PR through Marketing

Whether it is a great ad campaign, a unique promotion or in-store displays that people want, gaining positive PR through marketing is certainly a great thing. It increases the amount of awareness, allows ideas to go spread virally and brings in third-party sources to...

iPhone Mania

In case you haven’t noticed, iPhone Mania is officially underway. So, I did some research to find out just how out of control things are for this product. Here are some of the interesting things that I found. On eBay there were people selling Yahoo! and Gmail...

Poor Execution; Great Example

Here is a sign that I saw yesterday at a Flying J gas station and covenience store near Gretna, Nebraska, roughly 20 miles west of Omaha, NE. This sign was located directly below the store’s logo and above the front entrance to the convenience store. In my...

No Phone Calls, Please

Some companies and organizations do not post a phone number online. Instead, they use a "contact us" form on their Web site. This form must be filled out by the user and then sent electronically to the company. This form, and way of handling potential...