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Got passion for app development? Want to prove your coding skillz? Then join the Tagbond Hackathon! To join, please refer to the poster below. You can also send an e-mail at [email protected] for more inquiries.

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3 Things to Watch out for in a CryptoCurrency

Interested in trying out a new way to pay? Why not try some cryptocurrency for secured and faster transactions? Hold your horses, though. With tons of currencies available out there, you may want to spend some time first on getting to know some crucial details. Check out these factors before making your first virtual currency investment:

Value

What makes something "valuable?" When there's a demand and use for it. As mathematical problems, it's a wonder how people find value in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. But lo-and-behold - people do earn, exchange and hoard these virtual money. Bitcoin, perhaps due to being one of the first of its kind, gained traction (as compared to other "pump-and-dump" cryptocurrency). Its early inception allowed it to develop trust with alternative currency evangelists, that more and more people are willing to adopt it for transactions.  

Ease of Mining

"Mining", or the act of acquiring cryptocurrencies through solving mathematical proof of works (otherwise known as "blocks), requires specific hardware. Bitcoin's early advent as currency - and its acceptance - does come with a catch in terms of acquiring the coins. As a cryptocurrency matures, blocks then produce harder and more complex mathematical problems, which can only be answered if: a) a miner has high-end computer processors (CPUs) and graphic cards (GPUs); b) a group of miners pool resources to answer a block, resulting to shared coin profit (cryptocurrencies have a finite number; however, a single coin can be subdivided a limitless number of times).

Security  

Convenience of "cashless payments" also do come with a price. Cryptocurrency wallets typically have two keys, a public and a private. A public key is used for wallet addresses, whilst a private one can be encrypted with coins, and stored in a physical location only the owner knows.

As complicated as it may sound, cryptocurrencies offer fluid, faster and secured transactions. Users do not need to worry about storing physical cash. Transactions can be paid on-the-dot; not more, not less. Transaction fees can be a thing of the past, a great point to consider for anyone who considers every dollar/peso/yen/etc. in high regard. Tagbond offers the option to hold cryptocurrencies in their wallets. Read more about it here.

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Tagbond Marketing: You Had Me at Hello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaiSHcHM0PA

In the cheesy (but admit it, you watched it) chick flick, Jerry Maguire, the title-character-hotshot-sports-agent-who-had-an-epiphany showed a hands-on, customer-centric approach to marketing. It isn't easy, but if done properly, can result to a lasting and profitable business relationship with clients. Check out some marketing tidbits found in the movie, and how Tagbond can help you accomplish the desired results below:

You Only Have One Chance...

...to make a lasting impression. Engagement doesn't mean flashy images or instant win-it-all deals. Instead, it's by knowing and acknowledging your target market’s desires. Jerry had to do this the hard way, by leveling himself with his client, quarterback Cush. By showing Cush "the money", by dealing things with the star football player on a more personal level, Jerry was able to understand what needs to be provided, and offer the necessary options there is to fulfill.

Passion Can Mean Success...

...but that doesn't mean everyone will like it. Jerry decided to focus on his clients' wants - for better or worst! Though not deemed as a "smart" agency move, his decision to go through with his business helped him prove that his mission statement can - and is - a great platform. Problems still had to be resolved, but by having a firm resolve on sticking with his choice, he was able to prove everyone wrong.

Vulnerability Plays a Big Part...

...because we're all human, after all. Dorothy (Jerry's sole employee), decides to leave Jerry because of several issues (the financial sort, and of feeling deprived of emotional needs). Again, Jerry had to put himself in another person’s shoes to sort this problem out. By going out of his way to meet Dorothy and confessing how important she is in his life, Jerry was able to win her back. What stood out with this is Jerry's timing - he approached Dorothy when she's at her most vulnerable state, thus having her at hello.

Although you don't need to go through the hardships and heartbreaks of this film, Tagbond can help you level your business on a more personal ground with your clients. Reach out to them by offering different Tagverts. Have a personal touch by customizing and offering more unique options on how to redeem. Engage with them by offering unique rewards, ones they will truly treasure. Get them at hello by creating an account here.

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Creative QR Code Ideas

How should marketers use QR Codes? Aside from the visibility and the appropriate call-to-action involved (if customers need to have a reason to scan in the first place), an "out-of-the-box" approach may be needed to let people whip out their devices and start scanning those squiggly boxes! Kudos then goes to these ideas:    

Shadow QR Code

How do you get people to shop in your store during the slowest work hours of the day? By offering them a creative incentive to do so! A Korean retailer was able to increase their sales by offering a "Shadow QR Code". Only available during a certain time (mainly because of the shadow cast by a certain fixture), shoppers then get an exciting reason to visit the store and get discounts as well!

Pizza Digitale

Pizza - everyone wants a slice of this awesome pasta. This is especially true for "creatives", those who slave in ad agencies and crunch their gray matter out to produce the juiciest - (and perhaps, cheesiest - pun intended) campaigns for their clients. How apt it is then for Scholz & Friends to have a mobile landing page linked to a QR Code on a pizza! Creatives order the pizza, scan the tomato sauce code and possibly land a job after a satisfying meal!

