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Pinpoint Logic team volunteers at Oregon Food Bank
Dear Pinpoint Logic, Thank you for organizing your group's volunteer event at Oregon food Bank this morning. Together, your team of 7 worked diligently to help pack 9046 pounds of frozen products. Many small tasks came together to achieve this. Our thanks go to the boxers, pallet movers and labelers. In a single visit, your group helped pack enough food to provide 6958 meals for people in need. Each member of your team can be proud of their individual contribution. They put 386 meals on the table this week at our normal calculation. Again thank you very much we can not do this without you and look forward to working with you again. In Oregon and Clark County Washington, an estimated 200,000 people eat from an emergency food box in an average month. Your volunteer service helps our many neighbors who aren't quite sure where their next meal will come from. I hope you'll join us in celebrating the impact of your work! Thank you for your commitment to solving the problem of hunger in Oregon. We hope to see you again soon! Sincerely, The OFB Volunteer Team
End of the year post
It’s been quite a while since we posted news (the proverbial cobbler with holes in his shoes). The end of 2007 was a banner semester for us, so we thought we’d do a single post to give you some of the highlights of the last half of the year. New clients include Reed College, Kidz List, Canal Road, Insight Educational Consulting, Motosport, PMSI and the Urban Tour Group.
We have deepened our relationship with our strategic clients by providing results and efficiencies. Ultimately, these relationships have brought us additional projects and responsibilities, providing value to our clients while growing our business.
Pinpoint Logic brought on 2 more strategic employees, Janet Karel and Eva Miller. Both have been an excellent addition to the team and we’re grateful to have them.
Mercy Corps
Global Envision is a globalization education site that has been a resource to Mercy Corps supporters and interested citizens since 2003. Mercy Corps is a leading not-for-profit relief agency that works to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. With their recent expansion into global education programs, Mercy Corps hired Pinpoint Logic to help strategize their evolving relationship with Global Envision and its alignment with the Mercy Corps Mission.
"Pinpoint Logic assisted us in assessing Global Envision's position within the context of a growing Mercy Corps emphasis on global education as well as in the broader sphere of online education. Through interviews with staff and donors, they helped us see our work through a new lens and offered creative problem solving in regards to how to grow efficaciously while incorporating the disparate ideas that often arise in times of rapid organizational growth and change. Pinpoint also steered us towards a more coherent voice for the website as a whole. We look forward to working with them as we continue to expand our online education portfolio."
Earth Class Mail
Earth Class Mail Pinpoint Logic worked with Earth Class Mail, a company that is revolutionizing postal mail delivery by allowing users to view their mail online. We assisted them by providing input to simplify their customer registration process for their digitized postal mail service.
"The sign-up is now implemented and has been live since April, and there is no question it has improved new customer acquisition."
-Paul Irvine, VP Engineering, Earth Class Mail
Dotster
Dotster is a top domain name registration and web hosting company with a hands-on approach to customer service. Because of Dotster's commitment to a great experience for their customers, they have contracted Pinpoint Logic to help them redesign their online purchase process to make it solutions oriented and intuitive for their customers.
Forty Under 40
Dwayne King, Pinpoint Logic's president, received an honorable mention in the Portland Business Journal's "Forty Under 40." The honor recognizes leadership in business and service to the community among young executives in Portland.
International Academy of the Visual Arts
Pinpoint Logic served as reviewers for the Usability Professionals' Associations upcoming conference "Patterns: Blueprints for Usability". The conference will be held in Austin, June 11-15. More information
Cisco Systems
Pinpoint Logic is an Approved Vendor for Cisco Systems. We are working with them on projects focusing on user experience strategy and usability.
Intex Custom Homes Named Best Site of the Year
The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland named Intex Custom Homes "Best Site of the Year" and it's one of ours.
Ursula Lorton joins PPL
Ursula Lorton joins Pinpoint Logic as project and office manager. She’s a former Financial Specialist for the state of Washington and even cooler, she’s a coordinator for the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls.
Speakeasy
Pinpoint Logic has now partnered with Speakeasy to consult and sell T1, DSL and VoIP services.
W3 Awards - International Academy Of The Visual Arts
Pinpoint Logic was a Silver Winner in Copy or Writing for the 2006 W3 Awards from an impressive pool of over 2,300 entries from top agencies and firms world wide.
