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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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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Meta Makes a Mega Push

By Fred Jacobs | September 27, 2024

This week was Meta’s Connect 202, where the owner of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads hosted a show-and-tell with the tech press. What makes Meta…

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Nielsen To Radio: The Clock Will Reset To Three Minutes

By Fred Jacobs | September 27, 2024

A big change may be coming to how Nielsen’s PPM system will measure radio listening, impacting the entire industry. Today’s blog post breaks it down – the winners, the losers, and what this may mean moving forward. Buckle up, because this one’s a true game-changer.

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Public Radio’s Revenue Shortfall

By Fred Jacobs | September 26, 2024

In the U.S., public radio content – both broadcast and podcast – is stellar. But making money in this environment is a challenge. Today’s post looks at why 2020 revenue models – for both commercial and public radio – need scrutiny and creativity. As we’ve learned, it takes just as much innovation to generate revenue as it does to make great content.

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Memo To Radio: There’s Still Time To “Break The Business”

By Fred Jacobs | September 25, 2024

Change is hard. But so is staying the same and hoping for the best. During my travels, Paul and I are often asked, “Are we going to be OK?” In today’s post, I’m going to answer that question.

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Welcome To Peak Stress

By Fred Jacobs | September 24, 2024

Are you feeling the stress as we head into the end of an already tough year? You can cut the pressure with a knife. For millions of Americans, stress levels are off the charts. And if there’s any good news in the data, it’s that many still turn to the radio for relief and escape. But who’s tending to the pros on the air, tasked with making us laugh, informing us, entertaining us, or simply helping us get away from our problems during their commutes? That’s the question in today’s JacoBLOG as we approach Peak Stress.

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Hey Radio: Go BIG Or Go Home!

By Fred Jacobs | February 21, 2025

If we’ve learned anything from just 30 days of Trump 2.0, big, bold moves are what get noticed. Today’s post looks at well-known brands that have stepped up the energy and are proactively taking risks. They might not all pay off, but they’re sure getting noticed. From Delta Airlines to Guitar Center, more and more companies and brands seem willing to throw the dice and THINK BIG!

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Why Small Businesses Matter…To Radio

By Fred Jacobs | February 20, 2025

Back in 2016, a small independent coffee company rocked the world with a powerful TV commercial in Super Bowl 50 they managed to get for FREE. The powerful story of Death Wish Coffee Company endures nine years later. Hopefully, it’s inspirational to all those small broadcasters, fighting the good fight year after year over the AM and FM airwaves.

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Hey Radio: Go BIG Or Go Home!

February 21, 2025

If we’ve learned anything from just 30 days of Trump 2.0, big, bold moves are what get noticed. Today’s post looks at well-known brands that have stepped up the energy and are proactively taking risks. They might not all pay off, but they’re sure getting noticed. From Delta Airlines to Guitar Center, more and more companies and brands seem willing to throw the dice and THINK BIG!

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Why Small Businesses Matter…To Radio

February 20, 2025

Back in 2016, a small independent coffee company rocked the world with a powerful TV commercial in Super Bowl 50 they managed to get for FREE. The powerful story of Death Wish Coffee Company endures nine years later. Hopefully, it’s inspirational to all those small broadcasters, fighting the good fight year after year over the AM and FM airwaves.

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Will Consumers Ever Embrace AI?

February 19, 2025

One of the Super Bowl ads that had its work cut out for it was the ChatGPT commercial. It was designed to demystify AI and make this new technology the logical next phase in the time-honored history of technological progress. Whether you saw it or not, today’s post discusses the challenge of making new tech feel comfortable for consumers rather than making them fearful and angst-ridden. Was it effective and could it be the foundation for AI acceptability OR like so many other Super Bowl ads, was it too obtuse and conceptual? You be the judge.

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