By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Long before ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools began dominating 2023’s headlines, marketers already were on it, one might say — with content marketing utmost in mind. By the end of last year, nearly six in 10 marketers worldwide, or 58.9%, were already using AI content tools to […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Size, cost, third-party apps: These are among the factors that smartphone users take into account when deciding whether a new device should be an iPhone or an Android. More people opt for an Android, but Apple continues to cut into U.S. market share and is getting closer to […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. A full rollout of 5G technology continues to drag along, and it’s the economic hardships that many Americans face because of the global pandemic that’s keeping it that way, marketing analysts said in a “Behind the Numbers” podcast last week. Something that might spur the rollout along, they […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. China as the origin country got the jump on battling the coronavirus, but this past November, two months before the new virus was detected there, it also got a boost on the rest of the world by rolling out 5G technology to much of its citizenry. In a […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. We know what drove our first three industrial revolutions. First, there was James Watt’s patent for a steam locomotive in 1784, followed by Thomas Edison’s work on electrical light bulbs in the 1870s, and then, in 1969, the launch of the first large-scale computer networking link (ARPANET), eventually […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Thinking your parents or grandparents are too old to want a smartwatch for the holidays? You might want to give such an idea some more serious mulling: They may love you even more and let everyone know that watch was their favorite gift for Christmas. In 2019, some […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Need a key word for marketing trends in 2019 and beyond? Try “voice,” as the rise in smart speakers and continuing use of smartphones mean more voice searches overall and another advertising platform for brands to investigate in the years ahead. For marketers, a chief chore will be […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. As small businesses enter the 2018 calendar year, economic optimism among them is at its highest since the days of the Reagan administration, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported in November. The entrance of a new Republican administration in 2017 and its plans for tax reform, […]
Wearing multiple hats is no easy job for anyone, but it comes with the territory of managing your own business, or starting up your, well, start-up. Time management skills become essential, but the fact remains: There’s only so much you (or a small team) can do in 24 hours in the day. Fortunately, there are multiple cost-effective […]
by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. A household name among celebrities and designer fragrance fans, UK Entrepreneur Jo Malone grew her namesake luxury perfume business into a covetable, worldwide beauty brand that was acquired by Estee Lauder in 1999. Recently, Malone has dived back into the fragrance industry with a new luxury line called Jo […]