Ask and You Shall Receive
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with companies that were frustrated with the lack of interaction they were getting from their…
Facebook No Teenland? So? Go Where Your Customers Are
A few days ago, a colleague of mine – our project-manager extraordinaire – Erin Brinen shared a link to an infographic that asked, “ Are Teenagers…
Home Page Not Dead, But It Can Suffer from Drive-Bys
The Home Page may not be dead – but it's certainly suffering from drive-bys. A few weeks ago, the New York Times' innovation report came out stating…
The Human Touch - The Value of Face-to-Face Communication
Will the Singularity ever occur and mark the rise of our robot overlords? It's possible, I guess, but for as much as technology brings to the world…
AI First is a Hot Topic. AI Second is the Right Way.
Author Brendan Raybuck Every conference keynote, every vendor pitch, every LinkedIn post — the message is the same: put AI at the center of everything…
Subtle Exposure: Making Accessibility Mainstream
Making one's business or organization accessible to customers, employees, and others is essential -- but that accessibility needs to come through in a…
My Internship Experience at Northern
Before I started my internship at Northern, I thought interning meant doing coffee runs, filing paperwork, and supporting full-time employees as they…
Email Workflows Every eCommerce Retailer Should Be Sending
You may have heard that email marketing is dying (or that it is already dead). That’s far from the truth—email marketing is still a powerful sales…
Is it Really Possible to Laugh Your Way to the Bank? Humour, Virality, and Business
Humour can be a powerful branding weapon when wielded appropriately. Generally when used as quick, dagger-like strikes designed to pierce the social…
AODA and You: Alphabet Soup -- WCAG 2.0 A or AA?
A is the best you can do right? Or is it AA? What does WCAG 2.0 mean again? And what do I really need to do by Jan. 1, 2014 – if anything? What’s the…