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Find Us On FacebookYesterday I spent the day at the printer’s getting our big, beautiful brochure printed. It’s fun to see the huge printing presses at work. This particular one is about 80 feet long with giant piston-like moving parts that distribute ink over the plates evenly. There’s a giant piston and a plate for every color in [...]
Paper in an Electronic World
March 3rd, 2010 by FrancesNew Website “Residences” Section – Ready for Your Viewing
February 15th, 2010 by MichelleJust what you have been waiting for! Exciting news -over the last several weeks we’ve been adding to the new Residences section of our website. If you have not been back to our site recently, please visit here for a glimpse into the stunning natural island beauty that will be enjoyed by all those that visit or [...]
The Word of the Moment is Eco-Lux
December 2nd, 2009 by FrancesLuxurious? Exotic? Sun-kissed? As someone who reads and writes about travel a lot, it’s hard to sound original. Some of the best and most descriptive words become trite and lose their meaning when overused in the extreme. Here’s a list of them from The Traveler’s Notebook. Check out the comments, too, where lots of travel [...]
The Symbology of a Place
August 25th, 2009 by FrancesLogo: A recognizable graphic design element, often including a name, symbol or trademark, representing an organization or product. From the Greek “logos.” Term established by Heraclitus as meaning both the source and fundamental order of the cosmos.
That’s a lot of pressure! To try to sum up the entire vision of a business into one graphic [...]
Promotion in the Information Age
July 15th, 2009 by FrancesI’m deep into The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott, and it’s already changed how I do my job. Scott is a popular blogger on marketing strategy (read his blog here) and the book is an award-winning Business Week best-seller. It’s a sort of guide on how to use modern tools, [...]
The Book of Face
July 9th, 2009 by FrancesSo, we started an Isla Palenque Facebook page yesterday. I knew it was a good idea, the thing to do, a no-brainer…but who knew we’d get 110 fans in one day! OMG!
So, thanks to all our Facebook fans. We’ll keep updating you on everything Isla Palenque. Right now you can see dozens of pictures in [...]
We’re the Pick of the Day
June 30th, 2009 by Frances[A few blog posts ago, Ben posted an entry about the National Geographic Photo Contest. Two pictures of Isla Palenque were submitted by our photographer Adam Elliott, and they're doing really well. Feel free to vote; we have until mid-August. Now you can also go this this LINK and give photos a rating from 1 [...]
Palenque Photo In Contest
June 19th, 2009 by BenAdam submitted 2 of the pictures he took of Palenque to National Geographic’s “World in Focus” contest. If you think they are as impressive as I do, please sign up and vote for one of them; I think he has a good chance to win the People’s Choice portion of the contest. Here’s a permalink [...]
Now With More Posts!
June 6th, 2009 by BenStarting next week, we are asking all of our contributors to begin posting items on a wekly basis. So, instead of a sporadic, once-every-month-or-so entry, you will begin to see posts nearly every day. So check back often if you’re curious about what we’re up to, or subscribe to our rss feed.
Survey Stuff
May 18th, 2009 by FrancesThank you to the 90 of you who completed our Isla Palenque survey last month. We’ve been busily compiling your responses and we’ve already learned a lot. It good to know what’s important to you and what isn’t. Here are a couple of quick examples:
- 77% of you said you’d be willing to pay more [...]