Author Archives: Allison Kahn - Marketing Assistant

Browsers’ Share of the Web

Which browser do you use?

world wide webDid you know there is more than one web browser out there? Do you only use Firefox or Internet Explorer? Studies have shown that Internet Explorer, which at one point was the most used web browser, is now one of the least used browsers.

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The Future of Direct-Mail Samples: The Sample Showcase

Sample Showcase box

The USPS Sample Showcase box

Everyone loves free samples, especially when you receive them in the mail. Recently, the U.S. Postal Service introduced a new way to ship samples—the Sample Showcase box. It is a cute, bright, and colorful box that can be used to ship your products to your targeted consumers. The beauty of these little boxes is that they not only contain your samples inside, but they say U.S. Postal Service on them. Consumers will feel compelled to open a sample box that is backed by someone with as much authority as the USPS.

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A Timeline of Memories—The Facebook Revolution

Facebook Timeline

Notice the timeline on the right-hand side of the screen. If you click on a year, you will see all activity that took place that year on your facebook.

We all have memories. We all love to document our memories—in photos, letters, notes, stories. Why should we feel any different with our memories on Facebook? I remember the day I signed up for “The Facebook” (the domain was still www.thefacebook.com back then). It was November of 2004, my freshman year of college. I was young, naïve, and was told by a girlfriend that I needed to sign up because everyone was on it. So I jumped on the bandwagon and joined the website, created a profile, and uploaded a photo. Ever since that day, I don’t think I have gone more than a week without signing onto my Facebook account.

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The Future of Fast Food: Mobile Menus

Creative Marketing for Businesses Using Mobile Phones

Restaurant Mobile Menu

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Recently my husband and I took a vacation to the Delaware beaches. The drive is about 8 hours, so when we were driving home from the trip it was getting close to dinner time. We just happened to be driving home on our first wedding anniversary, so we decided to do sushi takeout since we were tired and didn’t feel like going out but still wanted to do something special and fun.

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Wilton: Poor Marketing Strategy

I recently signed up for a Wilton brand cake decorating class at a local Michael’s store. I was so excited to start that I went out and immediately purchased all necessary supplies for the class that were on my class supply list. I was very prepared for my first night and went in with a big grin on my face, ready to learn how to decorate an awesome cake.

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