Smaller Indiana

Making people and ideas findable

Jeb Banner
  • 40, Male
  • Indianapolis
  • United States
Share on Facebook Share Twitter

Jeb Banner's Friends

  • Bill Skaggs
  • Jerry Hellmann
  • Mike Boyle
  • Kelly Jannasch
  • Chantelle Flannery
  • Kevin Finney
  • Kelly Karrmann
  • MT Ray
  • Ericka Alexander
  • Carla Feagans
  • Admin Smaller Indiana
  • Julie Perry
  • Bill Bean
  • Larry Ladig
  • Brian Wrasman

Jeb Banner's Discussions

Win Broad Ripple Music Fest Wristbands! Just comment on this post, 5 pairs to give away!
7 Replies

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeb Banner Oct 25, 2008.

My Musical Family Tree Blog

Loading… Loading feed

 

Jeb Banner's Page

Latest Activity

Jeb Banner commented on Douglas Karr's blog post Are you really an Entrepreneur?
"sometimes I do so yes"
Nov 8, 2010
Jeb Banner commented on Douglas Karr's blog post Are you really an Entrepreneur?
"good point Doug. I was still refer to people that are starting new companies not going to work for someone else. Going out on your own is always a risk."
Nov 8, 2010
Jeb Banner commented on Douglas Karr's blog post Are you really an Entrepreneur?
""I believe an entrepreneur is someone who risks their personal wealth, personal well-being, and while everyone around them advises them not to do it... they still do." So, according to this logic, I'm not an entrepreneur unless…"
Nov 8, 2010
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion The Drudge Report: ugly page, or one of the best designed sites on the Web?
"Personally I never visit the Drudge Report. Mostly because of the way it looks. I find it intolerable. Same reason I never use Craig's List. What a mess. I'm not denying that these sites have huge audiences and are working but they…"
Nov 8, 2010
Jeb Banner commented on Pat Coyle's video
Thumbnail

Why Houses?

"Awesome video. I want these for our programmers."
Apr 2, 2010
Jeb Banner replied to Victoria Finch's discussion Is it because I'm Black?
"The title of your blog is also the title of one of my favorite songs/albums by Syl Johnson but I'm not assuming you know that! :) The core issue is that whites and blacks aren't sure how to interact on a superficial level- socially. White…"
Mar 23, 2010
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion Who will benefit the most from the new health care legislation?
"I think there will be pleasant surprises for those that opposed it as well as unexpected disappointments for those supported it. In short, it ain't perfect but better than the status quo. All this talk about "freedom dying" and…"
Mar 23, 2010
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion What did you learn at SXSW this year?
"Hey Pat, thanks for setting up this thread. I'm actually working on a blog right now around an experiment I did here at SXSWi. I'll give a quick summary here and and a link later when it's done. The first thing I noticed was everyone…"
Mar 16, 2010

Profile Information

How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
Co-worker
What is your greatest strength?
According to Strengths Finder 2.0 they are:
Strategic
Maximizer
Ideation
Arranger
Realtor
What are you working on?
Web design and development as well as Internet marketing including SEO, SEM, SMO, PPC and many other mysterious 3 letter things like CMS (Content Management Systems) which we have developed in house and customize for our clients.

In short, Small Box makes elegant, easy to update websites for small to medium businesses and organizations. We are also search engine wizards.
How big is your business?
small company
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://www.smallboxweb.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://www.musicalfamilytree.com
What is your alma mater?
Indiana University
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
a virtual party time of intellectual dimensions.

Jeb Banner's Blog

The Penny System

The following is a blog that comes from my family life but I thought it would interest folks here who are parents while having a little relevance for our professional lives too.

_________________________________________







I'm the proud father of three beautiful but strong willed girls- Ramona 9, Georgia 6 and Sylvia 3. The middle one in particular, Georgia, is… Continue

Posted on March 3, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

In Defense of Indianapolis

I posted this on my Indiana music site www.musicalfamilytree.net but I think y'all Smoosiers would appreciate it as well. There are so many great things I didn't cover in the blog including Smaller Indiana but I figured I could at least get the ball rolling.



Go Colts!

