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Pixel Perfect

If you're anything like me, every once in a while you just need to try something new. I believe that for creative individuals this is an extremely important practice. When I'm craving something creative I'll explore tons of different things such as: digital painting techniques, photography, or branding a fake company. This week, inspired by my memories of 8-bit Nintendo characters, I decided to "pixelize" the llamas. At first this seemed like an... Read more

Posted on July 20, 2012

Posted under caricatures, classy llama, Design, funny, pixels by Jeremy Wells

Customer Data Integrity & Magento One-Page Checkout

Do you have clients who are reporting that their customers are unable to checkout, but you can't find any problem with your client's Magento checkout process? Are customers of your Magento site complaining that they have to re-enter their address because they can't check out? We may have an answer for you! Yesterday, we discovered the source of a particularly ugly issue that has been plaguing one of our clients. For months, customers of this... Read more

Posted on June 14, 2012

Posted under General Business, Magento, Magento Development by Rob Tull

Classy Llama Studios at IRCE 2012

We are in the thick of expo and conference season here at Classy Llama Studios! We love the opportunity to meet with partners and clients, both existing and potential, in person -- somewhat of a luxury in our business. IRCE 2012 is next up (June 5th-7th), and it’s a great place to stay abreast of what is cutting edge in eCommerce technology. This year, we have sponsored a 10’x20’ booth, which is definitely the biggest to date... Read more

Posted on May 29, 2012

Posted under conference, expo, IRCE, Llama Culture

Imagine 2012 brings new releases of Magento Enterprise and Community editions!

Magento Imagine 2012 in Las Vegas was an event to be remembered, and it was quite a while ago, and I’m still recovering from it. As Magento has continues to grow, we are impressed at their ability to keep it personal. Every detail in the events exuded quality and the focus on relationship. The expo hall was a much more open and relaxed evironment, unlike the more crowded and sterile expo feel. There was so much attention to the details, down to... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2012

Posted under Development, eCommerce, Imagine, Magento, Magento, Magento Enterprise

Wiz 0.9.8: Bug Fixes, Admin Extension Updates, & General Improvements

It has been a while since we talked about Wiz. There have been a couple of version bumps since the last update. These bumps are arbitrary but it seems like they accurately reflect progress made. There has been progress towards a 1.0 release. The idea of a 1.0 is mostly solidified. The 1.0 Roadmap local and community plugin interface - a way for people and groups of people to add their own modules and modules that can be shared for a group... Read more

Posted on May 21, 2012

Posted under Wiz

Now Available on Magento Connect: AddShoppers

Classy Llama Studios is excited to announce that it just got easier to increase sharing and track social ROI on your Magento site! We've partnered with AddShoppers to provide a hassle-free way to add the AddShoppers social sharing and analytics platform to your site quickly and easily. AddShoppers is an open sharing platform built for social commerce. They increase sharing by rewarding and incentivizing social actions. Meanwhile, their social... Read more

Posted on March 19, 2012

Posted under Magento

Open Letter to Facebook: No-Brainer PPC Advertising Improvement (Recent Status Change Targeting)

There's something important missing in Facebook PPC targeting! Hi Facebook. First. I love so many of the things you do. In fact, I wanted to talk to you about one of them today: Your PPC advertising platform. Except, instead of gushing about how awesome it is (which I believe), I wanted to offer instead an idea on how to make it much better for marketers, more relevant for users... and of course, more profitable for you! It's... Read more

Posted on March 14, 2012

Posted under E-Commerce, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Optimization, eCommerce markeing, online advertising, Online Marketing, Really good ideas, traffic by Kurt Theobald

Most Magento Certified Developers in the World!

We've got some great news to share here at Classy Llama: Five of our developers took the Magento Certified Developer exam yesterday, and all five passed with flying colors. This brings our total count of Magento Certified Developers to nine, with seven having the distinction of the Plus certification. This means that we have more Certified Developers than any company in the world. We also have the privilege of being a member of the... Read more

Posted on February 22, 2012

Posted under Development, Magento, Magento Development by Erik Hansen

CLS Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the office, No keyboard was silent, not even a mouse. Our team members were working with detail and care, In hopes that their projects online would appear… This year at Classy Llama Studios, we decided to make an extra creative effort in sending our clients a token of our appreciation for this Christmas holiday. Through the help of various team members and our creative team, we skipped... Read more

Posted on December 17, 2011

Posted under Design by Jeremy Wells

Staying Safe During the Online Christmas Shopping Season

With Christmas fast-approaching, most of the llamas and their families are heading to online stores to find gifts. You already know the reasons for wanting to shop online: awesome prices, free shipping, wider selection, and not paying sales tax. Possibly most importantly: the only way to do all of your shopping in pajamas! Here at Classy Llama, we know eCommerce. Working with and building sites all day long gives us a pretty keen eye whenever... Read more

Posted on December 6, 2011