by Willy Franzen on June 30, 2008
The word “faction” usually insinuates dissension, discord, or disagreement. We hope that Faction Media media chose their name because they are dissenting from the norm in the marketing solutions that they offer their clients, not because of a factious office political climate. Faction Media’s focus is on “business-to-business digital marketing with measurable ROI.” They do so through services such as strategic planning, digital marketing, search engine marketing, interactive development, systems integration, analytics and insight, media buying and planning, and content development. They sound like an interesting company, and they are hiring at the entry-level, so let’s take a look.
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by Willy Franzen on June 16, 2008
My Dad and I are now 2 days into our weeklong fishing trip. The first day was spent driving from Fairfield, CT to Ann Arbor, MI, where we stopped to spend the night. We ended up grabbing a late dinner at a pizza place that wasn’t very good. Pizza should always be at the very least very good, so that was quite a disappointment – especially considering Ann Arbor is a college town with an amazing number of restaurants. Had I been smart enough to pull up Yelp.com on my phone (they have a mobile site), I would have seen that our choice of a restaurant only had 3.5 stars on 3 ratings, and that 2 of the high ratings were for convenience or low price. Lesson learned. Luckily we redeemed ourselves with an awesome brunch at a place one of my Dad’s high school buddies recommended – it has 4.5 stars and is ranked the 2nd best Ann Arbor restaurant on Yelp.
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by Willy Franzen on June 11, 2008
Yesterday we talked about a company that is using the iPhone to improve the field of medicine, but today we’re going to talk about a company that is using mobile platforms to give you better access to sites like BaboonTunes.com. Hey, it might not be life saving, but everyone (ok, some people) love silly ringtones. I mean, would you rather be able to look up a drug to make sure it doesn’t interact with another drug that your patient is already taking or have a monkey hooting for your ringtone? Yeah, we thought you’d pick the ringtone – you don’t have patients. That’s not all they do though, Fli Digital is a web software development agency on Long Island that looks like a pretty fun place to work.
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by Willy Franzen on June 4, 2008
There’s nothing better than free wifi. Ok, there are a lot of things better than free wifi, but it’s still pretty great. Opening up your laptop in an airport to see that it costs $9.95 for 30 minutes of Internet use is really irritating. So is trying to connect to a network called “Free Public WiFi” and not being able to get online – here’s the explanation for that. JiWire is a company that helps you get online, wherever you are. They not only help you find available WiFi hotspots, but they also “subsidize access fees with premium, location-driven advertising.”
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by Willy Franzen on May 28, 2008
Buzz marketing on college campuses is always interesting to watch. Companies will try anything to get a little bit of attention. College students are key cultural influencers, but they are not very receptive to blatant marketing messages. That doesn’t keep companies from trying, though. RepNation is company that facilitates relationships between students and other companies by signing up campus reps to participate in research surveys, execute marketing programs, and get the word out to their friends and social networks about products they already love. Based on their rapid growth rate, it seems that RepNation has figured out the formula for successful campus marketing.
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by Willy Franzen on May 14, 2008
There’s no doubt about it. Traditional media is dead. Even the stodgiest newspapers and magazines have been forced to go online. Television stations can’t thrive without a web presence. That means jobs in traditional media are dead too. We understand that some of you still aren’t trusting of jobs at Internet companies and that you want the “safety” of a well established company. That’s setting yourself up for failure. Sorry to be so blunt, but to paraphrase Seth Godin, every day you spend in a traditional media job is a day that the skills that you are building become less valuable. If you’re looking for jobs at a major media company with a proven track record, why not take a look at CNET Networks?
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by Willy Franzen on February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine’s Day! Yesterday and the day before we profiled companies that not only offer great entry-level job opportunities, but also can help you with last-minute preparations for making today (or any day) special for someone you love. Today we’re going to talk about a company that has something to offer for those of you who are looking for someone to love. Speaking of which, we want your love, so become a Facebook Fan, subscribe through RSS, or join our e-mail list. You’ll get great information about entry-level careers, and we’ll get a self-esteem boost. Everybody wins.
A lot of people say that job searching is like dating. That metaphor has been played out, and we’re not going to write an article on How to Use Google to Find a Girlfriend. We are going to talk about how you can use your surplus of Valentine’s Day love to find a job or a date at eHarmony, since randomly poking people you think are cute on Facebook isn’t going to get you a date (nor will doing the equivalent on LinkedIn get you a job). eHarmony is a dating site that matches people based on a scientific approach to compatibility. We’ve never used it, but the couples on their commercials seem pretty darned happy; moreover, on average, 90 people get married from eHarmony every day. With so much success, there has been an upcropping of sites that claim to be “the eHarmony of jobs,” but we’re pretty skeptical of this approach. If most companies can’t even put together good job descriptions, how can they be expected to write an organizational profile that will yield accurate results when put into a compatibility algorithm? You’re better off reading One Day, One Job, doing your own research, and determining organizational fit yourself.
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by Willy Franzen on January 3, 2008
Update: Better World Books has contacted us with a coupon code offer for our readers. To take advantage, click here.
Better World Books is a company that we came across while we were looking for non-profits to write about on the weekends. They are part of a new breed of companies that are considered “for profit social ventures.” This means that Better World Books operates with all sights on making money, but they donate their profits to non-profit organizations such as Books for Africa, Room to Read, and the National Center for Family Literacy. It’s an interesting business model that is optimized to enact social change in away that many non-profits aren’t. We think the future will be full of companies with a similar structure.
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by Willy Franzen on January 2, 2008
Ok, we know we post about a lot of advertising jobs, but we try to mix it up as much as we can. There are a lot of advertising jobs out there! We’ve covered both traditional agencies and online agencies, but today we’re focusing on an advertising company that does mobile advertising. Why would people want ads on their phones? We guess some people are just sadistic.
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by Willy Franzen on December 12, 2007
Are you an ad junkie? Hate sports, but love the Super Bowl? Do you actually visit YouTube to watch commercials? Advertising can be really good or really bad. When you see advertising that you enjoy, there’s a good chance that Ogilvy is behind it. Remember the American Express “Don’t Leave Home Without It” commercials? That was Ogilvy. What about the 
is the funniest, most in-your-face career guide on the market.