In the last few years, I've really buckled down on building a great business for myself and developing side projects that have lasting impact. This weekend, for instance, I'm finishing up development of a digital marketing certification program that's taken months to do. That's the kind of work that drives [...]
Our longest running podcast with the most subscribers is, by far, MarTech Interviews. Our most popular episodes are now reaching over 10,000 downloads/listenseach year - a goal I've been pursuing for a decade. The episodes aren't regular because I wait and hand-pick the guests as opportunities arise. I feel as [...]
What are you missing out on when you just buy a website? There are quite a few of them: Will your website be easy to manage once you've made the purchase? Will everything that worked previously for users on your old site work with your new site? Will the new [...]
An area of expertise and focus since I opened my business has been search engine optimization. Out of all of the channels, I do not believe any marketing medium has the intent to purchase than that of a business or consumer who is researching their next purchase via search engines. [...]
Having our offices at the Speak Easy in downtown Indianapolis was the best decision I'd ever made with my company. Being adjacent to so many leaders in our city that are driving our technology industry has been nothing short of amazing. One company, Nextech, is literally changing the landscape of [...]
Douglas was recently interviewed by fellow Indianapolis Entrepreneur Chris Hoyt on his podcast, Post-Modern Living with Chris "The Brain". We discussed the things no one tells young professionals about the startup world. We talk about why no one tells stories about failure, the real definition of success (hint: it's not [...]
It never fails. I sit down with friends and come up with a new business idea, then don't have the time nor resources to implement them. For 2018, I've decided to hyperfocus on the work that's providing the greatest results - which means I need to step away from other [...]
DK New Media is proud to be assisting in the Speak Easy's Tech Warriors initiative, along with the launch of Veteran Cast, a podcast dedicated to helping the Veteran Community. The Speak Easy, in collaboration with Veterans Services of Indianapolis and the Indiana Veteran Services Committee is launching a new [...]
Sometimes we get handed quite a complex implementation, and the Speak Easy's site has been one of them. The site was built off of a custom WordPress theme from a custom framework that's not externally supported. Because of this, we've really had to do quite a bit of work to [...]
I'm not sure someone could have had a bigger roller coaster ride than I've been on this year! I've been truly blessed and want to extend my gratitude to so many people who have supported me. I'm sure I'll forget someone - but I'll try to remember them all. One [...]
