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Category Archives: Digitally Enabled Shopper
Best of 2010 on The Awesome Blog – Part 3
Well, this is it for us in 2010. To tide you over until January, we’ve been taking a look back at the best of the blog in 2010. (In case you missed ‘em, here are parts one and two.) And … 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
Life in The OOC, Coming to Life – Part 2
(For Part 1 of this post – on how Gap used foursquare in their interactive banner ads – click here.) While the aforementioned Gap partnership is a smart move by foursquare, it’s small potatoes compared to what they’re currently testing … 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
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
A Little Teamwork, A Lot of Savings
There are plenty of marketing lessons to be learned from the explosive success of Groupon. The fact that a Groupon only kicks in after a certain number of buyers commit definitely creates a bit of urgency, but also highlights the … 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
Checking-in with foursquare
With Facebook recently unveiling their own location-based service, the press has itself in a tizzy trying to wrap its head around the impending arrival of the year of location. Y’know, the one we called out back in March. But no … Continue reading
How Sticky Will Stickybits Be?
In our lengthy coverage of QR codes and barcode marketing in general, we’ve repeatedly referenced Stickybits without ever diving into how the platform actually works. There’s a reason for that – a couple, actually. But, with Doritos, Pepsi, Ben & … Continue reading
POTTY POSTING – Code Read
That’s right – it’s time for another Potty Posting! This time, we tackle barcode marketing, including our old friend the QR code. As always, a PDF version is available here, which we encourage you to share with clients and colleagues. … Continue reading