SANTEX-NET E-DESIGN FIRM SMASHES STEREOTYPES AT
WWW.SANTEX-NET.COM
SAN DIEGO, CA (March 18, 2003)
santex-net, a San Diego-based international e-marketing design studio, is smashing stereotypes, mixing sophisticated with sassy and creating award-winning web sites for clients who want the world to know "We Have Arrived!" santex's best calling card is its own just-released V.08 web site at www.santex-net.com, a show-and-tell sample of the company's business savvy, creativity and e-market success.
"The new web site is a mirror image of who we are, both as a design firm and as a team," said Juan C. Santiago, president/CEO of santex. "We look at the business world from a different perspective, we know how to locate and showcase our clients' strengths, and we do it with a passion that shows in the finished product." It shows in their client base as well. santex has done work for close to 100 distinct businesses, and every one is still a client.
Santiago is co-founder of the firm that began to weave the Web in 1999. Today, santex has already captured three Golden Web awards for excellence in web design from the International Association of Web Masters and Designers, the industry's highest recognition, plus first place in a high-end German magazine's advertising competition for the Deutsche Oper Berlin ad that appears throughout the Berlin subway system.
The santex web site defines the company's mission: We move ideas from mind to market.' "santex quickly gained recognition and momentum for its business-to-business approach to e-commerce," Santiago said. "Conducting business electronically means companies have to reevaluate the way they work. It also means they need to connect with professionals who can become part of a corporate culture and help define marketing objectives, experts who know how to develop strategic plans to reach highly defined target markets, then translate that to a web site presence. The mission for us is to create for our clients a lasting competitive edge, regardless of the size of the business. And we do that very well."
The site includes a client section that provides tips and advice for clients, and the Our Clients section offers a mini-collection of case studies, the challenges the clients presented to santex, and some of the results.
Musiciansstorehouse.com based in Sugar City, Idaho, offers top quality musical instruments at highly competitive prices. The company delivered a multiple challenge to santex ' create a brand development from the ground up, design a complete business package from logo to letterhead, pull their existing eBay' clients to the new site, reduce overall costs and reinforce the company's credibility.
In less than a year, sales soared to five times over the previous year. "We are currently doing twice as much business on the site as we thought was even possible when we came to santex-net," said Chad Heath, founder and president of Musiciansstorehouse.com. "Every dollar we have spent with them has multiplied itself many times over."
Ellison Meat Company, founded in 1934 in Pipestone, Minnesota, wanted a site that made an image-positioning statement about the company, a quality livestock producer. santex not only met the mission, it exceeded expectations by designing an interactive section with chat rooms, guest books, upcoming events and customized forums to enhance the personal connection with customers.
"The Ellison site was launched in October of 2002," Santiago said. "The company's investment return was 65 days, and the site has established a new way of doing business in its industry."
The highly visible side of this kick-butt business prompts a litany of adjectives ' sharp, street wise and eager to tread the fine line that separates attitude from arrogance. Behind the scenes, however, which clients quickly sense, is an almost playful excitement that thrums with the business drums.
"santex does not create web pages, we create business opportunities," Santiago explained. "We also create relationships with our clients, with their customers and with each other. That personal, human touch is rooted in mutual respect and is part of what distinguishes us from the masses."
Visit www.santex-net.com and click on Why Us for a glimpse at the santex team. "And by the way," it says, "we are very cool people to be around."
For more information about santex-net, call Juan Santiago, president/CEO, at (888) 881-5841.
June
santex-net moves offices from previous downtown San Diego location to the new central location
at 4711 Viewridge Avenue.
June
santex-net proudly partnered with The Baer Project to contribute to the revitalization of neighborhoods designated as Business Improvement Districts or Redevelopment Zones. Through the development of an interactive web site that enables sponsorship and donation opportunities, santex-net was able to assist with providing opportunities to local San Diego communities in need.
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March
The San Diego Business Journal congratulates santex-net as one of the finalists for the Multicultural
Heritage Awards 2005.
April
santex-net invests in South America. The company launches Miequipoweb™ in Cordoba, Argentina.
santex-net integrates its leadership in web design and online services with traditional marketing offerings with local firm, Schindler Marketing Group, Inc.
March
Pueblo Bonito Hotels and Resorts hires santex-net to integrate the company’s web site design with Expedia booking engine.
February
Ipcamproshop.com hires Miequipoweb™ to develop the company’s e-commerce site for the Mexican market.
