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Rainbow Graphics Wins "Champy" Advertising Award May 4th at an Awards Ceremony in Plattsburgh, NY

SARANAC LAKE, NY - Rainbow Graphics, an award winning agency that offers printing, design & internet services, has been awarded for their outstanding advertising creativity from the SUNY Plattsburgh American Marketing Association's annual "Champy" Awards. The event was held May 4, 2017 in Plattsburgh, NY.

Advertising Design Agencies from Northern New York and Vermont entered the 31st anniversary of the Champy Advertising Awards. Rainbow Graphics was awarded first place plaque in Responsive Website Design.

The plaque, depicting the Lake Champlain's mythical sea creature, "Champy", was presented to Rainbow Graphics at the Marketing Association's year-end banquet in Plattsburgh.

Who is the American Marketing Association (AMA): They are the largest marketing association in North America. It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide. It is a place where professional marketers go for information, resources, education, training and networking. AMA members are connected to nearly 40,000 professional marketers that include leading marketing academics, researchers and practitioners from every industry.

SUNY Plattsburgh American Marketing Association (AMA)

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Our publishing house over 15 years ago needed to take advantage of the available social media available out there to increase exposure and business traffic. Rainbow Graphics created our first site and not so long ago upgraded it to incorporate methods by which people could submit their work easily, investigate the contents of the books and issues of the journal we publish, and make contact with us much easier. Whenever we've had to make changes or institute a new idea into our site to keep pace with the ongoing technologies, Rainbow Graphics has been there to see it through to the end for us. We rely on them for any trouble-shooting issues and they are always attentive to our needs. Thank you Rainbow Graphics!

Paul B. Roth, editor & publisher, The Bitter Oleander Press

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As a sculptor it was hard for me to get a website organized that was cognisant of my creative thinking and the techincal aspects of web design. Rainbow Graphics helped me to come up with a design that was both cost efficient and served the needs of my clients. It has saved me time and energy in that I can send clients to my website rather than copy paste relevant details in the email. Hilary keeps my site updated, notifies me when it is time to renew my domain name and posts new works as needed.

But mostly I have enjoyed working with her, hearing how well her other sites have done, and sharing with you the successes I have had due to her expertise and innovative solutions for my website needs.

Katherine Taylor - KT Creature

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Hilary, We are very satisfied with the services you and Jake provide at Rainbow Graphics. We get frequent calls and emails from all kinds of hosting, optimization and design services but we don't even talk to these folks. You and Jake are a solid team and you have the record to prove it!

R.L. & Karen Stolz: Mountain Guides
Alpine Adventures, Inc.

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"Hi Dan, thank you for writing.

Hilary designed my web site in a very short time frame and I was operational in 1999.

She is great to work with, helpful in many ways and with provide guidance in every aspect.

As for traffic to my web site, that is highly controversial now. Way back search engines were "free" and I could submit my website to many and various search engines. Search engines are no longer easy to do, yet an important aspect in order to keep your web site at the top. Hilary offers (SEO) Search Engine Optimization, so that you will show up on top.

I recommend Hilary, as she will provide excellent guidance.
Best Regards, Guardians of the Garden, Weathering All Seasons.

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Adirondack Motel
"We get a tremendous response to our web site and we can only thank you for really "getting" who we are here at the Adirondack Motel and responding when you created a web site that conveys our identity to potential clients. So many people who book with us, and then come to stay say that the web site interested them, and the place totally appealed to them by the tone and texture of the web site. We couldn't be happier."

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Hilary has taken our vision of a website and gone beyond our expectations in every way! We have received compliments from around the world (as well as orders)! Her caring, helpful advice and wonderful customer service makes designing a website a joy! We would not be doing the level of business we are today without the professional looking website we have now! Thank you again!

Kassandra Barton - Grass fed meats - Organically & Humanely Raised

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Boyles Silk Floral Supply
"Hilary, now that we are winding down, with my web site, I want to let you know, how grateful we are to you and your company, "Rainbow Graphics", for getting our web site on the search engines, and in the top 20. "

"As you know I had designed my first web site using "Front Page". The design took me as least (6) months, then it took me the next (3) months trying to get my web site on the search engines, to no available. No matter what I did, it would not work. I finally found out that the developer had a major problems. This is when I found out about through "Rainbow Graphics". I knew, after talking with you and others, that I would have to trash the design if I wanted a web site that would be on the search engines, and seen by everyone. I also knew after talking to you that I could trust you, and with your background and references, you would do a bang up job. I must also say, not only do I have a great web site, but I have also learned enough about coding from you, that I could make any changes to my web site. I must also note, that I knew nothing about code, before I started working with you.

