Category Archives: Tech

The New Black: A Color, A Brand, A Symbol, An Idea.

Posted on March 04, 2013 by vanwestmedia

Black. What does that word evoke in you? Is it just a color or does it have more meaning than that? Colors are a sense of language that exceeds any other. They are universally known yet each color can … Continue reading →

CTA Through Social Currency

Posted on March 01, 2013 by vanwestmedia

What better way to gain participants than to give them something in return? Many businesses are using their audience to create and stir up call-to-action (CTA) by giving them discounts for participati … Continue reading →

Ray Ban: Ambermatic Instagram

Posted on February 27, 2013 by vanwestmedia

Filters are common throughout smartphone photo applications but Ray Ban has used this to their advantage. By using the Ray Ban app, people can send their images to the "ambermatic machine" and will be … Continue reading →

Girl Scouts of America App: Leaving No One Left Without A Cookie

Posted on February 25, 2013 by vanwestmedia

Mobile integration allows businesses to market audiences in a whole new realm. This method opens up many doors of opportunity allowing customers on-the-go to access your business as well. With the Gir … Continue reading →

KLM: Giving the People What They Want

Posted on February 22, 2013 by vanwestmedia

There are millions of advertisements everywhere and what makes the difference is the ability to capture the attention of one's audience. What's the key to making this happen? The answer is simple: "Gi … Continue reading →

E-mail Segmentation

Posted on February 18, 2013 by vanwestmedia

Customers like feeling special, like they are getting something different and better than everyone else in the world. It's because of this that companies have steered towards personalized email, using … Continue reading →

5-Point Content Optimization Guide

Posted on February 15, 2013 by vanwestmedia

Marketing for a mass audience on the web stands among an even larger competition-base. Because of this, user acquisition tactics are of utmost importance to the success of your business. Every busines … Continue reading →

Content Marketing Formula of 70/20/10

Posted on February 13, 2013 by vanwestmedia

The 70/20/10 model is common through business in an educational sense with the curriculum and in the innovative sense with business management. This same model should be used through marketing as well … Continue reading →