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05.22.08

BlackOut expands professional staff

BlackOut Design, Inc., Northeastern Pennsylvania’s leading provider of integrated marketing and design solutions, has expanded its professional staff recently with the addition of two new hires: Graphic Designer Jessica Confer and New Media Editor Nathan Milner. Confer has already proven a valuable asset to the BlackOut team producing high quality work for BlackOut partners Independent […]

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05.20.08

Sandone marketing message

BlackOut Design, Inc. recently helped build a comprehensive marketing message for Sandone Tire, one of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest carriers of passenger, light truck, and high performance tires. BlackOut developed advertising materials for postcards, newspaper inserts and billboards that highlight the full range of services offered at Sandone Car Care Centers – from nitrogen tire inflation […]

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05.13.08

Hydro4GE showcased by eNexus

BlackOut client Hydro4GE was recently featured in the April issue of the Great Valley Technology Alliance’s newsletter “eNexus.” The article highlights the groundbreaking work being done by Hydro4GE in the software development arena, as well as the collaborative efforts between Hydro4GE developers and local institutions of higher education like the University of Scranton and Misericordia […]

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05.08.08

Artz selected for Global Forum

BlackOut Design, Inc.’s Matt Artz is among the just 200 young professionals worldwide selected to participate in the third annual World Bank and Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities (ATHGO) Global Forum. Titled “Miracles of Development: The Effects of Good Governance and Capacity Building on Economic Development,” the forum will be held July 9-11 at World […]

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04.30.08

Google’s missing clicks

A recent article in “The Economist” highlights an important issue for anyone working in internet advertising. The landscape of search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine results page (SERP) services changes on a more-than-daily basis and we’re keeping up with each new development in an effort to ensure our clients’ web presence is optimally position […]

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04.23.08

Web 2.0 Provides Value

Here’s an interesting article regarding the quite natural reluctance of some to fully buy into the idea of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 tools and services have yet to prove their resilience in the ever-changing tech marketplace and the full scope of their utility has yet to be explored. At BlackOut, we utilize Web 2.0 technologies […]

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04.21.08

VAC Kentucky Derby invitation

BlackOut donated its services to promote a good cause, producing an invitation postcard for the Voluntary Action Center’s Run for the Roses at The Kentucky Derby event. Run for the Roses will be held Saturday, May 3, at 3 p.m. at the Waverly Country Club, 903 South Abington Road, Clarks Summit, PA. Patrons get to […]

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04.15.08

Reager to receive Marywood award

Jack Reager, MBA, President of BlackOut Design, Inc., was recently selected to receive the Award of Excellence in Creative Arts and Management from the Marywood University Alumni Association. Reager, a Woodbridge, N.J., native, completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Marywood University, earning his undergraduate degree in Computer Information Systems and his MBA in Management […]

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04.14.08

BlackOut helps One Point better serve customers

One Point, the 2006 Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year, took advantage of BlackOut Design’s services recently to generate a new website and optimize their position in the online marketplace. Northeastern Pennsylvania’s leader in office supplies, printing and furniture with more than 100 years of experience, One Point needed a site […]

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04.01.08

Postcards for MAC art show

BlackOut Design continued its commitment to fostering the cultural growth of the Greater Scranton area, producing a postcard to announce the latest exhibition at the Melberger Arts Center (MAC), 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. The exhibit of works by Erin Miele titled “Oil & Encaustic” begins April 4 and runs through May 9. Working with the […]

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03.26.08

New site for Hemmler & Camayd

Hemmler & Camayd Architects came to BlackOut Design looking for a website design as unique, innovative and bold as their own approach to architecture. The nationally recognized Hemmler & Camayd, out of Scranton, Pa., needed a website that reflected the breadth of services they offer and that showcased the award-winning work they produce. With enhanced […]

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03.14.08

BlackOut redesigns Leadership Lackawanna site

When Leadership Lackawanna, the Greater Scranton area’s premier community education/leadership development program ( you can see business model canvas examples of theirs) , needed a facelift, they turned to the team at BlackOut Design. BlackOut designed a website that highlights the economic and cultural impact Leadership Lackawanna has had on Northeastern Pennsylvania since the group was […]

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