Carrot Creative Blog

Mike and I have been working on an extremely exciting and perhaps profound piece of literature to be released in the near future. The article is tentatively titled “In a Web 2.0 State of Mind: optimizing time, energy and resources in a consumer-generated content world.”

I am working on some of the designs for Mike’s Social Media Presentation and I wanted to show off one of the graphics I’ve created. Mike needed something that would be graphically satisfying to showcase the new Info Snacking lifestyle. I had fun making this tasty little graphic, especially since I know anything remotely resembling food makes Mike happy.

We are a month into the launch of Loud Campus, and are happy with the progress we are making. To date we have launched at 13 schools, and the site is being well received. Mike and the Loud Campus founders, Yanni and Doug, have been attending the colleges on their launch dates to promote the site. Students are taking an interest in the site, and seem to like the concept and design. They have also been very helpful by giving feedback on what they would like to see changed or added to the site. We are constantly thinking up new features for the site, and are excited to see how they are received. Things are looking good! Don’t forget to check it out at www.loudcampus.com!

A small store in Brooklyn that provides Caribbean flavored ice cream is ready to go national with the help of Carrot. The unique flavors have made Taste The Tropics a staple in its Brooklyn community, and has caused for an enormous demand for the product. Deciding to go national, Taste The Tropics has called on Carrot to help improve their website before their national launch.
Taste The Tropics will be available to buy online, as well as select grocery stores. We are excited to be working on this project for many reasons, but the biggest reason is because Mike likes to eat all the samples.

We are proud to announce that Susan Nathiel, a wonderful Carrot client, has released Daughters of Madness, an intensely profound book regarding growing up with a mentally ill mother. Susan came to Carrot for help with creating direct mailers to advertise her book. After discussing ideas with Susan, we came up with a postcard mailer that is eye catching and informative. We are sure this is only the beginning, and that Susan will have much success with her book. Congratulations, Susan!

Our very own Mike Germano has been selected as a presenter for the Social Media 2007 Conference held in Chicago in April. With a line up of presenters ranging from Southwest Airlines to the Dow Jones & Company, we are excited to showcase the knowledge and expertise that Carrot Web Design has in the social media field.

Mike’s presentation is on Perception Makers — Identifying, Understanding, and Utilizing the Online Consumers That Are Talking About You. Although it will be a lot of work getting ready for this presentation, it is well worth the national recognition we will be receiving. We are very excited to be attending this conference. Good Luck Mike!

Carrot has been privileged to have had the opportunity to be the design team for the recently launched college social network, www.Loudcampus.com. In its preliminary stage, Loud Campus is being launched at a select amount of colleges for testing. Once feedback is received and new additions are made to the site, Loud Campus will launch nationally. We are very excited to see how the launch schools receive the site, and look forward to the great possibilities of success!

Carrot was hired to create the identity, unique user interface, and database production for a new product that will be changing the bar and club scene in the near future. VIPTXT.com will provide an easy way for frequent and non-frequent bar and club goers to get the latest information regarding the hot spots and specials for a particular night on the town. By sending a text message to VIPTXT, information on where the hot club or bar is that night and the drink specials will be sent straight to your phone. For the indecisive, this is decision making 101 at its best.