Thanks Hilary! Jim Boyle

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Palos Verdes Real Estate
"Took about a year before I started getting any leads as it takes awhile to get into the search engines, but since last June, I have made about $3.5 million in sales and currently working with a $1.3 million dollar buyer that also came from my website."

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Donald Devaney - Hawaii Joint Police Association
"It is easy for me dealing with you because of your honesty and generosity. You should let other clients know how we enjoy our relationship half way around the world."

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Robert Grant, Rob Grant & Associates Real Estate
"Hilary is excellent to work with and very good in terms of concepts and execution", says Rob regarding his newly updated web site designed by Rainbow Graphics. "We've worked so closely with her in the last twelve months that we consider her to be a part of our efforts and our team. I would recommend her to any business wanting to advertise on the Internet"

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Thomas Bererton - President, Infomedia Publishing Group
Creator, Internet Web Page Builder CD - Instruction for Web Page Designers.
"With thousands of Web page design companies to choose from, it's nearly impossible to know which one to trust. . . with the professional image you need to maintain for your organization and with your hard earned dollars.

Hilary Steidl and her team at Rainbow Graphics is a team you can rely upon to get your Web site designed quickly and professionally.

As a Web page design instructor and industry watch dog, I've reviewed the work hundreds of Web page designers and only a few produce consistent quality work that actually produces results for their clients. . . . Rainbow Graphics is one of these few.

They take the time to work with you to build your site to your specifications while still providing suggestions that will improve the performance of your site. Even more importantly, they stay with you to update your site to keep it competitive in the 'changing-by-the-hour' World of the Web. Plus, they're very friendly and cheerful to work with... even when bending over backwards to meet 'I need it done yesterday' deadlines."

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Don Hoffman, Intercounty Appraisal Services, President
"Hilary is a wizard! I had no idea of what I wanted to advertise on the internet, or even how to get started. I gave her some promotional materials and she ran with it. I now have an extensive award winning website including an order form, which users can fill out on their computers at home and e-mail back to me. She is very innovative and provides a good support for the novice."

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Natalie Leduc, Licensed Independent Real Estate Agent
"I found Hilary of Rainbow Graphics to be very cooperative,very easy to work with and most efficient."

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Joseph Hackett, Tahawus Guide Service, Ltd., President
"Using keywords, selected by Rainbow Graphics, for my website address has produced 15% of our business," says Joe. "The Internet is the most vital source I've been able to service through Hilary. Her expertise and insights into this medium have proven invaluable in terms of both exposure for Tahawus and credibility. My web page looks just as professional as those from large corporations."

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Some Newspaper Articles on Rainbow Graphics

2017 - Rainbow Graphics Receipient of "Best In The Adirondack Mountains, Reader's Choice Awards": 1999 - 2017 Awards"
- Adirondacks, New York

Back in April 1999 the Adirondack Daily Enterprise began a special contest geared toward allowing readers in the 14 counties to select what they considered to be the best businesses in the region.

The response was overwhelming. Our readers responded throughout the months of April and May. Completing ballots from the enterprise suggesting winners in 133 categories.

"We received an overwhelming response and it was a huge task to tally". Said Connie Amell, who was in charge of compiling the results.

Winners were announced at the ADE Open House. First, Second & Third Place winners received a certificate. The first place winners also received rights to use the "Best in the Mountains" Logo for one year.

Every year since 1999, Rainbow Graphics has placed THE Best or ONE OF THE BEST in the following categories:

• Best in Customer Service in Upstate NY: 2000 & 2002-2013, 2015-2016
• Best in Computers/Internet Services in Upstate NY: 2000-2017
• Best in Printing in Upstate NY: 1999-2017
• Best Designer/Desktop Publishing 1999, 2000 (Now placed as Best Graphic Designer)
• Best Graphic Designer in Upstate NY: 2005-2017

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Rainbow Graphics Web Services Receives The Web Of Excellence" - Adirondacks, New York

Eagle pro has awarded Rainbow Graphics "Web of Excellenace" and "The Best Services on the Web". It is a 5 Star Award based on designing websites with speed and ease of use, design, quality of content, timeliness, the level of interactivity and use of technology are all equal considerations, representing one star each. The judging process is rigorous, requiring up to five separate visits to Rainbow Graphics websites, by a minimum of two different reviewers. Both high-end and low end computer equipment is used to view each site for fair judging of speed and visual elements. Best Of The Planet Awards reviews project receive high recognition, with websites such as Pepsi, Budweiser, Alta Vista, Playboy Magazine, Ferrari, MSNBC, Apple Computer, MGM Studios submitting their sites to 2ask for review

