esd & associate’s commitment to developing quality strategies and products has once again caught the eye of the San Antonio Business Journal. The annual “Best Of” edition of the San Antonio Business Journal hit stands June 24, 2011. esd & associates achieved top-of-the-list recognition in not just one,...

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Not everyone from Jersey is a “guido” or a “guidette,” but the Jersey Shore’s small cast of eight have created personal brands so strong and pervasive, that they have completely defined the way the public views New Jersey. Consider your personal brand. How does it reflect upon...

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Imagine it: it’s a Thursday afternoon and the end of the workweek hovers tantalizingly close. It’s a slow day, and you have just one or two more loose ends to tie up. What do you do in these moments of languid semi-productivity? Many find themselves tempted...

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Last Tuesday, July 5, Internet search engine giant, Google, threw a veritable lightening bolt onto the online landscape – one that, at least initially, has rocked social media to its core. The new project, Google+ has sparked an onslaught of consumer sign-ups and resulting feedback....

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It’s a big problem. Literally. Obesity-related health problems kill more than 25,000 people each year in the United States. Obesity’s extra baggage strains the human body beyond the limits of good health, oftentimes resulting in any number of life threatening conditions like stroke, type 2 diabetes,...

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You wake up, check your email on your iPhone—there’s one app. Browse Facebook, Twitter, The Wall Street Journal all on your iPad—that makes four apps used before you even go to work. Sure, you’re on the Internet, but you’re not on the web and neither...

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Traditional marketing isn’t going away and why should it? It still works when used correctly and strategically. But sometimes it helps to think outside of the traditional marketing box. Guerilla marketing relies on being creative and loud without the big budget. Five campaigns this year...

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Twitter followers and followees are as unique as they come. Some tweet every time they eat and some only tweet when breaking news explodes; some tweet strictly in stream of consciousness mode, and some tweet strategically, attempting with every word, link and hash tag to...

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From the coffee shop on the corner to the park’s pondside benches; we can all connect to some sort of Internet capable, wireless web matrix. Whether on our laptops or on our phones, we constantly have access to the web at our fingertips. Hyperlinks populate...

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Are you having trouble promoting a product or cause without being overly in-your-face to followers? Sure, you might be passionate about clean water in Africa or Lady Gaga but not all day everyday. When it comes to shortening URLs, bit.ly has been the go-to weapon for...

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