Visionary Services News

Visionary's Busy Winter

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:00:00 CST

Visionary has been staying busy this winter with new website development. The sheer quantity of newly-launched websites is an awesome display of everyone's productivity. Here's a quick look at just a few websites launched in the month of December. Ashworth Vision The Ridge Apartments The Grove...

The Historic Windsor Terrace Apartments

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:30:00 CST

In late November, we launched a redesign of Windsor Terrace Apartment’s website. Going from a plain white background to displaying images of their beautiful trees and courtyard was quite a change. All the photography was done by our own, Sarah Brewbaker. Check out the upgrade for...

Visionary Gives Back to the Community

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:30:00 CST

Every year Visionary likes to do a number of projects to give back to the community. This year, Sarah Bailey challenged her co-workers to donate enough to make ten holiday food baskets for the City of Des Moines’ 30th Annual Holiday Food Project, which distributes baskets to 1,000 low-income...

Big Launch for Miami

jcarroll@visionary.com (John Carroll) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:30:00 CST

The Miami Regional office of Visionary Recently launched a new website for Fenton Orthotics & Prosthetics, a 52 year-old company with offices in Miami, Hollywood, and Ft. Lauderdale that provides orthotic and prosthetic services throughout South Florida, all of the Carribbean along with Central...

TEDxDesMoines 2012 Promotes the Spread of Ideas

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Tue, 7 Aug 2012 00:00:00 CDT

On July 15 a few Visionary team members attended the yearly TEDxDesMoines at the Science Center of Iowa. In case you don’t know, TED (ted.com) is an organization promoting the spread of new ideas on a variety of topics. TED focuses on bringing people together from different...

I-Cubs Ticket Giveaway Winner!

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 CDT

We are excited to announce the winner of the 2012 I-Cubs ticket giveaway... drum roll please... Kelly Powers at Wells Fargo! Congratulations to Kelly! Thanks to everyone who entered, and be sure to try again next year!

Des Moines-area Chamber Golf Outing

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary participated in a Des Moines-area chamber golf outing on a sweltering afternoon in July. The Des Moines Westside, Downtown Des Moines, East and South Des Moines chambers collaborated to host the event at Echo Valley Country Club. Visionary sponsored one of the holes, which gave Laine...

Amazing Season. Amazing Website. Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:30:00 CDT

Just as the 2012-2013 Willis Broadway Series was announced this summer, the Civic Center also unveiled an entirely redesigned website. With visually-stunning graphics and videos, the new site developed by Visionary showcases all the Civic Center has to offer. With a single click, users can...

I-Cubs Ticket Giveaway!

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:30:00 CDT

As a thank you to our clients, we are offering you the opportunity to win two tickets to an Iowa Cubs home game! Our company seats are located in the third base section above the dugout. The winner can select from home games dates throughout August and September. With a limited amount of home...

What is Responsive Web Design?

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:30:00 CDT

There is a new trend in website development: responsive web design. A website built using this new approach responds to the device it is displayed on, changing layouts and content to offer the most optimized experience to the viewer. What does that mean? It means users on mobile devices (like the...

Cape Coral Party Rental Store Launches New Site

jcarroll@visionary.com (John Carroll) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:00:00 CDT

Visionary's Miami office recently launched a redesigned website for Affordable Fiestas, a party rental and event planning company in Cape Coral, FL. They upgraded their photo gallery to include multiple albums so they could showcase the variety of bounce houses, inflatable slides and other products...

MDI Sports Unveils Redesign

jcarroll@visionary.com (John Carroll) — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:00:00 CDT

Visionary is very excited to announce the launch of a completely redesigned website for MDI Sports - a youth sports company located in Miami, FL. In close collaboration with the business owners, we developed a design inspired by nba.com and espn.com. With video highlights, schedules,...

Get to Know VSi Team Member: Laura May Mason

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:00:00 CDT

Each employee at Visionary contributes his/her own unique combination of knowledge and experience, and we have been fortunate to consistently match the right person to each project. Get to know us a little better as we highlight one of our Project Leads in the Des Moines office. Name:...

Ankeny-Based APC, Inc. Launches Redesigned Website

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:00:00 CDT

Visit APC's website and you’ll learn they're the world’s largest producer of functional proteins. They work with livestock producers, feed manufacturers and pet food companies to provide nutrition products for animals. With headquarters in Ankeny and nearly 20 other locations across the...

