"Portal Four" - what?

The name "portal four" is an acknowledgment of the importance of the the digital media space - to the success of almost every social, artistic, or commercial endeavor.

Some other portals of sorts . . .

Doors in Lijiang, China

The old city of Lijiang in Yunnan Province, China, dates from around 1300 CE and is a UNESCO World Heritage location.

Temple entrance, Bali, Indonesia

Nuthatch at nest entrance.

Doorways, Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, NM

The largest pueblo in Chaco Canyon, constructed and occupied between around 850-1150 CE.

Portal to the Chinese Wall, Bryce Canyon NP, Utah

A natural portal through a rock formation in Bryce Canyon, UT.

Karamon Gate, Nikko, Japan

One of the most spectacular gates in Japan, within the precincts of the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Fox kits at entrance to den, Lyons, Colorado

More of my photography here.

When I was managing the brand in Asia for a large [billion dollar] multinational company, I developed a sort of meme or mantra about making sure that everything we did involved "four points of contact" between our brand and our market. Those four points were broad channels that we should always use to communicate, namely:

ONE - our retail stores: where our customers are "in the house" - our house - and it was our goal to make them feel comfortable, make them feel welcome, and make them feel appreciated.
TWO - public media: to ensure that we were accessible, honest, and transparent when we handled inquiries from print or broadcast media entities.
THREE - our own advertising: where we could say what we wanted to say, in the way we wanted to say it.
PORTAL FOUR - the Internet and the digital media space: where there are so many opportunities for interaction with people you want to reach, and possibilities to move them from "aware that we exist" to "enthusiastic supporter of our brand".

Portal Four's mission is to give people and organizations who are passionate about something the chance to have their voices heard and their work recognized and appreciated.

The basic idea of effectively using the digital communications space to create and grow a coherent identity applies just as well to services, individual creative works, and philanthropic or political activities as it does to products, businesses, and brands.

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