Akzas

Akzas Woman and minority owned branding and marketing agency that focus on business, technology and educational development based in Jersey City.

Akzas Agency is a woman and minority owned branding, marketing and community engagement strategy agency that focus on business, technology and educational development based in Jersey City, NJ and founded by Akisia Grigsby. Our key definers in the space are:
Branding, Marketing, Business, Technology and Education. Through us, we envision a world of authentic brand identities in growing urban cities

. Our mission is to authentically empower brands in growing urban cities. Our Rough Tagline is Authentic Brand Identities Access the Growing Urban Cities. Our Goal is to create amazing branding and marketing campaigns and products that infuse excitement amongst entrepreneurs and executives that will take their businesses to the next level. We intend to align our business goals with Open JC’s business goals.

Designing for Motivation: Three Theories eLearning Designers Can Use
03/06/2019

Designing for Motivation: Three Theories eLearning Designers Can Use

These motivation theories peek into the minds of your learners and lay bare their expectations so that you can create eLearning courses with different flavors.

Before companies can create a receptive environment for design professionals — and a more defined career path industry-w...
02/26/2019

Before companies can create a receptive environment for design professionals — and a more defined career path industry-wide — it may be helpful to identify some of the main challenges holding our profession back:

https://airbnb.design/defining-product-design/

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-checkout-ux/
02/19/2019

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-checkout-ux/

Optimize the checkout experience on mobile ecommerce channels by taking into account the strengths and limitations of mobile devices. Minimize typing and use capabilities like geolocation and the camera.

Akisia Grigsby was awarded the Innovation Award at NJCU's Technology, Entrepreneurship & Education Summit
09/07/2016

Akisia Grigsby was awarded the Innovation Award at NJCU's Technology, Entrepreneurship & Education Summit

From the 2016 Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Education Summit, July 15, 2016

This is a fantastic piece on Code for America Brigade program, the daily struggles of the brigades. I started Code for ...
08/20/2016

This is a fantastic piece on Code for America Brigade program, the daily struggles of the brigades. I started Code for Jersey City as OpenJC in December of 2013 before Akisia Grigsby and Emmanuel A. Simon stepped into the co-captain roles. It was one of the best experiences of my life, but it was exhausting at the same time.

Most importantly, I met many fellow activists who believe in , , and . Together, we created a community to bridge the gap between government and residents through innovation and technology.

Thank you Catherine Bracy, Hannah Young, and Preston Rhea! You were awesome.

After five years, CfA's Brigade program is getting redesigned, prompted by longstanding frustrations within its volunteer leadership and the need to find a more sustainable model.

In 2014, Akisia Grigsby is featured on The Citizens Campaign 'How to Become a City Storyteller' commercial spot.https://...
06/03/2016

In 2014, Akisia Grigsby is featured on The Citizens Campaign 'How to Become a City Storyteller' commercial spot.
https://youtu.be/9m3PomriXfw

In 2015, Akisia Grigsby spoke on an Inspired Artist Movement panel discussion about 'How to Build a Following' using bra...
06/03/2016

In 2015, Akisia Grigsby spoke on an Inspired Artist Movement panel discussion about 'How to Build a Following' using branding best practices. Inspired Artist Movement is a Jersey City based artist support organization for creative professionals in music and fashion. They aim to provide a platform to engage artists in networking, learning and exposure opportunities through events with industry experts. IAM believes in empowering artists to affect positive social change through their artistry.

https://youtu.be/xLXnGhsCKnI?list=PL5081E47FC95DBE1A

"Where Music and Fashion Professionals Meet" Inspired Artist Movement is a Jersey City based artist support organization for creative professionals in music ...

Akisia Grigsby spoke at the 2015 BetaTalk - Best of Code for America's Summit located at Microsoft Civic Headquarters an...
06/03/2016

Akisia Grigsby spoke at the 2015 BetaTalk - Best of Code for America's Summit located at Microsoft Civic Headquarters and discussed the journey of Open JC and it's Code for JC program. http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cfa2015/videos/101887978

BetaTalk - Best of Code for America Summit 2015 by Internet Society on Livestream - Livestream.com

05/21/2016

This is a cool tool that can be used to brand a campaign or business.

At the tech event in Hoboken
05/20/2016

At the tech event in Hoboken

05/19/2016

From fiddling with servers to struggling with security plugins, managing sites results in a bunch of non-billable burdens that you and your team don't have to deal with. Let Flywheel take care of it!

Understand why consumers buy into socially conscious comapnies and brands
05/11/2016

Understand why consumers buy into socially conscious comapnies and brands

Global retail analysis shows increased sales for brands with sustainability claims on packaging or active marketing of corporate social...

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