Posts in the "Marketing Insights" Category

  • Are Mobile Barcodes the Future?

    Recently, barcodes have began to evolve into a way to quickly and easily share and transfer information about yourself (or whatever you may be scanning) with others, in the form of mobile barcodes, also known as QR codes.

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  • SSI – Shredding for Social Media Success

    In our continuous effort to share good ideas, this video was shared within our agency as a good use of social media for industrial marketers. It is not our client but we felt it was worth sharing. With this “Watch It Shred” series, SSI has a strong opportunity to leverage social media and…

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  • CNC Machine Making Mini Stanley Cups

    It is not too often that our work in the metalworking industry and our love of Chicago Blackhawks Hockey cross paths, but this crazy world of social media brings all kinds together…

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  • Insightful Statistics on Internet Usage in the Metalworking Industry

    As an interactive agency we pay close attention to trends and statistics that relate to web usage and user experience. It is important for us to know that the sites we design and the user experiences we plan for our campaigns will be in step with the technological capabilities of the target market we are communicating with.

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  • Is Apple Losing its Cool?

    For years Apple has been seen as hip, cool, and friendly, but has that happy reputation begun to sour? This once friendly tech-giant seems to be turning in to a grumpy version of its former self. On top of that, a battle has been brewing between Apple and Google for the top spot in the future of mobile phones.

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  • Facebook’s Next Big Thing: Geolocation?

    Geolocation-based services are slowly gaining exposure with platforms like FourSquare and Gowalla, but the trend hasn’t completely caught on – yet. That may soon change if Facebook makes good on the recently speculated launch of a new application that will allow users to share their location via status updates. The launch may take place as early as this month, though Facebook has yet to confirm.

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  • Going Digital: The Shift in Marketing Organizations Across the Globe

    The tools of sales and marketing continue to evolve and companies that are changing their marketing strategies with these trends are reaping rewards. Online marketing and digital media can be highly effective ways to engage a larger audience on a lower budget.

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  • Malware: The Ugly Side of SEO

    Marketers aren’t the only ones using SEO to their advantage. According to a 13-month study recently released by Google, malware (short for malicious software) authors are using black hat SEO techniques to push fake anti-virus software to unsuspecting users.

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  • Corporations and Social Media:  Will They Ever Get it Right?

    How can corporations use social media to their advantage while at the same time gaining friends or followers for their pages? The answer is simple and goes back to the root of what people look for in a friendship – a mutually beneficial relationship.

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  • How Will Audience Engagement Impact Measurement?

    Only a few days into the new year and there are already many things to look forward to in the world of social media and public relations. More and more brands are abandoning traditional promotional outlets in favor of more social ones. With companies like Pepsi forking over $20m to step into the online arena, measuring a campaign’s success in the social media realm is more relevant than ever before. Assessing audience “engagement” will undoubtedly be a hot topic in 2010.

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