Bizzuka News Room - press releases and articles

News Room

Below is a list of recent press releases along with articles published by and about Bizzuka. For further contact regarding any of the releases, please call Paul Chaney, Marketing Director, at 337-216-4423 x130.

PRESS RELEASES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date	Article
5/14/2008		Bizzuka to Serve as Presenting Sponsor at Inaugural Louisiana Technology Council Event
		Bizzuka announced today that it is the presenting sponsor at Louisiana Technology Council's inaugural Lafayette event, "Moving Technology Forward in Lafayette," to be held Thursday, May 15, at LITE (Louisiana Immersive Technology Center) from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
3/4/2008		Bizzuka Account Executive Receives Distinguished Sales Award
		Bizzuka's Baton Rouge, Louisiana account executive Marcel Stuart has received the Distinguished Sales Award from Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI), Baton Rouge chapter.
2/18/2008		Bizzuka Sponsors Austin Chamber of Commerce Business By Referral Program
		Bizzuka is partnering with the Austin, TX Chamber of Commerce to sponsor the Business by Referral, a program designed to help sales professionals meet sales goals using referral marketing.
2/14/2008		Bizzuka Marketing Director to Speak to Public Relations Association of Louisiana, Baton Rouge Chapter
		Bizzuka Marketing Director Paul Chaney will be speaking to the Baton Rouge chapter of the Public Relations Association of Louisiana Tuesday, February 26.
2/14/2008		New Web Site Helps Advertising and Marketing Professionals Create Additional Revenue Sources via the Web
		BizzukaPartners.com provides advertising agencies and marketing firms with means to increase billable services by offering Web design, content management and Internet marketing.
11/28/2007		Bizzuka Helps Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Web Site Soar to New Heights
		Airport receives national honor for flybtr.com
11/27/2007		Bizzuka Appoints Barbie Cannon as Accounting Manager
		New hire brings years of financial management experience to provider of component-based Web and intranet solutions
10/23/2007		Bizzuka Hires Atalie Kernes to Establish Presence in Central Texas
		Louisiana-based technology provider settles in Austin as part of long term growth strategy.
10/22/2007		Rapid Expansion Calls for Additional Staff in Sales and Production
		Addition of key personnel enables Lafayette-based Web content management software provider to scale during period of rapid growth.
9/18/2007		Fueled by National Growth, Bizzuka Boosts Staff in Sales, Marketing and Production
		New employees bring powerful skill set expertise to technology provider as it seizes new opportunities geographically and in vertical markets.
9/17/2007		Bizzuka Launches New Service to Raise Web Site Visibility
		Search engine optimization and marketing services ensure Web site relevance among search engines like Google and Yahoo!
06/11/2007		Web Site Developer Bizzuka Raises $1.7 Million in Louisiana Venture Capital
		Advantage Capital, Louisiana Technology Fund and angels invest in Lafayette firm’s growth
3/28/2007		Bizzuka Appoints John Olivier to Director of Systems and Programming, Adds .Net Programmer
		Planning for the future of OnDeCC, Bizzuka adds programmers in its latest round of expansion
3/19/2007		Bizzuka Names Shannon Lynd as Senior VP of Production
		Bizzuka further streamlines workflow processes as they prepare for additional growth
3/15/2007		Bizzuka Brings in Marketing Director to Focus on National Expansion
		Multi-channel sales strategies and branding initiatives in the works as Bizzuka grows
7/28/2006		Bizzuka and CBM Technology Partnership Helps Developers Pave New Way for Consumers to Shop for Homes
		Interactive Web sites allow home shoppers to mix and match preferences within traditional neighborhood developments
12/5/2005		Bizzuka Announces Houston Franchise, Leverages Platform for Continued Growth
		Company’s OnDeCC platform provides competitive advantage for SMBs in build Intranets and Extranets
10/31/2005		Bizzuka Becomes First Company to Qualify for State of Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credit Act of 2005
		Tax Act 400 provides 50 percent tax credit for angel investors when they make investments into early stage Louisiana entrepreneurial businesses
9/6/2005		Bizzuka to Offer Web Sites & Intranets at Cost for Hurricane Katrina Corporate Victims
		Lafayette Company Announces Plans To Hire Displaced Programmers, Graphic Artists & Sales Professionals.
