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How NFC Can Enhance Promotional Products

February 15, 2021 by Eric Granata in Beyond Swag, Technology

In a business where we all sell from the same supply chain, it’s important to add value to your buyer’s experience. We do this with by offering our expertise and providing friction free purchasing. NFC, however, has the potential to add significant value to the promotional products themselves in two primary ways.

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February 15, 2021 /Eric Granata
Technology, Promo, Beyond Swag
Beyond Swag, Technology

The time I put a microchip in my hand – and why.

April 12, 2020 by Eric Granata in Personal, Technology

In mid-February I saw a video posted on YouTube by The Modern Rogue that caught my interest. In this video, the hosts discuss RFID chips and their use in penetration testing by security experts. The video is worth watching. In it, one of the hosts has a small, rice-like microchip implanted in his hand. I had seen this done before, years ago, in a news special about bio-technology. I remember thinking at the time, that having a microchip, no matter how small, implanted in your hand would have to be so painful! And really, what use would it have anyway? Well friends…

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April 12, 2020 /Eric Granata
Personal, Technology
Personal, Technology

Sci-Fi Promo: How Emerging Tech Can Be Used Today

February 01, 2019 by Eric Granata in Technology

At skucon 2019, I took my friends in the industry on a journey through advances in tech frontiers as it relates to promo including the internet of things, virtual reality, 3D printing, AI, and more. Watch the video!

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February 01, 2019 /Eric Granata
commonsku, Augmented Reality, Alexa, Artificial Inteligence, Technology
Technology

Automation Use Case - Landing Pages Part 3

February 26, 2018 by Eric Granata in Automation, Marketing, Selling, Technology

This post concludes my series on automating landing pages. In this post I'll show you how to use Zapier to make everything work together and offer some ideas for taking your new landing page to new heights!

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February 26, 2018 /Eric Granata
Automation, Marketing, Zapier
Automation, Marketing, Selling, Technology

Automation Use Case - Landing Pages Part 2

February 24, 2018 by Eric Granata in Marketing, Automation, Selling, Technology

This post continues my series on automating landing pages. Here I'll show you how to use WebMerge to build your personalized quote for your customer. 

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February 24, 2018 /Eric Granata
Automation, Marketing, Selling, Zapier
Marketing, Automation, Selling, Technology

Automation Use Case - Landing Pages Part 1

February 22, 2018 by Eric Granata in Automation, Technology, Selling, Marketing

In this new series of posts, I'm going to show you exactly how I use a suite of tools to create landing pages that highlight products and automatically send personalized quotes to your leads.

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February 22, 2018 /Eric Granata
Automation, Technology, Zapier, Marketing, Selling
Automation, Technology, Selling, Marketing
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