Cool Stuff – Page 3 – SocialSonya

WeReward: Just Another Geo-Location Service?

You may recall my post on FourSquare, where I talk about the benefits to retailers in using the ‘check-in’ service. Since that write up, I’ve signed up for and played with nearly a dozen new sites and apps. In addition to Gowalla, Foursquare, and Brightkite, I’ve also used the check-in feature of Yelp, and Whrrl (although I lost my…

#LMX2010 – A Big Day in Hampton Roads History

Tomorrow is a big day in Hampton Roads. For the first time, the region is pulling out all the stops and hosting a huge marketing convention. This is a big deal in this military heavy region – most conventions are government or military related. About a year ago, Kurt Noer, the CEO and Founder of…

4 Great Email Marketing Stats

I’ve been working on a presentation on Email Marketing that I will be delivering next week. In my search for recent statistics, I found some that I thought I’d share as they just go to show how effective email marketing can be! If you’re not using email marketing in your marketing plan, you should be….

What’s in a Name?

This week I’ve been working with someone to develop their brand name. It is a bit of a process, but a fun one! If you’re considering starting a business, changing your brand name, or know someone who is, take a look at these tips on creating a GREAT business name. Brainstorm. How do you want people…

Ten Simple Blogging Tips to Increase Your Traffic

Are you satisfied with your blog traffic? Do you know hot to increase it? I was reading some of the posts on Inbound Marketers – For Marketing Professionals (a group of which I’m a member on Linked In) and saw a post by one of our members, Erin Smith that resonated with me. She put…

Excerpt: FourSquare, Groupon offer small-biz benefits – Article

Excerpt from an article I wrote for Inside Business newspaper (print and online): <– I have a friend whose daily activities can be viewed by the world through FourSquare. We know where he is almost every minute of the day (and boy, does he eat a lot!). So what is FourSquare? And how can you…

Nike, Videography and Advertising.

I really appreciate great videography in advertising. This video for Nike Football (aka soccer) was directed by Hollywood director/producer – Alejandro G. Iñarritu (of 21 Grams & Babel fame). In the video, an epic football journey unfolds through a match of goal line clearances, game-winning tackles and lightning footwork that literally send a ripple effect…

10 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Page Following

10 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Page Following – by guest blogger, Kylie Ross Who doesn’t like tips? We recently found a comprehensive (and LONG) list of tips to get people to like your Facebook page. Thanks to Kylie Ross, our guest blogger, who has summarized and simplified the list for those of us who…

The Matrix Code Wars….

Welcome to the matrix code wars! Have you seen these before? They seem to be appearing all over the place! You may have seen them in magazines, on websites, posters and mobile screens. They are all matrix codes (or 2 dimensional barcodes) – and they may just be another tool in your mobile marketing toolkit….