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25% Barcamp Jonesboro Discount

June 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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If you haven’t registered yet for Barcamp Jonesboro it’s not too late.  The event is scheduled for September 25th and will be held on the campus of ASU.  There is a 25% discount for all Central Arkansas Refresh members that can be used for all tickets, including corporate.  To register, just visit their eventbrite page to signup and enter the following coupon code: “REFRESHCA” to claim your discount.

Also, if you are planning on attending, bring your presentations with you and post them to the board for the group to vote on.  I know of several presentations that I have seen from within the group that would go over very well with this crowd and engage a ton of awesome conversation.

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Pleth to Sponsor AHEWC

June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

higheredlogo My partner Stephen is going to be posting a full press release on the Pleth corporate site about this soon but I wanted to also make mention of the fact that Pleth will be sponsoring the Arkansas Higher Education Web Conference this year.  The Arkansas Higher Education Web Conference, or AHEWC, is the brainchild of Chris Nixon, Tonya Oaks Smith, and Shelley Keith.

Having worked with several universities from around the state, my partners and I all agreed that we really wanted to be involved with this conference.  We feel that the knowledge sharing and networking between professionals at the higher ed level in our state will benefit our entire region and look forward to hearing great things from this conference. Stay tuned for a link back to our full press release on this exciting event.  For more information about AHEWC, please visit: http://ahewc.org.

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Current Projects: Powersite Ministry Solutions

September 11, 2009 By 1 Comment

I blogged a while back about our content management solutions for churches and evangelists, and I think that I have gotten more inquiries about ministry websites than any other type of project since then. This got me to thinking, what if we just setup a ministry specific site dedicated to promoting our ministry website solutions, and even throw a few blog posts in from time to time with helpful tips for streaming video, or running your podcasts through iTunes.  The more I thought about this, the more determined I became to make it happen.  I bounced this idea off of my partner Greg a few times too and he thought it was a good idea as well, so I started hashing out the outline for the site.

It took me about 4 months or so of working on the content and design elements in my spare time.  I finally came up with a design that I am comfortable with, of course it’s going to have to be tweaked a lot, my OCD catches things that the normal eye just passes over.  I went ahead and launched the site this afternoon because I figured it couldn’t hurt anything, the powersitedesign.com domain has set there dormant for the better part of 2 years without any content updates.  I hope this new site has the desired effect, I would love to see our list of ministry clients double before the end of the year.

If you are interested, we do have a very comprehensive package for churches that will allow them to do everything from manage the content on their website to live video streaming of their services, and pretty much everything else in between.  You can visit the all-new Powersite Ministry Solutions website for a full description of our ministry solution, see some examples of our most recent ministry projects, learn how to use social media to expand your online ministry, or request a free consultation regarding your ministry project.

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Pleth Networks on Facebook

July 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Are you on Facebook?  If so, be sure to check out the Pleth Networks Facebook page. We have already posted some links to a few of our past projects that you can read about as well as some of our current projects.  While you are there, be sure to become a fan, you will see the “become a fan” link at the top of the page. 

Facebook has been an awesome tool for me to connect with old friends as well as make new ones, but something that might come as a surprise to a lot of people is that I have actually been contacted by several new clients via Facebook.  This is what prompted me to go ahead and create a page for Pleth a few months back.  Once our group grows we will likely be adding some discussion forums that will allow us to interact with our followers.  A rough draft of the discussions area is already online if you want to try it out.

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Follow Pleth on Twitter

July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A while back my partners and I setup a Twitter account for Pleth. At the time not a lot of people had even heard of Twitter. For the most part we were just securing the name before someone else tried to grab it up from us, but as people are getting more and more familiar with Twitter and realizing it’s value, I think that it’s just a matter of time before we start utilizing the account for things like server maintenance announcements, service outages, press releases, news, and blog posts. 

If you are one of our clients, or just want to stay on top of what’s going on with our company, please feel free follow us on Twitter by clicking here. Please overlook the fact that we haven’t spent a lot of time designing our layout but eventually we will get around to doing that, just as soon as we can take a break from working on client projects.

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Pleth Co-Sponsors Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival

May 14, 2009 By 4 Comments

abhf-logo-300 Pleth Networks, LLC partner and co-founder Cotton Rohrscheib announced Monday that his firm would be co-sponsors of the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival in Helena, Arkansas this year along with a host of other soon to be announced companies and organizations supporting this years event.  An early listing of supporters can be found on the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival website later this week.