Universal ID

Why stop in brand marketing, when you've got yourself to sell? Tagbond generates unique QR codes for every member. By having your own QR code, you'd be able to create buzz and word-of-mouth with a simple scan! Imagine the attention you'll get when one asks for your business card - offer them to scan your code instead!

QR codes are just but a simple way to transmit data. If incorporated in unique and fascinating strategies, engagement and recall is gained. Try out how you can use a code in your business by simply signing up for a Tagbond account now.

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Virtual Currency Woes: Oh Esperanto, Oh Bitcoin!

It's easy, maybe practical and perhaps faster. How come the general public doesn't embrace the use of virtual currency - like Bitcoin - then?

Perhaps something familiar (contemporary payment/currency) shouldn't be replaced at all...

Take Esperanto as an example. Introduced more than a century before, meant as a revolutionary way to connect everyone, an easy-to-learn language for everyday use, it had all the makings to be a "universal tongue." It's simple, amazing and is a great aspiration for a common, unifying good.

But what language are we using now, globally?

Bitcoin seems to be going the same route. No matter how innovative an idea is, how progressive and edgy it is, it's still just that - an idea. In order for an "ideal" to be accepted, it has to transcend into something "ordinary".

People are cautious of the unknown. What is practiced, proven to stand the test of time, will always be placed first before something new - even if it'll be for the best of all. It does make sense, after all - why risk on the strange, when what is already here brings comfort.

Maybe getting out of the shell, the comfort of everyday occurrences, would help ideas such as virtual currencies be accepted by the general public. And that's a MAYBE. Perhaps virtual currency is just an idea. It is just something held in value. And that's a PERHAPS.

Maybe, perhaps, buts, ifs, and, so plus a dozen or more plausible turn of events may be there. It's all virtual, all made up of 1s and 0s. As history repeats itself, Bitcoin may end up as another Esperanto.

Virtual currencies, rewards & loyalty systems and contactless technology are some things to ponder - and make use of - in this mobile/web app. Click here to find out more.

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TAGVERTS: More Options on how to Market

There is always more than one way to market a single product. Daft Punk's "Something About Us" can be considered as a cool example:

Listen to this: http://youtu.be/puu2Enbb4bs

...to this hip jazz cover: http://youtu.be/M7gqHni_NpQ

...and this sultry number: http://youtu.be/gtpZkTfU8qU

One song, multiple ways to express and attract different people! Each song's distinct, but points to one thing - that Daft Punk composed a really interesting and catchy tune!

Tagbond's Tagverts offers you something really similar to this. Instead of focusing all your marketing efforts on just one strategy, different options are now made available to you.

Want to promote a cool & yummy drink? = Coupon or Stamp Tagvert

Engage your most valuable clients? = Promo Code, Prize Draw or Competition Tagvert

Unique way for guests to attend your event? = Ticket/RSVP or Access/Entry Tagvert

...and more Tagverts to choose and make use of!*

Offering different ways to connect to your market is a great way to help your business grow. You get to have the chance to target different demographics, increasing brand awareness and potential profit. You’re giving your customers the power to choose - a convenience treasured by anyone. Just like “Something About Us”, there’s always “something” to reach out to your clients. Read more on how Tagbond can help you here.

*more Tagverts are being conceptualized - clients also have the option to create a customized one!

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McKinley High's Will Schuester's guide in Community Management

September has finally arrived! Aside from the school starting in a few days, what's also awesome thing bound to happen this month is Glee's new season! Who doesn't love this cool dramedy-musical series, right? So this time, we'll recall what McKinley High's former teacher Will Schuester quotable quotes and let us relate it to Tagbond, our membership platform.

  “It's about expressing yourself to yourself”

Glee have always tackled acceptance of one's unique self. Through music, the characters were able to express their innermost desires and thoughts without the fear of being judged nor rejected. Tagbond, on the other hand, helps its members to apply this through simple means---a wide collection of Tagbond Communities of different industries and Tagverts that are all different from one another to satisfy each member's wants and needs. Each Tagbond member is allowed to be his unique self by joining any of the communities and taking any Tagvert he likes using a single universal ID.

“Communication is the foundation of any successful music group”

Yes, Tagbond's not a hub of glee clubs, because the point here is the importance of communication in all kinds of groups. Tagbond helps community owners personally get in touch with their members. All members are allowed to privately converse with each other, write public reviews of each other, and get each other's contact details for offline communication. Truly, Tagbond values communication for every community.

“It's not the broken dreams that break us. It's the ones we don't dare to dream”

Tagbond believes that Communities are very dynamic and Tagverts are not just limited to discounts, coupons and other promos. Hence, app developers dared to build various types of Tagverts  to suit the everyday needs of each Communities. Now, there are survey, inventory, ticket, competition, and prize draw Tagverts to name a few. In fact, Tagbond allows Communities to create unique Tagverts of their own to further maximize the potentials and the resources of this platform.

