Hugo The Frenchie Helps Raise Money For Greenfield-Hancock Animal Management

August 16th, 2013
Hugo at Dog Days in Greenfield

Get a Hugo cup with a $1 donation to GHAM!

Visit a&g mascot, Hugo the Frenchie, and his Frenchie Kissing Booth at the third annual Dog Days of Summer event to benefit Greenfield-Hancock Animal Management. The event is Saturday, August 17th, 2013, from 10am-3pm at Riley Park in Greenfield. It is free, family and dog friendly and over 50 dog friendly vendors, animal rescue groups and animal demonstrations are expected to attend. In addition, low cost rabies shots and micro-chipping will be available. Food vendors will also be on hand with fair-style food and beverages available for purchase.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet many animals who are in search of their forever home. Below is a partial list of the animal rescues who will be attending the event:

  • Indiana Bulldog Rescue
  • ARPO
  • Beagle Buddies
  • Castaway Pitbull Rescue
  • Defenders of Greyhounds
  • Fayette County Humane
  • Love of Labs
  • Roscoe’s Rescue
  • Luv a Dog
  • Spirit of the Cat Rescue
  • Weimaraner Rescue
  • Westie Rescue

Stop by the a&g booth where Hugo and his Frenchie brother, Bronx, will be giving out kisses for a $1 donation to Greenfield-Hancock Animal Management (GHAM). In addition, anyone who makes a donation to GHAM will receive an a&g tumbler. Our friends from Action Air Heating and Air Conditioning will also be volunteering in the booth and has graciously offered to kick off the donations with a $100 check.

We hope to see you on Saturday!

Dog Days of Summer
Saturday, August 17th from 10am-3pm
Riley Park, Greenfield, Indiana

 

2nd Annual Pet Supply Drive for Hamilton County Humane

November 16th, 2012

Hugo The Frenchie

For the second year, Hugo the Frenchie needs your help to make the holidays a little better for Indianapolis- area shelter animals. Last year, we had a generous response from the community and were able to pack a truck to the ceiling with the donations that we collected. This year, we would like to make the pet drive even bigger and better.

Beginning November 19th, a&g Digital Consulting will be collecting pet supply donations for the Hamilton County Humane Society. This Noblesville based shelter relies on the support of the community to be able to give the best possible care to the dogs and cats who are waiting for a chance to be adopted. To read more about about the shelter, or to take a look at some of the animals who are looking for their forever home, please visit the Hamilton County Humane website or  Facebook page.

Here is a list of items that are on their wish list:

Daily Supplies

  • 55 gallon trash bags
  • Paper Towels
  • Bleach
  • Liquid laundry detergent
  • Toilet paper
  • Spray bottles
  • Brooms
  • Mop heads

Kennel & Cattery Supplies

  • Canned food for all ages (any brand)
  • Dry Science Diet Food for all ages
  • Bath towels
  • Blankets & comforters
  • Folding crates (new or gently used)
  • Cat litter (we prefer World’s Best & Yesterdays News)
  • KONG brand dog toys (medium & large)
  • Peanut Butter
  • Assorted cat toys
  • Medium & Large stainless steel food & water bowls
  • Extra large dog treats (no rawhides please!)
  • Litter boxes, covered & non-covered
  • Bath mats & rugs with rubber backing
  • Interactive dog toys
  • Dog collars of various sizes
  • Dog Leashes

Veterinary/Medical Supplies

  • Medical gloves (all sizes)
  • Heating pads with no automatic shut-off
  • KMR (Kitten Milk Replacement)
  • Polynursers
  • Nutri-Cal
  • Laxatone (for hairballs)
  • Glucosamine tablets (any brand & dose)

Office Supplies

  • Copier paper-white
  • Lamination sheets
  • 8×10 Plexiglass displays-portrait & landscape

Gift Cards or Certificates

  • Gas Cards
  • Staples or Office Depot
  • Wal-Mart
  • Meijer

Miscellaneous/Other

  • Batteries (AA)
  • Plastic cups
  • Paper plates
  • Plastic silverware

If you would like to donate, please bring your items to one of the businesses below by December 22nd, 2012. If you would like to schedule a pickup of your items, please send an to email petdrive@consultagc.com or call 317-417-7070. Thank you for making the lives of shelter animals a little better this holiday.

