The numbers speak for themselves. Social media is becoming a powerful tool for small businesses. See full story. Besides building your brand recognition, there are tactical strategies to increase your business. Ad Age offered five tips for marketing on social media platforms: • Track sales made on social media.• Don’t use Twitter as Facebook (and…
Month: June 2009
Email Marketing and List-Building Tips
Here are some good tips for email marketing and your list-building efforts. It is a great tactic for businesses to have an ongoing CRM (customer relationship marketing) program, whether its an email or enewsletter. 1. Provide useful, relevant and unique content. Your visitors will not give you their email addresses just because they can subscribe to your newsletter…
Social Disease – what is the cure?
So everybody will be on a social network of some kind by the end of the year. With so many ways to communicate, has anyones relationships gotten better? I think social networks have made large strides to reconnect old friends and keep existing ones alive or at bay until they choose to communicate. So…
The First Touch screen Phone is back!
I remember years ago when I had this clunky Palm Treo phone. It felt like you were carrying a brick around, but it was touch screen and I loved it. Palm has always struggled to stay in the market, but I hope they do it with the Pre. Like Apple, I have a place in my heart…
Social Media – Change your tune
Interesting article by David Chartier from WIRED called “The Future of Social Media: The Walls Come Crumbling Down.” In this ever changing medium of FaceBook, Twiiter, and Myspace, etc.. they will all need to open their doors. They will need to intertwine with each other for a optimum user experience. Look at Classmates.com for example. …
Catch the Wave – Googling at Google
Google is a great company because it can brainstorm new ideas and concepts that make sense. Although, it is a money machine, Google manages to keep a personal touch in their aura. Their next invention, or should we say re-invention is on the brink of creativity. Im hoping they don’t take over the world. We…