Wake up, a mobile digital society is on the way

July 26, 2011

I have become a follower of McKinsey Quarterly and this article and the graph was a stunner. Whenever clients seem to dismiss the importance of smartphones and the shift here to consume digital media from devices other than a computer I try to find ways to challenge their assumptions. My interest is to get them [...]

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Thumb typing is the future – that useful, opposable thumb

June 7, 2011

Did you see it? The Apple roll out of OS 5 and iCloud was impressive, but I could not take my eyes off the split keyboard on the iPad and the beautiful anonymous hands thumb typing away. Looks to be that Qwerty typing may soon be dead. Standard touch typing skills are still quite useful, [...]

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Charity websites make giving difficult

June 3, 2011

A colleague passed this on to me weeks ago as we started redesigning a website for a local nonprofit. Today, I finally get around to sharing it. Jakob Neilsen’s research and commentary on usability issues surrounding nonprofit sites is a must read. Many smaller, local nonprofits get the majority of their donations the old fashioned [...]

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Foursquare goes to the dogs

March 30, 2011

Okay, I use Foursquare, sort of.  I understand the possibilities but at times checking in just seems to be a pain.  And since there are not a huge number of local companies using it for promotions, it is easy to forget to check in. But finally a fabulous use of Foursquare to promote dog food [...]

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Been thinking about QR codes, especially for nonprofits

March 23, 2011

I have been playing with QR codes of late. While not everyone is walking around with a smart phone in their pocket, the technology is so easy to use, it seem a shame not to try it. Everyone has print or physical assets to which a QR code can be added for those who want [...]

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What democracy looks like

March 2, 2011

Things are a bit crazy in Wisconsin. This said by my cousin in Tucson!  Whatever your politics, the protesting in Madison, Wisconsin should remind all that it is government, of the people, by the people and for the people. This is a very powerful video created outside the state capital that should have a good [...]

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Kenneth Cole: How can a brand be this dumb!

February 4, 2011

Thanks to More Donors I saw this. In all the tweets about Egypt, I blessedly missed this one saving me a spike in my blood pressure. While “he” did apologize for what was such a distasteful post and removed it, I do hope the brand feels the impact of negative reviews far beyond this spring’s [...]

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Bugs Bunny signals a change in tone?

February 2, 2011

The Chinese New Year of the Rabbit begins February 3rd and most of us are most likely welcoming a placid year after the ferocious year of the Tiger. The Rabbit symbolizes graciousness, good manners, sound counsel, kindness and sensitivity to beauty. He is known for soft speech, never resorting to foul language and vitriol. His [...]

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Winter fun

February 2, 2011

Lakeshore Drive in Chicago, northbound. 11 am Wednesday. No work getting done in the Windy City! Go further for photo.

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New branding to support donor acquisition and retention

January 31, 2011

In the last few months I have made connections with several nonprofits, all on the cusp of change. All see a need to change the way they have been doing business and focus efforts to improve their marketing. In this tough economy, many organizations are seeing donations fall or barely maintain.  Circumstances such as this [...]

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