Angie Commorato
Owner
a&g Digital Consulting, LLC

Drop Off Points (please click on the business name below for more information.):

Dreyer & Reinbold Infiniti – North
9370 Whitley Drive
Indianapolis,IN 46240
Click here to visit the Dreyer & Reinbold Infiniti Facebook page.
(Ask for Joe Commorato if you have any pet supply drive questions.)

Century 21 Scheetz – 96th Street
4929 E. 96th Street
Indianapolis,IN 46240
Click here to visit the Century 21 Scheetz – 96th Street Facebook page.

Blown Away Hair Salon
17219 Mercantile Blvd.
Noblesville, IN 46060
Click here to visit the Blown Away Hair Salon Facebook page.

Healthy Hounds; a dog emporium – 79th and Fall Creek in Geist
9809 Fall Creek Road
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Click here to visit the Healthy Hounds Facebook page.

If you are interested in becoming a drop point for donations, please contact petdrive@consultagc.com.

Is Your Website Relevant in the Search Engine’s Eyes?

January 11th, 2012

One of the most frequently asked questions that we hear is , “How do I improve my search engine rankings?” That’s a tough question to answer in a 60 minute meeting, but there are certain things that a client can keep in mind when creating or contributing to their website. This might include a combination of things including making sure your site has good page structure, making sure the pages have relevant content and most importantly, making sure your site is relevant for the keyword phrases that you are trying to target.

The search engines can look at several different factors when deciding if your site is relevant for your industry. Search engine optimization is an ever changing process, but there are several tips that we like to pass along to our clients as ‘good practice’:

  • Are you making an effort to generate credible inbound and outbound links? In the past, everyone advised for you to link to a site and get them to link back to you. Reciprocal links would help boost your website’s rankings. Now, while that practice is still important, you will now want to find linking partners who can provide a link that is actually relevant to you. For example, lets say that you are a doctor’s office. If you can develop some linking relationships from other medical professionals, the major search engines will see this partner site as saying, “We trust this site enough to refer our website visitors to them.” That’s bonus points for Google and Bing. If the referring site is a site that gets a decent amount of traffic and/or has a good page rank, that’s even better. When it makes sense, provide a link back to their website, but make sure to check these links from time to time to make sure their site is still functioning. Broken external links can negatively impact your search engine rankings.
  • Are you using Google Webmaster tools? If not, you should be . This free tool can give you some great insight as to broken pages on your site, which can also negatively affect your rankings. In addition, be sure to check your website traffic analytics to watch for site errors including broken images. Closely monitor any of these conditions which might affect your website credibility.
  • Are you getting any traffic to your site and is it proportional to the online marketing dollars that you spend? If you don’t know how to answer this question, quit spending your money until you can get an online marketing professional to give you some insight. Higher traffic numbers can contribute to your site relevance and you don’t want to throw away money if your traffic numbers aren’t increasing.
  • You may or may not be able to answer this without consulting an search engine optimization expert, but structurally, is your website search engine friendly? Are your pages coded in a way that the search engines can easily pick out your top keyword phrases? Is your navigation providing an easy way of getting around your site? Are you using search engine friendly page names? Do you have a sitemap? These are just a few of the factors that we analyze when optimizing an existing site and all of these are crucial to search engine ranking performance.
  • Are you using social media? Why you might be of the opinion that social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Google + and others are not a good fit for your business, these mediums can now affect how Google and Bing choose to rate your site. Over time, we feel like your social media presence will have more impact on rankings. As it stands, Google does use social media as a ranking factor, but Bing uses it more. Why not start utilizing it now by earning more ‘Likes’, gaining more followers and getting more participation from those in your circle? You will only be making your site stronger in the long run.

For more information on how we can make your site more relevant in the search engines, contact Indianapolis search engine company, a&g, at www.consultagc.com.