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Seven Reasons You Can’t Just “Set It, and Forget It” With SEM

May 18th, 2010

While “set it, and forget it” may have helped Ron Popeil strike infomercial gold with his Showtime Rotisserie cooker, it’s definitely not the way to go with search engine marketing (SEM), be it search engine optimization (SEO) or paid search. You already know that to make sure your prospects and customers find you on the [...]

Mobile User Experience: Less is More

April 5th, 2010

Smart devices help us by allowing us to think—not always do—less.

When the iPhone Calls, You’d Better Answer

March 26th, 2010

Ever since Apple released the iPhone 3G and opened it up to third-party developers we’ve seen thousands of fantastic applications hit the app store. Granted, we’ve also seen thousands of mindless games and time-wasters. But developers are also creating good applications that make use of the iPhone operating system (OS), the device’s hardware features, peripherals, [...]

Five Web Design Mistakes That Wreak Havoc on Usability

March 12th, 2010

Overall, 2009 saw some great improvements in website usability. Type got bigger. Pages became less complex. Points were punctuated by short phrases and simple graphics. Excessive decoration became less prevalent. However, today we still see some common mistakes in website design and construction that adversely affect usability for most viewers­–especially for older adults or those [...]

The top 10 “Top 10” lists of 2010 predictions

December 31st, 2009

Predict (v): to declare or indicate in advance; especially: foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason. In anticipation of the New Year, I began making mental notes over the past month about predictions I had for the marketing world in 2010. But chances are that many already have the same ideas as [...]