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
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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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Explore our solutions

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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For Radio, The Perils Of Rebranding

By Fred Jacobs | May 30, 2025

Don’t look now, but an apparent new marketing trend is “rebranding”—new logos and stylings for existing brands. For others, however, it’s more radical surgery—changing a brand’s name altogether. Today’s post talks about the process of refacing a brand—what works, what doesn’t, and how managers can avoid the inevitable “sand traps.”

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There’s No Failure In Radio

By Fred Jacobs | May 29, 2025

The pro basketball and hockey playoffs are heating up. That means more locker room celebrations. It also means those painful press conferences where the star or coach of the losing team has to explain what happened. As radio competitors, we can often learn more from those difficult Q&A sessions than from the champagne showers or victory parades. And that was the case in today’s #TBT post from two years ago when the team that was shockingly upset by an underdog had a lot to say that those of us in radio can all take to heart.

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It’s Not An Innovation If You Can’t Make It Work – And Last

By Fred Jacobs | May 28, 2025

What’s the value of a hot new innovative idea? We opened that door yesterday with a blog post about the rise of TikTok as a social media success that has enjoyed impact across the entire space. That story reminded some of the innovation that wasn’t—the much-hyped Quibi. It’s a tragic tale of misplaced hype and billions of dollars wasted on an experiment that was either ahead of its time or not so innovative in the first place.

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Will Radio Jump On TikTok’s “Silver Express?”

By Fred Jacobs | May 27, 2025

Social media continues to evolve. Proof of that in 2025 is the rapid growth, maturation, and buzz for TikTok. If you get beyond the controversy over its ownership, TikTok has emerged as a reliable tool for not just catering to teens, but attracting older consumers. That’s right—your listeners. Let’s take a look under the hood.

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Memorial Day 2025 – The Year Of Standing On Shaky Ground

By Fred Jacobs | May 23, 2025

Somehow in the blink of an eye, we’re on the precipice of another Memorial Day Weekend. Time flies, and 2025 is now 40% over, a sobering fact. Unlike past years, it feels like we’re standing on shaky ground in so many aspects of our society and our lives. And yes, it’s also true for radio. So enjoy your holiday weekend with friends and family, and let’s hope that before the year is out we’re standing on terra firma once again.

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For Radio, The Perils Of Rebranding

By Fred Jacobs | May 30, 2025

Don’t look now, but an apparent new marketing trend is “rebranding”—new logos and stylings for existing brands. For others, however, it’s more radical surgery—changing a brand’s name altogether. Today’s post talks about the process of refacing a brand—what works, what doesn’t, and how managers can avoid the inevitable “sand traps.”

Read More

There’s No Failure In Radio

By Fred Jacobs | May 29, 2025

The pro basketball and hockey playoffs are heating up. That means more locker room celebrations. It also means those painful press conferences where the star or coach of the losing team has to explain what happened. As radio competitors, we can often learn more from those difficult Q&A sessions than from the champagne showers or victory parades. And that was the case in today’s #TBT post from two years ago when the team that was shockingly upset by an underdog had a lot to say that those of us in radio can all take to heart.

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our blog

Turn Up The Radio (If You Can Find It)

May 21, 2025

A major focus for broadcasters these past two years has been the long-awaited legislation to lock in AM radios in every U.S. manufactured car. But these days, that story is just the tip of the iceberg. The car/radio space is heating up once again, and radio operators will need to focus on changes that could rock the automotive world, with lots of reverberations for radio. Buckle up.

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Who At Your Station Would The Audience Like To Have A Beer With?

May 20, 2025

Thinking about your radio station or the ones you’ve worked for in the past, the truly great, successful ones very likely had a “standard bearer,” that one personality who stood out above the pack. In today’s competitive information and entertainment environment, they’ve never been more important to the success of the operation. In “listener speak,” the question is, “Who do you want to have a beer with?”

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Lessons For Radio From The Recent Google Home Outage

May 19, 2025

Have you heard about the Google Home glitch that prevented most radio streams from working—for weeks? Neither had I until consultant James Cridland surfaced the problem in his “Radioland” newsletter over the weekend. It’s a cautionary tale for radio broadcasters, especially when most PDs are wearing multiple hats while trying to ensure quality on a growing number of devices and platforms. How can we prevent these glitches from becoming disasters while ensuring there’s no “next time?”

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