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A modern blog providing relevant insights on employee benefit communication booklets and brand identity (including logo contest management, collateral materials, and WordPress websites).

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Welcome to The Wizard Says blog by YBR Design. At YBR Design, we constantly focus on tools and processes that will help us deliver better products for our clients in less time and at a lower cost. With The Wizard Says blog, we’re pulling back the curtain on all of the secrets of the big design companies, especially the really big whopper…”You have to pay a lot to get good design.”

We hope you enjoy our blog and that you’ll spend a little time on our website, review our services and hopefully, contact us next time you need an employee benefit booklet or world-class brand identity work.

New Regulations – Ways and Timing to Access the Information 0

Another requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)… Accessing this New Information Under the rules in the proposed regulations, beginning on March 23, 2012, all health insurance issuers and group health plans will provide the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and the uniform glossary to consumers. Information when shopping for coverage: …

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Posted on: 10-19-2011
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Update on Benefit Disclosures Required Under PPACA 0

When considering your benefit guides or employee benefit booklets for 2012 and beyond, please note there are new requirements issued under the new PPACA or Affordable Care Act.” New Requirements – summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) Originally scheduled to be issued March 23, 2011, the new ERISA benefit disclosure requirements were recently issued (download …

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Posted on: 10-17-2011
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Employee Notification Requirements with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) 0

With the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (health care reform), there are additional communication responsibilities for employers who offer their employees healthcare benefits. Starting with the passage of the new laws and continuing through 2014, employers will have additional employee …

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Posted on: 10-11-2011
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Benefits Communication – It’s That Time of the Year! 0

With annual enrollment benefit enrollments underway or just around the corner, now is the time to begin to execute employee benefits campaign. You want this year’s communication to be the best ever…why? Here are some sobering facts:

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Posted on: 08-10-2011
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Brand Identity – A Changing Paradigm 0

Current Logo Development Paradigm – Big Design and Small Local Design About Big Design As a brand management, consumer marketing and design management executive with a 30+ year career, I have hired many large design firms to create logos for the companies and or brands that I have managed. Back then, because I needed a …

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Posted on: 07-13-2011
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Using Employee Benefits Booklets as a Recruiting Tool 2

Human Resource professionals are responsible for recruiting and retaining great talent for their company. Well-designed employee benefit booklets, are a great tool for differentiating your company from your competitors in the eyes of your existing and prospective employees! According to recent research studies conducted by major benefits insurers, 54% of employees would change jobs for better …

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Posted on: 06-23-2011
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The Importance of Employee Benefit Communications! 0

If you are a human resource professional, here’s a big question for you: Do you think that the recent economic events and the sputtering economic recovery will affect your employee retention? Well guess what; in a recent national survey of full time employees, 36% say that if it’s their choice, they’ll be working somewhere else …

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Posted on: 06-2-2011
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Posted on: 04-27-2011
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Posted on: 04-27-2011
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