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5 Inspiring Highlights from Cannes Lions 2015
The annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity brings together some of the most interesting and innovative minds from different industries – advertising and marketing agencies, social media and tech giants, business and entertainment personalities. While we didn’t get to hang out with the likes of Al Gore, Kim Kardashian and Ira Glass in the…
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‘Mobilegeddon’ is Here: Is Your Site Ready?
Back in February we posted a head’s up about Google’s new mobile-friendly label, which the company has started attaching to smartphone search results to let consumers know from the get-go which sites play nicest on the platform. At the time, Google had been testing a new algorithm that would factor in a site’s mobile appeal…
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How to use live video streaming for your business
Periscope, Twitter’s live video streaming app, launched last week to much fanfare. Like Meerkat, a similar app, it enables you to broadcast live video from a mobile device, in real time, to the world or to a private invite-only audience. The app requires iOS and is optimized for iPhones (see details on iTunes’ app store…
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The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2015
Who doesn’t love a good list? Don’t miss Fast Company’s March cover story, The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, which ranks and profiles the “gutsiest, smartest, most interesting and forward-thinking businesses on the planet right now.” Spoiler alert: Apple comes in at No. 2, “for making magic with minutiae.” Taking the top spot is Warby…
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Google’s new “mobile friendly” label raises stakes for brands
Businesses catering to mobile users is nothing new, but now that Google is evaluating websites for their mobile friendliness, the stakes are a lot higher. In a recent post for Entrepreneur, Henry Kim, Co-Founder and President of Symphony Commerce, gets to the heart of the matter: “With 2 billion smartphone or tablet users expected to…
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Content is King: 12 trends marketers shouldn’t ignore
If you do content marketing for your business, don’t miss Pratik Dholakiya’s useful round up of 12 trends you can’t ignore, posted last week on Search Engine Watch. This timely piece discusses the many ways in which smart, substantive content marketing strategies have replaced pushy advertising campaigns as a way to effectively engage customers and…
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Infographic: Snapchat vs. Facebook
The week’s winding down so let’s have a little fun. Here’s a quirky infographic comparing Snapchat and Facebook. It’s a little hokey but points out some interesting differences between the two social platforms. Take a look and let us know what you think in the comments. Infographic created by DPFOC Canada & USA
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Mobile Engagement, Proximity Messaging, and More: Future Trends in Digital Marketing
Attention digital marketers: As you contemplate your company’s marketing strategies for the coming year and beyond, be sure to read Forbes contributor Sujan Patel’s six predictions for 2015. Patel formulated this roundup after consulting with 20 seasoned marketing experts about the changing digital marketing landscape, and quotes from them liberally throughout. Here are the highlights…
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Change or Die: A Corporate Bulletin From Jacob Marley
In Charles Dickens’ beloved novella A Christmas Carol, the ghost Jacob Marley visits miserly Ebenezer Scrooge to warn him of his impending doom should he continue in his selfish, loveless ways. “ I am here tonight to warn you that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate,” moaned Marley. For the…
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To Meme, or Not to Meme
This past week, a 16 year old named Alex became famous in ONE day. Someone took a picture of him working and created a meme, dubbing him #AlexfromTarget. He now has over 500,000 Twitter followers and has even made an appearance on The Ellen Show. Target even embraced his new found fame, saying, “We heart Alex,…
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