by Megan Bozman
Technology for Marketing: The Quest for the Ideal Webinar Platform
Let me start by making a confession. The admission of the following fact is inevitable as a result of writing this blog post:
R2i offers webinars. We do so in order to educate potential customers and capture leads. Fear not; we will not harass you. We strictly adhere to marketing best practices and instantly honor all [...]
Tags: selecting the best webcasting service, webinar platform buying guide
Categories: Advances in technology, Content Management, Project Management
Jun.09, 2010 by Chris Chodnicki
DNN 5.4.x Data Model and DB Changes
Here at R2i we work with DotNetNuke (DNN) Community and Professional Edition CMS versions building custom modules, integrating outside systems & data sources and performing regular upgrades for many clients’ sites. We find that every day we are referencing the data model. To help our software engineers (thank you Eric Brzezenski) we have [...]
Read More »Tags: Chris Chodnicki, DNN, DotNetNuke
Categories: Content Management, DotNetNuke, Open Source, Project Management, R2integrated News
Feb.18, 2010 by Matt Goddard
As Brands Become Publishers: Steps for Successful Transition
Before the advent of the Internet, the publisher-brand dichotomy was both distinct and complementary. Publishers catered to and created communities of interest, delivering content and facilitating dialogue with its members. Â
Brands depended on a publisher’s ability to reach those communities and paid to have their content delivered to those groups. The role of the brand was [...]
Tags: Marketing, Matt Goddard, social marketing framework
Categories: Content Management
Oct.20, 2009 by Chris Chodnicki
DotNetNuke (DNN) Community Edition ERD Data Model and Meta Dictionary Exposed
Here at R2i we work with DotNetNuke (DNN) Community and Professional Edition CMS versions building custom modules, integrating outside systems & data sources and performing regular upgrades for many clients’ sites. We find that every day we are referencing the data model. To help our software engineers we have created the ERD data model and meta data [...]
Read More »Tags: DotNetNuke DNN
Categories: Content Management, DotNetNuke, Engineering Best Practices, Open Source
Jul.30, 2009 by MariaKelly
Business Social
There are numerous, obvious reasons why Facebook and other social networking platforms are worthy of our attention. Social networks facilitate online connections by providing people with alternate ways to interact and share. These connections aren’t just for personal consumption; more and more businesses are building a Facebook presence to showcase their strengths and keep the social aspect of doing business alive and well. After all, isn’t it just as important for businesses to be sociable?
Read More »Tags: Facebook, maria kelly, R2i, social marketing, social media, social networking, Yamaha
Categories: Content Management, Internet Marketing, Social, Uncategorized
Apr.23, 2009 by LoriUlloa
Social Media Personas
Social Media has changed the way that the world largely communicates. Advances in social website technology now allow users to keep up with individuals and groups on a more intimate level that they may not have had the ability to stay connected to in the past.
Read More »Tags: blogosphere, Blurb, Facebook, Flickr, FriendFeed, LinkedIn, lori ulloa, MeetUp, MySpace, Personas, Twitter, WordPress, YouTube
Categories: Content Management, Open Source, Social
Apr.23, 2009 by LoriUlloa
Publicity Campaigns and Your Business Goals: Lessons learned from Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay.
You have an idea that will get your business or persona a lot of attention online either as a direct result or by-product. You’ve cooked up a contest, promotion or publicity stunt that will incite the desired result of increased website traffic. But is that really the desired result? Although a good scheme may get you a spike in website traffic, will it get you more sales, contracts or donations? Will this new found fame be sustainable or short lived? When the traffic gets to your website, what would you like for the users to do?
Read More »Tags: Business Goals, Coldplay, copyright infringement, Joe Satriani, lori ulloa, Publicity Campaigns, sustainability, website traffic
Categories: Business Development, Content Management, Current Events, Search Engine Optimization
Apr.21, 2009 by DaveTaub
IA & GUI: What’s the Difference?
In the continuing saga of acronym soup, let me introduce you to the Information Architecture (IA) and Graphic User Interface (GUI):
Read More »Tags: data flow, dave taub, Design, Graphic User Interface, GUI, IA, Information Architecture, R2i, user experience, web marketing
Categories: Content Management
Mar.13, 2009 by ChrisMechanic
Top 10 Content Management Systems Compared
When I was asked to write about the Top Content Management Systems, DotNetNuke (DNN) and WordPress immediately come to mind because of their ease of use, maturity and adoption by organizations. (to see a full set of popular CMS take a look at our detailed list of additional top CMS).
WordPress.
If you have never used WordPress, [...]
Tags: DotNetNuke, Open Source, WordPress
Categories: Content Management
