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April 20, 2011

Sony Kicks It Up A Notch

The days of abundant demand and easy sales are over and it appears Sony is facing that music head-on. The company has not only unveiled it’s […]

April 20, 2011

Tablets Quickly Become Major Home Entertainment Device

Via E-marketer April 20, 2011 Most owners using their PC’s less Research on tablet usage has found, since the iPad first made its way into the […]

April 19, 2011

Does Love Scale?

This week Wal-Mart announced its purchase of social media firm Kosmix to help it better manage and capitalize on its social and mobile marketing efforts. What […]

April 18, 2011

Scan This! QR Codes Are History

Google recently announced that it is ending both its development and support of QR (Quick Response) codes. QR or 2-D barcodes as they are sometimes called, […]

March 29, 2011

Luxury Isn’t Social

By Doug Stephens I’ve read a number of articles recently commenting on the conspicuous lack of social marketing in the luxury sector. While it’s also true […]

March 22, 2011

Social Media Can’t Save You!

By Doug Stephens There’s an epidemic taking place. Brands big and small are rushing into social media. In many cases, several months down the road they […]

March 16, 2011

What’s In-Store for the Future?

By Doug Stephens There’s an ongoing debate about the viability of “bricks and mortar” retail in a digital world. With online and mobile commerce growing at […]

March 12, 2011

Simplify or Die

By Doug Stephens Is your business or industry model unnecessarily complex? If not, you’re lucky. If so, read on. I sometimes hear executives point to specific […]

March 1, 2011

The Hyper-Connected Consumer

By Doug Stephens I had a chance recently to speak with Lori Schafer and Bernie Brennan, authors of the book Branded! How Retailers Engage Consumers with Social […]