Meet Our Team: Chris Messineo

"Meet Our Team" is a special blog series where we highlight members of our amazing team. This series allows those involved with Solutions by Design can get to know us all a little better.

Ever wondered how are stunning animations are created ?            Meet Chris Messineo one of our amazing 3D artist.

Chris Messineo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his Masters in visual effects at the Academy Of Art in San Francisco while working concurrently with Solutions By Design. Since then he has worked on visual effects for several major motion pictures including Real Steel, Green Lantern, Oz The Great And Powerful, and The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2.

His work continues today in Los Angeles where he lives as he continues to work part-time with Solutions by Design. He is currently working on the Surgical Cases for ScreenPlay. “Chris is a 3D genius and does impeccable work,” said Bill Poss, SBD CEO and President. “It is good to be working with him again!”

Here are a few shots of feature film work Chris has done

To view work Chris has done visit: cmessineo.com

ScreenPlay News

Welcome to ScreenPlay News... with so many cool new things in the works with ScreenPlay, we feel like our users are missing out on many of the features and functionality within this powerful application. ScreenPlay News is a new monthly document that will help keep you up to date on new features, new content, any bug fixes as well as tips on what other practices are doing with ScreenPlay around the world.

What's New?

We have just finished the creation of new content that we know our ScreenPlay Users will love. The new content includes:

• Carriere SLX animations


• An Expander Tad series


• New upgrade to Class III animations


• A series for DynaFlex


• And our Skeletal animations are progressing

New SLX animations

We are constantly releasing new content so remember to check for updates on our website. All of the new and revised content in for all versions of ScreenPlay are posted on to the ScreenPlay blog on our website. You will see a detailed list along with a screen shot and a reference for locating each within ScreenPlay.
Go to http://solutionsbydesign.com/blog/category/screenplay For updates.

Highlighted feature:

ScreenPlay currently is available in five different languages. As our international success continues to grow this feature has become more and more popular. For our domestic users this feature allows for better communication between doctors and patients. Each language includes the audio tracks for animations and videos as well as caption copy. The languages currently available are English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish and Portuguese.

Bug Fixes: We glad to say there are no current bug issues to report.

Note: We have now expanded our support hours. Support will be available from 5:00AM to 5:30PM pacific time.

Note: Jean Noble is now our east coast Sales Director. She is currently available for in office visit for practices throughout the Eastern region of the US.

bLink News

“bLink News”. Our goal is to distribute information on each of our products monthly so you are aware of any new features, bugs and fixes as well as tips on what other practices may be doing to maximize the impact of using our product.

 

What’s New?

Our most recent promotion for bLink was a huge success, bringing aboard many new clients to the Solutions by Design team. We want to make sure that our clients realize that bLink is the best patient reminder systems. Our doctors are hearing great reviews from patients who love the text and email reminders. We have more features than our competition such as our user friendly interface.

The bLink Cloud 9 collaboration is still on track for its September 2014 release.  bLink Aire (bLink 2.0) . bLink Aire is a complete rewrite of bLink Pro and will offer many, many new user features as well as offer integrations with Cloud Based Versions of your management software. We are adding a complete suite of management tools to provide instant messaging to our users advising of any missed syncs, or conflicts or errors.  

 

 

We are still working hard on our bLink E-toons, animated cartoon messaging. We have recently hired an animator/programmer allowing more focus on the E-toons module. This is an add-on module that is sure to put a smile on the faces of your patients. We are developing a series of 11 E-toons which will be located under the Appointments, Patient Education and Events tabs

 

Bug Fixes: We glad to say there are no current bug issues to report.

 

Note: We have now expanded our support hours. Support will be available from 5:00AM to 5:30PM pacific time.

 

Note: Jean Noble is now our east coast Sales Director. She is currently available for in office visit for practices throughout the Eastern region of the US.

Montage News

Montage News is a monthly brief which will include information on feature enhancements and user tips.  A copy of this newsletter will be emailed to you once per month.  You can also find a copy on Facebook if you have “Liked” our page.  A Blog under the Montage product will also archive all of our newsletters.

Montage 2.0 is now available for purchase and upgrades.

There is currently an active sale allowing new users who purchase Montage 2.0 by August 15^th, 2014 to save $3,500. For existing Montage users you can upgrade your current version of Montage at no additional cost

What’s New? 

We are excited to announce the introduction of the new Montage Kiosk. This is perfect for those who have or want Montage, but don’t have a lot of room for hanging a monitor. Also if you’re in an environment such as a mall, this kiosk is perfect for you.

With its sleek design, this 4-foot kiosk is great for display of Montage. You may also add a personal touch to your kiosk placing your logo on the base. You can assure that your board will be safe with security locks and secure with a base that can be bolted down. The Montage Kiosk is available for ordering now, ideal for those with 42” boards.

