BlackBerry No Longer Making Hardware. At one point, not so long ago, I had a Blackberry but quickly replaced it when the iPhone became relevant for myself. As of yesterday, Blackberry announced it would no longer manufacture its own devices

BlackBerry No Longer Making Hardware. At one point, not so long ago, I had a Blackberry but quickly replaced it when the iPhone became relevant for myself. As of yesterday, Blackberry announced it would no longer manufacture its own devices

Mobile Apps and Smartphones. According to research by eMarketing, smartphone users will spend 85.7% of their nonvoice time with apps with the other 14.3% spent on mobile web… Reaching Generation Z. With two Generation Z’s living in my house, I

Snapchat, 10-second video and Spectacles. Later this fall Snapchat will roll-out Spectacles, their video-recording sunglasses for $130…. Email Blacklisting and the Marketer. This is a topic I worry about EVERY day. A study by Return Path shows that some blacklisting

Will It Be Google or SalesForce for Twitter? Twitter continues to struggle even while bringing back Co-founder Jack Dorsey, last year. There are several companies, including SalesForce and Google that are in talks… Apple is at it Again – Acquires

eMail still continues to be the top ROI eCRM program. With that said, you still need to do daily optimization of your programs to ensure you are getting the most you can. This past week I focused on A/B testing,

500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked. In late 2014, hackers broke into half-a-million Yahoo accounts. This could be one of the largest breaches in history…more QSR Customer Want Deals and Coupons. If you are in the QSR category or a restaurant

Millennials & Texting with Businesses. Millennials want to hear from brands more and SMS is their preferred communication channel for receiving notifications from businesses. Texting is huge among Millennials with 72% sending 10 or more text a day and with

Say Hello to Google’s Allo. Google has entered the smart messaging apps with their own app for Android and iOS – the more you use it, the more it improves over time…more 51% of Video Views on Mobile. According to

Consumers Spending More Time in Mobile Apps. Smartphone users are more likely to interact with apps instead of of mobile sites. The apps that are driving the consumption – news, video productivity apps, social media and messaging platforms…more Millennials Using