“Hit it!”

What could be more iconic in all of Mr. Shue's lines than “Hit it” (and “from the top” which I am unable to relate here)? Mr. Shue always cues New Directions to start singing and to perform with so much theatricality and showmance with these simple words and Tagbond does that, too! Tagbond calls all Communities out there to make their groups vibrant by offering Tagverts to entice more members. And at the same time, provide the warmest services to their members as keeping the flock together will keep the money rolling in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vN2mkeCjlw

Are you determined to increase your business' income? Then hit that computer or smartphone, create a Tagbond Community, invite members, create Tagverts, and keep on working with this marketing tool while listening to New Direction's Don't Stop Believin'.

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Tagbond Benefits: Getting Into The Hottest Clubs

Jeff and June are best buddies and tonight will be the best night of their lives. June hasn’t been in a superclub since college grad and Jeff agreed to help him get back on his feet. But June is worried about getting into guest list, his expenses, the risk of losing his wallet and cards---the list goes on and on! Poor June, because Jeff has something that can answer all of these---Tagbond.

With Tagbond, Jeff was able to join different Communities of his favorite superclubs and get updated with the latest happenings. Jeff checked his Tagbond app through his smartphone and seen that a foreign DJ is coming. So he invited June over Tagbond and told him to join the community of that superclub. They both  took the Ticket Tagvert of the DJ event and filled up the RSVP form. They paid the ticket using virtual money by depositing in their Tagbond accounts. June was so excited that in order to make a buzz about the event, he shared the Tagvert to all his social networking accounts through Tagbond!

Tagbond, a membership and rewards platform, offers the people convenient ways to get into the most anticipated events and gatherings of the year. Ticketing and membership have been made easy by this innovative platform which makes it beneficial for merchants and end-users.

Aside from those mentioned perks, Tagbond can be used in other ways like entry system of the club wherein guests can get through by simply tapping their Tagbond-powered membership card in that club. To prevent the loss of wallets and cash, Tagbond allows its users to make their card, Tagbond bracelet or mobile app as their mobile wallet and calling card. All these made June feel happy and safe. What’s more awesome is that he was able to earn money because many of his friends from his social networking accounts took the ticket to the event after clicking the link he shared!

Jeff and June just had the time of their lives with the help of Tagbond. How about you?

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Tagbond Benefits: Connect

Tagbond is not just limited to online implementation of membership and rewards as joining communities, adding contacts, and redeeming Tagverts can also be done using Tagbond NFC cards. Once a community member enters a restaurant, for example, he may tap his card to the restaurant’s NFC device and be invited to take the day’s special promo. This NFC card is called Digital Business Card, used for Tagbond transactions while on-the-go.

Because having multiple loyalty cards for different establishments is a hassle, we can have Digital Business Card (DBC) to access different Tagbond Communities. Join as many communities as you want and use your Tagbond card to present yourself in each stores and be entitled to redeem their awesome Tagverts. DBCs’ data can be scanned either by QR code scanners or NFC-enabled devices. Aside from being a loyalty card, this can act as your business card.

So if you want a hassle-free way of connecting to your clients and favorite hangouts, then it is time for you to fully maximize Tagbond.

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Tagbond Benefits: Tag

Tagbond  can be used in other avenues aside from creating a membership and  rewards program for your business. However, before jumping into another  ship, you must have created or joined a Community and  explored all Tagverts to see what lies beyond membership and rewards.  One avenue is the cashless/token system wherein users can maximize  Tagbond Credits (virtual money), QR code and NFC card (profile).

Let us take for example an amusement park. Enter the premises using your awesome Tagbond NFC card---your ticket or entry pass for the day, and begin enjoying the park's heart-stopping rides. Riding the roller coaster is fun but there  is a chance for you to lose your wallet and money there. So to prevent  that from happening, load up your Tagbond card with enough money for all  your transactions within the amusement park's premises. Feeling hungry?  Tap your card on each food stalls and buy your favorite hotdog  sandwich! Fast. Easy. Safe. That's how Tagbond works!

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Tagbond Benefits: Access

Creating  a Community in Tagbond for your business and adding members can help  you track members’ whereabouts, grant and deny access, and distribute  tickets for events. Having  a Tagbond Community makes it easy for leaders to organize events  because of an accessible directory of members and virtual ticketing  options. In an exclusive event venue for example, you can create a  secured ID system to easily verify your guests as their Tagbond-powered  NFC card will act as their ID.

Speaking  of events, Tagbond offers a more convenient ticketing system through  the Ticket Tagvert. How? Purchase the ticket and use your mobile device to claim! Don't have a smartphone? Not a problem because as organizer, you can see in your account who claimed your Tagverts. So  instead of making long queues outside your nightclub, why not have a  Tagbond NFC card for your VIP guests and let them enter without a sweat?