Interactivate, Inc., a leading online marketing agency, today announced the California Avocado Commission’s completely redesigned Web site, www.avocado.org. The new site, targeted primarily at consumers, and also serving the needs of industry retail and foodservice professionals, provides a wide array of informative and useful information about Fresh California Avocados in a clean new layout.
San Diego (PRWEB) July 10, 2006 -- Interactivate, Inc., a leading online marketing agency, today announced the California Avocado Commission’s completely redesigned Web site, www.avocado.org. The new site, targeted primarily at consumers, and also serving the needs of industry retail and foodservice professionals, provides a wide array of informative and useful information about Fresh California Avocados in a clean new layout.
“One of our longest standing clients, the California Avocado Commission has a keen knowledge of the power of the Web and the crucial role it plays as an information channel,” said Jack Abbott, CEO of Interactivate. “The California Avocado Commission constantly challenges our team to deliver the best user experience possible and we are extremely pleased with the final results.”
California is the leading producer of domestic avocados and home to about 90% of the nation’s crop. Therefore, one of the primary goals of the new site was to support California avocado growers by effectively communicating the benefits of Fresh California Avocados to its audiences. With www.avocado.org, Interactivate designed a site that maximizes lifestyle imagery with minimal text, giving visitors quick and easy access to Fresh California Avocado recipes, nutritional information, handling and ripening tips, fun facts and much more. Key features of the new site include:
- A revolving ticker tape that highlights popular sections including a chef’s spotlight, kids only section, guacamole recipes and an enhanced Spanish language section.
- A robust avocado recipe search engine that allows consumers to search, save, rate and print their favorite recipes.
- Award winning chefs sharing their favorite California avocado inspired recipes.
From a functional standpoint, the California Avocado Commission can also easily update the site as seasonal promotions are introduced and swap out background colors to reflect the changing seasons.
“Since we are considered the chief destination for information on California avocados, we set some very specific metrics and performance goals to meet with the launch of the new avocado.org site,” said Stacy Jaffa, Marketing Director for the California Avocado Commission. “With Interactivate’s design, the site has exceeded our expectations. After only one month, traffic to the site is higher than ever and the number of downloaded avocado recipes has more than doubled.”
The site launch was supported by a pay-per-click program and email campaign created by Interactivate, and also included a promotional program with allrecipes.com and epicurious.com.
Build a Better Burger Site Goes Live
Interactivate also recently worked with the California Avocado Commission to design and build its Build a Better Burger® microsite, www.avocado.org/bbb. For the third consecutive year, the California Avocado Commission is an official sponsor of Sutter Home Winery’s Build a Better Burger Recipe contest. Consumers submitting original hamburger recipes have a chance to win up to $50,000 and the California Avocado Commission is encouraging home cooks to bring the delicious taste of fresh California avocados to their grills and tables this summer.
In addition to providing important information about the recipe contest, the Commission’s Build a Better Burger microsite provides consumers with simple and delicious summer barbeque recipe ideas highlighting fresh California avocados. Also featured on the easy-to-navigate microsite are helpful grilling tips, suggested burger/wine pairings and entertaining ideas – including party themes, hosting tips and summer backyard game ideas.
About Interactivate, Inc.
Interactivate is a successful and rapidly growing online marketing agency specializing in interactive marketing and communications. Founded in 1996, Interactivate’s success is based on a single principle – learn the client’s business and develop strategic solutions that provide value and measurable results. The firm’s goal is to develop a strong and lasting customer relationship to guide the continual development and implementation of solutions to achieve business goals. Interactivate is a privately held company that has been operating profitably since it inception ten years ago. The company is headquartered in San Diego and has offices in Irvine, CA and Boulder, CO. For more information about Interactivate’s services and offerings, go to www.interactivate.com.
About CAC
Based in Irvine, California, the California Avocado Commission was created in 1978 to develop markets for and increase consumption of California avocados on behalf of the state’s 6,800 avocado growers. The California Avocado Commission serves as the official information source for California avocados and the California avocado industry.
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