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- Analytics & Testing
Searchmetrics: An Enterprise, Data-Driven SEO Platform
There are dozens of SEO tools available with more flooding the market every month. The problem with the majority these tools are that they focus on metrics that may have been important years ago, but aren’t anymore. Searchmetrics is an enterprise, data-driven SEO platform that continues to evolve and deliver results for its clients – internationally. Today’s search engines index…
- Email Marketing & Automation
Free Mobile Responsive Email Templates from Litmus
We’re working with a client whose e-commerce emails aren’t currently responsive. We do not doubt that they’re losing clicks and conversions given the massive behavioral shift of subscribers moving to mobile. 60% of all email sent is opened on a mobile device. Constant Contact You may already understand responsive design – basically website code that adapts the layout of your…
- Content Marketing
100 Years Later: The Kingdom of the Subscriber
This is an advertisement from May 1916 edition of Popular Mechanics from AT&T speaking to potential telephone subscribers. I often wonder how difficult it was to overcome the fear and trepidation such technology must have caused at the time. I also wonder how it compares to social media adoption and the Internet today. History almost always repeats itself. Telephones, like…
- Event Marketing
What We’ve Learned About Customer Acquisition by Swinging for the Fences
Take us out to the ballgame? Yes! 3DplusMe, a company acquired by WhiteClouds, has been a licensee of MLB for the past two years, creating interactive 3D experiences and personalized full-color 3D products for ballgame-goers. We built and provide the technology that enables MLB attendees to get drafted to their favorite team and “become” a player via our capture-to-print platform. …
- Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
Multi-Tasking in Mobile Phones: From Flip Phones to Smartphones
The concept and capabilities of multitasking in mobile devices have undergone significant transformations from the era of flip phones to the modern smartphone. This journey reflects the advancements in technology, resources, and bandwidth to meet user needs. Let’s dive into the history and evolution of multitasking capabilities, focusing on the world’s two leading platforms: Android and iOS. We also provide…
- Advertising Technology
Bridging the Traditional-Digital Advertising Divide
Media consumption habits have changed dramatically over the past five years, and advertising campaigns are evolving to keep pace. Today, ad dollars are being reallocated from offline channels like TV, print, and radio to digital and programmatic ad buying. However, many brands are uncertain of reallocating tried-and-true methods for their media plans to digital. TV is expected to still account…
- Content Marketing
Wipster: Video Review and Approval Platform
We’ve been working with our friends at 12 Stars Media (long-time fans and friends!) on a client’s video. It’s a sophisticated video, involving intros, outros, b-roll, customer footage, and interviews all wrapped up in just over 2 minutes. They sent over a link where we can access the video via Wipster, a video review and approval platform. It’s a very…