SHiFT Conference in Lisbon

SHiFT is the affordable 3-day conference in Lisbon Portugal, for entrepreneurs, marketers, developers, heck, anyone that is interested in the relation of technology in every day life.

This year’s conference takes place from October 15 to 18 and is focused on Transient Technologies…if you’re doing a little head scratching as to what that means…well it’s:

“in the sense that technology is breaking up with it’s digital boundaries and it’s becoming a vital part of a lot of the things we do and interact with in our daily lives”.

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Love it or like it, technology has found it’s way into our daily lives in many shapes and forms - from social networks, Microsoft surface computer, to next generation phones; this year’s conference will cover the role and impact of these new form of technology in our everyday lives in a variety of fields ranging from Education to Transportation.

Who will speak at this year’s SHiFT conference?

If you’re expecting a bunch of techies, think again - SHiFT speeches will be delivered by leading experts in usability like Andy Budd, who will show how you to create memorable online experiences, to David Borbon a well respected Futurist. Complete list of speakers here.

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Chama’s New Business Card

We kick off the new year, with our brand new Chama Business cards.

We finally got our new Chama business cards from the printing house - as the business card is one of our most important elements, our design goal was to:

01: Express chama’s creativity to potential prospects
(minimalist design, a card that stands out)
02: Ensure a consistent look with our web identity
(black and white, with big typography)
03: Make a great first impression
(clean, simple, different)

Our New Business Cards

Welcome Post

Chama Inc Now Open in PortugalToday is a special day for us - marking our first day here in Portugal as a creative marketing and advertising company. We’re also, launching our new blog and website so lots to be excited about.

Although we’re new here in Portugal, we’ve actually been in business since 2002 and have been working with clients from around the globe. But we recently decided to relocate and chose to make Portugal our new home. The weather definitely helped galvanize our decision. So Chama is now officially registered as a Portuguese company under “ChamaInc. Lda.”

We’re excited and looking forward to working with local and national companies here in Portugal, as well as our foreign clients.

Why Portugal? Well there are many reasons such as lifestyle, weather, great food and the fact that Eddie was born in Algarve. But just as importantly, we believe our experience working with foreign companies and multinationals in advanced online marketing can contribute positively to the countless Portuguese business and products that exist here.

Regardless of the quality products that Portugal has to offer, it hasn’t taken the leap from bricks and mortar to the new global economy, heavily powered and influenced by the Internet. Competitive economies are well into web 2.0, while most of Portugal is still grasping the concept of the net. So this is where we see the opportunity to contribute our expertise, help local brands and businesses harness innovative solutions, get better ROI for their marketing dollars, create better customer experiences and ultimately work to bring the quality of Portuguese products to the forefront. Theres a lot of work to do!

So let the adventure begin : )