15Jan2016

Ways to Lose Mobile Users – FAST

Here, in the age of mobile internet, you may think that it’s nearly impossible to lose mobile readers. Well, you’d be wrong about that. Even though a vast majority of people are checking in while on the go, an increasing number of people are getting fed up with certain annoyances associated with reading articles or visiting websites when using their phones. What are these huge annoyances?

6Nov2015

Buyable Pins on Pinterest for Marketers and Retailers

This week, Pinterest announced the rollout of buyable pins for U.S. Android users. Back in June, Pinterest announced buyable pins for iOS users as well. With Pinterest serving as a huge site for retailers and shoppers, it’s no wonder that they’re putting this sort of tool to use. Because about eighty percent of people buying things on Pinterest are doing so via mobile, buyable pins are a very smart and clear next step. They also announced The Pinterest Shop this week. The Pinterest Shop will serve as an opportunity for people to find collections of buyable pins that are handpicked by Pinterest.

4Nov2015

Multiple Vendors Combine to Solve Problems

Some web developers are hackers (we mean that in the nicest way). They hand-code the website to meet the custom need. We applaud that; more power to them. But we're integrators and we like it when several standard, well-supported components can be artfully combined to solve the problem. Here's a great example.

26Oct2015

How to Schedule Your Tweets

While the whole point of Twitter is supposed to be real-time communication, sometimes we have to put the smartphone down and get other work done. Scheduling tweets can help you stay top-of-mind with customers when you’re busy elsewhere.

12Oct2015

What You Don’t Know about Your Business Email

Most of us don’t give a thought to our email until something stops working the way we expect. Then what seemed like such a simple tool suddenly becomes a technological nightmare. But fear not! Here are a few tips that will give you the confidence of an expert:

28Aug2015

Is Emoji Marketing for Your Business?

You have no doubt been the recipient of a message with emoji and maybe you even use them yourself with friends, but how do you feel about emoji and your business? The statistics may surprise you, but you might want to think twice before jumping on the bandwagon.

17Dec2014

Using Twitter Cards for Business and Marketing

Have you ever heard of a Twitter card? Have you used any for your business and/or marketing plan?
Well, let’s start at the beginning: What is a Twitter card?
Think of Twitter cards as little bonuses. They add additional content, images, calls to action, etc to your tweets.

16Jul2014

5 Tips to Increase Productivity

There are several “keys” to a successful business –it’s hard to pinpoint what’s most important. One thing is for sure though; if you’re not being productive, then you’re not going to get very far. When it comes to productivity –there is always room for improvement.

18Jun2014

3 Business Apps to Increase Productivity

People in business are always looking for tools to help them become more efficient and spend their days more time effectively. Nowadays, we have so many different options open to us thanks to our ever-growing technology and tools. Apps are huge and people are definitely using them to their advantage. If you’re looking for tools to increase your productivity –here are 3 business apps that are big right now that can do just that.

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