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OxyMagic Carpet Cleaning in Wichita, KS Launches New YouTube Video Channel

thinktankblog — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:38:14 +0000

Several years ago, my wife (Donna Bolin) and I purchased the Wichita, KS franchise for OxyMagic Carpet Cleaning. It wasn’t as though we needed more to do. She is a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate and I own THINK-TANK (you’re here), a marketing and design firm.

In any event, after Kelly Bolin (Donna’s son) expressed interest in purchasing the KC franchise, we were impressed enough by the results that we got in the demo vs. what we’d experienced with steam cleaning that we moved ahead with purchasing the franchise.

Recently, we purchased a smart car to promote the business (both are ECO-FRIENDLY and just “smart”). To help those not yet familiar with oxygenated cleaning, we just launched the new OxyMagic of Wichita YouTube Channel where we will be uploading a series of training and instructional videos. Get to the Channel by clicking the photo.

VIDEO-Google Offers VERY COOL new Search Video as Unique Branding Tool

thinktankblog — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:59:58 +0000

Most businesses know by now the power of video for marketing (or SHOULD). However, it still surprises me just how many DON’T have a single video on their web site or on YouTube. Maybe they feel that they don’t have the right equipment (although that excuse is a fantasy in this time of HD video cameras for under $200). I’ve heard many suggest that they wouldn’t be very good in front of the camera. Or they protest that they don’t know what to say. Yada. Yada. Yada.

Well, Google has just handed you a VERY COOL new way to put a video on YouTube AND your web site with NO camera, NO editing software, NO script NO need to appear on the video…and create it all in less than 10 minutes.

See the sample by clicking the graphic below and produce one for your own personal or business brand enhancement.

Will the Apple iPad be an iFlop?

thinktankblog — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:52:14 +0000

After months of speculation about the introduction of Apple’s “tablet,” the iPad was finally introduced last week with MUCH fanfare! While there has been much discussion among tech writers and analysts about what it “doesn’t” include, I think that they may have forgotten the history of the iPhone. Shortly after the iPhone launch less than 2 years ago, there was much grumbling about the limitations of the iPhone…most importantly, it’s inability to run third-party apps.

After subsequent variations and “tweaks,” Apple continued to innovate and now the App Store is one of the MOST differentiating components of the iPhone’s success.

So, what will this mean for the iPad?

I believe that the successful iPhone apps developers will REALLY embrace this new BIG-SCREEN tool and that textbook publishing, regular book reading, medical integration, newspaper publishing, rich media integration and applications that we haven’t yet imagined will cause the iPad to be another re-defining tool in the next few years.

And don’t forget the millions of grandparents out there who are just frightened away by the “traditional” computer but who would love to stay connected with distant grandkids and adult kids and who would find the iPad non-threatening, easy and just plain fun!

Since the iPad hasn’t even been released yet, don’t count it out now. One final “arrow” that Apple has in its quiver is an international presence in over 250 Apple stores that currently have the highest per-square-foot profit of any retail outlet on the planet. Who knows what will happen when they are all able to expose this new concept IN PERSON to millions of Apple shoppers?

Hide and watch!

VIDEO-Voice Band iPhone App Turns “Bah Ba Ba Bah” Into Music & Gold for Developer

thinktankblog — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:10:47 +0000

While the demo of this app (and probably the “market” of the app) focuses more on rock-n-roll than is my personal style, there is no doubt in my mind that the millions of rock wannabees out there will find this a MUST-HAVE at only $3 per copy. I’d be stunned if the developer didn’t make a pile of cash with it. Check out the video and see if you don’t agree.

VIDEO-Here’s a Humorous Look at the Effect of Having too Many Screens in Your Life

thinktankblog — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:15:00 +0000

VIDEO-Is this what Apple’s rumored iTablet will feature?

thinktankblog — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:09:58 +0000

While Apple hasn’t even formally announced an iTablet, several publishers are already demonstrating what their next electronic periodicals will look like…just in case the iTablet makes an appearance. Check out the video of what a Sports Illustrated issue might look like.

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VIDEO-Forget “Out-of-the-Box.” Try “Out-of-this-World!” SixthSense Technologies will blow your mind!

thinktankblog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:51 +0000

If you follow my blog, you know that one of my core marketing mandates is “FORGET OUT-OF-THE-BOX. TRY “OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD!” In that vein, I am interested in bringing you some of the world’s most dynamic, inventive and useful tools including design, marketing, branding, innovative products/concepts and other “cool” stuff. Well, the technology that you will see in the video below is by far the closest I’ve seen yet to “OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD”… period! Check it out and see if you don’t agree.

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VIDEO-WETOKU PROVIDES FREE WEB-CAM INTERVIEWING TOOLS TO POST ONLINE

thinktankblog — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:55:04 +0000

This is an interview with Guy Kawasaki (noted author/speaker/venture capitalist) demonstrating the results of a WETOKU video interview.

VIDEO-HARD ROCK CAFE’S HUGE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY GREAT MARKETING IDEA

thinktankblog — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:13:27 +0000

How do you generate word-of-mouth exposure for your business? Well, the Hard Rock Cafe is using technology to add to its potential to attract people. Check out the video below:

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VIDEO-OBSCURA PUTS YOUR BRAND IN LIGHTS-BIG TIME!

thinktankblog — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:55:21 +0000

One of Obscura’s best known projects, iGoogle Artist Themes involved turning an entire city block of the Meatpacking District in New York into a series of projected, interactive billboards, where the work of artists like Jeff Koons and Marc Ecko were blown up to five stories tall for the three night event. Or you may have spotted Adobe CS3, an interactive window display advertising Adobe’s new Creative Suite release that became visually hyperactive based on how many people walked by on the street, and even how close they came to the screen. The collaboration with Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Brand New School transformed windows of the Virgin Megastores in Union Square, New York, and Picadilly Circus in London.

Want to experience some of Obscura Digital’s projects in person? Get their iPhone app which uses a mapping function to show you which of their projects are nearby. If you’re near their office in San Francisco you can use the iPhone to control the graphics in the installations constantly running in their Demo Room. You can also rent out that space and hire Obscura to transform it into the experience of your choice.

One of Obscura’s best known projects, iGoogle Artist Themes involved turning an entire city block of the Meatpacking District in New York into a series of projected, interactive billboards, where the work of artists like Jeff Koons and Marc Ecko were blown up to five stories tall for the three night event. Or you may have spotted Adobe CS3, an interactive window display advertising Adobe’s new Creative Suite release that became visually hyperactive based on how many people walked by on the street, and even how close they came to the screen. The collaboration with Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Brand New School transformed windows of the Virgin Megastores in Union Square, New York, and Picadilly Circus in London. See the video…

Want to experience some of Obscura Digital’s projects in person? Get their iPhone appwhich uses a mapping function to show you which of their projects are nearby. If you’re near their office in San Francisco you can use the iPhone to control the graphics in the installations constantly running in their Demo Room. You can also rent out that space and hire Obscura to transform it into the experience of your cho