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Google Launches Mobile Coupons

by Bob Hazlett on November 24, 2009

Google just made it even better for local businesses to advertise their services and for mobile users to take advantage and redeem coupons/offers without the hassle of cutting tiny squares out of the Sunday newspaper.  Here’s how it works;

  • If you’re a local business, spend 5 minutes on Google Local Business Center and create a listing (even if you don’t intend to offer a coupon, you should do this).
  • Once you’re in, click on the Coupons tab at the top of the page.
  • Coupons_tab_Google_Local_Business_CenterFill in the gritty details of your coupon and make sure you select ‘Mobile’ as your method of distribution.
  • Mobile_coupon_googleUsers that search for your business via their mobile device will be presented with your businesses’ Place Page (just go to google.com in your mobile browser).  They will then be able to view and present the mobile coupon upon their arrival. No scissors necessary.

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Why not try and make something exclusive for mobile users, like a super-secret offer that only those users would know about?  Measure your success and try to capitalize on those users using mobile as a primary means of communication.

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Two cool new ways that companies are beginning to integrate mobile into multi-channel campaigns.

Huggies introduced a training pants mobile campaign designed to help parents potty train their kids. The adult can enter a SMS code found on Huggies Pull-Ups packaging and the service will arrange a congratulatory call for the child with a character from the movie Cars or Cinderella.

I can just picture the same service congratulating husbands for finally putting down the seat with a call from John Madden, Chuck Norris or John Travolta.

coke_qrCoke also initiated a program in Singapore which labeled cans with QR Codes that could then access limited edition content, media and games from EA such as Tetris, The Sims and FIFA 09.  The technology could also push fresh content to the user once they had initiated the service.

Are you currently using mobile in your campaigns? If so, in what ways and what have your results been?


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Searching the App Store Just Got Much Easier

by Bob Hazlett on September 12, 2009

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Searching the App Store can be less than fruitful sometimes.  Check out uQuery, the search engine that indexes all the apps for the iPhone.

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Augmented Reality Apps Will Create Deeper Experiences, Be Available in September

by Bob Hazlett July 24, 2009

The LA Times is reporting that augmented reality apps will finally be a reality in September with the release of iPhone OS 3.1.
Augmented reality software works to overlay useful info onto a real-world view using a mobile device.  Imagine the amazing apps that commercial ventures could create with the augmented reality technology like the videos [...]

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6 Kickass WebApps

by Bob Hazlett March 24, 2009

There are tons of great webapps out there today that can help you do one thing really well.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Prezi – move beyond the standard linear presentation and give your next deck a stunning zooming effect.  Create maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs and drawings. Prezi is still in private [...]

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Online Marketing and Social Media Week in Review – January 31st

by Bob Hazlett January 31, 2009

In case you were too busy giving birth to 8 kids this week, here are some of the highlights you missed.
Advertisers are mashing online and offline events.  This week Facebook partnered with AT&T to stream a live Lil’ Wayne concert and Sunday Pepsi is hosting and online Super Bowl Party.  {NOTE: I wonder how you [...]

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Designing For The Mobile Web

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted January 19, 2009
Developing your web site for mobile devices can be confusing.  What screen size should you optimize for? What device is the most popular?  What content do you keep in, what do you remove?  There are many decisions to make, but allow me to make one suggestion. Save yourself some heartache and [...]

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Online Marketing and Social Media Predictions for 2009

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted December 30, 2008
Everyone is making their 2009 online predictions these days, so I’d thought I’d throw my hat in the ring. Here are my online marketing and social media predictions for the new year. Tell me what you think will happen in the comments below. PS – I’ve made [...]

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One Half Amazing Is Now Mobile Ready

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted on September 29, 2008.
Just a quick FYI.  One Half Amazing! is now formatted to work perfectly with your iPhone or iPod Touch.  You have access to all blog posts, comments, audio and video – no special URL or subdomain needed.  Check it out.

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