Archive for the 'Websites' Category
Summertime Campaign Planning
Published by Stephanie May 27th, 2010 in Advertising, Branding, Charity, Consumer Brands, Demographics, Innovation, Interactive Advertisement, List Growing, Online Advertising, Reviews, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Websites.Summertime typically means that the “kids” are out and about and ready to unwind. They have more time to spend on the computer, more time to sit in front of the TV, more time to hang out with friends and, of course, more time to go to the mall or just hang out with their [...]
Flash works on touch-based devices
Published by Riley May 26th, 2010 in Mobile, Technology, Websites.There has been a lot of discussion lately regarding Flash on mobile touch devices. The argument is that it doesn’t work properly because of the rollovers and hovers and that Flash sites would need to be recoded in order for a proper user experience. Lee Brimelow a Platform Evangelist at Adobe created the following video [...]
Flash Animation and Mobile Websites
Published by Stephanie April 29th, 2010 in Consumer Brands, Design, Email Marketing, Interactive Advertisement, Retail Marketing, Technology, Websites, digital publishing, eCommerce.If you’re thinking of redeveloping your existing website and are thinking about adding some Adobe Flash features for “cool factor,” here’s something to think about.
For some time now, there’s been frustration between Apple product consumers and the creators, regarding Flash on websites and mobile devices like iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. While many consumers have [...]
Brand Sponsored Crops?
Published by Stephanie April 20th, 2010 in Advertising, Branding, Consumer Brands, Demographics, Interactive Advertisement, Social Media, Websites.If you are a Facebook user, Administrator, or casual viewer, it’s likely that you’ve seen FarmVille on someone’s “wall” or have been overwhelmed by notifications that someone “threw a vegetable” at someone else, in your status feed . You may not know what FarmVille actually is or why people are playing it, but while you [...]
Facebook Changes “Become a Fan” to “Like”
Published by Stephanie March 31st, 2010 in Advertising, Branding, Consumer Brands, Interactive Advertisement, Social Media, Social Networking, Websites.More than 200 million users sign into Facebook everyday. Until now, people who’ve liked a company, brand, band or celebrity have “Become a Fan” of their pages to show their support, hear news and informative updates as well as interact with photos. A company or brand can even allow their consumers, or “Fans” to receive special [...]
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.