10/1/2004		Business Leaders on Board with Bizzuka
		Bizzuka positions itself for rapid expansion with the naming of its new Board of Directors.
6/11/2004		Bizzuka Named as Finalist for New Orleans City Business 2004 Innovator of the Year Award
		Bizzuka was one of only two Lafayette based companies named as a finalist this year and one of only six companies located outside of New Orleans to be honored with the distinction.
1/28/2004		Lycos Co-Founder, Bill Townsend, Joins Bizzuka as Chief Marketing Officer
		Co-founder of two publicly-held technology companies, including Internet search portal Lycos.com
7/28/2003		Bizzuka Selects Louisiana for Relocation of Corporate Headquarters
		Quality of living, cost of housing and cost of living all played major roles
ARTICLES ON THE WEB
Date	Article
2/13/2008		Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Gets New Look
		Published by The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, Louisiana
10/30/2007		The Future of Credit Card Fraud
		The risk of credit card fraud and identity theft remain important issues for many potential ecommerce consumers. Practical eCommerce magazine asked John Munsell, founder and CEO of Bizzuka, a web design and development firm, his views on the evolution of online fraud.
7/31/2006		Homebuyers Building Homes Click by Click
		Published in The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, Louisiana
11/15/2005		'Angels' Relieve Growing Pains
		Published in The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, Louisiana
9/23/2005		Katrina Spurs Small Bank to Finally Put Up Web Site
		Published in SmallBiz Pipeline - a TechWeb newsletter
5/7/2004		University of Louisiana at Lafayette Partners with Bizzuka
		Published in The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, Louisiana
2/3/2004		Bizzuka Welcomes Townsend
		Published in The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, Louisiana
SOFTWARE UPDATES
Date	Article
4/30/2008		A New Toolbar for Site Administrators
		Bizzuka is rolling out a new toolbar to all sites. While a companion article covers the reasons for its creation, this one focuses on the toolbar itself.
4/30/2008		New Asset Manager Steps Front and Center
		The Asset Manager now has its own button in the new Bizzuka toolbar; the button is named Assets.
3/5/2008		eCommerce: Recent Enhancements
		A bevy of new enhancements for Bizzuka's B2C (Business to Customer) eCommerce component were recently released.
3/5/2008		New Photo Auto-Resize Feature Makes Image Editing Easy
		Paying for expensive photo-editing software a thing of the past, thanks to Bizzuka's new photo auto-resizing feature. Now, you can snap one photograph and let Bizzuka do the rest.
2/6/2008		Major Enhancements to Bizzuka's Shopping Cart Component; New Releases Set for February 11
		Monday, February 11, we are releasing a new version of the shopping cart component that will contain a number of features you've requested and which we think you will like.
2/6/2008		New Forms Feature Makes Capturing Site Visitor Information Easy
		Want to obtain contact information from visitors to your Web site for the purpose of gathering leads? Are you willing to give something to get something? Sales and marketing just got easier thanks to recent an enhancement from Bizzuka.
1/3/2008		New Feature, Staging Area, Gives Site Administrators Additional Control
		If you want to add a new component to your Web site but want to prevent users from seeing it listed in secondary navigation, Bizzuka has a new function called the Staging Area that will help.
11/1/2007		Bizzuka Releases Two New Components: Membership & Commercial Properties
		In our neverending quest to provide you with the "last Web site you will ever need," we regularly add new components to the OnDeCC content management platform. This month, we have two to tell you about, Membership and Commercial Properties.
ARTICLES
Date	Article
4/29/2008		Inserting Images Using Bizzuka Builder
		Inserting an image into a content area on your Web site is a task made simple by the Bizzuka Builder, but it also provides several options that allow finer control of how the image is displayed. Here's a tutorial that tells you how.
