New Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Santa Monica Dazzles with new moves!

Fellow Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce member David Woodbury found himself in a predicament.  Owner of the successful Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Santa Monica, his web designer of many years unexpectedly dropped out of contact for several months.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio then contacted GANZ Media to redesigned their website in WordPress to showcase their large staff, more than 9 distinct dance styles they teach, and FREE Parking! Key site features include: SEO Keyword Template, News/Blog section, Instagram Gallery, Events Calendar, Email Newsletter Sign-up.  The Arthur Murray franchise has over 260 dance studios in 22 countries.

Please check out their great review they left for us on Yelp:

“Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica has been the premier Ballroom Dance Center on the West Side of Los Angeles for over five years! Joel Rieck and David Woodbury are the co-owners and we have FREE PARKING!

We recently lost our web developer and we were desperate for a new web site. We knew Aaron Ganz of GANZ Media from the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and from Aaron’s participation in their Young Professionals Committee. Our first call for help went to Aaron. He listened to our request for help and he knew that we needed help quickly.

Aaron helped us step-by-step to plan our new site. Within just a few weeks we had an awesome new site that works well with all platforms including both mobile and desktop. We had many, many questions and emails and calls and Aaron patiently and professionally helped and guided us.

The result is a beautiful new site, DancingSantaMonica.com. This has improved our exposure, increased our new inquiries, and this now helps us give better service to our new and advanced students. Our students use our web site regularly for our daily group and party calendar and our links to Social Media and our News Letter.

We enjoy the ease of using WordPress, Google Analytics, the SEO Keyword Research that was performed, all of our new stock photos, YouTube and Instagram Videos, plus the transfer of our pre-existing Blog Newsletter library.

Working with Aaron and Ganz Media was a pleasure, and this has increased our bottom line and we are proud of the work Aaron did for us. We are happy to give this great testimonial of Aaron’s work, and will continue to refer him through the Santa Monica Chamber and all our Arthur Murray Dance family!”

David Woodbury and Joel Rieck
Franchisees of Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica

Click here to contact GANZ Media today to see how we can help you with all your web design and online marketing needs!

 

 

 

 

Dewey Pest Control launches new Website to support 32 locations!

Dewey Pest Control launches new Website to support 32 locations!

Dewey Services, Inc. owns and operates 32 branches throughout the State of California. They came through a referral in need of a new website, as their old one was outdated and didn’t contain a blog.

We developed a new WordPress website, with contact forms for all 32 branches in Northern and Southern California. Also implemented was an online service form for their reps. Researching their competitors, we developed and inserted SEO keyword titles to boost web traffic. We added request for proposal forms along with an email newsletter sign-up.

We launched a series of blog posts to boost website traffic, and our first email campaign for them containing over 8000 subscribers resulted in a 34.6% open rate!

You can view a live version of the site: http://deweypest.com

Here are before & after screenshots:

BEFORE:

Old Website: Dewey Pest Control

Old Website: Dewey Pest Control

 

AFTER:

New Website: Dewey Pest Control - Dewey Services, Inc. owns and operates 32 branches throughout the State of California.

New Website: Dewey Pest Control – Dewey Services, Inc. owns and operates 32 branches throughout the State of California.

Please contact GANZ Media today to find out how we can help you with your website & online marketing projects!

SSJ Catholic School Website launched just in time for Christmas!

SSJ Catholic School Website launched just in time for Christmas!
Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic School (SSJ) in Orange County came to GANZ Media in need of a new website. Their existing site was designed in Drupal and was prone to security issues and bugs and had not been updated is some time.

They wanted a site parents and students would be proud to view. In ONLY ONE MONTH we re-launched a new 100+ page website!

Blending in the same color scheme as their existing logo, we implemented a WordPress website to match. Researching their competitors, we developed and inserted an SEO keyword to boost web traffic. We added new forms and calendars to support staff, teachers, and parents.

You can view a live version of the site: http://www.ssj.org/school/

Here are before & after screenshots:

BEFORE:

Old site: SSJ Catholic School

Old site: SSJ Catholic School

AFTER:

Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Elementary & Junior High School in Huntington Beach California was in need of a new website that was search engine & mobile friendly and allowed the client easy page updates. GANZ Media delivered this 100+ page WordPress website in under 3 months!

Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Elementary & Junior High School in Huntington Beach California was in need of a new website that was search engine & mobile friendly and allowed the client easy page updates. GANZ Media delivered this 100+ page WordPress website in under 3 months!

