Verizon Planning Marketing Push for Windows Smartphones

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-19/business/chi-verizon-planning-marketing-push-for-windows-smartphones-20120419_1_windows-phone-windows-smartphones-verizon-s-droid

Verizon plans on selling Windows phones that has worked with the heavily carries AT&T. CFO Fran Shammo states that they expect to have it by 2010 holidays at the end of the year. He also says the want to have the third strongest software competitor in the global marketing

Flyers v Penguins

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/148204355.html
The following shows the intricacy of the Flyers vs. Penguin’s series.  I found it interesting how the series has record TV rating because of the amount of goals, fights, and penalty minutes throughout this series.

NIKE's Marketing Changes

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/02/13/nike-digital-marketing/

How Social Media Impacts Sport Marketing

View this video and learn the impact that social media has on nationally televised sports.

http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679333/the-five-keys-to-great-marketing-in-2012

Gives you type and ideas how to market in 2012 considering all the changes that is happening

Doctors demand McDonald’s to stop marketing to children

http://fox13now.com/2012/04/13/doctors-demanding-mcdonalds-stop-marketing-to-children/

Doctors Want evict Mcdonald's In Hospitals, and to stop Mcdonald's to marketing to kids.

I actualy think that there should be Mcdonalds in Hospital. Many of times vistiors who visit their friends or relatives that are in the hospital need something to eat, and Mcdonalds is fast and convenient. Besides your in a hospital if anything bad happens while your eating there. I acutally think Mcdonalds should market to kids, It is the parents decision weather to eat there.

Location Based Marketing

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223304

The above article is about location based marketing.  This type of marketing will explode due to the rise of mobile devices and Google maps.  Location based marketing is using the companies location as a selling point.  Some companies have texting services which texts people who are standing close to the store.  Some websites such as 4square can advertise discounts, and track volume of customers.  Marketing will rely heavily on GPS data and other location information.