Camping Out a Week Early for the iPhone 4

It’s all over the media…a Texas man camps out a week early for the iPhone 4. Makes you wonder…several things…
1. Did he take a “Camping Trip” vacation week from his job? I guess you can’t really call in sick a whole week with attention like this.
2. He’s been first in line for the iPhone [...]

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Twitter’s First Promoted Trending Topic Appears

Well, it’s official. Twitter has rolled out its newest advertising model – promoted trending topics. This morning, upon logging in, you might notice the Toy Story 3 trending topic with a “promoted” label beside it. Yes, Disney purchased the first promoted Tweet – go figure.

We’ve become accustomed to promoted Tweets, since Twitter rolled them out [...]

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JB Talks International Search & Social at NAJ Summit East

At the NAJ Summit East conference this morning, Jennifer Barbee spoke to the audience of tour operators and destinations on the East Coast about international search and social strategies. Specializing in marketing strategies for destinations, JB’s presentation spoke to the power of SEO across multiple platforms outside of the web site…Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Press Releases, [...]

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Get Advice from Facebook Friends via Trip Advisor

While it may seem like Facebook is out to conquer the online landscape and sustain a rep as the only game in town – they still believe in collaboration. Yesterday, it was announced that Facebook and Trip Advisor – the web’s most popular travel review site – had joined forces to launch a new connectivity [...]

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Another Tourism Hit, Spirit Airlines Strike.

Spirit Airlines has cancelled all flights as pilots are officially on strike as of Saturday, claiming that their pay is not proportionate to that of their counterparts at other American airlines. This is yet another impact on travellers as well as destinations aside from the unprecidented oil spill in the gulf. Spirit serves about 16,000 passengers [...]

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How to Monitor Your Brand’s Online Reputation – for Free

When it comes to your brand, nothing is more crucial than knowing what people are saying online. Online avenues are the word of mouth of the 21st century, and you need to be aware of the chatter in cyberspace so you can respond accordingly.
With that in mind, there are plenty of free online tools you [...]

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Consumers Love Brands on Facebook – but Not for Research

There’s no question that consumers are using social networks as a form of information gathering when it comes to making purchases or trying new products/services. However, according to some interesting new data reported by eMarketer, social networks are NOT primarily being used to seek out data about products.  Yes, people are connecting with brands through [...]

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Um…You ARE responsible for spills.

A quick look at how to handle the micro level of Crisis response to the oil spill for destinations.
45 days and counting.
Thousands of destinations on alert.
24.5 Million Search Results for Oil Spill.
And, at the end of the day, we (agencies and destinations) are responsible for how we handle this on a micro level.  However our [...]

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Hot New Web Rankings Tool Arrives at JB Inc.

Here at JB Inc., we have a reputation for being tech junkies. And yes, the reputation is completely deserved. From iPads to Kindles, Seesmic apps to social measurement tools – we like to stay on top of the hottest new developments, and our clients know it.
So, we wanted to announce the addition of [...]

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Working for the Weekend?

It’s a Tuesday morning following a long weekend – which means workers across the US are getting back into the grind.
In an interesting new study reported by e-Marketer, data shows that more and more of the American workforce feels the need to stay connected, even during off hours.

Here at JB Inc., although we’re mega fans [...]

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