People have too much email these days. Even the best of us, those who try to add some sort of sanity to our inboxes, have a hard time every now than then (I try to keep mine below 50, which is very tough at the moment). As part of our business relationship with Business on [...]
There are billions (that’s right, billions) of people using social media, whether its Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn, you name it. How does a small business actually leverage this? Where should a small business start? Greg Tirico from Sage offers these three takeaways on social media in the video below: – There will always be [...]
With over 50 percent of professionals using a tablet or smartphone as their primary computing device in 2012, it’s important to recognize the vulnerabilities in using a public Wi-Fi network. Sure, the local coffee shop is incredibly convenient, but just how secure is the network and the information you’re transmitting? Business on Main offered three [...]
It seems that ‘mobility’ and ‘mobile marketing’ are some of the new buzzwords in business. Buzzwords will come and go, but the impact of mobile devices will not. As consumers and professionals become more accustomed to doing things on the go and to using mobile devices as primary computing tools, small businesses need to figure [...]
With the direction online marketing is going, it’s no longer enough to have a presence. Small businesses must push their marketing message strategically, and then lure customers is through quality content and a quality message. Sounds tough, but it’s doable, and John Lawson of ColderIce offers these key takeaways in the video below: – Social [...]
Content creation has evolved from traditional marketing techniques like brochures and catalogs to a wide array of digital media, ranging from blogs, web content, ebooks, white papers, and video. With over 2.5 billion searches happening daily on YouTube, small businesses would be smart to leverage video in some way. One of those ways is through [...]
In this video below, Ramon Ray of Smallbiztechnology.com goes over the basics of cloud technology: what it is, what it can do for a small business, why a small business should make the switch to the cloud. He provides the definitions and examples that make it easier for a small business to understand what cloud [...]
With the increasing prominence of smartphones and tablets, its highly likely that these tools are being used for business and personal reasons. Vijay Patel, manager of wireless data sales at Verizon Wireless, explains how mobile technology can be used to boost productivity and to grow the business. Here are the key takeaways from the video [...]
Relationships are hard, and relationships with your customers aren’t any easier than a relationship with a friend, spouse, or family member. Tyler Garns, vice president of marketing with Infusionsoft, explains a few easy ways to keep those customer relationships going. Here are the key takeaways from the video below: – Automation is something that small [...]
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