“The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival, or the Biscuit as some people like to remember it, has always been one of the best outdoor music experiences out there in my opinion, that’s saying a lot because I have attended a lot of festivals including Alabama June Jam, Memphis in May, Beale Street Music Festival, and Little Rock’s Riverfest!  The ABHF is also a homecoming of sorts for those of us that grew up in the Delta and it provides an excellent setting to reconnect with some old friends,” said Rohrscheib.

Pleth recently launched the newly-redesigned website for the ABHF (Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival) and is also providing consulting services to the festival leadership committee in regards to social media, e-commerce, and web promotion. 

“I am honored to have a small role with the festival this year! I have been working very closely with some old friends on the project and making a few new ones as well.  It’s been a lot of fun reconnecting with everyone.  Our goal so far is to just establish a presence on the web and point everyone to that central location for information.” 

“Over the years a lot of unfortunate things have taken place that more or less left the ABHF without a web presence up until this week.  My partners and I assisted them with reclaiming their domain name and to launch phase 1 of the project.  Things are starting to come together thanks to the help of volunteers that keep feeding me information as they get it.  We still have a pretty good way to go before we are where we need to be, but each day we are inching closer!” added Rohrscheib.

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About Pleth, LLC 
Pleth, LLC is a full service agency with offices in Batesville, Jonesboro, and Conway, Arkansas providing products and services to a global client base.  Just a few of the products and services offered by Pleth include premium email solutions, managed web hosting, web and application development, graphic design, and print solutions.  Pleth also offers consulting services to clients looking to enhance their online presence through the use of social media and other web2.0 resources.  In 2009, Pleth was awarded 4 Silver and 1 Bronze Addy’s for their work as well as the coveted “Best of Show” from The American Advertising Federation.

About The Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival
It’s when Delta Blues fans head on down to Helena, AR for 3 days of the best Blues in the Delta. The King Biscuit Blues Festival began in 1986 as a one-day musical tribute to the Blues roots of Helena and the man at those roots, Sonny Boy Williamson. The "King Biscuit" in its name stems from the fact that Sonny Boy Williamson was a founding performer on King Biscuit Time,a live Blues program on the radio. The program was sponsored by King Biscuit Flour.

What started out as a small festival has gained a reputation throughout the nation and always draws a big crowd. Despite all the growth, the festival organizers have remained loyal to their roots. The festival is still dedicated to the Blues as performed by the musicians that were directly or indirectly influenced by Sonny Boy and his contemporaries. These artists include Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Billy Branch, Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets featuring Sam Myers, Charlie Mussellwhite, Frank Frost, Sam Carr and a host of others. The festival has four stages and it is estimated that over 100,000 people will be in attendance this year. They have dozens of Blues musicians and even a Gospel stage. The lineup for 2009 has not been announced but will be listed on the ABHF website when it becomes available.

 

For additional information regarding the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, please be sure to visit their website: http://bluesandheritagefest.com or connect to them on Facebook (Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival) and Twitter (@HelenaBlues).

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Pleth Officially in Jonesboro

April 2, 2009 By 1 Comment

My business partner Stephen snapped this pic today w/ his iphone of our new sign that just went up at our new Jonesboro office.  Our offices are located right beside our good friends at Powell Creative.  Some of you might recall me announcing before the end of the year that we were going to be doing something cool in the first quarter of 2009, well this is it…

If you are in the Jonesboro area, be sure to give us a call and setup an appointment to meet with our team to discuss your web needs.  We are looking forward to servicing Northwest Arkansas’s growing web development, email, printing, and managed hosting needs. To schedule an appointment with us, please call: 1-888-276-0848, or email: corporate@pleth.com…

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Featured on TheCabin.net

March 31, 2009 By 1 Comment

conway_log_cabin_democrat Mike Allen from the Conway Log Cabin Democrat Newspaper came by yesterday and interviewed me in regards to our new NascarView project.  Below you will find the article from this mornings newspaper and online edition.

There’s a new Web site designed for NASCAR fans that was launched this year, and the results have been a big hit across the nation.

Cotton Rohrscheib, who’s now working out of his home office in Conway, along with other team members, Stephen and Greg Smart, purchased the Web site NascarView.com four years ago. After presenting NascarView.com to Web viewers this year, the site has exploded in the amount of support from viewers and advertisers.

