Whitefrog a creative agency

You have a story and Whitefrog is here to help you tell it.

The extraordinary team at Whitfrog Creative Agency, believes the best way to do their job and serve you is to be your partner. To be the first and last place you turn with questions, concerns, and ideas about branding, design, marketing and more. To offer the tools necessary for you to become the brand you envision. Their creative and expert skills will help you create and tell your story to your customers new and old.

What makes you the best at what you do? Where in the digital world are you?

You may know the answers to these questions but what about your target audience… your customers? Whitefrog creative geniuses make sure they do. As your partner it’s their job to get to know you, and your goals, and then to always be thinking, of ways to get you there. Others have called this critical dreaming, Whitefrog calls it “to Leap”…. figuring out not only how to jump but where to land.

Whitefrog believes that “good enough… NEVER IS.  They exist to create great things, to reimagine, to reinvent, and rediscover what is possible. They want to be your partner in dreaming, in playing, in creating something beyond what is currently imagined….. to Leap!

Connect with the creative minds at Whitefrog located at 1030 Nevada Street, Suite 100 or log onto www.whitefrog.org and let the dreaming begin.

 

Time for an update on a few legislative items we are tracking here at the Redlands Chamber of Commerce.  First off is the ongoing saga of ADA related lawsuits.  At the beginning of the year there were two assembly bills, 52 and 54, that were yet another attempt to curb the frivolous lawsuits.  Unfortunately AB 52 was pulled from Committee by its author Assembly Member Gray.  AB 52 proposed to allow time to remove accessibility barriers and reduce the maximum dollar amount awarded a plaintiff.  The second bill, AB 54, allows for a 60 day grace period to make modifications, but only for violations resulting from code changes in the last 3 years.  It also has a tax credit provision for businesses who hire a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) to evaluate their property.  This will be in addition to an existing tax credit for addressing construction related accessibility code violations.  AB 54 has passed through the Committee on Revenue and Taxation and is on its way to the Judiciary Committee.

SB 8 is the bill proposing significant modifications to the state tax system, including a sales tax on professional services.  The bill has passed the Governance and Finance Committee (no surprise since the committee is chaired by the bill’s author) and is now waiting review by the Rules Committee.  We are tracking this one closely, waiting for the best times to voice our opposition to the services tax portion of the bill.

AB 463 is a relatively new one.  The bill will require pharmaceutical companies to file financial reports related to more expensive drugs.  This will apply to drugs costing more than $10,000 annually or per treatment.  After some discussion, the Redlands Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to support this bill.  Since public money is often used to subsidize expensive medical treatments, it is important that costs associated with developing and producing the drugs are made available to help prevent price gouging.  In many cases a new lifesaving medication is available from only one company.  This bill has been referred to the Health Committee for review.

Congratulations to those of you who managed to stay awake through all this

How to win with social media

By Marcy Weaver, MicroNet, Inc.                

Social media continues to prove itself as a viable and long term tactic for marketing out reach.  Furthermore it’s affordable and easy to manage with just an Internet connection and basic marketing skills.

However, because the game is always changing, businesses must stay current on new social media strategies to keep engaged.

Tips for success:

Don’t spread yourself too thin. Decide which social media platforms are best for your business. Are your customers primarily on Facebook- Twitter-LinkedIn? Those platforms are the most popular in the business community.  But consider, YouTube, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Which best suits your needs and will help you drive customers and growth to your business.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook recently started filtering out unpaid promotional material in users’ news feeds that businesses have posted as status updates. Consider using paid advertising options like Facebook’s “boost this post” to ensure you reach your target audience.

Create relevant and interesting content for your users. Pull them in with information that is engaging and useful to them. Try not to self-promote too frequently. A good rule of thumb is one-to-six: promote your business one time for every six posts you make.

When coming up with items to post, keep in mind that not all content you post has to be original. 48% of marketers curate noteworthy content from reputable, third-party sources, according to Design & Promote an online marketing firm. Find articles on line your customers can use, make sure to source them and then post them.

Seek out and use customer testimonials to give your posts a human connection. If possible use video to tell the stories. A new trend suggests that videos rule over photos. According to new data from social media analytics company Socialbakers, photo posts are half as likely to be seen as videos in Facebook user newsfeeds.

Remember to engage your followers. After all this is “social media” so be social! Monitor your comments, likes, shares, and retweets. Respond when needed, invite people to your website and thank your audience for their comments.

Marcy Weaver is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at MicroNet, Inc. provider of membership managing software and website solutions

AAA ALARM SYSTEMS – TBM
Tim Murone
278 Tennessee Street, Suite 8
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-2194

ALL FOUR PAWS PET CARE
Elizabeth Kulbin
P. O. Box 1322
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  380-1337

A STORAGE PLACE – BARTON ROAD
Kierstin Wasko
26419 Barton Road
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  796-4447

BEEMAN’S PHARMACY REDLANDS
Bob Beeman
255 Terracina Blvd, Suite 103
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  792-2300

BRONCS TOWING
Mike & KG Ardabili
1083 W. Park Avenue
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  307-0944

CASP CERTIFIED ACCESS SPECIALIST
Dan Kaiser
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  747-5296

CONNECTION TO CRUISE
Marlys & George Abali
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  798-9133

CORTNER CHAPEL
Brad Orton
221 Brookside Avenue
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-2353

 