Visionary Get a New Look

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:00:00 CDT

It’s an exciting time at Visionary Services as we recently unveiled a new brand. This involved the development of a new logo, company name adjustment and redesign of the website to match our new look. While our corporate name remains Visionary Services, Inc., we will now...

New Civic Center Website Just Around the Corner

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 CDT

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines will soon be launching a new, expanded website. Over a year in the making, the site will be much more visual-focused, with eye-popping photos and videos to help promote the many attractions featured at the Civic Center each year. Slated to launch after the...

IDPH Launches New Drinking Awareness Campaign Website

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 CDT

The Iowa Department of Public Health recently launched a website geared toward the education and prevention of underage drinking. Visionary collaborated with Des Moines marketing agency ZLRIGNITION to build the site, http://whatdoyouthrowaway.org, which focuses on reaching both teens and parents...

Visionary Participates in Drake Relays Festivities

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT

Each year Visionary participates in the Drake Relays Corporate Street Painting. This year, Visionary employees Kelli Huerter, Stacy Sheeler, Michelle Holley and Laura May Mason spent a sunny afternoon painting the themed design. Two other Visionary staff, Laine Mendenhall and Kelsy...

Artstop Launches Redesigned Website

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 CDT

Artstop recently launched their newly redesigned website at artstopinfo.org. Artstop is an annual celebration of visual and performing arts in the Metro Des Moines' Arts & Entertainment Districts, which runs two weeks and three weekends in September. In 2012 it will be held September 14th...

Mark Your Calendar for the Des Moines Arts Festival!

sbailey@visionary.com (Sarah Bailey) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

The Des Moines Arts Festival is only 10 weeks away…have you marked your calendar? Check out the annual festival June 22-24 in and around the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, and visit the vibrant new look of the festival website at www.desmoinesartsfestival.org to learn more about the artists and...

Miami-based Ministry Website Launched

jcarroll@visionary.com (John Carroll) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Visionary collaborated with Reverend Frank Amedia, founder and director of Touch Heaven Ministries, to launch a new website. The goal of the site was to create an online format for reaching out and sharing the gospel around the world. Through online sermons, news, photos and videos, Rev. Amedia and...

Two New Employees Join VSi

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

We want to introduce you to two fantastic employees who recently joined the Visionary team. John Carroll, who hails from Syracuse, studied at the University of Pennsylvania where he played Division 1 lacrosse. He eventually moved to New Mexico where he began as an internet entrepreneur and small...

Visionary Adds Locations Module to their Line-Up of Solutions

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Visionary has created a new Site OnCall module that allows large companies to display multiple office locations on Google maps. Clients can now add individual office location information, including the full address, which in turn creates a pinpoint on a Google map. In addition to the map point,...

New Miami Website Design and SEO work Completed

dsafris@visionary.com (David Safris) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

The VSi Miami Website Design team has recently completed updates on two websites for design and search engine optimization work. If your website is old and needs to be refreshed small changes can make a big impact in how people are finding your website. Contact us today for Search...

Get to Know the Visionary Dice Team

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST

For nearly five years, Visionary Services has partnered with Dice to provide technical support for thousands of marketing email campaigns distributed each year. Dice.com is an online job search for technology professionals. Its focus is to connect companies with prospective employees. The email...

Visionary Develops New Photo Gallery Module

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST

Visionary recently launched a new Site OnCall photo gallery module to simplify the tasks of creating and maintaining your website photo gallery. The user is now able to create folders which will automatically create the photo gallery navigation for quick access to specific groupings of images. Each...

Knowing When It's Time to Redesign Your Website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST

One of the biggest challenges we see with most business websites is the struggle of knowing when it's time to overhaul or revive it. If you've asked yourself that question, it might be time to objectively go through this quick list to see where you stand. Your website design is outdated. If...

Visionary Develops BH Management Services, Inc. Tablet Website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST

Previous newsletters discussed benefits of building a mobile website and the differences between mobile websites and mobile apps. One of our clients, BH Management Services, Inc., recently took the next step to combine the functionality of a mobile website with the visual appeal of an app. BH...

