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		<title>Monadnock Hospital Annual Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Nelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospital Annual Report Design]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/09-0015_MCH_ANN_for-WEB.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1530" title="09-AR-cvr-sprd-webINSET" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/09-AR-cvr-sprd-webINSET.jpg" alt="MCH Annual Report" width="250" height="132" /></a>Monadnock Community Hospital’s 2009-2010 Report to Our Community is hot off the press! This years’ report featured a look into the future of health care in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. This report (the tenth consecutive MCH report art-directed by <a href="/the-team/bob-dukette">FirstTracks Creative Director/VP Bob Dukette</a>) took a slight turn from previous reports by reducing the amount of text and increasing the visual experience for readers with photography by Geoff Forester, and a bold, colorful new look.</p>
<p>The Report also focused on short testimonials from loyal donors that have contributed to the success of the Hospital, as well as patient testimonials describing their reasons for selecting Monadnock Community Hospital for their health care. The Report was printed at Sim’s Press in Peterborough and was printed on Astrolite paper from the Monadnock Paper Mill in Bennington, NH—truly a Community effort! <a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/09-0015_MCH_ANN_for-WEB.pdf" target="_blank">(Download and view the complete PDF)</a></p>
<p>In addition to the Monadnock Community Hospital Annual Report, FirstTracks has designed Annual Reports, white papers, print advertisements, brochures, tradeshow displays and websites for Healthcare Billing and Collection Services (HBCS) of New Castle, DE , and Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH.</p>
<p>Call us at 603-924-1978 or <a href="../contact-us">fill out our request  form</a> to get started on a new track with your business.</p>
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		<title>2Toms Website Sales Soar in First Two Months!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Nelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exactly two months ago FirstTracks launched the new e-commerce site for 2Toms. The new website featured design and programming updates that have created a hub of active sports enthusiast&#8217;s information integrated with relevant product offerings. The launch of the new site raised their Hubspot website grade 33 points from a 60 to a 93! This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.2toms.com"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1510" title="2TomsSalesUpdate" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2TomsSalesUpdate.jpg" alt="2Toms Website Sales Soar with New Site from FirstTracks" width="260" height="140" /></a>Exactly two months ago <a href="/front-page-news/2toms-wordpress-website.html">FirstTracks launched the new e-commerce site for 2Toms</a>. The new website featured design and programming updates that have created a hub of active sports enthusiast&#8217;s information integrated with relevant product offerings. The launch of the new site <strong>raised their Hubspot website grade 33 points from a 60 to a 93! </strong>This was largely due to the search engine optimization efforts put into our template structure code, and the direct integration of a blog, and e-commerce package. <span id="more-1434"></span>These elements were then combined with the ShareThis application that now allows and encourages people who visit the <a href="http://www.2toms.com" target="_blank">2Toms website</a> to share the products and content they use and love with other active sports enthusiasts all over the globe.</p>
<h3>The bottom line&#8230;.show me the money!</h3>
<p>Traffic increase, accessibility, content sharing, these are all important factors when building any successful website platform these days. But at the end of the day, it&#8217;s all about the bottom line. FirstTracks is happy to report that <strong>in the first two months of operation the new 2Toms website has had a 45% increase in online sales over the previous year! </strong>This shows that the site is not only easier to find, access, and engage, it&#8217;s more inviting and does a better job at selling their products. Our philosophy in building any online e-commerce experience is to always keep the end user in mind and make it as easy to accomplish the goals you set for them.</p>
<h3>Are you looking to upgrade your presence online?</h3>
<p>Could your business or organization benefit from being able to publish, manage, and manipulate your digital footprint? <strong>YOU BET IT CAN, AND FIRSTTRACKS CAN PROVE IT!</strong> We can guarantee you that you will be amazed at how much functionality and flexibility we can provide even with the tightest of budgets. <a href="../contact-us">Why not fill out our online request form</a> and find out for yourself, or better yet give us a call at 603-924-1978 and ask us. We look forward to hearing from you!</p>
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		<title>Sleepy Cuddlers Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Dukette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas Sleepy Cuddlers Logo]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SleepyCuddlersLogo250x1321.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1484" title="SleepyCuddlersLogo250x132" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SleepyCuddlersLogo250x1321.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="132" /></a>For more than 50 years, the wonderful folks at Douglas have been expanding their product offerings to include specialty products for babies and Bob has been designing advertising, catalogs, product tags and logos for Douglas Cuddle Toys for about 12 years. <span id="more-1478"></span>One of their lines, Sleepy Cuddlers, required the creation of a new logo to give this line its own identity. The logo features soft colors that help identify the products as &#8220;baby-friendly&#8221; and also works well with the Douglas logo. To get started with your branding or re-branding, please <a href="../contact-us">fill out our request form</a> or call us at 603-924-1978.</p>