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Rainbow Graphics Web Services Wins the "Peoples Choice Award" - Adirondacks, New York

Rainbow Graphics has been awarded the "Peoples Choice Award" - the best in The Planet. It is a 5 Star Award based on designing websites with Speed and ease of use, design, quality of content, timeliness, and the level of interactivity and use of technology are all equal considerations, representing one star each. The judging process is rigorous, requiring up to five separate visits to Rainbow Graphics websites, by a minimum of two different reviewers. Both high-end and low end computer equipment is used to view each site for fair judging of speed and visual elements. Best Of The Planet Awards reviews project receives high recognition, with websites such as Pepsi, Budweiser, Alta Vista, Playboy Magazine, Ferrari, MSNBC, Apple Computer, MGM Studios submitting their sites to 2ask for review

The Directory of Web Designers, home of the coveted Top 5% Web Designers has awarded Rainbow Graphics the TOP 5% Web Designer on the Internet. The TOP 5% award is awarded to web site developers who, after careful review, display a commitment to high design standards. They make web pages easy to us, creative and most importantly interactive!

Rainbow Graphics has also been awarded one of the WWW most distinguished award,the Majons Web Select "SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD" also mentioned in the Wall Street Journal for designing websites and a 3 Star Site by Magelian for its webpage designing and placements!! Other prestigious awards received are Top 1%, Top 5%,The top 10 by ired.com (Largest Worldwide Real Estate Website online), and The PURE GOLD Award for it's design and creativity of its clients web pages. Their Awards can be seen on their website at http://www.rainbow-graphics.com - (don't forget the dash). These awards have been beneficial to Rainbow Graphics clients in receiving close to 800,000 thousand visits a month which only adds to their success on the World Wide Web!

Rainbow Graphics, host and award winning web design firm, now offers FREE online secure credit card transactions, FREE Web ANalyzer, Reservation Forms and Shopping Carts so those online can order your products at ease! Rainbow Graphics is capable of taking any printed medium and placing it on the internet for 120 million people to view and they know how to get websites on TOP in search engines!! Please give Hilary a call at Rainbow Graphics for all of your printing, design and internet needs at 518-523-6497, Fax 518-523-6497 or send them an email at design@rainbow-graphics.com.

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Rainbow Graphics Honored again for making websites - Adirondack, New York

Rainbow Graphics has been awarded Top 10 by ired.com. IRED is one of the largest real estate websites on the worldwide web and it has Rainbow Graphics as being one of the Top 10 Real Estate Web Designer on the World Wide Web for making webpage creative, easy to use, and most important, helping real estate agencies sell homes around the world.

Rainbow Graphics has also been awarded the WWW most distinguish awards, the Majons Web Select "Seal of Excellence" award, also mentioned in the Wall Street Journal for designing websites and a 3 star website by Magelian for its web page designing and placements. Other prestigious awards received are Top 1%, Top 5% and the Pure Gold award for its design and creativity of its clients web pages. Their awards can be seen at http://www.rainbow-graphics.com/awards.html..

Rainbow Graphics, host and award winning web design firm, now offers online secure transactions, Reservation forms and shopping carts so those online can order products as ease! Rainbow Graphics is capable of taking any advertising medium, print it and then taking that printed piece, whether it be a brochure or newsletter, and placing it on the internet for 115 million people to view. They also know how to get websites on top in search engines! Learn more about Rainbow Graphics by calling then at 518-523-6497 or send them an email at design@rainbow-graphics.com.

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Rainbow Graphics Receives TOP 5% on the World Wide Web - Adirondack, New York

Rainbow Graphics has been awarded The "TOP 5%" for designing Real Estate websites and Lakehomes-USA, seen at http://lakehomes-usa.com has been awarded the "PURE GOLD" Award for design, interactivity, and most important content. This is Rainbow Graphics 5th award received during the year for their web page designing, maintenance and internet services. Other awards bestowed upon Rainbow Graphics were from ComFind as being The TOP 10 for Internet services and web page maintenance; Yahoo and Web Star for Web Page Designing, Starting Point as the choice site to go to for web page designing and this one from the Real Estate Industry rating the website designed by Rainbow Graphics as being the Top 5% of websites out there on the WWW.

