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Yesterday, I was lucky enough to spend a day with some top marketers from the area, learning from top minds who came in from across the country. It was the second year for North by MidWest, and by all accounts a success.   Before anything else, a hearty thanks to the folks over at OLSON for hosting, and allowing us to …

The Sticky Part of Stickers

The Sticky Part of Stickers

Apple recently unveiled a new ad for their MacBook Air line of laptops. By itself, it’s a great little display of how people make their laptops their own. But there are some oddities about it.   Watch: Apple is showcasing, and encouraging, people to cover their products. To disturb their logo and brand which historically has been outlawed. Take special …

Foundation & Atomic Data Barbecue – July 25th

Bam! It’s Time for Another BBQ! July 25th | 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM As you all know, we’re in the middle of summer. It should go without saying that summer is a time for BBQ. One might even say it is our duty to do so. So, join us and our technology-sidekicks, Atomic Data, next Friday, July 25th. SEO Info …

Big Blue’s Big Bet

Yesterday, Apple and IBM made an announcement that’s since echoed through the enterprise-IT world. By no means was this your standard press release. Two corporate empires, one industry rattling announcement. The two powerhouses announced a partnership focused on further developing the MobileFirst platform that more robustly supports enterprises.   There were four key tenants of the partnership: 1) Mobile solutions …

The Boring Parts of Agency Operations

For all the fun that happens at our clients offices, there’s a fair share of boring too.   Sure, we love hearing about the fun stuff. But, we can’t, and shouldn’t, overlook the boring. In fact, that’s generally where we thrive – doing the stuff you don’t want to do.   When asked about their Technology Policy and Disaster Recovery …

Apple’s Updates from WWDC

By now, everyone has heard that Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference was a pretty big success. In fact, some may say it’s a turning point for the event, and the Apple ecosystem. We’ve got some thoughts on the matter, and also heard from some of our friends what their thoughts were. Enterprise WWDC 14 wasn’t only great for consumers and …

The Needs (and Wants) of the Many

For years the rallying cry in retail surrounded the decline of brick and mortar against the rise of online shopping.  As the years have rolled by, brick and mortar has failed expectations and refused to die.  This is a good thing.   In more recent times, “showrooming” has entered the buzzword battleground.  This has proven to be a shorter term …

VPP, DEP, AirWatch & You

  After making a few changes to their Volume Purchase Program (VPP), Apple recently introduced the Device Enrollment Program (DEP). Used in conjunction with one another, these programs allow for significant improvements in device management and deployment. So, what do they do?   With the recent changes to VPP, users will notice a significant improvement when purchasing and deploying apps. DEP, …

Internet Explorer: Users Beware

Being told not to do something is never something you want to hear. Aside from enjoying the feeling of being able to do whatever you want, whenever you want, hearing the words “Do not ___” often does nothing more than make you want to do exactly what you were told not to.   Now, having just explained that no one …

Brews & BBQ – May Edition

Our April barbecue went so well that we’ve decided to have another!   So, mark your calendars for May 30th, 12PM-5PM. More info to follow.   Please RSVP below.   Event registration for Foundation Brews & BBQ – May Edition powered by Eventbrite