You should try starting a war in your office – who knows, it could inspire greatness!

See what valuable lessons we learned during our first successful attempt at Team Building:

We learned how to criticize take direction from our co-workers and reflected on our own leadership skills while getting lost overcoming a treacherous maze of mirrors together:

We had a few guests that scared mentored us and gave us their helpful advice for healthy team dynamics:

We learned how to cooperate while ganging up on and pressuring helping Chris face his fear about the unknown and felt accomplished when he buckled under the pressure conquered that fear:

We learned a lesson on how to deal with failure celebrate in the accomplishments of others and learn from our peers when Heather schooled them in did ‘OK’ at a shared challenge :

Finally, we learned to listen and collaborate on ideas while ‘breaking bread’ with one another:

All of these activities helped to create a strong cohesive group which, we can honestly say, contributed to an increase in the overall productivity and success of the organization.

Can’t wait for the next TrevNet Team Building experience =)

We’d love to hear your favorite team building moment!

Which brings me back to my original question: What is planking anyway?  We plank while we sleep so that doesn’t take much talent, but here at TrevNet, we are hardcore, and since we are pioneers of all things awesome we choose to stay in front of the trends.

…we Batman:

…and we Snail:

…but we don’t plank!

What are you doing to stay on top of the lightning fast, ever-changing social media revolution?

With Spring comes fresh starts and new beginnings.

This is exactly what TrevNet Media is doing. We have decided to give our website a complete makeover.  Besides the new look, we have also added a couple new sections that we hope will improve…and make our client’s experience with us memorable (http://www.trevnetmedia.com/about-us/).

So stay awhile and check out the latest features we’ve included in our site. Want to see some of the weird ways we stay entertained in the office? Go to the “What’s Happening” section.

So, why the change you ask? Great question! We believe it is crucial to stay up-to-date with the changing times and redesigning your website is one of the most effective ways to do it. There are several other great reasons to redesign your site.

• Keeping it Fresh – the look and feel of your site is very important. You only have seconds to attract a customer and it’s difficult to do with a site that’s old and obsolete. You want to give your customer a reason to come back for more.
• Benefits SEO – it makes sense to redesign the content aspect of your website to include relevant keywords that will bring in more web traffic.
• Staying Up-to-Date with Current Technology – you may need to redesign certain aspects to make it compatible with latest software. Incorporating new technology will enhance the site’s usability and effectiveness in the long run.
• Including New Tools – With several helpful tools like photo books, blogs, social media and forums, you can keep your clients informed with all the latest news about your company.
• Staying Ahead of the Curve – as the popularity of the internet increases so does your competition. This means that your website needs to be at its best to stay ahead of the game. This is because people base their decisions on something as simple as the look of your website and how it fares in comparison with your competition.

How often do you keep your website fresh?

We strategically planned for an entire year to create this amazing package. We are comprised of talented individuals who know how to get the job done and create just about anything successfully, so we knew the finished product would be fierce. After finally seeing our ideas come to life, we are extremely pleased with the results.

The experience that we are very proud of (and hope that you, too, will enjoy viewing) is our photo shoot that we did for our incredible website background. We were hoping to  encompass just how conservative and professional we are with these highly expensive,  traditional photos we had taken by an expert photographer. Let us know if you want his number…

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Just take a look at this wonderful greeting that Trevor received on the day of his birthday last year:

Since Trevor is too busy to decorate his office the way he really wants it, we decided to take advantage of the birthday celebration and redecorate for him.  I must admit, it was truly a work of art:

Since we don’t show favoritism to anyone in particular, we have to make sure everyone gets the same level of respect on their special day.  Look at some other memorable birthday moments from this year – my birthday, where my favorite Sharks jersey was decorated for me so nicely was my personal favorite:

Audrey was also taken back by the special treatment she received on her special day:

I can’t wait to see what kind of awesome things come of birthdays at TrevNet for 2012 – we’ll be sure to keep you posted.

How do you celebrate employee birthdays?

Over 39 million people visit Yelp each month in search of businesses, reviews, and even deals. Everything spreads quickly throughout the community as users correspond with each other through the site as well as other social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Small local businesses have a number of tools at their disposal to promote their products and services on Yelp. Here are some options that we suggest:

Offer Deals, Discounts, and Special Events

Yelp allows businesses to promote discounts, deals, and even special events. Since Yelp has a mobile audience of 4 million each month, it can get people into stores rather quickly for upcoming bargains and events.

Connect with Customers

Businesses can privately or publicly respond to both users and reviews. Businesses are able to respond to positive and negative reviews on their profile and even join conversations with other users.

Add More Information About the Company

Yelp offers businesses the option of providing photographs, histories, and in-depth descriptions of their products and services. Extensive profiles tend to get more views on Yelp, so business should add more information to their pages.

Utilize Trends, Statistics, and Charts

Yelp offers information about trends, statistics, and charts to businesses so they can see how many people viewed their page, what they look at, etc. Using this information allows businesses to optimize their profiles and get a better understanding of what is most effective.

Recommend and Support Business Partners

Business profiles can link to one another and support affiliated businesses. This is a great way to network, build strategic partnerships, and promote services and products to other businesses.

Overall, Yelp is a great website that businesses should take advantage of.

You also might find our blog”The Importance of Social Media for your Business” helpful as well

Isn’t it amazing how far we’ve come in only 17 years.