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November 5, 2015
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Product Development & Market Research: Do You Know How They Relate?

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Product Development & Market Research: Do You Know How They Relate?

There are multiple different aspects that are involved in the product development process.  This is something that INTEGRIS puts a lot of our energy and resources into when we tackle our client projects. Consumer demands are growing faster than ever and new product development is crucial in keeping up with those demands.  Growth and development require a continuous stream of new ideas, product updates, and new category innovations.

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October 28, 2015
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INTEGRIST Wins Accounting Academic Scholarship!

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INTEGRIST Wins Accounting Academic Scholarship!

INTEGRIS’ very own DeeAnn Schaalma was recently named the recipient of the Warren M. Webber Scholarship at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, IL.  This scholarship is delivered to the ICC student who has a need for financial assistance with their tuition based on certain criteria.  The student must be full or part-time and they must maintain a 2.0 or higher academic GPA.  DeeAnn went above and beyond to meet those criteria, distinguishing herself as the best-qualified student and ended up walking away the winner of the scholarship! Everyone at INTEGRIS is very proud of her accomplishment as she continues her education through ICC!  Below you will find a picture of DeeAnn and Robert Brucker, a nephew of Mr. Webber, at the scholarship ceremony for ICC.

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September 24, 2015
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Analytics That Will Matter Most to Your Boss

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Analytics That Will Matter Most to Your Boss

Analytics plays a very important role in a company’s success, and there are tons of analytics available on all aspects of a website.  But taking those analytics, reviewing them, and creating a report with the most beneficial information can be a daunting task.  At the end of each month, an analytics report is put together by myself and the INTEGRIS Marketing Team hitting the hotspots of the INTEGRIS website and social media pages.  This blog post is going to provide you some beneficial insight on the purpose of analytics and which of those metrics your boss will actually care about seeing.  Keep in mind, each company and project are different and have different needs, so tailoring your analytics report to those specifics is key for creating a worthwhile report.

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September 17, 2015
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3D Printing: The High-Tech Industry at a Glance

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3D Printing: The High-Tech Industry at a Glance

It’s well known that 3D printing is growing, and growing fast!  The technology’s capabilities are ever-changing and are continuing to advance every day.  With new and different types of plastics, metals and even glass being introduced into the 3D printing world, the technology is sure to continue to rise in popularity.  It’s growing so fast that there are even 3d printed jet engines that are fully functional! Only time will tell just exactly where the evolving technology will take the industry, but we here at INTEGRIS sure are excited and anxious to see where it goes!  Just imagine how much more accessible even simple household products could be in the future.  The possibilities are endless!  So, take a look at the infographic for a quick glance at what the future of 3D printing is estimated to look like, and keep your eye out for all of the awesome 3D printed things to come!

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September 17, 2015
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Twitter Marketing & the Truth About Beating the Odds

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Twitter Marketing & the Truth About Beating the Odds

Over the last week or so, I have put out a few blog posts regarding INTEGRIS’ social media marketing challenges and several helpful tips that we are using to overcome those challenges.  So far, I’ve covered our LinkedIn Page and our Facebook Page.  Now, it’s time for our Twitter Page, which is our most successful page so far.  There are multiple aspects I focus on when I say our most successful page including the number of followers, tweet impressions, tweets linking to INTEGRIS, and a few others.  I’ve got to say, for having no budget for ads, almost zero followers, and very little of INTEGRIS content to start with, our Twitter Page has kicked some butt in development!

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September 15, 2015
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5 Easy Tips to Boost Your Facebook Marketing

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5 Easy Tips to Boost Your Facebook Marketing

The social media giant that is Facebook provides excellent marketing opportunities for companies big and small if those opportunities are leveraged correctly.  Many people think that simply posting to Facebook will provide tons of page likes, new followers, comments, likes, and so on.  If only it was that easy…and believe me I really wish it was that easy!  However, we don’t live in a world where everything comes that easy and with little effort, so that leaves us with no choice but to work hard and make things happen!  INTEGRIS has come a long way with our Facebook Page growth and our strategies upon achieving the success that we have.  Now let me clarify, we haven’t been breaking any records or anything, but we have made quite a bit of progress in just the last few months.

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August 25, 2015
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INTEGRIS Marketing Working For You

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INTEGRIS Marketing Working For You

By now, our blog readers have figured out that INTEGRIS Group is an Illinois based, engineer owned, product engineering company.  We make a difference by helping our clients develop game-changing products.  We have created new companies and, partnered with startups and existing companies to help commercialize new products and new technologies.  We have actually done some really, really cool stuff in the tech, medical, manufacturing, and electrical engineering fields! We have a very talented team that covers a large spectrum of industries and talents.

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August 13, 2015
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Trade Shows: Quantity vs. Quality

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Trade Shows: Quantity vs. Quality

We go to trade shows to gather leads, analyze our competition and network with other industry influencers.   What happens though when the show is not quite what you expected, the lighting is off, your products are  not going over well, or worse yet attendees simply did not show up.

When attendees do not show up most exhibitors choose to complain to the company responsible for driving quantity rather than focusing on what is right in front of them, the people.  Some shows are designed this way so that the quality of the attendees is the driving factor rather than trying to fill the exhibition hall to the maximum quantity.

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August 7, 2015
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INTEGRIS Group: Who Are We? What Do We Do?

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INTEGRIS Group: Who Are We? What Do We Do?

In recent blog posts, there has been a lot of discussion about the things we do here at INTEGRIS.  As a beginning stage of adding content to our blog, we wanted to provide our readers with a solid background of who INTEGRIS is and why we do what we do. We care about our readers and our customers and we want to share our knowledge and success stories with everyone.  To prevent from going on and on and on (trust me, I could talk all day), I will leave you with the infographic below.  This will sum up all things INTEGRIS and who we are.  Enjoy!

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August 3, 2015
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What You Need to Know About Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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What You Need to Know About Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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INTEGRIS specializes in Finite Element Analysis (FEA).  FEA is a computerized method for predicting how a product reacts to real-world forces, vibrations, heat, fluid flow, and other physical effects.  FEA displays whether a product will wear out, break, or work the way it was designed to work.  Several of the areas that FEA can be applied to include:

  • Structure Analysis
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Dynamics
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Electrical Analysis
  • Biomaterials

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