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Local Wisdom

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Local Wisdom brings a brand’s digital world to life through the construction of websites, mobile apps, intranets, and other digital platforms. The company provides the latest digital solutions for large-scale companies that span multiple industries. The Local Wisdom approach includes the following services tailor-fitted to the needs of each client.

Discovery

• Interview platform stakeholders, intended audiences, business leaders, cross-functional peers to derive insight that speaks to the platform architecture

• Determine the business objectives and assess the competition to advance platforms to the next level

• Provide Platform Goals, Key Performance Indicators, Audience Mapping and Personas, Competitive Landscape, and Current Site Inventory once the Discovery phase is complete

Architecture

• Create sitemaps to visually depict content hierarchy and outline the organizational structure of the platform

• Develop wireframes to represent the framework of individual page layouts to identify functionality, behavior, and content prioritization

• Produce Sitemaps, Wireframes, Content Strategy, Content Inventory, and Clickable Prototypes at the culmination of the Architecture phase

Design

• Document design elements for digital platforms including brand guidelines, color, photography, typography, aesthetics, and more

• Conduct iterative content reviews to finalize designs

• Provide Design Compositions, Style Guides, Interior Page Templates, Icons Sets, and Custom Graphics at the conclusion of the Design process

Development

• Utilize leading CMS platforms (SharePoint, WordPress, Drupal), programming languages (PHP, ASP.NET, Java, MySQL), and mobile device platforms (Android OS, iPhone iOS, and JQuery Mobile)

• Create functional HTML and CSS on the front end

• Code the platform, ranging from e-commerce integration to custom content management on the back end

• Integrate database systems like Oracle and analytics platforms such as Google Analytics and WebTrends.

Test

• Conduct thorough Alpha and Beta testing to address cross-browser/cross-device compatibility, link integrity, and functionality

• Conduct final platform review to ensure all errors and bugs have been resolved and fixed

Launch

• Collaborate with IT departments and third party host providers to confirm that the site goes live and performs appropriately

Curation

• Strategize platform enhancements and provide recommendations for Curation tasks

• Maintain the upkeep of the website to ensure compliance while preserving an optimal user experience

• Evolve platforms to utilize and employ the latest digital technology

Recent Milestones

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• 
  Local Wisdom added Tom Gebauer as Director of User Experience. (7/1/12)
  Posted 7/25/12 at 4:25pm
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  Local Wisdom added Michael Alfaro as Chief Technical Officer. (1/1/99)
  Posted 1/24/12 at 1:06pm
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  Local Wisdom added Pinaki Kathiari as Chief Marketing Officer. (1/1/99)
  Posted 1/24/12 at 1:06pm
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  Local Wisdom added Derrick Larane as Director of Client Partnerships. (1/1/99)
  Posted 1/24/12 at 1:06pm
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  Local Wisdom added Shawn Venkat as Head of Research & Development. (1/1/99)
  Posted 1/24/12 at 1:06pm
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  Local Wisdom added RJay Haluko as Creative Director.
  Posted 7/25/12 at 4:25pm

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Above: Weatherwise
Uploaded: 1/26/12

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