Archive for February 2011
PlacePunch presents at StartupRiot 2011
Startups can point to the future
This morning I’ll be heading over to attend Startup Riot, a one-day conference in Atlanta (put on by my friend @sanjay and fellow Shotputter) where 50 startups get three minutes each to pitch their business to hundreds of venture capitalists, angel investors, other entrepreneurs and the media. Here’s a quick little video about Startup Riot:…
Read MoreWhat marketing departments will look like in 2020
I asked this question on Quora earlier this week: What will marketing departments look like in 2020? Special thanks to @dberkowitz (his quora), @drewhawkins (his quora) and @viajerosonico (his quora) for answering the question. And thanks to @tonykinard who answered the question via my blog. The qualities that marketing departments will need to have in…
Read More7 reasons why I switched to Google Voice
For a long, long time I’ve been wanting to port my current cell phone number over to Google Voice. However, this weekend I just decided to accept the number Google has given me and change over to that number altogether. Don’t know what Google Voice is? So why did I change over? 1. I’ve recently…
Read MoreDebate: Have apps killed brand loyalty?
I wrote a column for MediaPost yesterday entitled, “Have apps killed brand loyalty?”. Check it out and let me know what you think. Very happy to hear that I’m full of hot air ;) The basic premise of the article is that with all the available data we have today, and the immediacy with which…
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