Couture Handbags by Angelo Cuore

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

Angelo Cuore stands out for its high quality leather and dedicated workmanship that have created a new concept of classic and fashion-conscious design Since Angelo Cuore was launched in 2005, the brand and handbags’ ultimate purpose has been to satisfy the modern and sophisticated woman...

Miami OBGYN Society establishes online presence

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

The Miami Obstetrical and Gynecological Society is a membership organization of South Florida obstetrician-gynecologists. The Society was founded in 1946 with the mission of promoting knowledge in all that pertains to Obstetrics and Gynecology, cultivating the fellowship among those...

CPA Website Launches in Miami-Kendall

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

Rosa E. Vega CPA PA has been serving individuals and businesses in Miami since 1990 while maintaining the highest ethical standards and unparalleled levels of professional service for local companies. They strive to be familiar with all aspects of our client’s business and provide...

Local same day courier delivery solutions in Miami!

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

Local Parcel Delivery is a family owned business providing urgent delivery service in the local area of Miami Dade. Their staff understands how important is to deliver your package on time, and safely. That’s one of the biggest reasons they decided to open their new courier...

Get to Know Your Visionary Account Managers

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:30:00 CST

Your Visionary account manager is readily available to make your website experience run more smoothly, allowing you to concentrate on other aspects of your business. All of us use industry-standard web development software on a daily basis and can assist you with any of your website needs. Here at...

Who Doesn't Love a Good Discount?

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:30:00 CST

One of the most fascinating things about technology is how it's constantly evolving. Updates, upgrades and enhancements... they are all technological advancements based off a need being met. Several clients over the last couple of months have approached us with a need to create a Promotional...

Visionary Des Moines Upgrades Variety Telethon Website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:30:00 CST

For the majority of us, a new year represents a time to start again refreshed. Variety Telethon located in Des Moines, Iowa embraced the new year with a full website redesign and complete Site OnCall upgrade. The design speaks to what Variety Telethon encompasses as a non-profit charity:...

Visionary is Moving to the Cloud

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:30:00 CST

While Cloud computing may not be a new concept, there are many companies finding innovative ways to use this technology to offer certain advantages not made widely possible in the past. If you have ever used Google Maps, Amazon or Skype you have used a form of cloud-based services or technologies....

Why WordPress May Not Be Right for You

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

If you have a blog or very small static website, WordPress is a tremendous tool. In just a few minutes, an individual with some basic knowledge can setup and launch a WordPress-based website. You can easily select and install different themes to match your needs. WordPress' admin panel is...

Bing Mapping Integration to Your Website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

Visionary Services, Inc. has created web-based tool to allow for a smoother transition from the old Mappoint System to the new Microsoft Bing Mapping system. Visionary Services, Inc. Web-Based Bing Database Support System three primary goals: 1) Creation of the Bing Database files 2) View the Bing...

Website Accessibility Basics for Visually Impaired

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

Whether you or someone else viewing your website is visually impaired, there are some basic techniques that will benefit a wide range of audiences. These techniques will also be beneficial to those using devices that do not display color, slow internet connections, mobile devices with small screens...

Integrate Your Email Marketing and Social Media Campaigns

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST

By actively reaching your audience through various mediums, you’ll have a higher rate of success when trying to communicate with them. While email marketing tends to be a more targeted form of communication with your existing client base, social media campaigns can connect you with new...

VSi Des Moines Launches Community State Bank Website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST

Visionary Services, Inc. recently launched a newly designed and reconfigured website for Community State Bank. The development of the website was designed to allow website users to easily find relevant information and tools specific to their life stage. This navigation enhancement directs users to...

Miami Private Yacht Charters aboard Bionda!

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CDT

The BiondaYacht.com website features our Site OnCall Content Management System (CMS) with a customized image slideshow, calendar, and a photo gallery. All tools can be easily managed in our user-friendly control panel. BiondaYacht.com is another example where the VSi Miami designers created a...

Vulcan Funds Investment in South Florida Real Estate

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CDT

According to Miami Herald "Mexican investors see Miami as safe haven for their money". Vulcan Funds is as General Partner to private real estate funds engaged in the purchase, sale, and leasing of distressed properties in the East Coast and Sunbelt region. As a General Partner, the company controls...

