Going Mobile: What’s a brand to do?

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by FGarcia on August 8, 2011

Think back twelve years ago to 1999. Back then, having a website wasn’t optional, it was a must. Now the same thing is happening with mobile technology. 2011-2012 are the years of mobile and any company worth its salt is going to be releasing products and services via mobile platforms because consumers are demanding it. We all know there is a cost to building mobile apps, but this blog post

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So you found a low cost development team.  Maybe they’re offshore, or it’s a couple of guys working from their house in Des Moines. They gave you a killer estimate on creating your app and they sound like really sharp techies that know their stuff. You make an upfront payment and they start working.  Everything’s going great until… …you realize it’s not going well at all. You’re finding that: your development team isn’t

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The Girl Scouts Go Plastic

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by FGarcia on March 29, 2011

If you were born any time after 1920, chances are you’ve had yourself a Girl Scout cookie. Thin mints, samoas, trefoils — whatever your favorite, not much has changed about the cookies, or the girl scouts, in decades. Which means they’re due. As of this year, purchases for those tasty Girl Scout treats can now be made by credit card via a card reader attachment and mobile application for smartphones.

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