January
santex-net’s website earns designfirms.org award.
La Fortaleza hires santex-net to develop its business strategy on the web for the US and Mexico market. The San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and santex-net have partnered to offer website development. » Click here to read press release.
santex-net´s website earns marketme.com´s international webmaster award. » Click here to read press release.
September
DiscontinuedItem.com commissions santex-net to redesign its site.
My Botanica, Inc. hires santex-net to develop e-commerce.
June
The San Diego Business Journal congratulates santex-net as one of the finalists for the Multicultural Heritage Awards 2003.
santex-net featured in international press. » Click here to read article. (in spanish)
santex-net web site wins the International Association of Web Masters and Designer´s Golden Web Award 2003/2004 for excellence in web design. » Click here to read press release.
May
santex-net earns international design award. » Click here to read press release.
March
santex releases its new web site v08. » Click here to read press release.
Special thanks to Pat J.Hewitt for her great effort and valuable input throughout the entire creative process. We would've never been able to do it without her.
January
Adams Magnetic Products, Co. hires santex to redesign its web site and take it to the next level.
December 17
Our cio´s birthday. Please, make a note. It is always good to have her on your side :)
November
Xitron Technologies, Co. hires santex-net to develop its new e-commerce section and open a comprehensive e-store to target a new range of consumers within its target audience.
October
Tramenco, Inc., hires santex to redesign its web site.
September
santex-net moves its U.S. offices to a new location that matches our image and business philosophy.
Our team was hired to create a magazine ad that would help position the Deutsche Oper of Berlin as the cultural icon of now-united Germany.
Three months later
The ad captured first place in the Hug ‘n’ a Kiss advertising-magazine competition. Enough said?
August
santex-net puts its toe into Hamburg, Germany and opens an office. We welcome Photographer/Designer Anja Kemnitz and Music/Designer Joerg Lempke to the team.
June
We welcome Jocelyn Winship to the team as New Media Designer.
March
Ellison Meat Company hires santex-net to develop a comprehensive web site to introduce its new Pipestone Family Farms’ Pipestone System of pork farming.
Two months later
Ellison Meat Company hires santex to develop the corporate identity for its new acquisition, Prairieland Farms, LLC.
January
Musiciansstorehouse.com hires santex-net to develop its new corporate image. In less than a year, company sales soared to more than five times the numbers in all of 2001.
A sunny day in September
Two visionaries, Mike Feldman and Jason Bradshaw, walk into our offices with the ambitious goal of transforming their company Unrealfind.com into a leading source of scuba and underwater products on the web. Well, congratulations guys!
July
We welcome Programmer Jessica Mazzeo to the team.
March of that same year
CaterEdge Software's new company image is introduced to the market in Las Vegas, the world’s largest show in its industry. The web site wins the "Golden Web Award" for excellence in Web Design by the International Association of Web Masters and Designers, and the corporate image was a total success.
January
Maitre’d Software hires santex-net to launch its new corporate image of its software program Cateredge.
December
The French Gourmet hires santex-net to develop its new web site.
Six month later
The French Gourmet web site wins the International Association of Web Masters and Designers’ Golden Web Award for excellence in web design.
September 16
santex-net wins the International Association of Web Masters and Designers’ Golden Web Award for its flash V.07; the award, one of the industry ´s most prestigious recognitions, recognizes excellence achieved in web design, content and creativity.
Right after
The phone gets a little naughty, but we like it. We have been recognized!
June
Maguitur S.A. commissions santex-net to develop its new site for the Latin American market.
January
Allegiance Telecom of California, Inc. hires santex-net to launch its marketing campaign on the web to compete with PacBell-SBC in California.
It was the summer of 1999
We decided the industry has had enough, businesses needed help getting serious about developing ideas on the web, and santex-net became the way.
August
Santex-net, a full-service international Web design agency specializing in online marketing solutions, today announced the launch of its new Web site, featuring updated programming and value-added services to optimize the online experience. Read More
July
Santex-net announced it has received the Web Award from DesignFirms,
one of the world's leading directories of web designers, developers
and graphic designers. Chosen from among hundreds of entries
in the April 2006 contest, Santex-net’s design of the Santex Standard
Web site scored high marks on creativity, programming, and
ease of use and effectiveness. Read
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April
santex-nex launches e-connect, a robust email campaign software system!
March
The San Diego Business Journal congratulates santex-net as a nominee
for the Multicultural Heritage Awards
2006, honoring diversity
in the workplace.