The Aio Design creed: we treat people well
SUMMARY Our creed can be summed up in four words: "Do the right thing." We will always seek to do right by you and by others.
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Pledge | for Aio Design clients
Pledge | for communities in which we do business
Pledge | for the Aio Design team
Pledge | for Aio Design suppliers
Pledge | for Aio Design partners
Pledge | for the environment
Pledge | worthy causes
Pledge | for all people
Code of ethics | ethical web design and online marketing
Our pledge to Aio Design clients
To our clients, we pledge to supply personal service and high quality work customized to your unique needs, to be genuinely friendly and professional in our relationship, and to fulfill any request that it's in our power to do, even if that has nothing to do with graphic or web design. We want to make your project easier and more enjoyable. Our goal isn't just to satisfy you, it's to delight you! (We don't just say that; we live it every day.)
Our pledge to the communities in which we do business
To our communities, which we are proud to call home, we pledge to act as an excellent corporate citizen, paying our share of local taxes and fees in a timely manner and buying local whenever we can. (In this vein, in its headquarter city of Charleston, SC, Aio Design is an active member of Lowcountry Local First, an organization that advocates the benefits of a local living economy by strengthening community support for independent locally owned businesses and farmers.)
We seek not only to support small businesses in our area, but to increase the standard of living for our staff and our communities by paying wages that are either competitive (for areas with decent wage rates) or above average (for areas with substandard wage rates). We actively attend community meetings and complete community surveys.
Our pledge to the Aio Design team
To our staff, we pledge to provide a friendly, open, and life-enhancing workplace. We go above and beyond in sharing our firm's strategic direction and initiatives with all staff, and constantly seek their valuable feedback on items of importance. In addition to paying competitive or above average wages, we offer flexible scheduling and work arrangements. We make no bones about our desire for lifetime employees, and we actively seek to support the creative growth of each team member here.
Our pledge to Aio Design suppliers
To our suppliers, we pledge to work with you to produce the best product possible and to adhere to your production guidelines as best as we are able in order to make the process pain-free and efficient for you. We will seek to nurture a long term and mutually beneficial relationship with you as a partner rather than a lowest bidder.
Our pledge to Aio Design partners
To our partners, we pledge to coordinate with you in a friendly, professional, efficient, and proactive way to achieve the best end result for our mutual clients. We’ll work with you to fairly and speedily resolve any issues or questions, and we'll treat you with respect as a member of the same team. We want to make your job easier and more enjoyable by doing our part well and quickly!
Our pledge to the environment
To the world at large, we pledge to use environmental and animal-friendly materials whenever possible. We go out of our way to recycle and to minimize the waste of energy. Members of our staff privately support environmental initiatives as well; for instance, Tiffany is an active member of her homeowners association's green committee.
Our pledge to charitable organizations
To charitable organizations, we pledge to support worthy causes whenever we are able, especially staff favorites; for instance, animal rescue is a favorite charity. (Visit the animal rescue website to support rescued animals simply by clicking once a day; you can support efforts to combat hunger, breast cancer, child disease, illiteracy, and rainforest destruction on the same website.) We also volunteer our time to instruct local entrepreneurs in the Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac entrepreneurship program on the topic of marketing.
We support organizations fighting discrimination against people who are different from the majority, too; for instance, Aio Design is a business sponsor of the Alliance for Full Acceptance, an organization seeking equal rights for the LGBT community, and firm principal Tiffany Jonas serves on its leadership committee.
Our pledge to all people
To every individual, we pledge to welcome you with a smile and genuine friendliness. You will find no ageism, racial discrimination, disability discrimination, LGBT discrimination, or any other discrimination here. We seek to treat every individual with honor and respect, and if you ever feel this is not exactly the case, please let us know.
Ethical web design and online marketing
We adhere to the member code of ethics of the eMarketing Association:
Honesty } We do not engage in practices that are deceptive, misleading, fraudulent, or unfair... on our own website or anything we design for our clients.
Safety } We do not engage in practices that would cause risk or harm to consumers.
Privacy } We post privacy policies on our websites (and the websites we design for our clients) and strictly adhere to those policies.
Access } We post our contact information, including address and phone number, on our websites.
Client service } We strive for the highest level of client service and satisfaction, and always seek an immediate satisfactory resolution for any client issues.
Ownership } We respect the intellectual property of others, not just on our own websites but in material we use on the websites we design for our clients.
Lawful } We stay informed about government statutes regarding ecommerce and strictly adhere to these statutes.
What would you like to know?
- If you’re a woman entrepreneur, visit our page for women business owners
- If women are your target market, visit our marketing to women page
- If baby boomer women are your target market, visit our marketing to women baby boomers page
- If you‘re interested in a custom web design or redesign, visit our web design page
- If you’d like to find out more about us or our pricing, start with our about Aio Design page
- If you’re looking for other information to help you, see our articles page or order our free report
