Media Crush – Mobile Marketing

Plymouth Pass - Discover America's Hometown! Axiom Mobile Tech developing Plymouth Pass Mobile App America’s Hometown readying to release Mobile Loyalty Program “Let’s Discover Plymouth” June 2012 – Axiom Mobile Tech has secured the funding to develop a mobile loyalty program for Plymouth MA. The mobile app will be all encompassing and allow local businesses access to a robust and comprehensive suite of mobile marketing and advertising features they may not be able to afford on their … [Read more...]

Yahoo Enters Browser Market

Axis - Yahoos Browser for all - Desktop , iPad & iPhone How could they stay away?  Yahoo's  effort towards gaining traction in the search market via introduction of a hybrid browser and search engine is going to stir the pot - BIG TIME!  WE are already addicted!  After a week of experiments the search results are cleaner and without the Googlecentric everything - yep that is the sound of a big sigh of relief. It's about time someone else took a shot.  We have not found any flaws with the … [Read more...]

Facebook Comments and Ads Don’t Equal Engagement!

Facebook comments, ads don't sway most users: poll By Alexei Oreskovic - http://www.reuters.com SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Four out of five Facebook Inc users have never bought a product or service as a result of advertising or comments on the social network site, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, the latest sign that much more needs to be done to turn its 900 million customer base into advertising dollars. The online poll also found that 34 percent of Facebook users surveyed were spending less … [Read more...]

Auto Shoppers using Mobile for Research

Mobile Marketing Strategy There are countless automotive marketeers that cash in on scare tactics and strive to find the next big thing to snake oil unsuspecting dealerships with; whenever a new tech is developed they toe the line and use it to horrify the dealership digital marketing directors and GM's.  If you watch them over the years as we have it is amazing how they prey on the same dealerships over and over pitching fear and over and over again the dealerships buy into the remedies they … [Read more...]

Drinking Songs – Good Clean Fun

Boston Irish Pub Sing A long Revels Pub Sings and Boston Harbor Cruises For more info CLICK HERE Revels seasonal pub sings at great watering holes around Boston are for anyone who loves to sing. They evolved out of the impromptu gatherings of cast members who wanted to keep singing after rehearsals or performances. Revels music director George Emlen leads an evening of sea chanteys, English drinking songs, rousing gospel tunes, and old favorites. Can’t remember the words? The Revels pub … [Read more...]

Best Employee Handbook Ever!

How to Write an Employee Handbook Media Crush On...Valve! Just when you thought you've seen it all, along comes something so innovative and disruptive you can't help but fall in love - This week our office is crushing on Valve's new employee handbook! We went right ahead and aggregated a couple of pieces of delicious content for your enjoyment. If you’ve ever wondered how some of the most successful companies in the world are able to attract the best talent around and produce outstanding … [Read more...]

Facebook Consumer Purchasing Habits “What’s NOT Hot”

Eight Products the Facebook Generation Will Not Buy By Charles B. Stockdale and Michael B. Sauter  Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation present the most dramatic shifts — a reflection of what they find important. 24/7 Wall St. has identified eight popular products that the “Facebook generation” is not buying. Generation Y, generally defined as those born between 1980 and 1999, have … [Read more...]

How Siri and Google effect Mobile Purchases

Apple's Siri to influence shopping   If you don't think that Siri is going to effect the way consumers are shopping - think again everyone. If you think that Android is going to sit back and not roll out an improved and more robust version of Siri - Think again - the gauntlet has been thrown down and the battle yet to begin. Some areas of expertise that may help Google compete is their access to the immediate data.  The Google assistant will be able to move and deliver … [Read more...]

Disable Google Personal Search

How to Disable Google Personal Search Results Article Courtesy of:  Brian Gardner Recently Google announced that it will be rolling out a new kind of search – one that’s more personal to you. This new search will include three different types of features – personal results, profiles in search and people and pages. If you’re like me and do a lot of testing with keywords and rankings, you’re annoyed by the idea that your habits on the internet will show up in your search results. While I … [Read more...]

Automotive Customers “Deal from a Distance”

Call Centers are Cool Again Article Courtesy of: Call Revu Automotive Dealerships have been amongst the companies that had to book the highest losses due to the worldwide economic crises and it's aftermath. Since then they have managed to make a huge comeback especially during 2011; both manufacturers and dealers are expanding their businesses at a large pace and business' are recovering to pre-crisis states. The surviving dealer body has become nimble and able to respond to all … [Read more...]

Online Video Views Growing – 40 Billion in January

181 Million Americans Watched 40 Billion Online Videos in January Greg Jarboe | Article Courtesy of: Search Engine Watch The comScore Video Metrix service reported this week that 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 40 billion videos of online video content in January 2012. The average viewer watched 22.6 hours of online video content that month. The top five online video content properties in January were: Google sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube, with 152 … [Read more...]