Post and Comments on Musical Family Tree



There has… Continue

Posted on February 4, 2010 at 11:30am — 6 Comments

Culture as Brand Case Study: New Belgium Beer- Fat Tire, etc

It's been the summer of Fat Tire beer around here. At least it seems that way. Have you noticed this as well? Friends are bringing over 12 packs of Fat Tire beer to parties. It's showing up everywhere I go. Sure it tastes pretty good but so do a lot of beers. What's up?



I starting looking at their packaging a little and it hit me- they are inviting us to not only drink their beer but to be part of their company's culture.



Check out their packaging- "Follow your folly, ours… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:30am — 8 Comments

Focus

I just returned from a week's vacation. I spent some of the time reading "100 Best Business Books of All Time". After about thirty 2 page summaries I noticed an overall trend- focus. The difference between successful and unsuccessful people and organizations is clearly pegged to their ability to focus. This extends to their "Hedgehog" as well as… Continue

Posted on August 17, 2009 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Thoughts On Hiring

I posted a blog on the Small Box website about our approach to hiring. We received a couple interesting comments and I thought some Smoosiers might enjoy reading the post and comments.



Basically the blog argues for starting new hires part time to make sure there is a professional and cultural fit. It also argues for the benefits of working with friends. Obviously this is approach which works for us but may not for others. I'm… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 11:00am

Comment Wall (23 comments)

You need to be a member of Smaller Indiana to add comments!

Join Smaller Indiana

At 12:59pm on December 30, 2008, Linda Broadfoot said…
Thanks for the yummy basket!
At 10:44am on April 8, 2008, Scott Abel said…
Just wanted to remind you about Web Content 2008 Chicago. It's a conference I produce with a consulting firm in Chicago that is right up your alley.

Check out the site and let me know if you have any questions.

Web Content 2008
June 17-18, 2008, Chicago

Cheers,

Scott
At 12:15pm on April 7, 2008, Travis A. Moser said…
I just happened across your write-up in the IBJ. Congratulations! Your company is doing some fantastic work.
At 10:37pm on April 6, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
It IS about time we did lunch. How about next week?
At 7:11pm on April 6, 2008, Lois Wyant said…
Hi Jeb,
You had responded to an earlier message that I send for understanding SEO. Would you have any time on Wed that I might give you a brief call?
At 9:24am on April 3, 2008, Jeb Banner said…
thanks for all the props for the IBJ article. Funny thing is I'm on vacation and haven't seen it yet, except online!
At 11:56am on April 1, 2008, Francesco Rocchio said…
Yea, you are probably right...Francesco sounds awful formal doesn't it. Nice article in IBJ.
At 9:06am on April 1, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
Hey Jeb.
Nice write up in the IBJ!
At 9:27pm on March 30, 2008, Lois Wyant said…
Jeb,
Thanks for offering to discuss SEO, I will be at a convention and back on Thursday. I will be in touch with you then.
Lois
At 9:18pm on March 23, 2008, Lois Wyant said…
Hi Jeb,
Doug Theis suggested I check out your information. I'm searching for ideas to improve our placement on web searches, hope you don't mind me peaking around.
 
 
 

Groups

Help

A few things to consider before joining Smaller Indiana:
1. Please use your real name (first and last) when you sign up, or we cannot open your account

2. Please do not use logos or commercial images for your profile photo

3. Events should be posted in the events calendar

4. You can post pretty much anything you want on your own personal page (self promotion, etc), and you can change the style of your personal profile page to reflect your corporate identification if you so choose.

5. Please keep all comments civil and polite. It's OK to feel strongly about a subject, and it's OK to be critical of ideas, but please refrain from personal attacks of any kind.

If you witness or experience any issues, please contact admin@smallerindiana.com and we will look into the matter.

6. "Blatant self-promotion" is discouraged on SI, and "spam" is not welcome. Please be considerate of your fellow members.

7. Display ads (graphic banners designed to promote your business) can only live on your own profile page, unless you are an approved sponsor of Sponsor of Smaller Indiana.

Smaller Indiana is supported by its members, and by corporate sponsors. If you're interested in learning more about sponsorship, please call Pat Coyle at 317 332 7878.

© 2012   Created by Pat Coyle.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service