Can Ads Actually Make Foursquare Better
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about the newly launched Foursquare ads, and whether they are a viable option for marketers, an annoyance for users, both or neither. Whither the Check-In? In April, Bloomberg cited Foursquare data showing 6 million daily check-ins in January 2013 versus 4 million per day in January 2012. […]
Is Facebook Home the Beginning or the End?
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about the newly launched “Facebook Phone,” released to little acclaim last week. As it turns out, the phone isn’t a phone at all (Facebook wisely is staying out of the hardware wars for now), but rather a collection of integrated apps […]
Make These 5 Marketing Changes in a Smartphone Dominated America
In 2013, smartphone penetration in the United States will reach 57%. This is when we cross the chasm – the majority of adult Americans will have, in their pants, access to most of the world’s knowledge, at all times. Information is the enemy of excuses. (tweet this) If you make a bad decision today you’re […]
3 Ways Marketers Can Get More From Their Smartphones
With the utmost excitement I signed for the package, opened it up, and removed it from the box. I had in my hands the new Samsung Galaxy S from T-Mobile. With glee I told friends that I had a shiny new toy. And for many days, stretching into weeks, I played with it as though […]
Why Apps Fail and Other Mobile Marketing Truths
Video production by my friends at Candidio. Fast, inexpensive, great service. (Abbreviated transcript below. Please watch video for entire interview.) Jay: Hey, everybody. It’s Jay Baer from Convince & Convert live today with my friend, a very special guest, Simon Salt, who is a digital strategist and the CEO of IncSlingers and the author of […]
Social Media Lessons From the Offline Real World
An interesting report released from Pew Internet Research about the use of location-based services among adults found that only 28% of American adult cell phone owners use services such as maps or recommendations based on their location. In addition, 4% of all American adults use check-in apps such as Foursquare and Gowalla. Conversely, in the social […]
An Easter Surprise, Using QR Codes for Instant Sampling
I’m a big fan of QR codes and similar technology. Maybe it’s my failing memory brought upon by encroaching middle age, but the ability to snap a photo of something rather than remember a URL is a big win in my estimation. In fact, we included 22 Microsoft Tags (similar to QR codes) in The […]
Are We Making Our Fans Work Too Hard?
Just because you CAN do something in social media, doesn’t mean you SHOULD. This point was driven home for me recently when reading an AdAge article about CKE Restaurants (Carl’s Jr. and Hardees) launching their own mobile loyalty cards via iPhone and Android app. “As far as we know, we’re the first quick-service restaurant to […]
14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media
This is a video interview that my friend Mike Stelzner of Social Media Examiner did with me a few weeks ago. Other than the extraordinarily unflattering camera angle, it turned out pretty well (especially the super cool SME opening animation) 14 key points are below: Jay Baer Interview from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo. What […]
Mobile Marketing Your Time is Now
Are you ready to launch a mobile campaign? I’ve been a big proponent of mobile and SMS for a while, but we’re finally getting to the point where the number of mobile users and consumer acceptance is high enough to make entirely viable for most brands. Consider: More text messages are sent than mobile phone […]