Bay Area Inbound Marketing Blog

Gartner Magic Quadrant-Does it Always Make Sense? Bay Area Inbound

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Feb 04, 2013 @ 10:55 AM

Recently I was working with Gartner Research Analysts for a tech client. One of the Gartner Analysts came in and told us that we need to broaden the client's product to include everything that the larger companies provide in their offerings if we want to be placed any where other than the "Niche" space which is bottom left of the Magic Quadrant.

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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, marketing consultants in SF, Gartner, Magic Quadrant, Market Leader, Competitive Solutions

Microsoft's New Surface RT, A Game Changer; Bay Area Inbound

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sat, Dec 01, 2012 @ 02:10 PM

First saw the new Microsoft Surface RT, Microsoft's new tablet computer, six weeks ago at work, the week Microsoft launched the product. And I've been trying to get this article written for a while. I've read a lot of blog articles, talked to a lot of people, and played with it a few times. I've decided it's a game changer and here I tell you why. First I give you a scorecard comparing Surface RT to Apple's ipad4, then I finish with the game-changing analysis.

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Tags: Inbound Marketing in SF, Bay Area Inbound Marketing, Microsoft, SurfaceRT, ipad, Google

Top 10 Free Activities in the Bay Area for Kids and Adults

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 @ 09:20 AM

We are so fortunate to live in the SF Bay Area, the weather is nice almost every day of the year. There is great ethnic diversity so we have many cultural activities and great ethnic food choices.  We have both beaches and mountains, so we have so many places to enjoy nature, we are truly spoiled. Ok, we do pay more for less when it comes to real estate than almost anywhere else. So its important that we take advantage of all the great free activities we have that are right under our noses.

They say the best things in life are free and I agree with that, think about God, Family, Friends, love, sports, nature, and here are quite a few more you can enjoy in the Bay Area...
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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, marketing consultants in SF, Inbound Marketing Consultants, free things to do in Bay Area, Activities for Kids in Bay Area