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Tag Archives: marketing
Gap Kids QR Code Window Display
In the window at the mall this QR CODE waits to snag passersby.
Sam’s Club Uses QR Code in Mailer
Attempting to woo Smart Phone carrying customers to join their email program, Sam’s Club embedded this QR (quick response) Code into a recent mailing. Where have you seen other QR Codes appear?
How to Write Twitter Headlines People Will Click
I’ve often mentioned how twitter is a great way to introduce people to your long-form blog content. Bloggers know that tweeting is a good way to drive some attention to your posts, but with the twitter stream flowing by quickly, … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Networking Tagged blogging, headlines, marketing, promotion, twitter Leave a comment
QR Codes in Mailers
Like any marketing material, your goal is to try and get that crucial second-look from your audience. Local credit union Utah First sent a large flyer that I was bundling up to toss out with the other marketing blather my … Continue reading
Managing A Wallet Full of Loyalty Cards
Having spent waaaay too much time in stores this month (December), this DIY hack for creating a Loyalty Card to Rule Them All from Instructables caught my attention thanks to Lifehacker’s Whitson Gordon. In the article, Whitson Gordon also referenced … Continue reading
Posted in Apps, consumerism, lifehack, Productivity Tagged Android, google, iphone, loyalty_cards, marketer, marketing, mobile, nexus, NFC, phone, rewards, shopping Leave a comment
Gap Using QR Codes to Drive Promotions
While returning some items at Gap tonight, I noticed a QR coded sign promising promotions and information for those who followed the link. There was even a link.explaining where you could get a free QR code reader if you were unfamiliar with the technology, and a (yawn) sms shortcode for those still living in 2010. Continue reading
Posted in Android, business, consumerism, Productivity Tagged consumer, gap, marketing, mobile, qrcodes Leave a comment
Vague Marketing FTW
I’m amazed at how we can sometimes use a lot of words to say absolutely nothing.
Posted in consumerism, humor Tagged communication, ftw, funny, humor, marketing, vague Leave a comment
It’s All About The Questions You Ask
In the latest of the “I’m a Mac… and I’m A PC” ads, Apple takes Microsoft head on for their “laptop hunter” ads. To me, turnabout is fair play, because the worst marketing move Microsoft could EVER make is to … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, humor, people, video Tagged ads, apple, apple_vs_microsoft, commercial, funny, im_a_pc, mac, marketing, microsoft, pc, video Leave a comment
Life is for Sharing
Yeah, I know T-Mobile’s “Life is for Sharing” video is a promotional stunt, but just watching this makes me smile, and I hope it does the same for you: g33ksUgar
Posted in humor, life, mobile, Social Networking Tagged commuter, fun, funny, good_video, ideas, marketing, promotional_stunt, t-mobile Leave a comment
New Google Content Blog
To be well-known on the Internet today, its understood that you need to be in Google. If you’re not indexed in Google, that’s the first step to getting attention to your content. Today, Google took some steps forward to help … Continue reading
Posted in Tools Tagged content, google, marketing, search engine, search engine submission, SEO, submission Leave a comment