We talk a lot about numbers around here, and here’s another: 22,000. It’s hard to believe that’s the number of reader hits Blogging Out Loud has garnered in the three … Continue reading →
Location, location, location. Pew Research now estimates 66% of online adults use social networking, and increasingly they’re using GPS technology to share their location online; 14% of online adults automatically … Continue reading →
Deeper discounts, QR codes, web video. Many of the trends that emerged this year will continue to bewitch consumers and inspire marketers in 2012, while many we’ll be happy to … Continue reading →
Contrast between consumers, shoppers seems small; but is vast. Last week was Social Media Week, and with all the coverage Blogging Out Loud was giving the topic, I was beginning … Continue reading →
Social media junkies “check-in” for fun, stay for deals and steals. Being mayor isn’t what it used to be. When I boasted to a fellow patron recently of my newly … Continue reading →
Trend watching is essential for savvy businesses looking to grow. It’s been said that “A new year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other,” and … Continue reading →
Toys ‘R’ Us conquers the evolving market with “grown-up” ideas. Oh, to be a kid again. Those were the days, when Thanksgiving meant family, football and a week’s worth of … Continue reading →
A little magic can help marketers stand out in the holiday crowds. As the holiday season creeps closer, fewer words are more divisive than Black Friday. To some, they mean … Continue reading →
Location-based social networking can help extend smart brands. Thanks to cable network TBS, everybody’s favorite comedian, Conan O’Brien, is slated at long last to return to television screens next week … Continue reading →