Services
- Web
- eLearning
- Social Media
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Audio
- Photography
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Web
Hardly Square untangles the web.
We don’t get hired to simply make pretty designs or win graphic design awards. We get hired to generate ideas and solve problems. We understand that you have business objectives. That’s why we create business solutions.
We’ve created an array of online business solutions with quantifiable returns on our clients’ investments:
- eLearning
- Mobile application development
- Social media campaigns
- Administrative consoles
- Inventory calculator websites
- eCommerce websites with a lead generation focus
- Web tracking
- Search engine optimization
Featured Project
Rubbermaid Element
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eLearning
I know you’ve heard of it.
That sound you heard was millions of binders being tossed out and an equal number of computers being powered on. If you’re not part of it, you’re completely out of it.
eLearning induces more effective learning Greater business results Larger market share
Whether you have a substantial product line, an abundance of services, or a series of procedures to teach; you probably face an enormous hurdle keeping your employees well educated and up-to-date. It can be even more daunting when your employees are dispersed across the globe. eLearning delivers training quickly and without the expenses related to distance. At the very least, distance used to mean expensive plane tickets, hotel lodging, and conference room costs. Distance isn’t the only barrier eLearning eliminates. It can save organizations considerable capital and effort by:
- Cutting the training cost per person
- Heightening knowledge retention rates through high stimulus media
- Developing and rolling-out training quickly and on a worldwide scale, leading to faster time to market, earlier revenue streams and enhanced competitiveness
- Providing training directly to your channel, leading to increased revenue
- Centralizing knowledge management
- Decreasing productivity lost from being away from the job
- Reducing overall training time
- Enhancing employee motivation by empowering individuals to develop their own skills when they want
- Creating availability, 24/7
- Allowing on the spot training for refreshing information
Featured Testimonial
Derek Andreen
IRWIN Industrial Tools
I invested several months evaluating a variety of eLearning platforms and potential vendors for long term development consideration. What I found is that most companies take a cookie cutter approach by providing similar off-the-shelf type solutions.
We chose Hardly Square because of their ability to develop a fully customized eLearning platform and tracking interface that meets our organizational goals and critical business objectives. The Hardly Square team continues to deliver impressive design, creative user interactions and personalized customer service at a cost that fits our budget. I look forward to partnering with Hardly Square for years to come.
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Social Media
Whether you like it or not, the environment in which your brand lives is changing.
We must adapt if we don’t want to get passed by. It is obvious we cannot just try and condition the market to our Unique Selling Propositions. Merely showcasing functional attributes hasn’t been enough since the 80s. And now the Emotional Selling Proposition technique of identifying and owning emotional territories isn’t enough.
Today’s audience demands branding built around an experience. We must now understand how all of the actions of the brand interrelate to create the user experience. The technology that facilitates this evolution is the internet and the platform is Social Media.
Hardly Square will help you successfully harvest the next generation of customers, clients, and supporters. Let’s not take for granted that we can be connected and interconnected with millions of individuals at any given moment. Social Media has been positively impacting organizations for years now. It isn’t a new phenomenon. It’s a fact. We are finding exceptional opportunities for organizations to participate as trusted providers of credible information, establishing themselves as subject matter experts. At the same time, engaging supporters with a personal touch, creating widespread awareness, and facilitating collaboration and crowdsourcing.
- Design custom Twitter page
- Set up Facebook Fan Pages with custom designed ads
- Design your blog
- Create viral YouTube videos & songs
- Implement proper call-to-action opportunities
- Crowdsource and establish your tribe
- Streamline your social media marketing
- Consult on best social media practices
Featured Project
RCP Twitter
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Content Management System (CMS)
If you have a website that changes content frequently, then it is time to take advantage of a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. Not only will you save on the constant cost of having a designer update your site, you’ll have the freedom to get that time-sensitive content live immediately.
