Holiday (Over)Sharing
Everybody has his or her own traditions and stories for the holidays this time of year. Click on Adam to watch some of the TMG team think back on the good, the bad, and if we’re lucky, the embarrassing.
TMG Shenanigans
Girl zombies aren’t so scary.
TMG designer, Adam, has the spirit of Halloween at his desk all year round, with all his toys and other miscellaneous items. There was one guy in particular that was creeping us out, so we had to take action.
Covenant Coffee Website Design
“Coffee that is roasted on purpose and for a purpose.”
The roasters at Covenant Coffee sure know what they’re doing. They have taken the time to create an amazing product, with an even better benefit. Not only does Covenant have some of the best coffee around, but 100% of each purchase allows Covenant to create opportunities for foster youth locally, as well as contribute help to orphans worldwide.
Click on the image to find out more about Covenant Coffee’s new site and all it has to offer.
BARC Website Design
Serving the people of Bakersfield for over 60 years.
Bakersfield ARC is a non-profit organization that offers an extensive amount of programs and support to individuals with mild to extreme disabilities. The goal is to supply clients with the training to develop skills required for multiple areas of the workforce, helping them to achieve even more fulfilling lives. All BARC’s clients, employees, and customers alike are treated with complete consideration and respect.
Click the image to hear about all the improvements made to the new BARC website.
GET Website Design
Providing clean transportation for the community…
Golden Empire Transit’s objective is to provide an option for travelers to get where they need to go in the most cost effective manner possible. GET has dedicated a significant amount of time to figuring out exactly what is required in order to offer the best service possible for its passengers. The community can also appreciate the fact that all GET buses are fueled with clean burning CNG (compressed natural gas).
Click on the image to see how GET’s new website contains all relevant information for potential riders which they can access in a completely user-friendly format.
Eight Reasons to Incorporate Mobile into your 2011 Marketing Strategy
Mobile is one of those things that everyone is talking about but most really don’t understand how to leverage. I was watching a Google Tech Talk by Jason Grigsby earlier and he had mentioned something that I wanted to share. He touched on Tomi Ahonen’s “Mobile’s Eight Unique Abilities”. It’s a great way to describe the dynamic nature of mobile devices and the importance of ensuring you have a solid mobile presence.
- Personal – Everything about these devices are tied to the individual that owns it. A recent study showed that 63% of owners don’t even share their mobile device with their spouses.
- Permanently Carried – Nobody, I mean nobody likes to be without their phone. In fact 50% of the US admit to sleeping with their phone.
- Always On – These devices are built to spend the majority of their lives powered up.
- Built-in Payment Channel – Fun fact: Estonia was the first country to implement mobile parking tickets. You drive to the center of the city, park your car and dial a special number or send a text message. If you are done parking just call the number again. The money is taken directly from your bank account or added to your phone bill. If you are a fan of public transport you can of course buy a bus ticket with your phone or transfer money to your friend’s bank account just by dialing a special phone number. There are almost no regular parking meters.
- Available at the moment of creative impulse – Working for an ad agency, I certainly have access to great photo/video equipment but some of the best photos or videos that I’ve taken were captured by the best device at the time: my iPhone.
- Accurate Measurement – This should be interpreted a few ways. First I’d say that smart-phones are able to accurately measure their surroundings through GPS, compasses, accelerometers. Beyond that though, the accurate measurement is tied to the fact that a mobile device is owned by one person and not likely to be shared, meaning that we’re able to accurately measure usage, behavior, etc.
- Social Context – Our most important social network is the contacts that are stored in our phone. Period. Additionally we’ve seen (comScore) Triple Digit growth in users accessing Facebook and Twitter via Mobile Browsers.
- Augmented Reality – There have been a few apps that make good use of this technology (Yelp’s Monocle comes to mind) but it’s really just the beginning.
We’ll be posting more about mobile in the weeks to come. It’s something that we’re taking very seriously as a digital agency.
To learn more about how to strengthen your mobile presence, give us a shout!
Mobile Year in Review 2010
A gem of a video created by the folks over at Mobile Future
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