Mobile Fans Have a Big Day at the Farm

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A whole bunch of busy tech professionals dropped everything on Thursday and headed to the farm -- the Earle Brown Farm, that is (now called Earle Brown Heritage Center  -- a very cool place). Okay, it wasn't all that far out of town, only Brooklyn Center, but it was like a … [Read more...]

W3i Rebrands, Launches Native Ad Platform for App Devs, Adds Trip Hawkins as Senior Advisor

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W3i, one of Minnesota's largest and fastest-growing Internet companies, with headquarters in St. Cloud and offices in Minneapolis and San Francisco, just made a major announcement today.  The company has changed its name to NativeX and completely rebranded around a new … [Read more...]

Magnet 360 Acquires Reside, Rebrands as ‘Social Enterprise Agency’

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Magnet 360, a Minneapolis-based marketing and technology consultancy, today announced it has acquired Reside, a Minneapolis-based cloud solutions firm, to establish a single entity that will provide a comprehensive set of social business services.  The new business will … [Read more...]

Minnesota ‘Brand Storyteller’ Changes Name to Brandpoint

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Hopkins-based ARAcontent, which has been a leader in content-based marketing solutions for more than 15 years, announced today it has changed its name to Brandpoint, underscoring the organization’s evolution from a provider of traditional PR brand storytelling into a … [Read more...]

Day-Long Conference Highlights Mobile’s March

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What organizers hope will be the first of an annual event dedicated to Mobile technology and it's application, Mobile March is scheduled for March 27th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Minneapolis. The two track conference will offer sessions that appeal to active software … [Read more...]

Category to Watch: Idea & Suggestion Management

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Of course you're paying attention to the always-on, always connected culture of participation online that is fundamentally shifting how we connect with one another, get our news and alerts, are influenced by people we trust and increasingly making our voices heard when we … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang Podcast – Episode 22

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We strive to deliver a high value podcast at an affordable price (um...that would be free?) and this week's show is no exception as it's packed with topics. Today’s hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. (Photo credit: Lee … [Read more...]

UnSummit Set To Return March 7

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UnSummit, the spontaneous tech marketing unconference spawned as an alternative to the sold-out MIMA Summit last October has set the date for their next event as Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Minneapolis Central … [Read more...]

Marketing Innovation: Best Buy vs. Target

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Two of the most difficult marketing jobs in Minnesota right now has to be leading local retail giants Target and Best Buy. Although of different scales, Target is about 60% larger than Best Buy, each is facing the same catastrophic pullback in consumer spending that has … [Read more...]

MIMA Summit Packs The Depot

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As practically every man, woman, and child in the Twin Cities must know by now, the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) held its annual conference Wednesday, themed "Feed". These folks are marketers -- they know how to hype, as they've been telling us for … [Read more...]