http://emccreative.com EMC CREATIVE | STRATEGY + BRANDING + INTERACTIVE Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Run Date: September 12, 2011 EMC Creative is many things to many people. It’s an advertising agency, a strategic marketing consultant, a business guide, a branding expert and a social media resource. That’s for starters. EMC is where companies turn when they need help shaping and delivering a commercial or corporate ... http://emccreative.com/2011/09/12/emc-creative-is-a-small-shop-making-a-big-impact/ Run Date: November 1, 2010 By BoNhia Lee The Fresno Bee Recession-wracked subdivision to get a fresh start Four partially built houses that have sat empty in a Clovis subdivision for more than two years were torn down Monday in the first step toward reviving the bankrupt development. The first house in the Patriot Homes ... http://emccreative.com/2010/11/01/partially-built-houses-razed-in-clovis/ Run Date: September 24, 2010 FACEBOOK, TWITTER, e-mail. Social media is all around, enabling us to stay in touch “real time” with friends, family and our online and offline communities. It’s how we connect in the 21st century and now it’s helping those who work and live in Pleasanton to “Shop ... http://emccreative.com/2010/09/24/local-shops-facebook-join-forces/ Run Date: September 20, 2010 KTSF San Francisco Armstrong Townhomes hosts the first-ever "3rd Street New Home Stroll" in San Francisco's bustling Bayview District. http://emccreative.com/2010/09/20/armstrong-townhomes%e2%80%99-3rd-street-new-home-stroll-event/ Run Date: September 4, 2010 By Linnea Smith Jessup Special Sections—Contra Costa Times Today’s homes are built with more than solid materials, better insulation and modern construction practices. In the Trilogy at the Vineyards in Brentwood, more than 300 hours of focus group input was put into the mix as the design process ... http://emccreative.com/2010/09/04/builder%e2%80%99s-notebook-dan-o%e2%80%99brien-area-president-northern-california-shea-homes/ Run Date: August 22, 2010 San Jose Mercury News Art Wong felt right at home within minutes of strolling into downtown San Carlos in the fall of 2009. The longtime Los Altos Hills resident had just visited 1001 Laurel, a recently-opened 90-unit condominium project that anchors a portion of Laurel Street, the ... http://emccreative.com/2010/08/22/san-carlos-homebuyer-purchases-two-new-adjacent-condominiums-at-1001-laurel/ Run Date: July 9, 2010 Pleasanton Weekly: Editorial With an estimated 10,000 crowding downtown streets and sidewalks for the First Wednesday festivities this week, it’s clear that the marketing efforts and retail and restaurant attractions of Pleasanton’s historic downtown are paying off. Although profits are still on the slim side, business has ... http://emccreative.com/2010/07/09/marketing-boosts-downtown/ Run Date: June 25, 2010 by Chris Casacchia Phoenix Business Journal More than 2,000 mortgage loan officers operating in Arizona will not receive their licenses by the state’s July 1 deadline. The industry has had more than 18 months to meet the state’s new mandate for loan originators to get accredited hours, pass written ... http://emccreative.com/2010/06/25/missed-deadline-will-cost-mortgage-brokers-business/ Run Date: May 30, 2010 By Jim Wasserman Sacramento Bee Builders snap up cheap lots in Elk Grove project left for dead The pop-pop-pop of nail guns has returned to Cordially Way in Elk Grove. Madeira, a 1,900-acre planned development at the city’s southern edge, was nearly left for dead when the real estate market ... http://emccreative.com/2010/05/30/pop-pop-pop-go-nail-guns-as-housing-slowly-revives/ Run Date: April 16, 2010 by Chris Casacchia Phoenix Business Journal A Northern California mortgage firm is expanding into North Scottsdale, targeting high-end customers with a product developers say will significantly reduce mortgage payments and shorten the life of the loan. San Ramon, Calif.-based CMG Mortgage opened a retail branch last month at 8510 ... http://emccreative.com/2010/04/16/cmg-opens-scottsdale-office-to-offer-new-mortgage-product/