West Kendall Business Association - 6th Annual Business Expo in Miami

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services Miami Office was proud to be an exhibitor at the 6th Annual Business Expo from West Kendall Business Association. The event took place on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Lexus of West Kendall 13750 SW 136 ST, Miami, FL 33186 Representing Visionary Services was our President David...

Miami Candle Manufacturer Website Launches

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Aroma4Ever, Inc. a Miami based company has manufactured handcrafted candles since 1997 in South America. In 2004, due to local success, a vision to expand to the United States brought them to South Florida where they have been sharing their stunning candles with the public at local Farmer's...

Dice.com Article on ReadWriteWeb

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Sat, 8 Oct 2011 18:30:00 CDT

Dice.com, a local Des Moines-based career enhancement provider (and a Visionary Services client) was quoted a few days ago in an article on ReadWriteWeb. The article focused on an apparent shortage of .NET-capable employees. I won't go into too much detail, but a huge stat from the article states...

Mobile Websites vs. Mobile Apps

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:00:00 CDT

Following up last month's article, Why Build a Mobile Website?, this issue focuses on the comparison between developing a mobile website and creating a mobile app, and why Visionary Services believes in most cases, a mobile website is the better solution. While most people use the term "app" only...

Email Marketing and Social Media Campaigns

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:00:00 CDT

Integrating email marketing and social media into your marketing strategy can be very beneficial to your company. Pairing these two mediums into one cohesive campaign method will help your message reach a much larger audience. While email marketing can be targeted towards an existing client base,...

Visionary Upgrades Site OnCall CMS Webpages

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:00:00 CDT

If you are a visual learner or would just rather examine a graphic than read the instructions like I do, you'll appreciate the enhancements Visionary recently made to their Site OnCall CMS pages on Visionary.com. With better overview content for our most popular content management modules, you'll...

VSi Des Moines Launches FIREHOUSE Software Website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services, Inc. recently had the opportunity to work closely with Brad Basart, Sr. Publications Specialist at FIREHOUSE Software to develop their new website firehousesoftware.com. "Our site has long been much more than a marketing resource on the web; it has been a product and support...

WKBA Luncheon with Miami's Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CDT

The VSI Miami team participated in a monthly business luncheon held by the West Kendall Business Association. The event took place on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Grand Salon at Killian Palms Country Club in Miami, FL. Over 100 participants gathered at the luncheon, including...

Why Build a Mobile Website?

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Thu, 8 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Ten years ago you were told if you didn’t have a website, you were missing a key opportunity to reach your clients. Today, a mobile web presence is equally as important. For purposes of this article, I will refer to a "mobile web presence" as a website designed specifically around smart phone...

VSi Des Moines Upgrades FRK Architects + Engineers Website

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Over the summer, Visionary Services (VSi) had the opportunity to work with FRK Architects + Engineers, a professional architectural – engineering firm located in West Des Moines, IA. Our client’s goal was to upgrade their current site and incorporate the company’s updated brand...

Newly Designed Portfolio

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CDT

VSi recently overhauled our portfolio to help you more quickly and easily find solutions to match your needs. You can now conveniently browse by category (client industry) or solution (design, content management tools or SEO). Our featured section highlights a wide variety of recently launched...

Miami, FL based Total Travel Arrangements Launches New Website

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CDT

MyTodoTravel.com is a Miami based agency that provides travel services to over 50 countries; specializing in sports travel, religious vacations, and trips to Cuba. The family owned and operated company has an experienced team fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Visionary Services' (VSi)...

Des Moines, Iowa Arts Festival Website Reaches 30,000 Visitors

dsafris@visionary.com (David Safris) — Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services, Inc. is happy to be a sponsor of the Des Moines Arts Festival. This year's Des Moines Arts Festival was held June 24-26 and attracted an estimated 230,000 people in attendance — in foot traffic. As a sponsor of the Des Moines Arts Festival, VSi is pleased to report...

I-Cubs Ticket Giveaway!

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CDT

As proud sponsors of the Iowa Cubs, and as a thank you to our clients, we are offering you the opportunity to win two tickets to any Iowa Cubs home game! Our company seats are located in the third base section above the dugout where our 27-foot Visionary Services sponsorship banner is located. The...

