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A personal history of SXSW interactive

Austin became home for me in 1996 when I attended the University of Texas. Back then, SXSW was known for music, but not so much for film (started in 94). I have many fond memories of SXSW music…  In the late 90s it seemed to me like SXSW interactive was brewing, but it didn’t capture […]

3 Underrated Companies With Great Marketing Blogs

Content marketing is a great way to establish domain expertise and acquire customers. This form of marketing can be time consuming but it is highly relevant.  If done right, it can yield to a high ROI, especially in the b2b space. Check out these 3 underrated companies who are doing content marketing right by publishing […]

MobileFOMO: Mobile Marketing Online

Introducing MobileFOMO

Hello! Sometimes it’s good to branch out and try something new. Late last year we began a new project that I’m truly passionate about. I’ve noticed that many mobile marketing blogs seem to be focused on device wars. Whether Samsung is suing Apple is not really interesting to me. I wanted to find a resource […]

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CircleClick Cat Pic Break!

One thing I have learned from marketing on the web is that cats are golden assets. As a cat owner I have an interest in taking a moment to peek at a cat photo or two throughout the day. I realized recently that at CircleClick our mascot would most definitely be a cat. CircleCats, raar! […]

Marketing and Quora’s New Blogging Feature

Quora recently introduced a blogging platform with a mobile text editor. On Quora’s new blogging platform, users can now write anything, tag it with relevant topics, and it will show up in the Quora newsfeed of their followers, followers of the topic, and quora credits can be used to further broadcast it. If you produce […]

Mobile phone vs. tablet, are phablets taking over?

Early smartphones had a full keypad, and a small screen. While they provided tethering capabilities and internet access on the go, they lacked many of the user friendly features we are accustomed to today. Then came the iPhone, with a touch screen and a user friendly app database that made it operate more like a […]

SXSW interactive 2013

How to prepare for SXSW interactive 2013

How does one prepare for this thing they call SXSW interactive? South By Southwest, the annual Austin, Texas festival of all things awesome in music and media, continues to expand in scale. Once a cool little Texas festival, SXSW is now a sprawling two-week media fest. Divided into three distinct components (interactive, film and music) […]

CES 2013 winners and losers

CES 2013: Who were the winners? The losers?

What you missed at the CES 2013 For those who missed the Consumer Electronic Show 2013, I’m going to recap exactly what took place in the event. This year was nothing but spectacular for Samsung and Microsoft. Samsung produced a new type of flat plastic surface called OLED, which stands for organic light emitting diodes. […]

What 2013 could bring for CircleClick…

Hello and Happy first blog of the year to you! I was happy to have a nice break this winter. Taking time to visit family and loved ones makes life that much sweeter. Now that we’re all back, willing or not, it’s time to take stock and decide what the future could look like for […]