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Philanthropy and Social Media

The holiday season is upon us and—once again—we find ourselves poised to open our wallets and let the shopping frenzy begin. So far, holiday spending is up 15% from last year (comScore) and according to USA Today and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, charitable giving has also risen slightly from 2009-2010.

This should come as no surprise since brands and organizations are making it easier than ever for consumers to be charitable. In our research, we came across many organizations harnessing the power of social media to give back to the community and these are a few that we liked.

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Squeaky Wins 4 Davey Awards!

We are proud to announce that Squeaky’s won four Davey Awards! We have been recognized for the work we produced for Lexus, Almay and we are especially excited to announce that I Had Cancer has won its first two awards in the Community and Social/Networking categories. The team here at Squeaky works night and day to produce the best possible work for our clients and we are more than honored to be recognized for these awards.

We’d also like to thank our agency partner on the Lexus project, Walton Isaacson and especially our talented staff for all their hard work in getting these projects off the ground. Awesome job everyone! Keep up the great work :D

Lexus Site Receives The Communicator Award for Interactive Excellence

Squeaky Wheel Media has been awarded the Communicator Award of Excellence in the category of Interactive for our work with Lexus in creating the CT 200h site.

Even though rewards are not the end all be all achievement of success we are always proud to receive them because we know that it is the product of our hard work and great staff.

Thanks to all our friends and family for their support and a special thanks to our agency partner, Walton Isaacson.

Shopping Goes Social, Stats & Facts

Squeaky has built its reputation on producing great work for consumer-facing businesses like Revlon and Lexus. But, before we can even get to the design and development of a web presence for our clients it’s important to understand the change in consumer behavior happening throughout the digital landscape. As it stands right now, data points to social media playing an important expanded role when it comes to consumer shopping. We gathered a multitude of stats and facts to create a presentation highlighting how social media ties into online consumer shopping and the platforms brands have an opportunity.

The web presents huge opportunities for us to save money and nobody goes with the first deal they find. We bargain hunt; we ask friends and family; we check out reviews; we do a thorough job of shopping around so that we can be certain we are buying a quality product for the best price. The most convenient way to accomplish all of this is via social media.

The majority of time spent on the web is spent on social media (you probably have Facebook or Twitter open in a tab right now). But regardless of the platform you use, people love to discuss brands or products they like and dislike while the rest of us tend to listen and take the opinions of others into consideration before we make purchases. This is how social media affects how we shop online.

Check out the presentation above and tell us what you think.

Lexus CT 200h Site is Live!

Lexus CT 200h
Lexus is ready to roll out their new hybrid, the CT 200h! And with it, we here at Squeaky are proud to unveil a brand new interactive experience centered on the new luxury hybrid.

We knew from the beginning that this would be a big opportunity for us to showcase our talent through the use of innovative site features and we are pleased with the outcome.

First, we created the gallery. Rather than use a typical navigation system, we made browsing it feel more like a driving experience. It allows users to browse content along the y-axis, creating a feeling of movement while a user peruses Lexus CT photos and videos.

We’ve also implemented an engaging user experience which allows users to examine a full 360 degrees of the exterior and interior of the vehicle. Users can also customize the color of the car (both interior and exterior). Next, we created hotspots. These allow for a more in depth look into the features of the new hybrid as well as provide video content for a truly engaging experience.

Lastly, one of the most important elements we knew we had to put into action was building for both flash and non-flash browsers. We wanted the experience on mobile devices to be as close to the desktop experience as we could possibly get. In order to successfully replicate the capabilities of Flash we instead used a combination of CSS and Javascript to produce a seamless experience for mobile users which allows them to browse the same content in an equally engaging format.

Enjoy the site and go pick up a CT 200h!