RGD Ontario


	Your R.G.D. designation is something to be proud of. There are many ways that you can promote yourself and your designation through RGD Ontario Want to proudly announce your R.G.D. designation? RGD Ontario reminds R.G.D. members that a promotional logo is available for your use. The logo, which is the RGD logo with the additional line, R.G.D. professional on staff, is available in high res eps and jpg formats for use on websites, in print materials and in email signatures. (A pluralized line, R.G.D. professionals on staff is also available.) The suggestion is that this logo, when used online, link back to the RGD webpage - http://www.rgdontario.com/aboutUs/. On this page, you will also see a link to download a pdf outlining the benefits of working with a Registered Graphic Designer. This page can also be enclosed in proposals and packages and/or you might want to post the pdf on your website and/or link to it directly at http://www.rgdontario.com/pdf/what_is_an_RGD_clr.pdf. RGD Ontario lists all of its members online at http://www.rgdontario.com/members/. Included in the search function is last name, company name, city and area of specialty. Make sure to have your info updated and complete so that you show up in the search. Log into the members-only section to update your profile. RGD Ontario also encourages you to join the R.G.D. members only LinkedIn Group available at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=1847385. In addition to participating in the private discussions among the membership, joining this group also allows you to have the RGD logo appear as part of your LinkedIn profile. R.G.D. members may also promote themselves and their work through RGD Ontario. Sign up to be our R.G.D. at Work, to be profiled on the home page of the RGD website (which is currently receiving an average of 700 unique visitors per day) and in RGD Word (with over 3,500 subscribers). Or submit a news item about a new project or award. And finally, we have commissioned Ilise Benun to write a series of articles on the novel ways that R.G.D. members are promoting themselves and their designation. Ilise is an author, consultant, national speaker and co-founder of Marketing Mentor. Her books include “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing", “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive”, "Self-Promotion Online" and "Designing Web Sites:// for Every Audience". To find out more about any or all of these ways to promote your RGD membership, email michelle@rgdontario.com or call her at 1.888.274.3668 x 0.