Recent Launches

SeattleCCA.org

Launch Date: 8.19.2008

Tackling a big project requires a strong team, and the redesign and redevelopment of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's SeattleCCA.org without a doubt fell into the 'big project' category.

We agree with Ronald Regan when he said: "Surround yourself with the best people you can find... "

On this project, Locus Interactive worked closely with design firm Copacino+Fujikado and user experience firm Blink Interactive, not to mention SCCA's talented in house marketing team headed by Claire Beck-Keeler, to redesign, rearchitect, and redevelop the functionality of the SeattleCCA.org website.

Launched in late August 2008, the site serves as a resource for patients in the diagnosis, treatment and survivorship stages of cancer.

With over 2000 pages, the site has extensive content management features so that the SCCA Marketing team can control almost all aspects of site maintenance including:

• Multiple template and on-page navigation options for creating, organizing and linking new content and sections of content.
• Auto-created disease pages.
• On-the-fly newsletter segment and RSS feed creation.
• Ability to have video content on any page of the site.
• Related links administration tool to coherently assign and relate groups of links to pages throughout the site.

ContinentalVan.com

Launch Date: 7.16.2008

Despite area-wide connectivity issues due to a cut fiber-optic cable Locus Interactive launched ContinentalVan.com v2.0 for Seattle-based movers Continental Van Lines.

Continental and Locus have enjoyed a long relationship, through which, an in-depth needs assessment was performed for the new website. Shooting for the stars, Continental's "Sales and Marketing Guy" Brad Fransen not only wanted to provide the user with useful tools such as live chat integration, request an estimate forms, topic based moving tips and a robust HTML email sending tool powered by Locus' partner Vertical Response but also wanted to spice the site up with video and bear jokes.

So if you are looking to or within relocate to the Seattle/Tacoma area or Alaska and beyond, browse on over to www.continentalvan.com and request an estimate.

Oh, and if you have any good bear jokes, feel free to contact Brad directly.

KayakShed.com

Launch Date: 3.16.2008

Nearly two years after its' initial launch, KayakShed.com has been relaunched with a new look and upgraded functionality. While the core structure of the site remains the same, new designs were applied to spruce things up on the front end, the cart was redesigned, on the fly shipping calculations (both USPS and UPS) were added, the site was rearchitected. Additionally several other updates were made to the functionality to enhance search engine optimization and the HTML newsletter sending tool was migrated to Locus' partner, Vertical Response.

Need Gear? Checkout KayakShed.com - free shipping on orders over $50! Want the latest beta on the Kayak world? Check out John's Blog.

Race4AReason.org

Launch Date: 3.06.2008

Locus Interactive in conjunction with Starbucks Cycling and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is proud to announce the launch of Race4AReason.org - a website designed to help people in all stages of cancer survivorship by raising money for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Survivorship Program, part of the LIVESTRONG™ Survivorship Center of Excellence Network.

Tasked with creating a tool for SCCA and The Starbucks Cycling Team, Locus Interactive designed and developed a website with extensive functionality that enables riders to plan, coordinate and communicate. Automated reminder emails ensure that riders, volunteers and coordinators don't miss out on any training opportunities and a multimedia module, message board and blog provide plenty of material for post ride cooldowns.

Ride on over to www.Race4AReason.org to find out how you can help.

RipCaswell.com

Launch Date: 2.21.2008

Designed to showcase Rip Caswell's range of sculptures and provide insight into the artist himself www.RipCaswell.com features a complete online gallery in addition to streaming high defnintion videos that provide unique perspective on the artist, his process and work.

Look for Rip to appear in producer Neil Rogers' PBS series "Discover the Wild" which is scheduled to air in 2008 and features Rip and Neil on location researching Bighorn Sheep in Wallowa, Oregon. Or just swing by the gallery in historic Troutdale, Oregon to experience his work in person.

Visit  ripcaswell.com >

RiverHealth.org

Launch Date: 2.14.2008

When Clackamas County's Water Environment Services and Locus' strategic partner Conkling, Fiskum & McCormick needed to tell the complex story of resolving the county's shortage of treatment capacity, they turned to Locus Interactive to design and develop a website to use as a tool for getting this message out.

RiverHealth.org utilizes streaming video to tell it's story and supporting video case studies to support the need for additional capacity to protect public health and water quality.

Residents and interested parties can now visit the website to keep up to date on the latest news and events, monitor construction updates, submit feedback, and register for email updates and information from WES and the Wastewater Capacity Management Program.

NACHC.com

Launch Date: 2.06.2008

Built on top of Locus' proven content management system www.NACHC.com now houses a centralized document library, a custom (and scalable) blog, on the fly include file generation for 3rd party applications, various RSS feeds throughout the site, automatic post and remove functionality for content, along with press releases, an online magazine, and much much more.

Additionally, NACHC.com houses an HTML newsletter generation administration area that utilizes the API of Locus' Partner Vertical Response to centralize the multiple NACHC newsletters and send 2,000,000 HTML newsletters a year.

Portland Regional Parnters for Business

Launch Date: 1.29.2008

Portland Regional Partners for Business offers a broad spectrum of services for it's members including a new web presence that launched in early 2008.

With a new look and redesigned architecture, PortlandRegionalPartners.com provides accessible information on business and the Portland Metro area.

In addition to providing information and tools to prospective members and businesses looking to move to the Portland Metro area, PortlandRegionalPartners.com features a members only area, news and press release modules, and site selection assistance for new businesses.

Manufacturing21.org

Launch Date: 10.11.2007

Manufacturing 21 advocates for the manufacturing industry in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Their goal is to tackle two big 21st Century challenges – sustaining a highly skilled workforce and expanding our region’s capacity to support innovation through applied research and development.

Locus and Conkling Fiskum & McCormick teamed up to bring the website online. Locus provided design, development and hosting. CFM Partner Norm Eder provided the photography and CFM Senior Associate Doug Babb wordsmithed the content.

Visit  manufacturing21.org >

ColumbiaGrid.org

Launch Date: 10.01.2007

ColumbiaGrid is a non-profit membership corporation formed in 2006 to improve the operational efficiency, reliability, and planned expansion of the Pacific Northwest transmission grid.

Locus Interactive worked with Columbia Grid staff to design, develop, and implement a website that is not only good looking and informational (in our opinion of course!) but provides the Columbia Grid members and staff with robust tools that help them achieve their mission.

The site includes a permissions based document management and dissemination module, global as well as activity specific calendars, news and articles modules, integrated html email newsletter sending tool, and much more.

Visit  columbiagrid.org >