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		<title>2Toms Corporate Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Dukette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skin Care Products Company]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2TomsCorpLogo250x132.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1466" title="2TomsCorpLogo250x132" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2TomsCorpLogo250x132.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="132" /></a>When 2Toms wanted to change their image from the &#8220;Mom &amp; Pop&#8221; look to something more corporate and upscale, they contacted Bob at FirstTracks to get things done. Bob created a logo that had strength, was easy to reproduce in color or black and white, and was easy to read, it was just what 2Toms needed. <span id="more-1461"></span>We also <a href="/front-page-news/2toms-wordpress-website.html">created their brand new website</a> which also takes a strong design direction from the new corporate look established here. To get started with your branding or re-branding, please <a href="/contact-us">fill out our request form</a> or call us at 603-924-1978.</p>
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		<title>NH Fiscal Policy Logo Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Dukette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NH Nonprofit Organization Logo]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Final-Logo-Color-with-Tag.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1429" title="Final-Logo-Color-with-Tag" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Final-Logo-Color-with-Tag.jpg" alt="NHFPI Logo" width="259" height="97" /></a>Working closely with the client and establishing a baseline for where the Institute wanted to position itself, Bob developed a logo that utilized the Institute’s acronym, but opted to represent the acronym with customized lowercase characters for easy readability. <span id="more-1428"></span>To further the readability the logo also was presented in two PMS colors that represent well in four color process printing as well as web-based applications. To get started with your branding or re-branding, please <a href="/contact-us">fill out our request form</a> or call us at 603-924-1978.</p>
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		<title>Chornco Logo Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Dukette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[international fuel additive company]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Chornco_Logo-570pxl.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1120" title="Chornco_Logo-570pxl" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Chornco_Logo-570pxl-300x100.jpg" alt="Chornco Logo Large" width="300" height="100" /></a>Corporate Identity for Global Fuel Additive Company</h3>
<p>This multi-national company needed a complete brand identity to help establish them as a serious entry in the industrial and fleet fuel additives market. The logo was designed to be used on everything from pellet packages to 55 gallon drums of industrial fuel additives. <span id="more-1145"></span>Bob worked closely with the principals of the company to create a successful brand and to develop a branding guide to keep the brand use strong and consistent. To get started with your branding or re-branding, please <a href="/contact-us">fill out our request form</a> or call us at 603-924-1978.</p>
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		<title>CAM Logo Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Dukette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAM Custom Automation and Machinery]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CAM_Logo-570pxl.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1121" title="CAM_Logo-570pxl" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CAM_Logo-570pxl-300x165.jpg" alt="CAM Logo Large" width="300" height="165" /></a>Precision is the name of the game</h3>
<p>This hi-tech custom machinery company wanted to improve its image as an innovative designer of custom automation and machinery. Bob provided a design that helped create a strong, clean and accurate image for the company, all the while working well within their limited budget. <span id="more-1152"></span>To see what FirstTracks can do for you image, use our <a href="/contact-us">contact request </a>or call us at 603-924-1978 and we&#8217;ll be happy to help you build a successful brand or create a memorable logo to help start your business out on the right foot.</p>
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		<title>Nashua Community College</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Nelson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Nashua Community College: The Challenge</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1327" title="NCCPostImage" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NCCPostImage.jpg" alt="Nashua Community College Homepage Sample" width="300" height="382" /></a><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu" target="_blank">Nashua Community College</a> needed a new website that would make it easier for them to reach more prospective students while also serving their existing students with more current information. They needed a great design, a solid content management system and an easy to administer site that realized their current needs and had significant growth capabilities.</p>
