Category Archives: Marketing in General

UPS / Fedex on weekends

UPS / Fedex should operate distribution facilities over the weekends, in today’s day and age with the internet – many orders are placed over the weekends.  Not that orders should be delivered during the weekends, but if companies could get … Continue reading

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Post office Broke?

This angers me, I do not understand HOW the post office got into such a bad situation.  Sure people email and don’t send letters any longer, but the real question becomes how did they miss out on the .com boom.  … Continue reading

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Why Apple Computers has been so successful with Steve Jobs

Being an apple geek, and having an iPad, iPod, iPhone and Macbook Pro – I love apple gadgets.  I’ve noticed a few things apple does with marketing that in my option are done very well. 1) Apple does not change … Continue reading

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A&W fails with bad gettag.mobi site

So Microsoft thinks they can do QR Codes better with gettag.mobi, Its a pathedic ripoff of the QR model since you need their Microsoft App to scan it! Whats the point? So A&W and other places are printing these on … Continue reading

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Best Buy last to release $99 touchpads

Best Buy was the last to update their pricing and still have the $99 touchpads available!  If your after one this is the last place on earth to get $99 touchpads: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+TouchPad+Tablet+with+16GB+Memory+-+Black/2842056.p?id=1218358284065&skuId=2842056

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Foursquare First Checkin but 2nd time there?

Checked in our FourSquare today and found this a little weird, it said it was my second time checking in – but yet it gave me points as though it was my first time checking in.  To me it seems … Continue reading

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HP website messed up with Touchpads for $99

HP’s website seems to be having issues with the touchpads.  It said I had one in my cart but continued to get error after error after error.  Checkout the HP website: After seeing this, I finally did get half way … Continue reading

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QR Code on Ketchup Bottle!

QR codes are now appearing everywhere in the US!  Now even on a ketchup bottle, the other day at lunch I noticed it… I think QR codes have really taken a place now in the US – I’ve seen at … Continue reading

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Funny Youtube Error

Was doing stuff on Youtube this morning, and got this funny error related to a highly trained team of monkeys… I hope they are working hard! My laugh of the day. “A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched … Continue reading

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Grocery Store use of QR codes

As QR codes are hitting the US finally, its awesome to see more and more in local stores.  I saw this on a Freschetta Pizza marketing display ad in the store.  Great Idea to try and get customers that are … Continue reading

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