Author Archives: Allison Midori Reilly

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Allison Midori Reilly is a freelance writer based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. In her four years professional writing and editing experience, she’s been published in over a dozen print and online publications, such as Anthill Magazine, American City & County, Ideabing, Transport Topics and St. Louis Magazine. Writing niches include politics, logistics, green economy and technology, and marketing copy writing.

In her spare time, Reilly is an active member of Amnesty International as well as an avid poker player.

Boost Productivity with Mobile Technology in 3 Minutes (Video)

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 [...]

Build a Relationship with Your Customers in 3 Minutes (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 [...]

App of the Week: Izup, Actsoft, Facer CredentialMe (Video)

This week’s App of the Week is a little bit different. Instead of just featuring one app like we normally do, as part of the business relationship with Business on Main that we’re sharing, we are showcasing three different apps that lead to a better business. In the video below, Paul Hochman introduces Izup, an [...]

Market Effectively and Grow Your Business in 3 Minutes (Video)

One of the biggest challenges small businesses face is marketing effectively, and marketing in a way that grows and sustains the business. Kristy Campbell from Manta offers several pointers on how to evaluate your current marketing techniques, and make sure that what you are doing is effective. Main takeaways from the video below: – Consider [...]

How to Use Automation to Open Up Time, Meet Regulations, and Boost Productivity

There is a growing need among small and medium-sized businesses to automate their business processes, as owners strive to work with less employees and less resources than before. In fact, a survey from IBM in 2011 found that 78 percent of CIOs and CMOs in the small business space said that they are looking for [...]

Using Online Marketing to Date Your Leads & Marry Your Customers (Video)

Online marketing encompasses a lot of things: email, social media, seo, blogs, websites etc. How do make all this drive relevant traffic to your business, traffic that converts into leads? Tyler Garns (Infusionsoft), and Frederick Valleys (Google), explain how in this video below. Here are the main takeaways: – Email marketing and social media are [...]

Password Management, Data Security Made Easy with mSecure 3.0

Sometimes, it’s the simplest of things that can lead to some of the worst security breaches and cyberattacks. Two of the most common ways that hackers can get to personal information is through stolen devices and through passwords that can be easily cracked. If your laptop, tablet, or smartphone is stolen, and is guarded by [...]

How Smart Businesses Use Mobile Technology to Boost Productivity (Video)

In this video below, Lawrence Coburn from DoubleDutch explains how the smartphone can make someone as productive outside the office as they are in the office. This includes social streams as a method of communication, mobile apps, and cloud-based technology. Since over half of professionals are expected to use a smartphone or tablet as their [...]

How Cloud Computing Boosts Productivity and Keeps You Secure (Video)

For some small businesses, it is a New Year’s Resolution to utilize the cloud more, or better. In this video from the Small Biz Technology Summit, Dal Gemmell (Symantec) and Raj Sheth (RecruiterBox) explain how cloud technology can help a small business, and how it’s about finding the tools that fit your specific needs. Here [...]

Tech Thursday (Jan 12) – Mikogo, HP, Adobe, Archos, Remote Working

Mikogo Mobile Apps Released: iOS and Android Apps HP and Box Accelerate Business Collaboration in the Cloud Adobe EchoSign: Sign, Track, Send Contracts from Your Phone Tablet Envy? Cheap Ones Are Here from Archos Remote Working Benefits Career-Driven Professionals Mikogo Mobile Apps Released: iOS and Android Apps Ever needed to participate in an online meeting [...]