<h3>The Solution:</h3>
<p>Working directly with the Director of Communications and the Web Development Specialist for Nashua Community College we developed a plan to meet all of their online needs. Our approach was to build the site using Joomla, the easy to use content management system. For this project Joomla fit our needs perfectly because of it&#8217;s easy to learn user controls and highly customizable database structures. Nashua Community College&#8217;s challenge with their previous site was that all their course information for every term was locked away in PDF files. To drastically increase the digital footprint for Nashua Community College (NCC) and make their website more useful to visitors while being easier to manage, FirstTracks Marketing Group developed a custom admin component that allows NCC to upload and maintain all of their course schedules with one click AND make all of that information 100% searchable and indexable by ALL search engines. This drastically increased the NCC digital footprint and SEO rankings for all of their content.</p>
<h3>Project Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Database import function for uploading and managing all current and upcoming course information</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu/academics/search-current-courses" target="_blank">Basic</a> and <a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu/academics/search-current-courses/advanced" target="_blank">advanced course search</a> functions to make it easy to access all course information</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu/" target="_blank">Global search functions</a> that allow users to quickly pull content from ANY area of the site</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu/news-and-events/calendar-of-events" target="_blank">Events calendar</a> database dynamically integrated with multiple areas of site, fully searchable and enhanced with JQuery presentation elements</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu/news-and-events/press-releases" target="_blank">News and PR database</a> dynamically integrated with multiple areas of the site, fully searchable and configured with social sharing tools</li>
<li>All elements of new site feature complete search engine optimization (search engine friendly URLs, meta keyword and description tags, and custom page titles)</li>
<li>Joomla Content Management System runs all content editing and management tools making it simple to edit and grow all site content</li>
<li>Vastly improved design created and implemented by FirstTracks Marketing Group to make all user experience more efficient and useful</li>
<li>Completely integrated tracking and analytics for all areas of NCC site using Google Analytics package</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Result:</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.nashuacc.edu/news-and-events/calendar-of-events" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1328" title="NCCCalendarSamplePost" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NCCCalendarSamplePost.jpg" alt="Nashua Community College Events Calendar Sample" width="300" height="280" /></a>NCC&#8217;s new website has produced a HUGE increase in visitor retention stats. Over the past year the half million visitors to their previous website would only view an average of 2 pages or less before leaving the site. This is a good indication that people didn&#8217;t see a reason to stick around, that there wasn&#8217;t much for them and it was hard to find what they needed. Since the site has gone live we have increased that number to an average of 8 pages per visit! This signals a vast increase in visitor retention and improved usability based upon the database and design improvements. We are very pleased with the initial results and look forward to the growth and success NCC will have with their new website.</p>
<h3>Partner with FirstTracks for Your New Website</h3>
<p>Could your business or organization benefit from being able to     publish, manage, and manipulate your digital footprint? <strong>YOU BET     IT CAN, AND WE CAN PROVE IT!</strong> We can guarantee you that you    will  be amazed at how much functionality and flexibility we can  provide   even  with the tightest of budgets. <a href="../contact-us">Why not fill out our     online request form</a> and find out for yourself, or better yet give   us   a call at 603-924-1978 right now and ask us. We look forward to    hearing  from you!</p>
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		<title>A Graduate at 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Connolly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iconic Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. One hundred years for any company is quite an achievement but it got us thinking about the Alfa Romeo brand. A brand is a promise, pure and simple. Alfa Romeo cars turn heads, look fast standing still, are engineered for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Alfa_1152retouched.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1404" title="Alfa_1152retouched" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Alfa_1152retouched.jpg" alt="Alfa" width="260" height="154" /></a>The iconic Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. One hundred years for any company is quite an achievement but it got us thinking about the Alfa Romeo brand. A brand is a promise, pure and simple. Alfa Romeo cars turn heads, look fast standing still, are engineered for the next century and demand joyful driver participation. How did they get there and stay there after a century that saw so many car manufacturers eating dust?  Its all about the &#8220;S&#8221; word&#8230;.STRATEGY. <span id="more-1381"></span>Alfa Romeo started out with a plan to win virtually every important race of the 20th century and dominate at a time when the world was thinking of cars as magical machines.With a STRATEGY in place supported by tactics critical to the STRATEGY i.e. design, engineering, speed and, oh yes, we&#8217;re from Italy, the brand grew, prospered and lives, even today. Think the tactic of having Dustin Hoffman drive an Alfa Romeo Duetto in the film The Graduate helped? Sales soared in the US once Benjamin secured Elaine from the alter and really pissed off Mrs. Robinson. &#8220;I have to have that car&#8221; was what people were saying as they left the theater humming Simon and Garfunkel tunes. Alfa even named a future model The Graduate.</p>
