Archive for the 'Websites' Category
Gap Canada protects shoppers against future price drops
Published by Riley December 16th, 2009 in Consumer Brands, Personal Shopping, Websites, eCommerce.Shopping on a budget during the holidays can be difficult. Sprize is a customer loyalty rewards program launched by the Gap to help shoppers make the most of their money
Shoppers can sign up for a free Sprize account at participating Gap stores for an opportunity to collect SprizeMoney. SprizeMoney is automatically accrued in a customer’s [...]
5 Effective Calls to Action That Will Get Your Visitors Clicking
Published by Angie November 19th, 2009 in Advertising, Interactive Advertisement, Online Advertising, Websites.Creating a great call to action isn’t simple of course, as it takes work to figure out exactly what to offer and how to portray that offer on your pages. As you begin to think about how to handle creating calls to action for your website, keep in mind that simple calls to action [...]
ShoeDazzle of the month club
Published by Riley October 27th, 2009 in Consumer Brands, Fashion, Innovation, Personal Shopping, Websites, eCommerce.Remember the food of the month club? You pay a flat fee and they send you something fresh and tasty once a month. Well reality TV star Kim Kardashian just launched a new site that takes the food of the month premise and applies it to the hottest shoes of the month.
Each month, ShoeDazzle’s personal [...]
Be your own brand with Laudi Vidni
Published by Riley October 7th, 2009 in Branding, Consumer Brands, Design, Direct Mail, Fashion, Innovation, Websites.I recently came across a really cool website that allows handbag enthusiasts, to design their very own handbag.
Here we have a company that saw an opportunity to do what other designer labels were not…empowering women. With a Laudi Vidni handbag, the whole idea of logos being a symbol of status has been completely thrown out [...]
Introducing Google Fast Flip
Published by Tim September 16th, 2009 in Innovation, Technology, Websites.Google Labs has launched their Fast Clip online tool. Fast Clip provides users with a quick (and visual overview) of many reputable online publications. You can sort through articles by the most viewed, category, or publication. It can be a very useful tool for those who frequent newspaper/magazine publication web sites on a daily basis.
Free Burgers = Grow Your List
Published by Riley September 9th, 2009 in Advertising, Demographics, Interactive Advertisement, List Growing, Mobile, Mobile Marketing, Online Advertising, Retail Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Websites.TGI Friday’s have launched a huge Facebook offer after ‘a friendly bet’ with a fan called Woody. If self proclaimed number one fan Woody can get 500,000 Facebook fans by 30th September 2009, then the first 500,000 will be entitled to a free Jack Daniels Burger or Jack Daniels Chicken Sandwich.
Unfortunately this promotion is US [...]
Bringing down Internet Explorer 6
Published by Tim August 26th, 2009 in Technology, Websites.I had to bring this up eventually, it is a bit off topic, but I’ll run with it. Are you one of those people still using Internet Explorer 6? Well, as a developer, I implore you to upgrade! One of my favourite “down with IE6″ web sites is the Bring Down IE6 Campaign. Be sure [...]
Free is a four letter word
Published by Tim July 9th, 2009 in Advertising, Email Marketing, Interactive Advertisement, Retail Marketing, Websites.Stumbled upon a great web site earlier today. Item not as Described is an incredibly funny site that reveals some of the most ludicrous advertisements for “stuff” on the Internet.
While it is a very funny web site, there is a very large parallel to the Internet marketing world. Often you run across clients looking for [...]
Buy your toilet paper online
Published by Tim July 2nd, 2009 in Innovation, Mobile Shopping, Personal Shopping, Websites.Here’s a great new site, well that is if you are like me. Recently launched Alice.com provides customers with the ability to order everyday household items online. From batteries to plastic wrap it’s all here. Alice.com currently serves the continental U.S. Be sure to check it out.
Consider the thought process
Published by Tim March 19th, 2009 in Innovation, Retail Marketing, Technology, Websites.I recently came across this great little comic entry that I found quite amusing.
Believe it or not this type of situation happens more often than we would like to imagine.
Great and innovative ideas are all well and good but it is not just about the idea, it is about the thought process behind the idea [...]


