Trust us, we haven’t.

We’ve been so busy planning new projects, launching websites, managing our search and social marketing clients and keeping up with the day-to-day — more like hour-to-hour — changes in our industry that this is the first opportunity we’ve had to sit down and show you all some signs of life.

Well, alive we are. And don’t let our workload fool you. We’re having a blast.

Just check out the photos from our teambuilding retreat in Athens County last weekend.

Not one frowning face to be found. (But that’s to be expected when sipping on delicious craft beer made at Jackie O’s Brew Pub.)

We’ll be back at blogging on the reg soon, but if you ever do miss us, you can always follow Cement on Facebook and Twitter.

After day two wraps up all of the Sway graduates will be heading upstairs from Wild Goose Creative to the Cement Marketing offices for a Happy Hour. We’d love to see you there.

What: Sway Social Workshop Happy Hour
Who: Everyone and anyone
When: Friday, April 23rd – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Directions: Click here for directions to the Cement Marketing offices.

Unlike any other search or social marketing conference you’ve been to, Sway will teach you how to truly sway your audiences through a hands-on workshop with one-on-one instruction from Cement Marketing’s Bradley Spencer, Alaina Sheer and special guest instructors John Raymond and Leigh Householder. Seats will be limited to ensure that every attendee gets the most out of the Sway experience.

More details coming very soon. We’re putting the final touches on the Sway website as we speak, including these mug shots.

Bradley Spencer, Search Engine Optimization Wizard

Alaina Sheer, Social Marketing Maven and Web Strategist

John Raymond, Search Engine Optimization Consultant

Leigh Householder, or Advergirl, nationally renowned social marketing and digital strategist

We can’t wait to see you there. Stay tuned to the Cement Marketing blog and Twitter for the launch of the Sway Website and registration.

With our calendars constantly booked – far into the future – and our deadlines pressing, it’s easy to lose site of what really matters. 

In our case – what matters is making a difference for the audiences our client’s touch. We do it by creating campaigns that move people into action, transform small businesses from being on the brink of bankruptcy to completely and far into the black or by giving a non-profit the tools they need to make the most of their online property.

And we also do it by moving at a very human pace.

We want every client’s social or search marketing campaign to fly but we know it’s a process that can’t be rushed. Building the foundation of your interactive marketing campaigns through search and social marketing takes an investment of time, resources and yes – dollars.

It seems ironic, doesn’t it? That social media – something so fast – would take so much time. 

But unless you have one of the few instant viral sensations on your hands, building a fan base on Facebook and a following on Twitter take time. And not just weeks, but months. Building relationships is something you can not rush – not as a person and not as a brand.

And even though we’re constantly attached to our iPhones, our Twitter and our Facebook – we love to put it all away, turn it all off and just relax. Life is just so much better that way and so are our campaigns. 

What will matter to you in 2010? 

Find stellar advice on finding your own path in this world that is moving way too fast in Seth Godin’s new and entirely free eBook – What Matters Now.

Just like this chair.

This old chair, thrown out to the curb and forgotten, is a hidden treasure.

Just like your website. 

It just needs a little cleaning, some polish and a splash of search engine marketing. 

This chair has serious potential. Do you see it?

We do.