<h3>So where&#8217;s your brand at?</h3>
<p>What&#8217;s your promise and what tactics do you think will get you, your products and your company to the next century? At FirstTracks Marketing Group we help companies answer these questions by starting with the STRATEGY. Let&#8217;s get together and talk STRATEGY. Call us at 1-603-924-1978 or <a href="/contact-us">fill out our online form.</a></p>
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		<title>Northeast Delta Dental Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Nelson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Northeast Delta Dental: The Challenge</h3>
<p><a rel="lightbox[portfolio]" href="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NEDDPortfolio570.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1353" title="NEDDPostHomepage300" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NEDDPostHomepage300.jpg" alt="Northeast Delta Dental Homepage" width="300" height="314" /></a>In early 2010 <a href="http://www.nedelta.com" target="_blank">Northeast Delta Dental</a> issued a public request for proposals to redesign and implement a new website for their organization, and selected the FirstTracks website development team for the job. This project had some unique aspects to it, the largest of which was their choice of Kentico for their content management platform. The other main unique aspect of this project was their current market position. Northeast Delta Dental is the largest provider of dental insurance to the northern New England region and maintains a marketshare of over 80%. This made our website design and implementation focus on the user experience. We worked very closely with employees from all areas of the organization to ensure the new website would deliver a user experience that would be organized, concise, and properly tailored to each of their primary audience targets that include Patients, Employers, Providers, and Producers.</p>
<h3>Project Highlights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Homepage design that features an edit ability and an integrated JQuery slider component</li>
<li>Global Site Search</li>
<li>Vastly improved content organization</li>
<li>All new wrapper template design</li>
<li>Complete Kentico CMS integration and training</li>
<li>Custom workflow training and organization</li>
<li>All page content formatted for optimum SEO performance</li>
<li>Social media sharing tool integration on all article content</li>
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<h3>The Solution:</h3>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1354 alignleft" title="NEDDPostSubpage300" src="http://firsttracksmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NEDDPostSubpage300.jpg" alt="Northeast Delta Dental Website Subpage Sample" width="300" height="307" /></p>
<p>Northeast Delta Dental is known for their exemplary customer service and they felt it was time to up the ante with their online customer service by revamping their website. The new website now features a very distinct audience division within their main navigation structure. This makes it easy for each visitor type to find what they are looking for. Very bold and prominent navigation elements complete the design by making it simple to subscribe to email and RSS updates and to login to secure portal management areas. The new website also features social media integration with Facebook and Twitter feeds embedded into the homepage. These improvements have created a site for Northeast Delta Dental that is accessible, optimized, and serves their audiences more effectively.</p>
<p>This new website is operating on the <a href="http://www.kentico.com" target="_blank">Kentico Content Management System</a> (CMS) platform. Kentico is a relatively new player on the CMS scene and is a very robust system that features the best workflow management tool structure we have ever seen. Kentico is quickly gaining significant market share and is currently being used by some heavy hitters such as Gibson Guitars, McDonalds, and ESPN. The Kentico platform is a perfect fit for Northeast Delta Dental because it runs in ASP.NET and features a multi-user management tool and customized editing controls that are second to none. FirstTracks worked hand-in-hand with the Northeast Delta Dental staff to get the most out of the Kentico CMS platform. Since the launch of the site the reception has been extremely positive and the staff is having a blast with all the new control and flexibility.</p>
<h3>Partner with FirstTracks for Your New Website</h3>
<p>Could your business or organization benefit from being able to publish, manage, and manipulate your digital footprint? <strong>YOU BET IT CAN, AND WE CAN PROVE IT!</strong> We can guarantee you that you will be amazed at how much functionality and flexibility we can provide even with the tightest of budgets. <a href="../contact-us">Why not fill out our online request form</a> and find out for yourself, or better yet, give us a call at 603-924-1978 right now and ask us. We look forward to hearing from you!</p>
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