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Glee-ful check-ins!

Added by Ashley Cherep on September 8th, 2010, filed under Media

A lot of us at CurrentMarketing have become fans of Foursquare and have become hopelessly addicted to checking-in all over town. Well, if you haven’t already heard about it, many new apps now allow you to check into your favorite TV shows. Miso, Philo, Startling and GetGlue are all apps that allow users to say [...]

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Quizno “Singimals”??

Added by Arica Johnson on September 8th, 2010, filed under Branding, Creative

Quizno’s has done it again… The popular sub shop has unleashed their newest creepy ad campaign, featuring singing kittens. The ads, which attempt to promote Quizno’s value menu, include three singing kittens dressed in marching band attire that annoyingly yell “five-four-three” to the tune of Three Blind Mice. The thought of  kittens and a sub [...]

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What IS traffic anyway?

Added by Laura Griffie on September 7th, 2010, filed under Culture, Miscellaneous

People outside the agency world ask me, "What do you do?" I love to answer this question because I usually get some funny looks. It's obvious by the looks that people think I literally direct traffic. So, for you newbies...or even oldies...here's what a traffic person does for an agency: 1)    Open jobs (projects) upon [...]

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IKEA and QR - a match made in Swedish heaven

Added by Meredith Will on September 7th, 2010, filed under Social Media, Technology

Slowly and surely I am seeing QR codes making their mark in mainstream culture. In a recent article, Mashable suggested that IKEA could benefit from using a QR that would link to a video on how to assemble their furniture.  I, myself haven't purchased a piece of furniture from IKEA, but have heard from others [...]

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Who, What, When and Where to Watch

Added by Ashley Baker on September 3rd, 2010, filed under Media

This weekend marks the end of summer and the return to college sports, thank you Touchdown Jesus!  In addition to filling your evenings and weekends with college football, you’ll also have to choose which new fall broadcast TV shows to watch. You can check out the complete fall schedule at TVGuide.com. NBC and ABC lead [...]

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Reality mirrors media fiction

Added by Tracey Saelen on September 2nd, 2010, filed under Culture, Marketing

We have a lot of Mad Men fans here at CurrentMarketing.  I’m late to the party and I’ve just started watching the first season.  I’m in love already.  I’m also a lover of fashion and haute couture.  Never mind the fact that I’d never be able to afford it or that it’s not practical for [...]

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IE6, We're Waiting

Added by Amber Campbell on September 1st, 2010, filed under Technology

Like many other developers out there, I can't wait until the door has finally closed on Internet Explorer version 6.0. Since its birth in 2001, it has been a strong competitor in the browser market. It was the most widely used browser for 5 years straight, until Firefox finally started to catch up to it [...]

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