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  • Sony brings SmartWatch to Android Users

    Posted by on April 19, 2012

    Android phones may appear overshadowed by Apple’s iPhones but Android users remain adamant about the wider range of screen sizes and technologies, plus open access to many web-based features. Accessory-wise, iPhone may overwhelm the marketplace. Sony invites Android smartphone users with a unique accessory called the SmartWatch, and it really is an exciting device for active (and passive) users.
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  • Nearly All Consumers use Online Media for Shopping Decisions

    Posted by on March 10, 2010

    More marketers are issuing surveys to examine consumer behavior trends. With a shift toward retail marketing online, study results and findings emerge almost daily. Among online stores, there has been a greater shift toward Search Engine Optimization or SEO and this has also been growing as a marketer’s tool at “selling” marketing to prospective clients.

    Nearly all consumers (97 percent) now use online media when researching products or services in their local area, according to BIA/Kelsey’s User View Wave VII, an ongoing consumer tracking study conducted with research partner ConStat. Among consumers surveyed, 90 percent use search engines, 48 percent use Internet Yellow Pages, 24 percent use vertical sites, and 42 percent use comparison-shopping sites.

    According to the study, on average, consumers are using 7.9 different media sources when shopping for products or services in their local area, up from 6.5 sources in 2009 and 5.8 in 2008, revealing a noteworthy increase in audience fragmentation. Additional findings include:
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  • Social Media and Customer Loyalty Merits ROI?

    Posted by on February 18, 2010
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    “Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” – Albert Einstein The problem with trying to determine Return Of Investment (ROI) for social media is you are trying to put numeric quantities around human interactions and conversations, which are not quantifiable. Surveys are somewhat subjective especially when [...]

  • Win a Pair of Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones!

    Posted by on December 30, 2009
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    Monster Beats by Dr. Dre were a big hit last year. We previously blogged about it here. They are superb headphones that deliver unrivaled performance at their price level. Now, these fantastic headphones are available in white. So…would you like to win a pair of these amazing headphones? Well, if you follow us on Twitter, [...]

  • J&R Bike Messengers Hit NYC!

    Posted by on November 30, 2009
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    In celebration of J&R offering Same Day Delivery in NYC (and metro area), J&R Bike Messengers are hitting Manhattan! If you spot one of these bikers in Manhattan (as pictured above), take a pic and @jrblog it to us on Twitter. Or, if you don’t have a Twitter account, you can upload the pic to [...]

  • Twitter Contest: Which TV Character Would You Want to Be Stranded With On a Desert Island?

    Posted by on October 22, 2009
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    This Contest Is Over. Thanks To All That Entered. Winner Will Be Announced Soon! Ok Tweeple, it’s time for another contest! This time, we have a 32″ Coby LCD HDTV Monitor with Slot-Loading DVD Player aching for a new home. So how do you enter? Just log into your Twitter account and answer this question: [...]

  • Twitter Conversation Brings Fireworks!

    Posted by on July 8, 2009
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    The morning of July 4th, this twitter conversation began: smo84: @JRblog Stopping down to pickup 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens today- i hear its the one to get! wondering how it is for all around photos… JRblog: @smo84 I hope you got the 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens yesterday. It should be crazy versatile. You can do [...]

  • J&R Slogan Contest on Twitter

    Posted by on July 7, 2009
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    CONTEST IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL THAT ENTERED. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON! Hey Tweeple! Tweet Your Way to $100. We recently launched a new ad campaign here at J&R. You might have seen our new commercials on TV, floating around on the web, or plastered around the city. (Check em out below, if [...]

  • The 13th Annual Webby Celebration Gala Tonight

    Posted by on June 8, 2009
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    The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities. Special Achievement Awards Webby Lifetime Achievement: Tim Berners-Lee [...]

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