Dufour, Laskay & Strouse (DLS) is the nation’s leader in marine surveying, appraisal, and claims services. The firm is over 40 years old with each surveyor and appraiser having an average of twenty years of experience in the maritime field, and the firm has the largest concentration of NAMS certified surveyors and ASA certified marine [...]
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Lifeline Fire & Security logo
February 19, 2010 – 10:50 am
Lifeline Fire & Security Commercial Solutions is a new company that specializes in security systems for the South’s largest retail chains. The company’s new mark will be showcased on the work trucks, metal signage around their client’s perimeters and on windows to signal that the property is secure and protected.
Doing Business with People You Like?
February 2, 2010 – 5:43 pm
Our construction design & marketing division, the Brand Constructors, recently wrote a blog post that we thought you’d enjoy. It is about doing business with people you enjoy working with and how one of their clients strives for better customer service even on public, lowest-bidder construction projects.
Think about it, you do business with vendors you [...]
A New Way of Testing Things
November 5, 2009 – 12:08 pm
Ok, so I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to cross-browser compatibility testing. When I say geek, I mean I get excited when I find a tool that makes cross browser testing less painful and allows me to maintain a seated position while browser testing.
I’m talking about a tool that makes it easier [...]
Joke: Direct Marketing
September 4, 2009 – 5:00 pm
A friend of Design the Planet sent us this joke that talked about direct marketing and we thought you’d enjoy it:
A shopkeeper was dismayed when a brand new business much like his own opened up next door and erected a huge sign which read ‘BEST DEALS.’
He was horrified when another competitor opened up on his [...]
Why Did the Black Truck Turn White?
May 15, 2009 – 2:21 pm
I have no idea.
After a successful branding of a waste management company that is as synonymous with black as UPS is with brown, the SDT Waste truck is now white. I am amazed, stunned, and baffled by this change. Living in the New Orleans post-Katrina has had it’s ups and downs, but won of the [...]
Mac or PC?
May 12, 2009 – 4:16 pm
We can probably guess the answer based on your industry & job, but we’re curious.
Do you work on a Windows computer or a Mac computer? Do you work on a Mac at work, but have a PC at home? Carry an iPhone & a Blackberry? Post a comment below.
Each platform has their place based on [...]
Sorry that we have been gone.
April 16, 2009 – 8:26 am
We have actually been working on a new home for our Design the Planet and also building a new blog for our construction division, the Brand Constructors, blog. We understand the importance of posting to a blog consistently and frequently and we promise that we will get back on track and should be adding new [...]
Facebook is King!
March 6, 2009 – 2:57 pm
After a rough week with users revolting about a change in their privacy policy, Facebook has had a great week. This week, Facebook introduced that a new Twitter inspired look was on its way and MySpace announced the loss of 3 key executives (source: USA Today). Two days later, we read another article announcing Facebook [...]
Jumping on the Safari 4 Bandwagon
March 6, 2009 – 11:51 am
Although I’m an avid FireFox user, I’ve decided to jump on this Safari 4 (public beta) bandwagon to see what it’s all about. I really enjoy FireFox’s developer features and add-ons, but I’m going to see what Apple has to offer with its new Safari. Although all my bookmarks and RSS feeds are saved in [...]
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