Category Archives: Digital

A Winning Example of a Branded Mobile App

Well played branded mobile apps seem to be elusive in the iTunes App Store, but Falling Stars by Trident Vitality Gum strikes the right chord. This beautiful audio/visual music creator already has over 150,000 downloads and a surprisingly high average … Continue reading

Happy Social Media Day

If you told me a year ago that I would be blogging about Social Media Day, I’d giggle, then uncontrollably laugh, then ask if my boss told you to say that. Yeah, I just wouldn’t have believed you. But here … Continue reading

Upshot Smartshot #7: Twitterphobics Anonymous

Have no fear, help is here! No longer shall there be marketers who fear Twitter! The video above is the latest installment in our Upshot Smartshot webinar series, and complements our recent Potty Posting that introduced the concept of marketers … Continue reading

Finding Opportunities in the Hidden Costs

It’s a good thing that our industry puts such a premium on creativity, since marketers are facing a pretty hefty creative challenge at the moment: how do we accommodate and acknowledge consumers’ Future Fear without succumbing to cynicism, hopelessness, anger, … Continue reading

Thees Mispelings Ar Fore Chairity

When we introduced the concept of Cause with Effect, we predicted that many smart marketers would focus their cause marketing efforts on educational problems. Admittedly, some of these solutions require some pretty complicated thinking, but there’s always room in this … Continue reading

POTTY POSTING – Twitterphobics Anonymous

[Be sure to check out our accompanying 15-minute Smartshot video! It's live at j.mp/twitterphobics!] Twitterphobia affects over 83.72% of marketers* in the US every year. We’ve seen the devastation it causes. We’ve heard your cries for a cure. And, we’ve … Continue reading

New High Score: Brushing Your Teeth

Today’s post comes from Adam Stipanuk, Interactive Strategy Director at Upshot. The nightly tooth brushing ritual with my two year old daughter goes something like this: we ask our child to say “Arrrr” like a pirate to allow us access … Continue reading

Silly Rabbit, Egg Hunts Aren’t Just for Kids.

Today’s post is by Jaclyn Gordyan. Senior Art Director and perpetually curious mind, discover more about her at Upshot’s main site. Follow Jaclyn on Twitter @JGordyan. All the Peeps, Jelly Bellys and Cadbury Creme Eggs have been eaten. So what’s … Continue reading

SXSWrapup: That’s a Wrap!

We hope you’ve derived a ton of smarts from our (admittedly long) coverage of SXSW Interactive 2011. If you missed any of our posts, we’ve got links to every one of our SXSWrapups below.

SXSWrapup (Part 10): Deep Thoughts

While we’ve covered a ton of ground in our SXSWrapups (click here to see where we left off), all that big picture thinking was just the beginning of all the brilliant ideas that were thrown around in Austin. Don’t worry … Continue reading