February 5, 2012

Same Name, Different Game

Recently, I’ve been getting the occasional message from people having problems playing the Facebook-based game Ravenwood Fair. Seems just because I have RavenWood in the name of my firm, I must be the expert on how to get off level 24 or have all the secrets behind the game. Unfortunately, RavenWood Creative is a marketing and communication firm for businesses and organizations and has no ties whatsoever to the game.

So if you need help with marketing and taking your business to the next level or need graphic or web design services, we’re your firm.

If you need help getting to the next level of a fair game … look elsewhere …

Has your business ever been mistaken for something or someone it’s not, let me know?

Thanks, Tim

Ah, Remember Using Manuals to Write Well!

The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Strunk and E.B (I always wondered what E. B. stood for?) are now dead but The Elements of Style continues to published. NPR recently did a funny look back at the writing manual.

Being a writer and a bit of a book nerd, I still own my original copy of Strunk & White’s classic (pictured below, yes, I pulled it out of mothballs and scanned the cover). As you can see it’s a well worn Third Edition – copyright 1979. I remember pulling it out often writing papers and essays throughout my school years. I agree with most of NPR’s look back and Strunk and White’s tendency to state the obvious, but I do remember learning for the small manual. The book itself, at least the third edition, is all text – no graphics and a long way from the multimedia requirements of today’s textbooks and short-attention-spanned readers.

strunk_n_white

But it worked and I learned. Hell, I still have it in my library, and I remember settling bets among co-workers by pulling the little book out and reciting a rule. Who else can clear up such befuddling questions about the English language as, #11 Rule of Usage: A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject? Strunk and White usually did it with a clear example. Do you remember Strunk and White? Do you remember learning grammar?

Until next time, Tim

Social Media

Social Media is all about community and like-interests finding each other online. RavenWood Creative can help you find your place in all the social media environments available.

So if you’re struggling to figure out how your business should use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or any other social networking tool, contact us, and we’ll get to work on a social media communication plan.

    Web Design

    image_home_150The Web. Whether it’s a web site redesign or a build from the ground up, RavenWood Creative can help you put the pieces together for your business. We’re experts at integrating social media, blogs, and graphics into a professional and solid web presence. We use the latest tools and web standards to either build a CSS/HTML site from the ground up, redesign an existing site or convert your static website to a WordPress blog-based site that the client can update themselves. As an Accredited Business Communicator – RavenWood Creative can even help with the site’s content.

    Graphic Design

    image_graphicdesign_150Graphic Design. It’s where we shine, we combine compelling, tightly written words with the right visual element without having to jump back and forth between separate designers and writers.

    First impressions – everyone knows they’re important, your customers are making up their minds when they look at your logo – is this the kind of organization I want to do business with? Let us create a professional and powerful first impression for your organization.

    • logos
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    Writing & Editing

    image_writingWriting. Gone are the days of dry, stuffy, lengthy corporate communication – quick and to the point is the trend. It’s what we call communication redefined. And that’s RavenWood Creative’s style – so before you pick up your pen give us a call.

    newsletters – press releases – communication and crisis plans – white papers – articles

    RavenWood Creative’s president, Tim Ernst, ABC is an accredited business communicator – what’s that you say? Click here to find out more information or give us a call, Tim would be more than happy to explain.

    image_editing_150Editing. Knowing what you want to write is one thing. Getting to the point and keeping comprehension high is another. That’s why editing is so important. Let RavenWood Creative become a constructively critical, objective point-of-view for your publicationís approval process. Our digital pencils and erasers are standing by.