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A Smack Dab Wedding

Posted on October 10th, 2009 by Hannah

Our very own Elizabeth Solomon got married to her life-long love Robert (Bobby) Schorr.  read more…

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Leukemia Cup Regatta

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by Hannah

Smack Dab Studios donates 10 hours of design and/or development work to the 2009 Leukemia Cup Regatta.  Congratulations to the Howard Dental Group on their winning bid!

NPR: Too much free WiFi, bad for business?

Posted on September 29th, 2009 by Hannah

nprlogo_138x46As a company that prides itself on the ability to be completely “Virtual” (that is, we no longer have an official brick-and-mortar location), we enjoy the benefits of free WiFi from what seems like an endless supply of locations throughout the world, and obviously a large portion of that time we spend right in our own home-town coffee shop(s).  Check out this news report from NPR about the debate coffee houses are having about limiting free WiFi.  Say it isn’t so!

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Recruitment 101

Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Hannah

julietteYes, that’s right folks, Smack Dab Studios sees the need to recruit early and recruit often.  The star of our anniversary party even has Smack Dab Blue eyes to match our logo. She’s Hired!

What’s in a name?

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by Hannah No comments

It’s hard to imagine that we’d be called anything else but Smack Dab Studios…but way back in September of 2004 there were quite a few other company names we discussed.  In fact, at one point “Smack Dab” wasn’t even our first choice.   I searched through my old files and found our “short list” of potential company names.  Good for laughs!

With It

Quick Wit

Break Free

Martini Pop

Fizzy Pop

Pop Wit

Wired Zing

Smack Dab Celebrates 5 Years

Posted on September 20th, 2009 by Hannah
Smack Dab Studios works at The Mansion on Forsyth

Working from The Mansion on Forsyth - Being "Virtual" has its benefits!

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Smack Dab Studios, an award-winning full-service Web development and graphic design firm, proudly celebrates its five-year anniversary, a landmark occasion marking the company’s significant success in Savannah.

Hannah Byrne, Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Smack Dab Studios, took a leap of faith when she relocated her business to Savannah from Atlanta nearly four years ago. Seeking a smaller urban city turned out to be the best career choice she could have ever made. Long-standing local businesses in Savannah have not only flocked to Smack Dab Studios for their expertise, they continually offer new referrals.

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Smack Dab Studios Officially Launches ResEngine, Innovative New Online Reservation Application

Posted on September 18th, 2009 by Hannah

RE_FINAL_logoSAVANNAH, Ga. – Smack Dab Studios, an award-winning full-service Web development and graphic design firm headquartered in Savannah, recently launched ResEngine, a new reservation management application designed to help small hospitality businesses manage online reservations and track bookings. read more…

Savannah Morning News announces partnership With Balaya for “tick-it”

Posted on September 9th, 2009 by Hannah

BalayaLogoNoSloganSAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah Morning News and Balaya today announced the launch of the savannahnow.com Tick-it.  Tick-it is a personalized communications hub that organizes web content and group conversations into private, secure information channels that users select and manage.  The savannahnow.com Tick-it is the first of its kind in the Savannah area and will provide users with a way to link local news and information from savannahnow.com with personal groups, business, and family, and deliver that content directly to computer desktops. read more…

What Creative Coast Businesses are Doing

Posted on August 19th, 2009 by elizabeth

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Founder
Hannah Byrne

What we do
Full-service graphic design and Web application development.

Address
“We’re completely virtual now, ” Byrne said. The Savannah-based company has no corporate office. The staff uses laptops, cell phones and iPhones to work from home, in parks, in restaurants and abroad. They go online to share documents and to video conference.

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Smack Dab Studios Founder Hannah Byrne Finds Savannah to be an Ideal Place to Grow Business

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Huey

Special to the Savannah Business Report

Moving a successful business to a new town takes a leap of faith and a lot of guts. But for Hannah Byrne, owner and chief creative officer at Smack Dab Studios, a full-service graphic design and Web development firm, relocating to Savannah nearly three years ago turned out to be the best professional decision she ever made.

Byrne founded her company in Atlanta in 2004. Before starting Smack Dab Studios, she worked in a series of technology roles with Ben Carter Companies, Emory University Healthcare System and Blooming Cookies. She decided to go back to school to earn a degree in graphic design and became vice president of creative services at What’s Up Interactive, where she worked with high profile clients such as UPS, Coca-Cola, Rock-Tenn, FOX Television and Tropicana.

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