 

 Highlighted Features:Montage allows you to stream your own personalized channel of office news, games, social media sites, educational information and more! We believe the Montage 2.0 features can bring excitement to any office. Here are some of our new features:

• Rewards Hub: The Practice Genius Rewards Hub log in is also available Reward Hub users to access their accounts right there in the office.


• Blog Scroll: Link your blog to the Montage Board and your Blog will scroll and loop.


• Enlarge Screens: At a touch you can enlarge the TV Feed, Animations, Videos, Gallery and more to almost full screen.


• Unattended Mode: If left unattended for x-amount of time (your duration of choice) Montage is set to go into a full screen Looping mode automatically.


• Custom Background Images: Create custom backgrounds, use your own images or pick from our background gallery. Through ANDI you are able to schedule when background images will appear.

 

 

Bug Fixes: We glad to say there are no current bug issues to report.

 

Note: We have now expanded our support hours. Support will be available from 5:00AM to 5:30PM pacific time.

 

Note: Jean Noble is now our east coast Sales Director. She is currently available for in office visit for practices throughout the Eastern region of the US.

SEO... Leave it to the Professionals

Many businesses think “SEO seems simple, why do I need to hire someone to do it.” It’s the same reason you visit a mechanic instead of fixing your car yourself. You need a professional.

When Google came along around 10 years ago and changed the search engine market, the need for SEO became more important. Without the proper SEO the online presence of your practice can get lost. Also, establishing the online presence without SEO can be difficult, which can be of importance to starting up a new practice.

Solutions by Design takes pride in the SEO component of our company. Last month our clients showed an increase in web traffic of 11%, while rankings for the past twelve months rose by an average of 5% across the board. With our SEO help, clients will see increased web traffic and rankings in search engines over time. On the other hand, there are many SEO companies that guarantee results overnight, but the methods they’re using do more harm than good to your business.

In recent years there has been a massive influx of tricks and backhanded tactics that have been used to boost SEO. This quick way to get a boost could leave your practice in a lot of trouble. Engaging in these tactics is called “Black Hat SEO”. Black Hat SEO uses strategies and tactics that focus solely on search engines rather than real time searches, which is against search engine guidelines. These backhanded techniques include keyword stuffing, invisible text, page swapping and using keywords not related to the content -- all to generate web traffic.

Black Hat is used to gain a quick financial return on websites. However, Google and other search engines are on top of these shady tactics and are changing search engine algorithms constantly. If your site is caught using Black Hat techniques it could be banned from search engines, and is not worth the risk.

The companies that offer these questionable practices are easy to spot. They will tell you, “We can get you to the number one position within a month!,” but no reputable SEO company makes such guarantees. Solutions by Design follows the search engine guidelines and frowns upon poor SEO tactics. Successful SEO takes time and analyzing of trends, which is why you choose a company with an excellent track record, like Solutions by Design, to lead you in the right direction.

How Your Practice Can Benefit From Facebook

In 2004, Facebook started off as an online database used by college students to connect. Today, Facebook has gone beyond that with 1.23 billion users worldwide. Facebook is the number one leader in social network ranking. Facebook gives users the power to share content and connect with people and businesses all over the world. And on the flip-side gives business a way to connect with their target audiences.

You might think Facebook is just something people use to talk to their friends and share funny video, that’s not all. For businesses Facebook opens up a new way you to connect and interact with clients, potential clients and partners. Unlike other social networking site Facebook has found a way to cater directly to businesses in a unique way. While traditional users have Facebook “Profiles”, businesses have Facebook “Pages”.

Once you create a page your target audiences can “Like” your page and stay connected. From your page you are able to post content that can shared, once a user shares your content it is then shared with their friends expanding social reach of your organization.

Facebook is a marketing tool that can be used to generate business and keep current customers. Facebook is a platform that can offer great benefits to your business.

Here are a few benefits we believe all practices can get from utilizing Facebook.

Share the basic information about your business: Your Facebook page displays your business number, address and hours of operation. Also the page includes an “about me” section where you can go into detail about your business and what you do that sets you apart from competition.

Share multimedia from your business: You can share exclusive content from your business that those who like your page can view and share.

Generates leads for your practice: Once someone likes your page you then have the potential to reach people within their network. The more likes you have the more networks you are able to reach.

Connect with patients and prospects: You can use Facebook to deliver messages to your target audience.

Advertise promotions: You can promote special offers to your customers and exclusive offers to customers that like your page.

Get traffic to your website: A link to your website can be included on your page directing traffic to your website.

The Solutions by Design Social Media Program has been able to help our clients tremendously. We've helped dental practices increase their page likes by as much as 20% within months. With help of Solution by Design and a diligent staff monitoring in-house duties, your practice can have a successful Facebook Page. Contact us for more information regarding our Social Media Program.