Monthly Archives: September 2010

Upshot Smartshot #4: Holy S#!t, Your Sample Rocked My World!

Above, you’ll find the boldly titled webinar, “Holy S#!t, Your Sample Rocked My World!” In less than 15 minutes, we tackle the following topics with reckless abandon: Why sampling (still) matters 5 benchmarks for best-in-class sampling Examples of great samples … Continue reading

POTTY POSTING – Has Stickybits Discovered Mobile’s Missing Link?

What better way to brighten up a gloomy Monday than with a brand new Potty Posting? Look, I think I see the sun peeking out already! In this Posting, we take a sneak peek at what Stickybits is about to … Continue reading

The Best of the Last Two Weeks on TheAwesomeBlog.Net

Here’s the best of what went down during the last two weeks on The Awesome Blog: Nike takes the food truck phenomenon to a whole new place with their exclusive Destroyer Burrito. Hint: don’t eat it. Colourlovers.com breaks down the … Continue reading

Reading is Fundamental(ly Changing)

We’ve had plenty to say about the future of print publications here on the Awesome Blog. Naturally, our discussion focused on mass media like magazines and newspapers, since that’s traditionally where marketers have fit into the mix. But, in case … Continue reading

Hey look, a kitten!

Yes, focus on the fuzzies. Pay no attention over here, where we’ve been a little slow with the blog updates this week. (Believe it or not, even your awesome narrators are subject to wedding season travels.) Apologies, but don’t worry. … Continue reading

A 3D Escher Tribute that’ll Make Your Head Spin

Hey, we know it’s Friday. And we tackled some hefty topics this week. Your head’s probably spinning. In that case, this might not help. But we thought it was a fun treat anyway: a 3D tribute to MC Escher by … Continue reading

Does the web look blue to you?

It certainly does to the folks at Colourlovers.com, who created the Colors of the Web infographic shown here (click on the pic for the full-size version). Their analysis of the top 100 sites on the ‘net found that the biggest … Continue reading

Hometown Heroism, One Town At A Time

Over the course of this year, we’ve talked a lot about “small” cause marketing, where brands are increasingly focusing their CSR efforts on more narrow, local, well-defined problems. We’ve viewed this as the intersection of two trends that we called … Continue reading

Keep On (Food) Truckin’

If you’ve been paying any attention at all to recent food trends, you’ll know that the only thing hotter than packing things between pieces of fried chicken is serving high-end street food from mobile trucks. Adventurous chefs like the folks … Continue reading

The Best of the Last Two Weeks on TheAwesomeBlog.Net

Here’s the best of what went down during the last two weeks on The Awesome Blog: Tweet smarter! Start following The Awesome Blog on Twitter, and tell your friends (especially if your “friends” include Ashton Kutcher or Lady Gaga). Speaking … Continue reading