Miami website design project for Fun 4 Less Party Rental launches

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Fun 4 Less Party Rental is a family owned and operated company in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Offering safe, fun, and affordable party rental equipment for your next event! They specialize in children’s parties, providing bounce houses, water slides, tents, tables, chairs and more at...

Google Analytics Now Available in Site OnCall

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services is happy to announce the availability of a new module for our content management system, Site OnCall. The new Google Analytics tool gives you instant access to your site's most important statistics - visits, page views, traffic sources, and more! The Site OnCall Google Analytics...

Create Custom Google Analytics Dashboard

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Google's latest update to their free Google Analytics service allows site administrators to create a custom Widget and add it to their Dashboard. Google Analytics gives site owners detailed statistics about how people found their site, how users explored the site and how visitor experience could be...

VSi Participates in Des Moinea, IA Drake Relays Street Painting

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services, Inc. (VSi) recently participated in the annual Drake Relays Downtown Des Moines, Iowa Street Painting event. All along the walkways of Court Ave. in Downtown Des Moines, companies and organizations gathered to paint 45 sidewalk squares incorporating this...

Des Moines, IA Website Design launch for Salisbury House and Gardens

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Tue, 7 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Attracting thousands of visitors every year, the Salisbury House and Gardens is one of Central Iowa's historic treasures. The Salisbury House, located in Des Moines, IA, is a 42-room mansion built during the 1920s by women's cosmetics pioneer, Carl Weeks. Today, the mansion has been...

VSi Sponsors Des Moines, Iowa Jazz in July Website Design

dsafris@visionary.com (David Safris) — Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services (VSi) is a proud sponsor of Central Iowa’s longest-running summer music festival. The Metro Arts Alliance Jazz in July festival brings together Greater Des Moines communities to enjoy free concerts and live art performances throughout the month of July. The Jazz in July...

Rmand.net Gets a Makeover!

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services' (VSi) Miami website design office has provided web hosting services for Rmand.net for over five years. Recently we were proud to be awarded with the task to re-design their website. Their website makeover included a brand new 2.0 web design, combined with a corporate...

Miami, FL website design launches for DDRepro

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services' (VSi) Miami Web Design Office was awarded with the web re-design project for Doral Digital Reprographics, a growing printing company in Miami. With 15 years of experience in the printing industry, what sets Doral Digital Reprographics apart from its competitors is that they...

VSi Develops Site for ISU Scholarship Contest

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services worked with ZLRIGNITION, a marketing firm located in Des Moines, IA, to create an essay-based scholarship entry website for Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Eligible 9th and 10th grade high school students can enter the contest through the...

Meet Returning VSi Employee: Shawn Althaus

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 CDT

With now more than 30 great employees at Visionary Services, we would like to take a minute and introduce you to the latest addition to our team. Name: Shawn Althaus Title: Software Engineer How long have you been with VSi? Originally I was with VSi for a little over 2 years. I took a small leave...

Des Moines Web Design Team Launches Iowa Public Radio Website

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services, Inc.(VSi), in collaboration with ZLRIGNITION, recently launched the new Iowa Public Radio (IPR) website. With an average of nearly 1,500 visitors each day, the IPR site provides a variety of resources to thousands of users each month. The new site's design...

Mindo Futures Bilingual Site Launched

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services' (VSi) Miami Office was happy to assist Mindo Futures Bridge Program in creating their first online presence. The nonprofit organization is based out of Miami, FL, and supports disadvantaged students from rural areas in Ecuador who are interested in pursuing advanced education....

VSi Sponsors New Des Moines Arts Festival Website

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Tue, 5 Apr 2011 17:00:00 CDT

Every summer the City of Des Moines welcomes some of the best visual artists from all over the country to the Des Moines Arts Festival. The annual festival features nearly two hundred artists using various mediums and attracts more than 200,000 visitors every year, making it one of Des Moines...

What Does Customer Service Mean To You?

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Service. What does that word mean to you? In our industry, we aim to provide quality customer service by listening to each of our client’s needs then developing custom website solutions that will best meet their needs. Those needs may range from building a small business website, helping...

Ladera Palms Apartments Introduces New Website

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services collaborated with BH Management Services Inc., to develop a website for Ladera Palms Apartment Homes, one of the properities they manage in Fort Worth,TX. Ladera Palms wanted a website designed to appeal to renters who lead busy, active lives. VSi built a website that...

