What can I say? They throw a mean Friday the 13th party!…read more In all seriousness, Clockwork Active Media Systems is great. If you read up on them, you will begin to think that they must be a fab place to work. They win all kinds of workplace and quality of life awards, they have a fun website (Follow them on FriendFace!), and an awesome sense of humor. I certainly thought so, and was afforded the opportunity to interview for a position with them. Once you have had the pleasure of meeting some of the real faces behind the friendly web presence, you will begin to believe it. Nancy and Meghan are personable and approachable movers and shakers online and (if you will) IRL. Kurt shops at Rainbow in the Quarry and is never shy to say hi. Sharyn has amazing tattoos and an adorable son who helped create said artwork, and she's not afraid to share stories about both...or the comfy chair and fun toys in her office! Long story short, I can't attest to the quality of their work. I CAN, and will, however, attest to their quality of life and quality of people they have working under the roof of their service station. They are absolutely amazing. They contribute to the quality of life online through Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, as well as in my own back yard here in NE Minneapolis by being high quality human beings. I hope to stop by to snag a fresh notebook soon--mine is filling up fast!

Tony Selinger is one of the Town Planner owners here locally in the Twin Cities. They've been in…read morebusiness for more than 14 years now. They have awesome calendars that customers retain for local contacts, coupons, etc. Tony is heavily in the community. You can also check out his co online at townplanner.com, sign up for their newsletter, etc. I highly recommend Tony and Town Planner!!

This company sells advertising on calendars that they distribute to home owners in various…read morecommunities. I was approached by them a couple of years ago. The salesperson (owner) was very convincing and persuasive. He talked me into signing a 2 year agreement that would in total cost me over 5K. I purchased the largest and most prominent ad they had (top/center of every month). This was the worst business decision I have ever made as my phone did not ring one single time. The owner was fully aware of this as we often spoke. After 20 months of failure, I asked him for some type of relief since he knew what he sold me on was not working. He did say he would give me 1 of the 24 months free but still insisted on receiving an additional $1113 from me. I felt that was an unacceptable answer and did not pay the most recent monthly installment. He then decided to hand this over to his attorney and wanted the remainder of the year paid in full immediately or he would take me to court (even though nearly 1K was not even owed yet). I was shocked as this was clearly not the right thing to do, especially when they knew full well that they had talked me into using their service that miserably failed. Do NOT ever use this company for advertising. While it 'may' work for some, the owners clearly have no idea on how to take care of customers the correct way when things go south.

After interviewing over 10 web design firms from around the US ( and abroad) back in the early…read more90's, I decided to go with Plaudit. It was a new company. I think they may have had four employees at the time. I have never regretted my decision. Though I have moved on to other business interests, the original site they designed is still up, perfectly functional and still looks great. It certainly doesn't look like it was designed and launched SIXTEEN YEARS AGO! Today I needed some help with a minor site edit that I was unable to figure out myself. I called Plaudit and it was corrected within 10 minutes. Bravo Plaudit! Great product. Great customer service.

ISE hired Plaudit to collaborate with our team on both re-branding of our then-35-year-old…read morenonprofit organization as well as designing a brand new website. We have been consistently impressed with their attentive customer service, their creative designs and their thoughtful suggestions for improving our site since it's conception. Through both their work and their customer service, Plaudit has shown a passion for both the science and art of online communications, as well as a genuine interest in our mission and work as a nonprofit. We look forward to future projects with the Plaudit team and highly recommend their services to inquiring organizations and companies.

Cedar signs did a great job! The sign looks great. They were able to get it to me in the time…read moreframe I wanted it too. Great business

This company is as good as it gets. Thom is highly knowledgeable with the material he works with…read more His custom design signs are not the cheapest but they are THE BEST compared to the rest. The custom signs reasonably priced for the final result. His company stands behind the work. I contacted just about every company in the US that custom makes cedar signs. I contacted several companies on Etsy and online. All of them asked me one question, "are you attached to the design of the tree?" The tree is part of our Homeowner Association's logo. The tree is a very elaborate design that no one was able to replicate, thus they wanted to know if another tree design could be used. Thom was the only one that didn't ask this question and was able to provide me with a price quote and proof of our HOA's original logo. 90% of our communication was conducted via email. I didn't know Thom, so it's hard to place full trust in a business located thousands of miles away in another state. It took about two months from the time the signs were ordered to when they were received. I checked in on the status of the signs several times and each time Thom replied in a reasonable time frame. There was a delay during production. Thom indicated that he didn't like how to gaining in the planks looked when he originally received them to carve out the design and had to send it back for new planks. The shipped signs were gorgeous, just like the proof that was originally sent. Unfortunately the signs were damaged during shipment and couldn't be used. Both signs had the identical split at the seams clean down the entire sign. We were a bit disappointed since the signs too two months to make and ship and they arrived damaged. I contacted Thom of the incident and he was quick to reply. I spoke with him over the phone regarding the damages. He provided me with three options. (1) Keep the sign and try to repair it here locally and he'd refund me the cost difference. (2) Ship the signs back to him and he would reimburse the shipping fee. They would examine the signs to see if they could be restored. He stated this would result in the fastest return time for us to have the original signs. He stated if the signs could not be restored, they would start from scratch. (3) Keep the damaged signs and they would start production on the new signs. This would take the longest time since work would need to be done from scratch. I picked option two. I also requested he add stainless steel backings on each of the sign to keep it in place for shipment and wear and tear. My shipping costs were reimbursed as promised and it took about a month from when they received the returned signs to when I received the restored signs. The signs were restored beautifully with the stainless steel backings as promised. The second time around, they shipped it in a wooden crate to secure the package. The package was very well packed and took some time to open up. Overall, the signs were beautifully designed and money well spent. It something like this was custom made in CA, it would have probably costed 2x to 3x the price we paid to Thom. He's an excellent craftsman who stands behind his work. He only works with one color, black, but don't let that one color fool you. It's gorgeously painted due to the elaborate design he's able to carve out. We/I would be confident to order from him again.