JXN Executive Roundtable Attracts Central PA Business Owners to Discuss...
On Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, Junction Creative Solutions (Junction) welcomed guests for its JXN Executive Roundtable event, a forum for entrepreneurs and business owners to share insights and...
View ArticleBranchOut: When Business Gets Personal
The excitement of logging on to Facebook to find new notifications has been marred recently with the rise in popularity of BranchOut the “#1 professional network on Facebook.” The company’s founders...
View ArticleSmoke Screen: Company Culture or Policy?
Two prominent current topics in the newsmedia have sparked debate, raising questions about the nature and extent of rights of employers and employees in the workplace. In a rapidly changing world, the...
View ArticleThe Social Clearinghouse
Infographics have become an increasingly prevalent trend, offering a snapshot of data relevant to consumer behaviors and consumption patterns. As social media platforms begin to peak with record...
View ArticleRetweet to Eat
**From the pages of Junction’s notebook: Read about the experiences, perspectives, and ideas of Junction team members. Scrolling through my Twitter timeline, one particular tweet caught my eye. “Want...
View ArticleVisual Search Revolving Around Axis
Last week, Yahoo! officially released its new “visually enhanced” web browser for desktops and iOS devices. Known as Axis, the browser is an innovative spin on visual searches that aims to streamline...
View ArticleSharing A Social Snapshot
Two months after Facebook announced the acquisition of the mobile photo editing and sharing app Instagram for $1B in cash, the social media giant has become the favorite subject of scrutiny in the...
View Article3 Clever Social Campaigns
Social media has arguably been the single largest trend in marketing over the course of the past few years. As more and more businesses shift their strategies and increase marketing spend on these...
View ArticleTag, You’re It!
The internet marketing research firm comScore, Inc. provides periodic reports illustrating website metrics including tangibles like traffic and more subjective insights like social media and...
View ArticleLondon Calling
In a time when all of Europe is feeling the effects of a low point in its economic recession, the summer of 2012 is shaping up to be a game changer for at least one major city: London, England. Earlier...
View ArticleSticker Shock
Earlier this year, JC Penney unveiled a rebranding and a new strategy that eliminated discounts and coupons in favor of an ‘everyday’ low pricing structure along the lines of Walmart and Target. The...
View ArticleAhhhh……Freak out!
Social media is all the rage these days. And these days, rage might be an understatement. Last week, Twitter experienced the longest service disruption since its hour long outage in October 2011,...
View ArticleThe Perks of the Grind
How far would you go for the perfect cup of coffee? There is seemingly no limit to the United States’ torrid love affair with coffee. Like many other consumer mediums, tastes for the ‘other black gold’...
View ArticleSolavei: The Network Where Social Meets Commerce in a Big Way
Solavei™, the first social commerce network for mobile services distribution, is grabbing headlines in anticipation of its September 21st launch. Solavei™ is a new social commerce company offering an...
View ArticleThe Beefeaters of Brand
One of the most widely viewed portions of the Olympics isn’t any of the competitive events or ceremonies. Over television and digital platforms, millions of eyes are on the bevy of advertisements...
View ArticleWhat the Work Really Costs
Earlier this year, Donny Deutsch on a segment of the Today Show, advised millions of aspiring entrepreneurs watching at home how easy it was to commission a “neighborhood hipster” to build a website...
View ArticlePutting the SWAGger Back in Brand
Amidst a marketplace with ever-intensifying competition, the importance of brand recognition has become paramount. Rapidly changing technology and increased consumer awareness due to widespread...
View ArticleEmployee Evangelism
Annual “Best Places to Work” and “Happiest Employees” lists such as those found in publications like Forbes, Fortune Magazine, and more have taught us that keeping employees proud and satisfied can...
View ArticleTapping into the TRUST Fund
Tapping into the TRUST Fund In our modern marketing economy, trust has become paramount in communications, and an integral component of relationships between businesses and consumers. These days, trust...
View ArticleCreating Brand Unity to Fight Cancer
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although the campaign to raise awareness for the disease, which constitutes nearly a quarter of all cancers affecting women, is decades old, it’s...
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