Brook Group Ranks Among Top 5 Firms
Ellicott City, MD, February 17, 2004 — The Baltimore Business Journal today placed Brook Group, LTD in it’s top ten category of Web designers in the Baltimore metro area for the second year in a row.
In its 2004 Book of Lists, the BBJ ranked Brook Group as one of the top 5 area Web designers based on the number of Web sites designed and Web design revenues. In its 2003 Book of Lists, the BBJ ranked Brook Group in its top ten category with the same criteria.
“I feel that much of Brook Group’s success is attributable to our ability to build long-lasting relationships with our clients.” Says Kara Brook, Brook Group President and CEO. “Our repeat business is one of our strongest sectors. We have several clients who have been with us since the very beginning.”
Brook Group has created a total of 620 web sites to date. Annually the firm produces several large projects averaging 300-400K, mid-sized projects ranging from 40-60K and a few smaller jobs when their schedules permit.
Brook Group boasts an impressive client list including 20 different divisions of America On Line and other industry leaders such as VeriSign, Sony Electronics, Thompson Financial and the US Department of Energy.
The firm is also uniquely committed to the larger community. They have created an annual program to support the work of non-profits that they call, “Giving Back”, whereby one lucky non-profit is selected to receive Brook Group’s full range of Web development expertise. In addition, Kara Brook started the Rueben Brook Scholarship Foundation in 2000 for students at Maryland Institute of College and Art. Thus far the Foundation has raised and donated $51,000.00 in student aid.
Brook Group’s sister company, Brandville, is a brand identity firm that provides graphic identity consulting and logo design services. Brandville has been in operation for over 20 years.
About Brook Group
Brook Group, LTD is a strategic Web design, content management and custom engineering firm with a commitment to user experience development. Brook Group provides information architecture that helps organizations streamline internal efficiencies and increase market share. The firm has earned its impressive reputation through 20 years of innovating customized Web tools that help businesses reduce costs and increase productivity. Brook Group specializes in customization, creative design and branding, content management, Web application development and Internet marketing.
Brook Group, LTD, holds a GSA schedule and is a certified MBE. Its clients include industry leaders such as Ameritrade, VeriSign, the US Government, and 20 divisions of America Online. Brook Group’s content management product, Tacklebox®, is one of the most customizable and highly tested products on the market. Tacklebox is currently employed by such firms as the US Departments of Energy and Justice, and AOL.
About Tacklebox ® content management system
The Tacklebox software application offers a complete Web-based publishing platform for managing content for Web sites, intranets, and extranets. Tacklebox provides a central publishing engine, facilitating decentralized publishing through an intuitive and easy-to-use Web interface. A j2EE application, Tacklebox CMS provides for brand consistency through database-driven page templates backed by a robust suite of content and site management features, including roles-based users, workflow management, content scheduling, and WYSIWYG authoring. Most importantly, the centralized publishing engine reduces the cost of Web publishing overall.
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