"This is a Web site geared for the fans," Rohrscheib said. "We offer a family friendly Web experience and monitor profanity or mature content from being posted. We keep it rated G, so we want the whole family to be able to use the site."

The Web site covers four areas of the sport. It has feature stories, which includes some of the biggest names in NASCAR. Team ownership and the driver’s news are also covered in depth by the Web site. NascarView.com also recaps and previews the past and future races.

"It just seemed like it was a need for a family-friendly NASCAR Web site that people of all ages can get on and take part in," Rohrscheib said. "This way people can have sort of sense of some community and social networking. Out of the 10 years that I’ve been building Web sites, this site is probably in the top two or three in terms of growth. It’s gotten that big."

NascarView.com is the only Web site that uses a Facebook connect at this time, which means Facebook users can automatically login to NascarView.com using their Facebook accounts. The Web site also just hit the 1,000 mark for followers on Twitter.com. It was recently the ninth highest Twitter feed on Twitter.com, according to wefollow.com.

"With MarkMartin.com, we already had a list of people who knew who we were," Rohrscheib said. "We’ve basically built relationship with guys over the years working in the sport. … Different guys have kind of helped us get the word out."

The Web site also features two popular podcasts: The Final Lap Radio and the Phatguys Fantasy Podcast. Rohrscheib has been a frequent guest on both. He is also good friends with NASCAR driver and Batesville native Mark Martin. According to Rohrscheib, the Web site’s biggest feature is Live Racing Chat, which takes place during the cup series races on Sundays. Bloggers from around the nation discuss the events that happen during the course of the race. The Live Racing Chat is also moderated by Cooter, who inputs in-car audio from the drivers during the race. So, fans can read what their favorite NASCAR driver is saying during the race.

"It’s an information-heavy (Web site)," Rohrscheib said. "We get our revenue from advertising on the site, so we’re looking for anyone who wants to advertise or sponsor."

Rohrscheib is also the co-founder of Pleth Networks, LLC. This year it was awarded the Best of Show for the Interactive Category by the American Advertising Federation for www.thechurchalive.org. They beat out 60,000 entrants in the Addy competition. Pleth, with 500 clients worldwide, has offices in Conway, Batesville and Jonesboro.

TheCabin.net ·· Web site helps NASCAR fans connect 03/31/09

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The Church Alive Wins Best of Show!

February 27, 2009 By 1 Comment

As I mentioned earlier in the week, Pleth Networks, LLC was the proud recipient of 4 silver and 1 bronze Addy Awards at the 2009 NEA Adfed Banquet held in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  In addition to the silver and bronze awards, we were also honored to have one of our entries, The Church Alive, chosen as this years coveted best of show for Interactive media.  It has been a hectic week and I haven’t been able to blog about the award until now.

The Church Alive project has been a pet project of mine for the past year or so, and it is also where my wife and I attend church. My partners and I could not be more proud of this award, it’s our first Best of Show award from the American Advertising Federation.  Below is a screenshot of our winning entry:

I would also like to say congratulations to all of the other winners at this years Addy Awards.  If you are not familiar with the NEA Adfed or the American Advertising Federation, here’s a little information about the group:  

AAF-Northeast Arkansas is made up of members who manage, buy, sell, create, produce, teach or study advertising, marketing, public relations or related fields.

AAF-NEA exists to bring together those interested in advertising/marketing for an active exchange of ideas. We strive to provide our members with professional development, recognition and networking opportunities. AAF-NEA is a local affiliate of the American Advertising Federation, a national organization that represents the Advertising industry.

Building a stronger advertising community through education and networking by promoting advertising as an essential element of the Northeast Arkansas economy and culture.

Also, here is a photo of the “best of show” trophy.  I currently have it at my office in Conway, but I am going to have to eventually give it up to go on display at our office in Batesville unless we can get duplicates made of it.  It sure looks great on my bookcase!!!

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New Pleth Logo

February 19, 2009 By 2 Comments

We are unveiling our new logo today just in time for the Northeast Arkansas Advertising Federation Banquet this weekend.  The logo was designed by our good friend Melissa Powell at Powell Creative.

Thanks Melissa, we know how hard we are to work with on client projects so working with us on our own branding had to closely resemble a root canal.  At any rate, thanks for your hard work, we love the new logo.  I would love to hear input from some of my readers on the new logo too…

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