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The Power Of Mobile Marketing: Tablet Usage On The Rise

ShareIf you’re a marketer and not already focusing on tablets, now’s the time. Consumer tablet usage statistics were recently released in a study and infographic created by The Pew Research Center in conjunction with The Economist Group, and the findings collectively illustrate a key point: as mobile usage continues to increase among consumers, tablets have [...]

Mobile Users Demand Speed in Website Load Times

Share With the rate at which information travels in our digital age and with mobile data consumption on the rise, people are less patient than ever before when it comes to website load times — and mobile users demand speed. We are obsessed with speed. If browsers aren’t loading quickly enough, those of us who are mobile [...]

Free Tools To Generate Your Own QR Code

ShareWhether you love them or hate them (or maybe even have no idea what they are), QR codes are quickly gaining popularity as marketing tools. We have talked a lot about how mobile communications are the next big frontiers–and people like Patrick Donnelly, CEO of QR Arts, laud these 2D barcodes as “…an opportunity to turn a [...]

Apps That Make Sense: Taxi Sharing

Share I travel. A lot. And when I find tricks, tools and apps that make it easier for me, I’m all for them. I’m also immersed in the world of mobile marketing, so looking at what others are doing in the space is always at the top of my list. And when I’m stuck in [...]

Maximizing Location Based Mobile Search For Your Business

Share I spent the last 10 days vacationing in various parts of California. And because of location-based mobile search technology and the power of online communities, my taste buds – and those of my family – were titillated multiple times each day. For those of you who know me, you’re aware that I pretty much [...]

Mobile: Changing The Way We Buy Tickets?

Share I go to a ton of concerts and movies, and I also travel a fair amount. And mobile technology – specifically, mobile ticketing, is changing the way I interact with the vendors from whom I purchase tickets. What about you? Without a doubt, mobile technology has changed the way consumers interact with brands. In [...]

Mobile – Where Your Future Customers Are

Share It’s no secret that mobile communications and mobile/social integration are the next big frontiers when it comes to the worlds of technology and marketing. Wait – that’s a misstatement – they’re not next, they are NOW. We talk a lot about the mobile web and how critical it is for businesses to understand the [...]

Why You Need a Mobile Website

Share Is your website mobile friendly? If not, let’s not beat around the bush – what exactly are you waiting for? Think about your own behavior in the past year – how many times have you accessed a website from your Smart Phone? And how many times have you been frustrated when you couldn’t read [...]

URLs Are For Tracking. Cookies Are For Eating

Share Web analytics are a critical data component (or at least they should be) for marketers. And today, URLs are what matter – as much as cookies always have in the past. The analytics provided by URL shortening services are a marketer’s goldmine. In today’s app-obsessed society, it’s becoming harder for marketers to track their [...]

Mobile Apps: Success Is In The Marketing

Share Mobile apps are all the rage. But marketing a mobile app is just as important as developing it. Statistics show that downloading an app and using an app repeatedly are two different things. Venture Beat reports that a whopping 26% of users download an app, then use it once. Yes, that’s right – once. [...]

Dear Competitor,

ShareDear Competitor, I couldn’t sleep last night and found myself thinking of you. I love competition, both for myself and for my clients. It keeps me thinking (which I enjoy), on my toes (good, because I’m short) and adaptable (which I find, perversely, fun). And while I was thinking of you, I felt compelled to [...]

Not-For-Profits Learn from Haiti Disaster Just How Effective Social Media Can Be

ShareLooking over photographs from Port-au-Prince showing in graphic detail the devastation in Haiti is gut-wrenchingly sad. It literally makes me want to pack a bag and head over there and help. Since that’s not possible, I’ve donated money, gathered items to take to UPS to ship over there, and done all I can to help [...]

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