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Branding Your Business With Data Stories

January 22, 2016

Branding Your Business With Data Stories

"Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data and I try to get it to tell stories." - Steven Levitt, American Economist. While data and journalism have long gone hand-in-hand, very few...

DevDigital and Partners Acquire CoreCommerce

January 21, 2016

DevDigital and Partners Acquire CoreCommerce

DevDigital is pleased to announce its role in the purchase of CoreCommerce and its assets, a Nashville-based SaaS (software as a service) eCommerce platform company. CoreCommerce is an affordable, comprehensive online selling platform for...

Your Data is Useless (without Visualization)

January 18, 2016

Your Data is Useless (without Visualization)

Howard Baldwin, the community editor for Data Driven Business at Forbes asks the question in a recent post, “How much is data worth?” He posits that those companies that are built on data seem to show an offset between their...

What Data Tells The Productivity Story?

January 18, 2016

What Data Tells The Productivity Story?

I was recently reading an article that talked about how technology has made businesses more productive. Of course I agreed. Then I read on, and the article addressed other issues that drive business productivity more than just technology. While few...

The Gift That Marketing Gives

December 11, 2015

The Gift That Marketing Gives

With the advancements of social media and blogging, content creation and marketing are finally gaining more and more traction. But there are still many business owners and entrepreneurs that don’t quite grasp the value of a successful...

Do You Have a Technology Strategy for 2016?

December 10, 2015

Do You Have a Technology Strategy for 2016?

A lot of things have changed in 2015 and a lot more will continue in 2016.  If I have learned anything about business is that change is a constant, and you can either be managed by it or you can manage it to your advantage. I like having an...

What Gifts Do Employees Want?

December 9, 2015

What Gifts Do Employees Want?

As the holidays approach, you have likely put some thought into the gifts that you are giving to those that are important to you—including a significant other, children, family members and friends. While all of these people are an integral part of...

The Best Gifts A Business Will Ever Get or Receive

December 8, 2015

The Best Gifts A Business Will Ever Get or Receive

As the year comes to a close, it is a time to reflect on what has been gained and what needs to be done, or better said, given back. I am the type of person that focuses on tangible things, and I tend to pay little attention to the intangible...

What Gifts Do Customers (People) Really Appreciate?

December 7, 2015

What Gifts Do Customers (People) Really Appreciate?

As we enter this holiday season, it makes sense to pause for a moment and think about what gifts do our customers want? And more importantly, what’s the point of giving them anything? On a basic level, we give gifts because we’re supposed to. On...

The Value of Gratitude

November 18, 2015

The Value of Gratitude

As Thanksgiving approaches, it is a natural time to reflect on what we’re thankful for, but it is also a time to reflect on selflessness by acknowledging and appreciating the gratitude of others.  In the age of technology, we have been trained to...

DevDigital is Now a Member of Google’s Media Partnership Team

November 17, 2015

DevDigital is Now a Member of Google’s Media Partnership Team

We are happy to announce that we've been chosen to be a member of Google's Media Partnership Team. This new initiative that works with select mobile application developers to design user acquisition and re-engagement campaigns across Google...

What Matters Most

November 16, 2015

What Matters Most

Sometimes I have to stop and ask myself “What matters most?” because at times it seems like everything matters all at once. Customer, employee, market and financial demands surround every business owner every day of the week. Even when...

It Takes More Than Words

November 13, 2015

It Takes More Than Words

I was walking down Broadway the other day and ran into an old friend from my touring days. We talked for a while and upon departure he gave me a hug and said “Happy Holidays Mitch, it is really good to see you”. I left that encounter feeling...

How Do Your Digital Assets Express Moments of Thanks?

November 12, 2015

How Do Your Digital Assets Express Moments of Thanks?

Digital assets include a lot of resources that convey messages and sentiments to the marketplace. But the one things that conveys an appreciation for users time is a well engineered experience. Digital experiences are the driving force of engagement...

The Entrepreneurial Mind Lands Weekly Feature in Forbes

October 26, 2015

The Entrepreneurial Mind Lands Weekly Feature in Forbes

One of the key uses of digital assets is education, and DevDigital client The Entrepreneurial Mind is a key example of the value of digital content, but don’t just take our word for it—Forbes thinks so, too. Dr. Jeff Cornwall, CEO of The...

Do You Operate a Digital Business?

October 23, 2015

Do You Operate a Digital Business?

The Digital Era is an age where technology has become the foundation of any successful business – it is a prime driver of market differentiation, business growth, innovation, adaptability, collaboration and profitability. In short, every...

How to Create Digital Capital, Based on your Digital Assets

October 22, 2015

How to Create Digital Capital, Based on your Digital Assets

Although largely uncounted, intangible digital assets may hold an important key to understanding competition and growth in the Digital era. Digital capital is quickly becoming the economic engine of the 21st century. So ask yourself: How much...

Five Rules From Game Development That Can Serve Your Business

October 16, 2015

Five Rules From Game Development That Can Serve Your Business

A couple of weeks ago, Kotaku published an article entitled, “The Five Rules Of Australia's Most Successful Game Creator” - a conversation with Matthew Hall, co-creator of the game “Crossy Road.” Crossy Road is a runaway success with more...

How Mobile is Ruling the Web

September 30, 2015

How Mobile is Ruling the Web

The evolution of electronic devices has a longstanding history, and it’s hard to believe we’ve gone from huge desktop computers to lightweight laptops, tablets, basic mobile phones to smart phones. While these devices may have first appeared to...

Why Businesses Are Approaching Social Media the Wrong Way

September 29, 2015

Why Businesses Are Approaching Social Media the Wrong Way

The purpose of social networks is to do just that—allow social interaction within our networks. And when it comes to using social media for businesses, I can’t help but notice that so many companies seem to be taking the wrong...