Small Business & Social Media Stories From Around the Net
May 172012
May 082012
Apple iPhone 3GS, Motorola Milestone and LG GW60 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Just came across this very insightful article from eMarketer on the subject of Mobile (Smartphone) usage among Small & Medium Businesses.
If you’re marketing to Small Businesses, this is definitely something you need to keep in mind. Especially take make sure that your content is geared towards mobile access.
Mobile Is the Gateway to Small-Business Owners, SMBs – eMarketer.
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Apr 112012
View along the business district of downtown Minturn, Colorado. April 28, 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Original Post: 9 Small Business Social Media Success Stories via Social Media Examiner
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Mar 222012
Please join me in “Like”ing Marti’s Place on Facebook. Marti’s Place is a Small Business in Marietta, Georgia which is owned by my Friend Marti Richardson. Marti recently expanded her operations by opening a new storefront after working as an independent stylist at Stu’s Barber Shop which closed in November after the owner, Stuart Gowder, passed away.
If you live and/or work in the Marietta, Roswell, or East Cobb area, I highly recommend using Marti’s Place for your Hair Style needs!
Thank you for your support!! (and in helping Marti’s Place go Viral!!!)
Mar 192012
Siri not in Canada yet (Photo credit: AshtonPal)
I’ve been trying to get Siri installed on my iPhone 4 for quite some time now. Every week there seems to be some new trick published on mainstream iPhone & Jailbreaking Blogs to bypass Apple’s restriction of Siri to the iPhone 4S only platform. However, each time something failed. Until today!!!
I was able to activate Siri this morning. I am very impressed! I was able to play Music, find a good BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City (I had to try the “What’s the best BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City” from the Apple Commercial…especially with my strong ties to the city.
And what was really impressive, I was able to send Teresa a text message without typing while driving. While the punctuation wasn’t the best, the voice recognition was excellent.
Have you tried Siri? If so, what is your favorite feature?
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Mar 142012
QR (Quick Response) Codes…love them or hate them?
Originally designed for the Automotive Industry then adapted to other industries due to it’s fast readability and large storage design. Some believe they are an excellent marketing tool targeting mobile users with smartphones. And since the QR Codes can hold four different types of data (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, Kanji), marketers can develop very diverse campaigns tailored to their product or campaign.
QR Codes are popping up everywhere. Not only on product packaging, you’ll find them on direct mailings, business cards, emails, bumper stickers…I’ve even seen them alongside the names of Journalists on the Local TV Newscasts.
As QR Codes become more popular, from a marketing standpoint, you will most likely to want them to stand out from the standard black and white block image. There are tools out there now that allow you to insert your own logo, change the design, and colors.
4 Ways Restaurants Should Use QR Codes | Social ShuffleHere are four ways restaurants can effectively leverage QR codes to improve the overall dining experience.
via Scoop.it
Here are some QR Codes that I recently designed for Infusioni Media. One note, you must be careful when using these generation tools. Be sure to test them with different QR Code Scanning Apps prior to publishing.
What are your thoughts on QR Codes? Have you used QR Codes as either a Marketer or Consumer?
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Mar 132012
080116Meineke_711 (Photo credit: MizGingerSnaps)
Kudo’s to Meineke on Social Media Customer Engagement!
Today I visited a local Meineke and checked in via Foursquare (which then went to Twitter…). This afternoon, I then received this Tweet from Meineke:
@InfusedGeek Thanks for coming in today! Here’s some savings off your next oil change http://t.co/fzqLLWGK
@meinekecarcare
Meineke Car Care
The link then led to these coupons that I can use on my next visit.
Very impressive proactive customer engagement!
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