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Your website definitely needs to be ADA accessible

In our Plain Talk article earlier this year, Can your website land you in court? Making your website ADA accessible, we discussed a few reasons why businesses should consider upgrading their website accessibility for people with disabilities. At that time, a flood of discrimination lawsuits were hitting the courts that related to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and we recommended that if your business had a physical location and a website, you should “probably” make it WCAG 2.1 compliant to meet contemporary recommended standards for accessibility. In this edition of our Plain Talk series, we’ll be upgrading that “probably” to a “definitely” and explaining what’s changed and how it may impact you and your business.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: 3 Steps to Get Started

In today’s Plain Talk newsletter, we’re talking about corporate social responsibility initiatives. According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans’ trust in the federal government to handle both international and domestic matters is at the lowest point it has been in more than twenty years. Only 35 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in the U.S. government’s ability to handle domestic issues. Meanwhile, trust in the government to handle international issues ranks only six points higher at a mere 41 percent.

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B2B Trade Show Trends

In this edition of Plain Talk, we’ll discuss B2B trade show trends. We hope you’ll gain valuable insights that you can apply to your B2B marketing regimen.

Photo of skeleton hands resting on computer keyboard. Understanding open source vs proprietary CMS is important when deciding to retire your old content management system.

Open Source vs Proprietary CMS: Why It’s Time to Switch

For years, you’ve had your website on a partner’s proprietary content management system. Why is now the time for a change? In this installment of our Plain Talk digital series, we’ll explain open source vs proprietary CMS (and why it’s time to switch to open source).

Photo of person holding mobile phone. Mobile web design trends are important to consider duing website design and development.

4 Mobile Web Design Trends That Drive Business

If you haven’t been following the latest trends and best practices for mobile web design, you may be leaving money on the table. So, how do you design a better, more effective mobile website experience for your customers? In this installment of our Plain Talk digital marketing series, we’ll discuss five trends driving best practices in mobile web design trends.