Category Archives: Out of Home / Outdoor

Can We Find A Place for Check-Ins? (And Should We?)

The check-in is dead. Long live the check-in. Is it a little bold to equate the check-in with being the “king” of emerging marketing trends? Perhaps. But now that the tweet has gained a (perhaps reluctant) legitimacy, that leaves the … Continue reading

An Epic Mix of 2011 Trends

What’s better than spending an epic day carving up fresh powder on the mountainside? How about turning that mountainside into a networked, interactive, social playground? And what’s better than nailing one of our 2011 trends? How about showing how four … Continue reading

Best of 2010 on The Awesome Blog – Part 2

Following up on yesterday’s post, here’s Part 2 of The Awesome Blog’s greatest hits from 2010. The launch of our Upshot Smartshot series of 15 minute webinars has been a huge success so far. You can see the past webinars … Continue reading

Best of 2010 on The Awesome Blog – Part 1

Well, we’ve reached the end of another year of marketing madness, and The Awesome Blog has been there to guide you along the way. As you begin to take stock of 2010 and think about where you want to head … Continue reading

The Story Behind the Store Windows

The flipside of freezing your tuchus off in December? If you do make it past your front door, you’re bound to be treated to some spectacular sights – especially if you venture past some department store windows. But in addition … Continue reading

Food-Less Food Trucks

We all know that tweeting food trucks are the hottest thing to hit the streets since rollerblades (wait, when did those stop being cool?), since they provide restaurants with a fantastic opportunity to offer limited-quantity, location-specific, and exclusive eats directly … Continue reading

“Like” On Location

In the six months since we first covered Facebook’s social plugins and instant personalization features, over two million sites have implemented these services. It’s safe to say that Facebook’s little experiment is going well. But while the Like button has … Continue reading

Projection mapping hits the US! And it smells great!

Yes, yes, YES! After months (years?) of showing you amazing projection mapping projects from around the world, we’ve finally got a domestic example to share with you! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S… wait, what? This projection was shown in London, too? Ah … Continue reading

Invisible Pop-Ups & Augmented Windows

It’s been a while since we checked in on augmented reality, the technology which overlays virtual items on views of the real world. What started as a gimmicky look into the future has developed into an increasingly practical tool for … Continue reading

Rise of the Machines

Since we mentioned vending machines in our latest Potty Posting, it struck us as a good time to catch up on what’s pending in the world of vending. Believe it or not, it’s quite the happening place to be. Part … Continue reading