4/3/2008		Five Reasons Your Search Traffic May Be Non-Existent
		Building a great search engine presence is hard work. Largely, it's about providing the best possible experience to your site's visitors. But even with that, there is plenty more that needs to be done. Today we'll address the top 5 reasons your search traffic may be non-existent.
4/3/2008		Page Protection on a Public Site
		Want only employees, volunteers, or club members to see a particular page on a public site? This tutorial explains how.
4/3/2008		Turn Your Web Site Into Recruiting Central
		Your Web site can be a recruiting tool thanks to Bizzuka's Jobs and Jobs Apply components. They enable you to accept applications online and quickly update vacancy notices. Think of them as the Employment Opportunities and Employment Application components.
3/5/2008		Local Search - Do Your Customers Know Where to Find You?
		How does your business rank in local search? New statistics show that more and more of the 161 million Internet users in the US are researching products and services online before visiting a brick and mortar store. Any business owner who isn't using their online presence to drive offline revenue is missing a large opportunity to increase sales.
2/6/2008		Is Online Advertising Part of Your 2008 Markeing Budget? If not, It Should Be.
		When it comes to advertising your business, with over 67% of online users researching products and services online before contacting or visiting a business, some of your marketing budget this year should be directed toward the Web.
1/3/2008		Bizzuka CEO Responds to "What Web Developers Forget" Blog Post
		The advent of blogs and other forms of what’s being referred to as “social media” has changed the very nature of the way marketing messages are communicated. In the past, messaging was carefully crafted, closely guarded and usually focused in one direction, from the company to the consumer. In this age of consumer-generated media, how are organizations to respond, particularly when the message may not be complimentary? Bizzuka recently experienced just such an occurance and the action taken by our CEO is an example other companies can follow.
1/3/2008		Find Pure Gold Mining Your Web Site Traffic Using Bizzuka's New Premium Web Analytics Component
		How effective is your Web site at meeting business objectives? Are you seeing a return on your online investment? Maybe you’re curious as to how to improve traffic to the site and keep visitors there longer. If so, we have good news. Bizzuka now offers a premium Web analytics component ready for you to use.
12/6/2007		PDF Creation: The Best Way to Reduce File Size for PDFs
		Even with high-speed Internet access, fast downloads of documents such as PDFs are a business essential. Learn how to optimize the PDFs served on your Web site so you won't keep customers waiting.
12/6/2007		Social Media: A New Online Marketing Channel
		One of the hottest “buzz” terms flying around the Internet today is “social media” -- online technologies and Web sites that people use to share content, opinions, insights, and experiences. But, can social media be used for marketing purposes. Brian Bille, Bizzuka's Internet Marketing Specialist, answers that question.
12/6/2007		The Difference Between Bizzuka's Forms and Surveys Components
		Bizzuka’s Forms and Surveys components have a common purpose, to obtain feedback from site visitors. Even so, they serve different functions. This tutorial explains how each components functions and the the difference between them.
11/1/2007		Spam Trapper Keeps You Safe
		Closing email to spammers while keeping it open for customers is the idea behind a new feature now included on all forms. Learn what it is and how it works.
10/31/2007		Lafayette Couple Creates Future on the Web
		About three years ago, Stacy Romero and her husband founded Acadiana Sold, an online advertising service for people selling their houses on their own. They choose Bizzuka as the company to design and develop her site.
10/30/2007		How Search Engine Marketing Can Increase Your Web Site's Presence on Google, Yahoo! and MSN
		The Internet has become an increasingly important tool in business and marketing communications. While having a well-designed, highly-functional Website is critical to business success, that in and of itself is no longer sufficient. Companies also need to understand the vital importance of being found and ranking highly on search engines. This is where Search Engine Marketing comes into play.
9/26/2007		Bizzuka Data Center Moved to Denver, CO
		In an effort to improve the security and performance of client Websites, Bizzuka recently relocated its data center from Tampa, Florida, to Denver, Colorado.
9/26/2007		Optimizing Images for Use on the Web
		The use of images is what changed the Internet from an academic chat room to what it is today. However, when it comes to the web, not all images are created equal. This tutorial will guide you through some basic understanding of how to optimize images for use online.