The final results came in and we won 2 silver awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts, W3 Awards.

The W3 awards recognized Ninthlink with a silver award. Ninthlink was recognized with some of the heaviest hitting web agencies like Big Spaceship, Tribal DDB and IQ Interactive. We will post some examples of the award winning work soon.

The internet has received the most attention from marketers on how to easily turn on the flow of visitor traffic and optimize conversion rates to keep a consistent return on marketing investment. No questions asked this works, but what about all the customers that have put up with your marketing activities and decided to make a purchase? Those customers will switch brands in a heart beat if you let them because there are a thousand others utilizing the same tools for customer acquisition. The internet has innovated customer retention techniques for marketers that were not available a few years ago, but many marketers have been slow to adapt. So next time, instead of thinking how many visitors you will drive to your site; think about how many customers you will get to become repeat buyers of your products. Surprisingly, you will see your marketing dollars working more effectively than ever before.

Hey everyone we have created two new positions over here at our new downtown location. Contact Tracy Smisek @ tracy@ninthlink.com to send over your portfolio and resume.

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Web Design / Production Assistant / Positions Now Available at Ninthlink
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Ninthlink is an agency in downtown San Diego that helps clients promote and grow their business through web design, development and marketing solutions. Founded in 1999, our
team is dedicated to innovative and inspired business solutions.

We are looking to hire a web designer and production assistant, who understands layout, user interface design and how to build interactive experiences. Ninthlink is currently
emerging as a web experience innovator in the San Diego marketplace. We would love to meet with you or see your works in motion. Please contact Tracy to introduce yourself, and
connect us to your online portfolio experience :

Job Requirements
* Team collaborator : Follow through expert : Individual thinker
* Experience in all Macromedia/Adobe products: Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
* A strong understanding of usability and user interface design
* Understanding of design for engaging multimedia experiences
* A lover of technology and innovation. Always looking to be ahead of the status quo.
* Works well in collaboration with others
* Knowledge of integrating or working with any other software and applications.

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Flash Developer / 3D Animator / Positions Now Available at Ninthlink
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Ninthlink is an agency in downtown San Diego that helps clients promote and grow their business through web design, development and marketing solutions. Founded in 1999, our
team is dedicated to innovative and inspired business solutions.

We are looking to hire a Flash developer or 3D animator, who understands the mechanics and approach to build interactive and eye-catching flash experiences. Ninthlink is currently
emerging as a web experience innovator in the San Diego marketplace. We would love to meet with you or see your works in motion. Please contact Tracy to introduce yourself, and
connect us to your online portfolio experience :

Job Requirements
* Team collaborator : Follow through expert : Individual thinker
* Experience writing ActionScript 2 for Flash applications
* A strong understanding of HTML and Javascript (AJAX a plus)
* Strong use of classes in Flash coding
* ActionScript 2.0 (3.0 a plus)
* Fluent in XML and XML parsing in Flash
* Experience localizing Flash
* A lover of technology and innovation. Always looking to be ahead of the status quo.
* Works well in collaboration with others
* Knowledge of integrating or working with any other languages is a plus (NET, JSP, PHP)