1% For The Planet
1% For The Planet is an alliance of businesses that support environmental nonprofit organizations in creating a healthier planet. Pinpoint Logic is proud to be a member.
Maxcess International
Maxcess International, a manufacturer of web handling equipment, needed our help with two projects— Customer Relationship Managment (CRM) web integration and Internationalization of their resources database. We provided simple to use and cost-effective solutions for both of the projects they brought to us.
Group Travel Planet
Group Travel Planet handles the fulfillment of group travel for Orbitz. Every time users booked more than 10 rooms at a time, the user interface got a bit confusing. So they contacted Pinpoint Logic to improve their user interface. We helped them figure out the issue and solve the problem.
Apple Authorized Business Agent
Pinpoint Logic is now an Apple Authorized Business Agent. We are certified to design Apple solutions and sell any products found on the Apple site (computers, software, digital cameras, etc.). If you need anything from the Apple on-line store, let us know. We can get you 5% off your purchase. Call us for details.
Yesmail
Yesmail selected Pinpoint Logic to redesign the user experience for their enterprise-level campaign manager.
Intex Homes
Pinpoint Logic was selected by Intex Homes for its site design and online branding. Intex Homes builds quality Craftsman and bungalow-style homes in Portland, Oregon.
America Creates
We designed, developed and completed America Creates, a sweet tool for American artisans and crafts people to display and sell their products online. We used our user experience and branding expertise to the full extent of the law.
Mercy Corps
Pinpoint Logic is proud to host a Mercy Corps photo exhibit, Women Before the Lens: Transformation and Hope From Around the World.
The exhibit includes more than 25 photos taken during the last 25 years, by Mercy Corps staff members and professional photographers from the agency's projects worldwide. A multimedia presentation with additional photos will also be shown during the event.
Integrating 3 applications into one seamless flow
Pinpoint Logic is leading the user experience design for Jeppesen (a subsidiary of Boeing), to integrate 3 disperate applications into one seamless user experience. We will be integrating a common look and feel across the software suite, making improvements to usability and overall customer satifaction. Pinpoint Logic was chosen for our proven ability to increase the usability of applications and our balance of idealism with pragmatism.
PPL Named on-line communications director for Montana Congressional Race
Pinpoint Logic has been chosen to lead on-line marketing and communications for Jennifer Pomnichowski. Efforts include a Web presence, a blog and an email newsletter. JP's run for the house can be followed at:
Kevin Perlas Joins PPL as Director of User Experience
Kevin has 10 years of web development experience encompassing a broad range of clients from the Portland Farmers Market to Hewlett Packard. His recent work with Cisco Systems includes application and standards development as part of the team recently awarded one of 2005's 10 best Intranets (http://www.nngroup.com/reports/intranet/2005/awards.html ). Kevin excels at uncovering the needs of a site's users and balancing them with the objectives of stakeholders to create a rewarding experience for both. His deliverables often include test plans, test analysis, user profiles, site maps, user interaction scenarios, and page schematics.
Todd Houlette Named Creative Director
Todd Houlette joined Pinpoint Logic as Creative Director. His branding experience with clients like Nike, Surfrider and EMI Records brings a wealth of ideas and experience to PPL.
Custom Golf Club Manufacturer E-Commerce UI and Strategy Improvements
GGA Golf, a distributor of custom golf clubs, has contracted with PPL for UI improvements and marketing strategy consulting.
Kid's Swimwear E-Commerce and Marketing Strategy
Pinpoint Logic has been named agency of record for Tuga Sunwear, a brand of UV-protected kids swimwear. Tuga has seen explosive growth working with PPL on an ad hoc basis. John Westgarth, owner and CEO, has reported that Web sales last year (since Tuga has been working with PPL) exceeded all sales from the previous two years combined.
Pinpoint Logic redesigning Jeppesn Ground Tools
Pinpoint Logic is the selected vendor to redesign Jeppesen's (subsidiary of Boeing) Integrated Ground Tools suite of products. Jeppesn is the industry leader in airline aviation. They have turned to us to help with the redesign of their suite of ground tools - which are responsible for providing the workflow and safety check points of moving aviation charts from Jeppesen to the specific plane to which they should be deployed.
HP Strategy for E-Learning Platform
Pinpoint Logic has been retained by HP's leading e-learning vendor, Via Training, to work with them and HP to devleop a strategy for future enhancements to their e-learning platform.