Within your pages you will have the ability to:
- create links
- upload images, video, audio, polls, and other media
- switch between bold, italic, or normal fonts
- justify text
- add bullets or lists
- spell check your copy
The administrator’s dashboard also includes its own site tracking capabilities. You’ll conveniently be able to:
- track page hits
- view referring sites
- see what keywords were used to search your site
- tally your page clicks
- monitor your marketing initiatives’ effectiveness
- sort through your statistical history by day, week, or months
- note what your top pages are
This will come in handy considering all the content you build within the CMS is optimized for Google searches automatically. You can even add to your search engine optimization (SEO) by including custom tags/keywords to help Google categorize and rank your website’s pages.
This cutting edge content management system is also password protected. You will be able to setup multiple administrators with individual accounts.
Featured Testimonial
Travis Reinhart
Owner: Elite Athletic Club
Having a website already established but hardly what I would want to represent my gym, Hardly Square stepped right in and tailor-made a site that I could be proud of and could easily update with a CMS. This functionality will help me add a much needed personal touch to my membership.
Hardly Square took a very personal and hands on approach when creating what I wanted to represent Elite Athletic Club. They work around your hours, very accommodating, and make it an easy and effective transition for anyone dealing with so much to do, and so little time. Thank you Hardly Square!
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Is your site not coming up high enough in Google searches?
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) starts with the the proper web design and implementation. Although, it doesn’t stop there. In order to maintain an edge in today’s market it’s imperative to stay proactive when it comes to search engine marketing. Yesterday’s black-hat gimmicks and keyword stuffing won’t help you maintain high rankings with Google, Yahoo, and Bing anymore. Today, search engine optimization is a collection of best practices and new opportunities that change on a daily basis.
We offer Search Engine Optimization (SEO) consulting services to companies wishing to:
- Benefit from an SEO friendly website design
- Gain from an optimized site structure and navigation
- Prosper from an in-depth knowledge of the most profitable keywords
- Learn how to develop an excellent link building regimen, maximizing link building hours
- Understand how their site design is working for and against their online visibility
- Take advantage of knowing what their competition is doing and how to optimize accordingly
- Obtain expert consultation on how to utilize in-house resources to maintain SEO
We work hard to build “working together” relationships. We will walk you through every aspect of the SEO procedure. We’ll make sure you receive the SEO marketing that is right for your current situation, as well as situations you may encounter in the future.
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Laurie Poulopoulos
Owner: Bestest Buddies
In March of this year (2009), my company partnered with Hardly Square on a design, development and branding project to help strengthen our market share here in Collin County, Texas.
Since the launch of our new company brand and search engine friendly website, traffic on our site has increased by over 175% in Q2 of this year alone. I highly recommend Hardly Square to anyone that expects good service coupled with great design solutions.
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We judge books by their covers…And deep down you know you kinda do too.
Hardly Square has designed marketing collateral for some of the most widely recognized brands in the world. We have worked with the most extensive and well thoughtout brand standards, leveraging our experience in the field with each of our clients. Whatever marketing collateral you may need, you can rest assured that Hardly Square has the expertise to exceed your expectations.
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LINQ 360 Business Card
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Audio
We fancy Sound audio.
Whether it’s:
- custom voice narration
- captivating sound effects
- or original music composition
Hardly Square’s strategic communications solutions are the most powerful means to inspire your audience and evoke positive action. Your digital media should sound as good as it looks. Creating marketing communications that separate you from the pack isn’t as easy as it sounds. Engaging media that’s gripping and influencial involves multiple senses. Enveloping your audience in a full-spectrum sensory experience will keep your target audience coming back for more.
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Georgetown University
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Photography
A picture is worth a 1,000 words.
Hardly Square has the experience, equipment, and artists to add custom photography to your marketing communications initiatives. We have captured on-location application photography as well as product photography within our in-house studio for multiple Fortune 500 companies. Start benefiting from message specific photography that stock photography just can’t match. Hardly Square, your one stop shop solution.
Featured Project
Pelouze Application Photos
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