VSi Des Moines Launches Destiny Homes website

laura@visionary.com (Laura May Mason) — Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Visionary Services (VSi) recently worked closely with Destiny Homes to create a new website that will showcase Destiny's custom homebuilding services. Located in West Des Moines, IA, Destiny’s experience and passion are represented throughout the entire homebuilding process. Destiny Homes'...

VSi Updates Camp Fire USA Website

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST

Located in Central Iowa, Camp Fire USA Heart of the Hawkeye Council is a community-based non-profit organization that focuses on building caring, confident youth. In 2009, Visionary Services (VSi) worked with Camp Fire USA to create a newly designed website with upgraded content management tools. A...

VSi Awarded Civic Center Web Redesign

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST

Through our continued partnership with the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Visionary Services (VSi) is happy to announce the acquisition of their 2011 website redesign initiative. Along with the visual redesign, VSi will also focus on developing several custom Site OnCall tools to help staff...

Search Neutrality: Equality

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:00:00 CST

Search Neutrality is a new buzz word surrounding search engines and the results they return to their users. Several ideas have been proposed, but none are truly unusable for search regulation. The goal of Search Neutrality is to prevent search engines from abusing their power. Search engines,...

West Kendall Business Association Luncheon in Miami

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST

Our Miami office recently joined the West Kendall Business Association for the first networking luncheon of 2011. The event took place on January 27, 2011 at the Grand Salon at Killian Palms Country Club in Miami, FL. Over 100 participants gathered at the luncheon, including members...

VSi Introduces New 1-800 Bets Off Website

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST

Visionary Services (VSi) recently worked with ZLRIGNITION, a Des Moines area marketing firm, to develop the new 1-800 Bets Off website. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Division of Behavioral Health established the 1-800 Bets Off program to "prevent and reduce the harm of...

VSi Launches Site for Juan O'Sullivan's Gourmet Salsa

michelle@visionary.com (Michelle Phillips) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:30:00 CST

Since 1996, Juan O’Sullivan's Gourmet Salsa has been a staple at the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market. Thousands of market goers sample and purchase the tasty products each season. Sean Sullivan, owner of Juan O’Sullivans Gourmet Salsa Co, wanted his website viewers to have the same...

Visionary Services, Inc. Builds Website for Angel Ortiz - LA II

dsafris@visionary.com (David Safris) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST

Back in the 1980s, Pop and Graffiti Art exploded onto the American art scene and soon began influencing everything from fashion design to interior design. Right in the middle of the Pop Art movement (led by names such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat) was a young artist named...

Get to know VSi Team Member: Rodrigo Gimenez

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Wed, 9 Feb 2011 02:30:00 CST

We now have more than 30 great employees at Visionary Services. While each contributes his/her own combination of knowledge and experience, we have been fortunate to consistently match the right member to each project. Get to know us a little better as we highlight one of our graphic web...

Weight Loss Homestead

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST

The medical team at Weight Loss Homestead and his leading expert Dr. Gutleber offers effective weight loss treatments. Everyone deserves to be healthy and happy. Their programs have become the leader in the weight loss industry and has helped millions of people achieve their weightloss goals. The...

Get Clean Homestead

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST

Dr. Gutleber runs a pain management clinic in Homestead, FL helping patients combat addiction to opiom, and other prescription drugs. They serve the Homestead community with the best health care, because their goal is to treat our patients as family. They have deversified services that can...

Discount Diesel Truck Parts

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

Discount Diesel Truck Parts, Inc. is a Miami family business created in 2007 with the sole purpose to provide the best possible service to our loyal customers. With more than 20 years of professional careers on the diesel industry we offer our combined knowledge and experience at your...

Dessert Masterpieces from Patty

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

Whether you’re planning a wedding, birthday party, bridal or baby shower, or even a bachelorette party, Patty can create the perfect cake for your special occasion. All cakes are custom-designed and made to order. So, look around, get ideas, then give us a call whenever you’re...

Old & New World Furnishing

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

The Yellow Canopy is an eclectic shop complete with unexpected surprises.A wonderful mixed collection of interesting accessories and delightful furniture from all over the world. They travel throughout the year to hunt and gather affordable furniture and accessories in a variety of styles. Their...