Please contact GANZ Media today to see how we can help with your Online Marketing & Website needs!

 

Why Your Company Needs a Blog: Your Online Presence

Why Your Company Needs a Blog: Your Online Presence

Why Your Company Needs a Blog: Your Online Presence

Why Your Company Needs a Blog: Your Online Presence

A blog can enhance your online presence, and many company owners and PR managers are now engaged in blogging as part of their digital marketing campaign. Blogging is an effective tool that can increase interest in your company, product or service as well as improve the ranking and visibility of your site, and increase in clients, customers and profitable contacts.

The cost of hiring a professional writer to create your posts is significantly cheaper and more effective than traditional types of marketing campaigns. One TV ad, which is very likely to be muted, skipped or ignored, will likely cost your company far more than a full year or more of professionally written blogs.  A recent study reported that 78% of the public look for information online about products and services they are considering purchasing. Many read blogs as their most trusted source of information. You can use your blog to access these readers.

To make the process work for your company, it is necessary to have ongoing postings. The content you post must be relevant, interesting or useful information. In creating an effective blog, you need to continue to post content, at a rate of several blogs per week. Readers will not return to read your blog or share your blogs if there are few or no new postings, or when the content is not relevant or interesting.

Creating a blog is not a process that gets immediate results. It may take several months before a blog begins to affect your site’s ranking. If at first you don’t see results, it is important to understand that to take effect requires longevity and continued postings. In one recent case, it took 2 months to move the blog from page 5 to page 1 on Google, with 3 blogs posted every week.

There was an earlier belief from some digital marketing firms that the actual value of what was written was not considered of great importance; this is definitely no longer the case. The content you post on your blog, and the quality of the information, whether it is funny, informative, or technical, is the most important part of successful online marketing. Your content must be completely unique and original and offer the reader useful and interesting information.

Your blog can be a source of information for a variety of interested people, including journalists who are looking for specific information in an industry. Well-researched and professionally written blog posts can become a trusted source of industry information. With careful management of your blog, you and your company can become an authority that others pay attention to, and follow.

Contact GANZ Media today to see how we can help you with all your online content creation!

Video Marketing Secrets Revealed! – Start marketing your business today.

Well crafted videos can mean the difference between a company thriving or dying in the new economy.

 

 

According to the website comScore: “80% of web users have watched a video ad on a company homepage. 52% took action after viewing the ad.”    Using the latest video technology to spread the word online about our clients’ needs is our goal.

For our latest project we are creating an awareness campaign for a nonprofit group that works with people with developmental disabilities.  Their budget is small but their story is great so we used our shoot from the hip package:  this is comprised of 3 flip type cameras as well as an outboard sound recorder.

Click here to view the video on IndieGoGo.

The reason we use multiple cameras is because this is REAL, there are no retakes, so to capture the story as it happens takes more than one viewpoint.  Reactions that are real are powerful, and will make your video that much more impact full.

Sound is one of the most important factors in any production, yet the consumer video producer often misses the impact of this key component.  Poor sound quality will lose an audience faster than you can imagine.

Last but not least is editing all the material together into interesting, short segments.  The tech-generation has a short attention span, so you have to make your point quickly and don’t forget a call to action at the end.

These videos can then be uploaded to YouTube, and blended with (SEO) search engine optimized key words to help drive traffic to your website.  Well crafted videos along with proper SEO can as much as double your website traffic. To maintain sustained traffic to the website we offer monthly Social Media marketing programs, promoting your videos through: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and our own YouTube distribution channels.

 

YouTube Videos & SEO Combined

Well designed Videos with finely tuned SEO result in ranking in top 3 slots in Google Search Engine.

 

Contact GANZ Media today to find out pricing and more details!   Be sure to check back and watch for additional Touching Stories.

Interview at BlogWorld 2011 with GANZ Media CEO

At the recent BlogWorld 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention center, Michael Stark of PostYourProperty.com interviews Aaron Ganz, CEO of GANZ Media. The importance of Social Media and emerging technologies is a key focus. Nine out of ten robots agree this video rocks!  Click on the video or link below to watch:

Social Media revolutionized! Blogworld 2011 Interview: click here

 

GANZ Media website launches!

Thank you for visiting our new website! GANZ Media can help you in all your online marketing efforts, including creating Social Media content, Social Media Plans, Social Media Training, HTML-based email campaigns, websites, and Search Engine Optimization.