Rainbow Graphics, host and award winning designer of over 100's of domains designed and maintained on the WWW, is "one of the Net's premier internet web page design firms". They are capable of creating any type of design from the simplest advertisement to the most elaborate on-line magazine or brochure. They even know how to get web pages on top of searches in search engines using the right keywords. Give Rainbow Graphics a call today at 518-523-6497, E-mail: design@rainbow-graphics.com or go online to http://rainbow-graphics.com and see what they can do for you!

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Rainbow Graphics/Graphic Connections rated in TOP 10 of Internet Websites - Adirondack, New York

Rainbow Graphics sister company Graphic Connections has just been awarded the TOP 100 Website on the Internet by ComFind.com. Graphic Connection, owned by Hilary & Jeremy Steidl, has been rated the 7th best Internet Web Access and Service Provider (Host/Maintainer of websites) on the World Wide Web. Another award was received from Starting Point.com. Graphic Connections/Rainbow Graphics has been awarded the Choice Site to go to! This alone shows how good their service really is and their goal is to give their clients the best and at a low cost.

Rainbow Graphics/Graphic Connections keep abreast with all the latest technology concerning the Internet; new and old browsers, java scripts, cgi scripts, how to get web pages on top of search engines, etc., to give you the best web site out there! They get results - Homes sold, cabins rented, products sold and services rendered! Many of their clients are found in the top ten - the first page in the search engine!!

Rainbow Graphics, host and award winning designer of over 100's of domains designed and maintained on the WWW, is "an established leader in the ever expanding field of Internet Advertising." They are capable of creating any type of design from the simplest Advertisement to the most elaborate on-line magazine or brochure. Give Rainbow Graphics a call today at 518-523-6497, E-mail: design@rainbow-graphics.com or go online to http://www.rainbow-graphics.com and see what they can do for you!

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Adirondack Daily Enterprise Business Profile on Rainbow Graphics

As the Internet grows and connects the World Wide Web to homes and businesses around the globe; it is interesting to note that one of the Net's premier Internet web page design firms is not metropolitan based. Rainbow Graphics, located in Saranac Lake, New York, is the recent recipient of two prestigious awards for their design work on the Internet. They have quietly built a solid reputation in the field of Web Page design and have helped to bring the Adirondacks to the world. Rainbow Graphics has grown from a small desktop publishing and printing firm to become an established leader in the ever expanding field of Internet advertising.

Owner Hilary Steidl founded Rainbow Graphics, in 1994. The business evolved from her love of the Adirondacks and her desire to live and work here; combined with her combined with her education and background in marketing and communications. Initially, her interests in computers came from a back injury that forced her to be bedridden for almost three years. What started as a laptop in her leisure time became something she wanted to pursue as a career. A graduate of New England College with two degrees in Business /Marketing and Visual Arts/Graphic Design; Hilary pursued further education at Fairfield University in the fields of Communications and Computer Desktop Publishing/Advertising. Working for several large advertising agencies and design firms provided Hilary with experience in the field; yet she wanted more.

Spending Summers on Rainbow Lake instilled in Hilary a great passion for the Adirondacks and she sought ways to gravitate north. She finally made her way to the North Country. Being a self-starter and one who believes anything is possible when you set your mind to it! She began her own Graphic and Design/Desktop Publishing business currently known as Rainbow Graphics.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND PRINTING

Hilary concentrated first on desktop publishing and high quality, low cost printing; Rainbow Graphics quickly attracted a devoted group of clients. Offering one on one services, with a quick turn around time, Rainbow Graphics' services included logo design, business cards, brochures, banners, signs, book, magazine and newsletter development. In fact, Rainbow Graphics has never come across a client's problem that they couldn't solve. Word of mouth advertising spread the news of her friendly approach to business and the list of clients grew, as did the success of Rainbow Graphics.

With over 14 years of experiences in graphic design, Rainbow Graphics is capable of creating any type of design from the simplest postcard to the most elaborate 4-color Presentation Folder. Rainbow Graphics uses the latest high-tech equipment to accommodate all aspects of design and printing. Because of low overhead, it offers unbeatable prices and quality work.