EADIE AND PAYNE, LLP
John Prentice
1839 W. Redlands Blvd.
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-2406

 

ENTERPRISE FUNDING CORPORATION
Jeff Sceranka
300 E. State Street, Suite 230
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  792-3803

 

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Dr. J. T. Greenleaf
1 East Olive
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-2118

 

FOREIGN AUTO TECH
Sid Takouche
1635 W. Redlands Blvd
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  335-9575

 

GIRL SCOUTS SAN GORGONIO COUNCIL
Knea Hawley
1751 Plum Lane
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  748-7223

 

HENRY BUSH PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR COND
Tyler Miner
429 Texas Street
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  793-8461

 

HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE
Laurel Brown
1430 E. Cooley #120
Colton, CA  92324
Phone:  370-0343

 

INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS BASEBALL CLUB
Adam Franey
280 South “E” Street
San Bernardino, CA  92401
Phone:  888-9922

 

KONA ICE OF REDLANDS
Cheri Lynn Faber
Riverside, CA  92506
Phone:  809-9294

 

NEW DAY SOLAR
Mary Carlson
23811 Washington Avenue,
Suite C110 #224
Murrieta, CA  92562
Phone:  855-444-6329

 

REDLANDS ADVENTIST ACADEMY
Luisa DeSia
130 Tennessee
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-1000

 

REDLANDS COUNTRY CLUB
Betty Rivero
1749 Garden Street
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-2661

 

SAWYER COOK INSURANCE
Deborah Gillmaster
1200 California Street, Suite 260
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  435-0230

 

SEA BRIGHT SOLAR, INC.
Kathy Porter
1785 Industrial Park Avenue #A
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  335-0820

 

SMS SECURITY INC
Shawn & Shelly Smigel
112 E. Olive Avenue, Suite D
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  307-1007

 

STATE FARM INSURANCE – BILL SOLBERG
Bill Solberg
401 Brookside Avenue
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  792-2188

 

SUBWAY #23694
Ajay Gandhi
1971 W. Redlands Blvd, Unit D
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  793-4550

 

THE GAS COMPANY – A SEMPRA ENERGY CO
Kristine Scott
155 South G Street
San Bernardino, CA  92410
Phone:  335-7941

 

THE JOINT REDLANDS
Jim Burbach
466 North Orange Street
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  798-7788

 

THE PERRIE MUNDY GROUP
Kerry Spelman
214 E. Olive Avenue
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  307-0616

 

TLC PET SITTING
Christine O’Hagan
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone:  226-2916

 

TOTALLY KIDS
Doug Padgett
1720 Mountain View Avenue
Loma Linda, CA  92354
Phone:  796-6915

 

UCR GROUP
Shannon Gairson
1177 Idaho Suite 200
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  818-299-2594
VIRTUAL IMAGES UNLIMITED
Maile Kaulukukui
1177 Idaho Street, Suite 100
Redlands, CA  92374
Phone:  388-1000

 

WATER ON TAP
Rob Myer
P. O. Box 1932
Running Springs, CA  92382
Phone:  273-3077

 

WEBDOCSNETWORK
Linda Hamrick
Beaumont, CA  92223
Phone:  562-355-0353

 

Alta Vista looking out for your best interest

Alta Vista Credit Union, formerly known as Norton Air Force Base Credit Union is a state charter credit union serving the Inland Empire since March 23, 1943.  Alta Vista obtained a community charter in 1990s, following the base closure, allowing the field of membership to expand to anyone who lives, works or worships in San Bernardino or Riverside Counties.  With two branch locations, one in Redlands located at 1425 West Lugonia Avenue across from the Citrus Plaza and the other in Rialto located at 2025 North Riverside Ave.

Alta Vista Credit Union offers many options to its members these days when it comes to banking services and meeting member’s financial needs including free checking accounts, auto loans, personal loans, home equity loans and credit cards, as well as electronic services and personal service.  They specialize in loans that meet all of their member’s needs.  When looking to purchase a new or used vehicle or refinance their existing vehicle, members can apply for low auto loan rates.  Members can pay off their high interest credit cards with no balance transfer fee using their Alta Vista VISA Credit Card.  Alta Vista offers low rates on personal loans and home equity loans.

Alta Vista Credit Union offers banking anytime, anywhere that is hassle free, safe and secure with:

• Mobile Banking – banking at your fingertips on your web-enabled mobile phone. Visit www.altavistacu.mobi.
• Home Banking and Bill Pay – access your account from your computer, pay bills, transfer funds to another financial institution, view your monthly account statements and more.
• 30,000 worldwide FEE FREE ATMS – Use your AVCU ATM card or Debit Card at over 30,000 CO-OP ATMs.
• Audio 24 – access your account information 24 hours a day with just the touch of your phone’s key pad. It’s easy – call (909) 809-3837 or toll free at (800) 382-8130 to access your account.The Alta Vista Credit Union staff is committed to providing quality products and responsive service with honesty, integrity and respect, greeting you with a smile and having all your questions expertly answered.
• Credit member’s deposits are insured up to a combined $250,000 by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF).  The NCUSIF is administered by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the federal government. For more information call 909 809-3838 or log onto www.altavistacu.org
•  At Alta Vista Credit Union you’re not a customer; you’re a member of a not-for-profit cooperative.  What that means is that Alta Vista Credit Union returns any profit back to our members in the forms of: better loan rates, lower service charges, higher savings dividends and new and improved products and service.