by Elaine Ball The old PC will be non-existent by 2020 as more and more technical savvy kids adopt the mobile way. Just think about this: the next ‘generation social natives’ don’t know a world without the Internet! They don’t know a world without a mobile phone! “think about it” Google have announced that mobile […]
By Elaine Ball The survey industry is transforming yet again with the hype about drones or should I say UAVs. Michael Maes of @Trimble Survey (a survey company) commented, “drones are a dirty word”. He prefers the term UAS (unmanned aerial system). So, what’s the connection with “I am a survey company, why do I need Facebook?” […]
To the excitement and now disappointment of my fans; I published me on the front cover of @Forbes magazine.
By Elaine ball, a marketing perspective, 3D laser scanning market The 3D laser scanning market is changing rapidly. We have all seen the decline is pricing with the hustle and bussell of the Faro Focus ‘frightening’ all the other manufacturers around the globe. (The impact was phenomenal and a great change in direction). 3D Laser […]
Remember not that long ago, text heavy websites that did not ‘ooozz’ creativity but provided the reader with as much information as possible. The objective TO INFORM? Now…. fast forward to 2013 and beyond. The corporate website MUST stay ahead of the creativity spiral! Or should it? Let me come back to that point. The website is your hub! […]
Do you tweet? Do you Blog? Do you Facebook? Do you Pinterest?….. I can hear you saying; STOP!! Its too much! “too many things and what’s the point?” I agree there are too many. Lucky for you I love to find the latest platforms and test them out for myself! Below is a very short […]
I’ve just read an article in The Marketer (www.themarketer.co.uk) titled Crowd Control. Muireann Bolger explains how today’s consumers are using social media to make decisions. People are flocking in the crowds to obtain, check and make decisions on information that has been posted on the web. Checking if product x will work? We have seen this with http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk. But […]
Networking sites? Confused? Don’t be! This blog is very interesting and gave me lots to think about.