INTERNET ADVERTISING

Soon after her success with the desktop publishing and printing, Rainbow Graphics decided to concentrate on the relatively new field of Internet Advertising. Hilary's education, training and experience provided Rainbow Graphics with a edge in this untapped medium. Her creativity in and enthusiasm for developing Internet advertising was contagious. Clients signed on and were promptly delighted with the results. The ever expanding list of clients now compose over 400 domains on Rainbow Graphics own server called Graphic Connections combined with two other servers, is now receiving over 50,000 hits a month. Her client's include the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce, Rob Grant & Assoc., XTC Ranch, Tahawus, Ltd., Adirondack Sport Shop, Educational Consultants.com, Adirondacks.com, Adironndack Furniture.com, Intercounty Appraisal Services, Inc. and an extensive list of international clients. A detailed list of clients is available online at http://www.rainbow-graphics.com/rainbowclients.html

"Hilary is excellent to work with and very good in terms of concepts and execution", says Rob regarding his newly updated web site designed by Rainbow Graphics. "We've worked so closely with her in the last twelve months that we consider her to be a part of our efforts and our team. I would recommend her to any business wanting to advertise on the Internet"

The Internet has afforded both large and small businesses the opportunity to gain exposure to a world wide audience. At Rainbow Graphics, this can be accomplished at a most reasonable cost. This medium provides businesses with an alternative to traditional advertising mediums to generate exposure for their goods and services. Natalie Leduc, a licensed independent real estate agent decided to go through Rainbow Graphics to advertise her listings on the internet. "I found Hilary of Rainbow Graphics to be very cooperative, very easy to work with and most efficient"

Also pleased with Hilarys Work, Don Hoffman of Intercounty Appraisal Services says "Hilary is a wizard! I had no idea of what I wanted to advertise on the internet, or even how to get started. I gave her some promotional materials and she ran with it. I now have an extensive award winning website including an order form, of which users can fill out on their computers at home and e-mail it back to me. She is very innovative and provides a good support for the novice."

A web page is the vehicle that permits an advertiser to utilize this new information highway. The prime ingredients in the success of this vehicle are the visual impact of the page, as well as the content. More important than these aspects is the ease of access by search engines to find an individual web page. "Search engines" are electronic guides that function to locate information on the Internet. They seek out key words or phrases that match the request of the user.

" Using Keywords, selected by Rainbow Graphics, for my website address has produced 15% of our business" Says Joe. "The Internet is the most vital source I've been able to service through Hilary. Her expertise and insights into this medium have proven invaluable in terms of both exposure for Tahawus and credibility. My web page looks just as professional as those from large corporations"

Some searches can yield upwards of 10,000 to 20,000 web pages that match the topic requested. The choice of "key words" is what distinguishes an outstanding web page from an average page. This is what will get a page noticed by a search engine. Additionally, "links" are also a vital component in getting exposure for a page. "Links" are connections to pages that are topical in content or have other aspects that relate to a Home Page. A link uses key words to put a home page in contact with other pages that have similar topics or content. For example, a guide service may link to pages offering information on travel, fishing, canoeing, hiking, Adirondacks, vacations and the list goes on and on. Anyone visiting a page that is composed of a topic pertaining to a similar business can be "linked". This is beneficial to each page, as it increases the likelihood that a search can locate a "URL". URL is a Uniform Resource Locator, the address where a home page is located by a search engine.

Due to its documented expertise in this exciting new advertising medium, Rainbow Graphics can provide clients with the most current information to secure a prominent presence on the Internet.

As the burgeoning Internet advertising industry develops; problems arise. Large servers, offering discount services to maintain a web presence for businesses; are taking advantage of the uninitiated. They often maintain a web page for a variety of advertisers on their own page, instead of providing advertisers with an individual Home Page, that is apart from their own. The "Key Words", the vital element that brings users to a site; are the servers Key Words, not the advertisers. These joint advertising ventures, although seemingly inexpensive, are not as effective as maintaining a personal Home Page. This is because an advertiser can use their own "Key Words", which are much more specific to their product or service than the more generalized keywords of the large server.

Rainbow Graphics selection of vital keywords and the development of crucial links have resulted in search engines consistently locating Rainbow Graphics' clients at the top of search lists. When comparing Internet Advertising to such traditional forms as print, radio or television, it quickly becomes apparent that the individual homepages is the safest, most cost effective, and efficient method. This is because clients will only seek out a business if they are truly interested in that particular product or service. This is direct marketing at its finest, because they will only find you if they are interested in finding you. This is not a scatter gun approach but a targeted shot that is accurate to the intended audience that you should like to reach.

This advancement in communications continues to grow in leaps and bounds, as personal computers become a household item. As a recognized leader in the ever expanding field, Rainbow Graphics is positioned on the cutting edge. Their capabilities permit clients to offer products and services to a world wide audience from the comfort of their own home. For further information or an appointment to discuss the possibilities for your business, contact Hilary at Rainbow Graphics at 518-523-6497 or email her at design@rainbow-graphics.com or look at their website at http://www.rainbow-graphics.com.

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