Quirk eMarketing

Mobile applications range from mobile games, interactive guides, email/IM services to basic novelty applications devoid of any practical function. Either way, consumers are actively seeking, downloading and paying for the latest apps...

Augmented Reality is much discussed at the moment and its implementations are ranging from entertaining (albeit gimmicky) to unnerving to incredibly useful...

Amplichoir is a campaign launched by Dell and MTV which looks likely to be a huge success – “the biggest choir in the world”. Es...

After I watched The Weezer Snuggie infomercial I actually searched for The Snuggie on Google. And yes, it’s for real. I know - cringe. The spoofed infomercial is a viral ad made to promote the exclusive Weezer Snuggie as well as the latest Weezer album, Ratitude. ...

There are a multitude of ways to access the Internet, and a plethora of places to connect from. So, what are the current trends...

Newsletters are incredibly effective marketing tools and if constructed and implemented correctly, can yield great results for your business. They are also one of the most cost effective, relationship building and lead generating tactics around. Pretty nifty, right...

Many customers are giving up the feel of cash in their hands for the convenience of online banking. Image Credit: ZZZack Jaco Meiring is the Online Marketing Manager SA at Investec...

Phishing attacks pose a threat to your online business. Image Credit: Toasty Ken The unfortunate truth is that where there are people, money and the opportunity to take advantage of both, there will be criminals. The Internet is no exception...

Konichiwa! In this edition of the Site of Note we take a look at a site oozing with so much user experience goodness you'd be forgiven if you found yourself ten minutes later wondering what you were doing before you clicked on this link...

The folk doing their grocery shopping in Queens were in for a pleasantly-bizarre surprise when they were caught in the middle of an in-store musical...

This viral ad is a response to D&AD Student Awards brief set by Hewlett Packard: "Present an idea which promotes HP Workstation’s ability to bring to life anything the creative mind can conceive." I think the creators did an epic job. ...

You may have heard or read about the statistics on the ages of Twitter users, which interestingly show that teenagers (and those a little bit older) do not make up much of the Twitterverse...

I recall a few months back, I was very excited about Semanti - a search plugin for Firefox. In fact, I was so enraptured by what it offered that I ran down the street with my underpants over my head, shouting out its virtues to all and sundry...

At Quirk we like smart people. More than that, we like smart people who put effort into getting even smarter than they already are. That’s why we run courses with Getsmarter (haha) and that’s why we launched our very own, home grown accreditation exam last week. Haven't heard of it? He...