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Shop or Specialty Shop?

When choosing a firm to work with, sometimes more and bigger doesn’t mean better. Finding a firm that knows your situation, how their technology helps it, and the best way to implement said technology is the goal. More often than not, these end up being specialized firms.

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Written by Adam Lorts -- August 27, 2012
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Mobile Means For…

Mobile technology goes far beyond mobile marketing, building apps and games. In many instances it’s more efficient than previously standard business practices. DevelopmentNow looks forward to a future that not only sees a your smartphone as something to use to pass the time, but to save time as well.

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Written by Adam Lorts -- August 3, 2012
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A Study in Gamification: Portland Fit

Gamification that’s easy to see Gamification is easy to describe through a classic video game. They each start with a Problem “Bowser has kidnapped the princess!” Along the way, you […]

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Written by Adam Lorts -- March 28, 2012
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When Teaming Up Makes Sense – DevelopmentNow

Do you do your own taxes? Do you change your own oil? Cut your own hair? Even for the biggest micro-manager or penny-pincher, you can’t do it all yourself. If […]

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Written by Adam Lorts -- February 16, 2012
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Old School Marketing in a High Tech World – DevelopmentNow

DevelopmentNow's most recent postcard campaign explained.

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Written by Adam Lorts -- December 12, 2011
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QR Codes – Not just a bunch of random pixels.

They’re on billboards in Bangkok and two liters of Pepsi in Portland, and they look kind of like a really hard level in Pac-Man. They’re called QR Codes. QR What? […]

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Written by Adam Lorts -- November 30, 2011
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Case Study: H&M Using Mobile to Drive In-Store Traffic: H&M

Black Friday is just days away and some brands have used mobile marketing to promote their newest clothing lines. H&M is using mobile to alert smartphone-savvy fashionistas about the newest […]

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Written by Adam Lorts -- November 15, 2011