Have Pets? Will Travel. New Pet Friendly Travel Website Launched!

Post by Aaron Ganz October 31, 2019

Check out this great testimonial from Owner Tracey Thompson:

“I can’t tell you how pleased I am with GANZ Media. Our customers have been saying they like that the site is now mobile-friendly. And our advertisers like how easy it is to update their listings and make payments. As my old site was almost 20 year old, the interface of the new site presented a pretty steep learning curve. Aaron was always available to help anytime I had questions, and went out of his way to explain the new site with patience and good humor. Thank you GANZ Media!”

A Year in the Making:

80,000 + total files

30,000 + image files

5000 + property listings

4000 + Hotel Chain listings

2000 + Paid listings

1000 + Additional End users

300 + Premium Featured Listings

100 + Distinct Geographic Regions

50 + Webpages

1 Amazing Online Resource for Pet Friendly Travel!

Description: An extensive online guide to pet-friendly lodging in the U.S. and Canada, offering accommodations including vacation rentals, boutique hotels, bed & breakfast inns, camping cabins, and dog-centric retreats.

Along with property listings, pet friendly hotel chains, the site also includes: dog-friendly beaches and swim areas, campgrounds and RV parks, airport pet relief areas, dog parks, pet-friendly activities and attractions, pet travel products, pet policies for national and state parks, and everything you need to know about traveling with your dog, cat, or other pet.

Problem & Solutions: As Technology has evolved over the past 20 years, the PetFriendlyTravel.com website had vastly increased its number of subscribers and paid listings, while the technology platform it was originally created on became outdated.

The site suffered from several issues:

1) Outdated look & color scheme

2) Long scrolling pages & difficult to navigate

3) Non-working features

4) A variety of repetitive manual tasks required for upkeep that could be automated with newer technology

5) Lacked the ability to manage and upload large amounts of changes quickly

6) Customers lacked ability to fully control their own listings

The new WordPress site we created features:

1) Bright & Hip Modernized style, higher resolution photos

2) Mobile friendly, condensed user friendly navigation

3) Faster page load times, SEO keyword enhanced meta-tags to boost search engine ranking + site traffic

4) Greater administrative control, automation, and mass import tool integration

5) Customers can quickly setup a new account, add property listings, purchase yearly subscriptions, add/delete photos, descriptions, all in real time.

To find out how GANZ Media can help you, contact us today!

Turkey: A Bridge To Freedom – A family’s journey to escape tyranny & embrace freedom!

Post by Aaron Ganz June 24, 2019

The dynamic history of Iran has included many glorious chapters, as well as dark ones. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of these dark periods of struggle. This book is one man and his family’s journey to escape tyranny and embrace freedom. Told in his own words, the real-life story of Parviz Hakimi symbolizes the hope that the Iranian people will once again arise from the deprivation of religious extremes.

Written in his own words and filled with photos, we edited his book and designed the cover. GANZ Media was happy to attend his book signing and launch June 23rd.

Click here to check out his book on Amazon!

Love Will Carry On…with Alma Blue Keepsake Jewelry!

Post by Aaron Ganz March 14, 2019

Jewelry designer, owner, and manufacturer Nayla Mouannes approached GANZ Media after her previous web designer was unable to complete the site.

Alma Blue offers a unique selection of Memorial Jewelry designed with your memories in mind and hand crafted with love.

Each piece can hold a pinch of cremated remains, a piece of hair, crushed memorial flowers, or earth from a special site.

www.almablue.net

With a product and brand of such a sensitive nature, GANZ Media researched other competitors in this space, to strike the right balance of soothing colors, visuals, and tone. We believe the end result was a respectful and engaging e-commerce website.

In her own words, the client testimonial says it all:

“I can’t tell you how pleased I am with GANZ Media for their terrific work on my website. Aaron is a true artist who really understood what I was striving to achieve for my site as he was able to fully capture the essence of my company and work his magic. The process was seamless and straightforward and Aaron was a joy to work with. I highly recommend GANZ Media for your web services! Don’t take my word for it – visit almablue.net for keepsake jewelry.”

To see what GANZ Media can do for your website and online marketing needs, please click here.

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

Post by Aaron Ganz January 2, 2019

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!

Bridging Associates Bridges the Gap with New WordPress site!

Post by Aaron Ganz March 18, 2018

Bridging Associates approached us with a common problem. Their WordPress website had an outdated look and their theme no longer supported security updates.

Old site:

Working with it’s founder and Executive Coach Patricia Heyman, GANZ media helped find a new a new WordPress template that worked for their new needs and had a more sleek modern look.

Within a matter of a few weeks a new version of the site launched, complete with enhanced Social Media icons, a new testimonial section, and a snazzy rotating slideshow on the HomePage.

New site:

Check out the new site: http://bridgingassociates.com/

Click here to contact GANZ Media today for your website needs and let us know how we can help you!

GANZ Media helps promote Colon Cancer Awareness Month with new client: Wunderglo Foundation!

Post by Aaron Ganz March 1, 2017

GANZ Media helps promote Colon Cancer Awareness Month with new client:
Wunderglo Foundation!

GANZ Media is working with our new client The Wunderglo Foundation! Please help support Colon Cancer Awareness month and add this Twibbon graphic we created to your Facebook or Twitter profile: https://twibbon.com/support/cancer-awareness-wunderglo#

About The Wunderglo Foundation

The WunderGlo Foundation has three distinct functions, all geared toward snuffing out colon cancer and helping patients and their families take back their power over the disease:

SUPPORTING CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS The WunderGlo Foundation will make several grants throughout the year to National Cancer Institutes and non-profit organizations that help us move closer to a cure every day. To raise the funds necessary to make these grants, The WunderGlo Foundation will host several fundraising events throughout the year, from an annual gala to poker, golf, and basketball tournaments.

PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES Through programming and information found on the Foundation’s website, The WunderGlo Foundation strives to inspire people to eat right, exercise, sleep well, stay positive, and honor their bodies by taking good care of them. This applies equally to those who are battling cancer and those who are not fighting the disease. At both fundraising events and on the website, The WunderGlo Foundation provides a blueprint for how to live healthily and happily.

CONNECTION WITH CANCER WARRIORS AND THEIR SUPPORT NETWORKS The WunderGlo Foundation aims to be a distinctly personal organization. Any and every patient with questions, concerns, or in need of support is encouraged to read the content on the website and on Gloria’s blog and to get in touch with any of the officers of The WunderGlo Foundation.

https://wunderglofoundation.org

GRAND OPENING! Encino Business Royal Gems Jewelry shines with new Social Media Campaign from GANZ Media!

Post by Aaron Ganz December 10, 2016

GRAND OPENING! Encino Business Royal Gems Jewelry shines with new Social Media Campaign from GANZ Media!

Royal Gems Jewelry New Facebook Page!

Grand Opening!

Happy Client just picked out Engagement Ring!

A local retail store in Encino, business owner Mitch Garten needed our help. Royal Gems moved locations and needed Social Media Marketing to help launch their Grand Opening, and then continuously on an ongoing monthly basis.

GANZ Media updated their website with Social Media icons to help increase exposure. We performed an online marketing analysis and created new Social Media profiles including: Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. We updated and added new online directory profiles and launched a Facebook Advertising Campaign. As of March 2017, we are happy to report foot traffic has doubled and Owner Mitch is quite happy!

Social Media Graphics created by GANZ Media just in time for the Holidays!

Custom Designed Ads for client geared towards keeping couples happy!

About Royal Gems:

A custom designed piece of jewelry – whether it be an engagement band, an anniversary gift, or “just because” – is sure to be the most memorable and treasured gift in a woman’s (or man’s) life. Mitch believes that you should not have to settle for mass-produced, “cookie cutter” jewelry when you can own a one-of-a kind creation designed only for you.

Jeweler Mitch Garten has been creating custom, one-of-kind jewelry for more than 30 years. From white gold, to yellow gold, and from diamonds to pearls, Mitch is a master of intricate detail and quality workmanship that will leave you breathless.

His passion for unique designs that reflect each client’s’ individual personality and style is evidenced by his many loyal clients – across California and the world – who refuse to purchase their fine jewelry from anybody but Mitch.

Social Media Success! Bastian Salon Celebrates 4 Years with GANZ Media!

Post by Aaron Ganz September 1, 2016

In 2012 we met the owner of Bastian Salon at our tradeshow booth put on by CBS Radio at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Like many new retail business owners, they were faced with the challenge of creating an online marketing program.

GANZ Media analyzed their top local competitors to determine a baseline for how other hair salons promoted themselves though both the use of their websites, and social media. We determined which were the most effective social media channels to use, the frequency and type of content used for online promotions, and the most popular and relevant topics being discussed. The competitors revealed not only what areas should be focused on, but showed what was missing, thus giving Bastian Salon an opportunity to differentiate and stand out.

Using their logo, we setup Social Media Profiles on Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Then GANZ Media started a monthly social media management campaign. In the beginning, the owner of Bastian Salon reviewed the content we created every 2 weeks (in advance of it posting). Items sent out over social media included: monthly promos & specials, industry news, positive Yelp reviews, and haircuts of happy customers. We came to their grand opening and took photos and a series of YouTube videos. After a trial period, they allowed us to send out content without a bi-monthly review process.

Within 3 months Bastian Salon ranked #1 in the Search Engines for Hair Salons in Artesia. This was even before they had launched their website! At that time the owner provided the following quote:

“I’ve been receiving plenty of congratulatory messages about the salon. I’m enjoying the new “flavor” of our FB posts and tweets. Thanks GANZ Media! Social Media Marketing Plan & Monthly Management & SEO.”

To date, Bastian Salon enjoys 189 Yelp reviews (4.5 out of 5 stars). With thousands of viewers sent to their site every month through social media, and dozens of new clients every month, Bastian Salon is happy with the results. As you can see from their recent Yelp Review for GANZ Media:

“Our small business started out with Aaron from day one. That was nearly 4 years ago. We expanded into a 60% larger space and from 2 employees to 8. Aaron and Ganz Media have been with us all along. Thank you, Aaron for putting the word out there about us! I really appreciated having your help during our early days!”

ABOUT BASTIAN SALON

Specialties: Aveda Products, Aveda Color, Yuko Hair Straightening, Anti-Frizz by Yuko

History: Established in 2012.

Bastian Salon originally opened with the idea of being a space where similar-minded artists could create and share. It wasn’t enough just to “do hair.” We became a group that wanted to continue learning – to be more and to give more.

Business Owner: Bastian Villarama

I can hardly believe it’s been 20 years since I started in the hair industry. I’m a 4th gen stylist which includes my mom, sister and grandmother. It really is a craft I am proud to be a part of and my passion for it continues to grow. I worked in our family salon on Guam for two-thirds of my career and trained at the Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica, CA many times over the years. In 2010, I trained at the Sassoon Academy London for 6 months in cutting and coloring. What an experience! Still, I wanted more, I was blessed to be able to join the Sassoon creative team as a stylist. My time with Sassoon has taken me to Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Miami. Now, I’m back in the Cerritos area starting a new adventure. I can’t wait to see what the future holds!

Dewey Pest Control launches new Website to support 32 locations!

Post by Aaron Ganz April 11, 2016

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

AFTER:

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!