BOSTON, MASS. (January 23, 2008)—Aquent, the world’s largest staffing firm specializing in solutions for marketing and creative organizations, invites creative directors, art directors, studio managers, and marketing managers to attend “8 ‘Need to Know’ Technology Trends for Creative Managers,” a free webcast presented by Aquent Graphics Institute experts Christopher and Jennifer Smith.

In this webcast, Christopher and Jennifer will outline the eight technology trends impacting creative managers charged with keeping consistent messages across multiple mediums, creating more engaging interactive content, upgrading their Web design, improving the approval process, building effective workflows, managing assets, and freeing up resources. 

Christopher and Jennifer Smith are the cofounders of the Aquent Graphics Institute, a subsidiary of Aquent. Since 1994, they’ve provided training, support, and consulting services to marketers, communications professionals, and publishers. Christopher and Jennifer have collectively authored more than 20 best-selling Adobe-related books, including Adobe Creative Suite 3 for Dummies. Most recently, they developed much of Adobe’s internal training for the Creative Suite 3 launch.

“There are many new technologies designed to help creative departments succeed in 2008; it is critical that creative managers understand why these technologies are important to their teams’ success,” said Christopher Smith. “Attendees of this webcast will not only learn about the latest technologies, but also gain a high-level understanding of the strategic advantages that these new technologies will bring to their departments.” 

The free webcast will be broadcast on Feb. 7, 2008, at 1 p.m. E.S.T. Details and registration information can be found here: www.regonline.com/aquentfeb08.  

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For more than 20 years Aquent has led the way in transforming how companies find and utilize marketing and creative talent to execute their brand strategies. Aquent’s pioneering approach to staffing and services has helped thousands of companies—including two-thirds of the Fortune 500 and 90 of the Fortune 100—build their internal marketing and communications capabilities. Last year we placed more than 11,000 Aquent talent at more than 3,000 companies. Aquent, online at aquent.com, is headquartered in Boston, Mass.