Get to know VSi Team Member: Michelle Phillips

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

New Camelot Equestrian Site Launched

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

Camelot Equestrian Centre and Kennels of Joice, Iowa recently launched their new website designed and developed by Visionary Services. For over 20 years, Camelot Equestrian has provided riding lessons and shown horses in the hunter/ jumper discipline. They also have a quality...

VSi Develops New Iowa e-Health Site

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

Visionary Services partnered with ZLRIGNITION, a Des Moines area marketing firm, to develop a new website for the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). Through their vision for a healthier Iowa, the IDPH formed Iowa e-Health to encourage consumers, health care providers, insurers, state...

Google: Built for Users, Not Companies

bryan@visionary.com (Bryan Gruhlke) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:00:00 CST

Within the past few weeks the chorus of large companies have been complaining about how their pages display on Google's search results. The common complaint is that Google's inclusion of maps, products, and other Google services displaying above the standard organic (free) results is harming their...

Venture Management - Des Moines Property Management

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 CST

For over 30 years Venture Management, LLC. has provided high quality housing to central Iowa residents. Venture Management worked with Visionary Services, Inc. (VSi) to redesign their website and create a new content management system to allow site administrators to easily update information on...

Happy Holidays from VSi

dsafris@visionary.com (David Safris) — Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST

2010 was an exciting year for Visionary Services as we continued to provide website design, development, and hosting services through both our offices in Des Moines, IA and Miami, FL. With the end of the year quickly approaching, we reflect back on many exciting stories from 2010. The hard work of...

VSi Employees Run Popular Des Moines Race

laine@visionary.com (Laine Mendenhall) — Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST

Six Visionary Services employees braved the cold and wind on Saturday, November 20, 2010 to participate in the 32nd Annual Living History Farms Off-Road race. The seven mile cross-country run in Des Moines took approximately 8,000 runners across corn fields, into woods and across creeks. While...

First Annual Toy Drive in Miami

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 19:00:00 CST

We invite You to Celebrate the Holidays by making a difference in a child’s life! Please join us in our Miami Office for our First Annual Toy Drive! Donate an unwrapped toy by Dec 18th to be given to one of the hundreds of abandoned, abused, or neglected foster children in...

Elite Eye Care - Optometrist Website Design

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:00:00 CST

Dr. Ethan E. Huisman, and staff at Elite Eye Care are pleased to launch their new website www.eyedoctordesmoines.com. Their commitment is not just in meeting your expectations, but in exceeding them. They are committed to excellence in serving your complete eye care needs because they know...

Couture Bridal Miami - Exclusive Wedding Gowns!

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST

Couture Bridal Miami is located in the exclusive Bal Harbour Area of Miami conveniently between Miracle Mile - Coral Gables and Ft. Lauderdale. Couture Bridal Miami, a family business operated by Lourdes and Quetzal Currie is the culmination of 30 years of experience in the bridal industry....

NFC Releases New Site

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:30:00 CST

Earlier this year, Visionary Services, Inc. (VSi) collaborated with the Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC) to redesign their website utilizing VSI's Site OnCall content management system. The ultimate purpose of NFC's site is to easily provide information on NFC’s lending programs and...

Senior Project Manager Nominated for Leadership Award

jill@visionary.com (Jill Rosenberger) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:00:00 CST

Laine Mendenhall, Senior Project Manager at Visionary Services, Inc. (VSi), was nominated for the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) Women of Innovation Award and named a finalist in the category Small Business Innovation and Leadership. The award ceremony held at the Hy-Vee Conference Center...

Total Panel Walls - Revolutionizing Interior Design!

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 00:00:00 CDT

Total Panel Walls formerly Total Panel Miami has been established since 2006, offering a unique world-wide recognized product. With an extensive range of wall panels that allow for unlimited decorating ideas. From restaurants to shop fittings, living rooms to swimming-pools, outside facades to...

Portfolio Salon and Spa Re-Design

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 00:00:00 CDT

Portfolio Salon is a unique Beauty Salon & Spa located in the heart of Coral Gables, FL in Miracle Mile. With a luxurious, ultra modern location and uncompromising commitment to quality and service. Portfolio Salon has an exclusive team of the most respected artists in the Local...