Moody
Applying
Technology to
Your Business
Challenges
jācapps develops custom software applications including mobile apps, web applications, and other digital technologies
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Discover
and Define
We work with you to discover your business needs and define the project scope
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Design
and Plan
We combine skill and strategy to make sure your apps look great and are easy to use
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Develop
and Build
Our development teams bring your application to life
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Deploy
and Support
Once deployed, we continue to provide support for anything regarding your app
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moody
Applying Technology to Your Business Challenges

jācapps develops custom software applications including mobile apps, web applications, and other digital technologies

big fm
Discover and Define

We work with you to discover your business needs and define the project scope

town crier wire
Design and Plan

We combine skill and strategy to make sure your apps look great and are easy to use

michigan public
Develop and Build

Our development teams bring your application to life

podmn
Deploy and Support

Once deployed, we continue to provide support for anything regarding your app

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what can we help with

Our highly collaborative, four-step process results in outstanding custom apps. We discover, design, develop and deploy. We work with you to find the inspiration to move forward and to determine what your needs are. Because we are dedicated to your success, we keep a close eye on the apps once they’ve been launched for any potential problems and to help you navigate the inevitable new devices and software updates.

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BJ Talks

By Fred Jacobs | August 22, 2024

Welcome to #TBT and a 10-year trip back to the past where I visited with a famous radio on-air icon. It was 2014, and I had just returned from Morning Show Boot Camp 26 in Chicago where I saw him tell the revealing and often soul-bearing story of his long, challenging, and precarious rise to the big time. Ten years later, it holds up very well.

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“What Makes You Think You’re So Special?”

By Fred Jacobs | August 21, 2024

As our entertainment options proliferate, it has become incumbent on content creators to be mindful of how they can stand out in an ever-increasing crowd. The dual battles for attention and for ears are real, putting pressure on us to make our brands distinctly different – or pay the price. Today’s blog post quotes a television icon with wisdom, sarcasm, and wit to get us going. So, what makes you think you’re so special?

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Is Joy The New Black?

By Fred Jacobs | August 19, 2024

As the political season hits high gear this fall, pundits are looking for the key word(s) that sum up the vibe of the country. More and more, it is looking like “joy” fits the bill, and today’s post not only discusses its impact but illustrates how any radio station can lean into it. Just click on READ MORE to feel the joy.

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What Is Radio “Made For?”

By Fred Jacobs | August 16, 2024

As the media world becomes increasingly more crowded, a legacy medium – like radio – might have to re-establish its core mission. Guest blogger, Edison Research’s Larry Rosin, has new data to shaare to help us better determine “What was radio ‘made for?'” It’s a good read.

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The Threat of an AI House of Mirrors

By Fred Jacobs | August 15, 2024

One of the many things Americans fear about AI is the threat it could have in politics. In this year’s Jacobs Media Techsurvey of 30,000+…

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Radio – In The Ear Of The Beholder

By Fred Jacobs | January 17, 2025

For long-time radio professionals, the skills necessary to be successful in broadcasting are generally agreed upon – the conventional wisdom of running a radio station or company. But what would happen if some bright young person came along and proceeded to turn radio as know it on its side? That’s what Steve Jobs did back in 1983 in a recently discovered video where he outlines a very different vision for radio. Forty or so years later, how can we learn from the genius behind Apple to reinvent a legacy medium in need of a new vision?

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Is It Time Your Radio Station Did A “Cameo?”

By Fred Jacobs | January 16, 2025

The power of celebrity has never been stronger, especially on social media where it is coveted. So-called brand influencers are cashing in on the trend. But there’s no substitute for true stardom, and that’s what Cameo is all about – putting celebrities to work to record customized, personalized greetings for fun and profit. And now anybody can join Cameo in their new “X” program – a chance for your station’s own stars to shine. Or not.

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Radio – In The Ear Of The Beholder

January 17, 2025

For long-time radio professionals, the skills necessary to be successful in broadcasting are generally agreed upon – the conventional wisdom of running a radio station or company. But what would happen if some bright young person came along and proceeded to turn radio as know it on its side? That’s what Steve Jobs did back in 1983 in a recently discovered video where he outlines a very different vision for radio. Forty or so years later, how can we learn from the genius behind Apple to reinvent a legacy medium in need of a new vision?

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Is It Time Your Radio Station Did A “Cameo?”

January 16, 2025

The power of celebrity has never been stronger, especially on social media where it is coveted. So-called brand influencers are cashing in on the trend. But there’s no substitute for true stardom, and that’s what Cameo is all about – putting celebrities to work to record customized, personalized greetings for fun and profit. And now anybody can join Cameo in their new “X” program – a chance for your station’s own stars to shine. Or not.

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Media In 2025: Believe It Or Not!

January 15, 2025

Recently returning home from CES, I am well aware of technology’s ability to wow us and even blow our minds. But there are a lot of seeminigly ordinary media stories that are just….unbelievable….but true. Check these out.

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