Written by Dwight Miller on September 6, 2011 – 12:02 pm
Google has given many small business owners a gift, a local business listing and despite the fact I’ve written about this many times many business owners have still NOT claimed their business listing on Google Places.
Google is how your customers find your business online. This article describes the process of claiming and improving your listing [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on May 12, 2011 – 5:13 pm
Recently a plumber called me to help with his mobile marketing campaign. As I was explaining how mobile marketing worked his comment was “Can’t we just randomly send messages to peoples phones?, I don’t think anyone would care”. As I tried to explain the problems of this approach he said “If you won’t do it [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on April 25, 2011 – 7:21 pm
I’ve decided to restart this series because quite frankly, “the big boys are fixin to EAT YOUR LUNCH. Thats right, the big boys are quickly moving into the mobile space, planning mobile campaigns developing strategies that will eat your lunch.
Here is what I mean;
1). Walmart buys Kosmix a company that organizes social media content. Walmart [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on April 12, 2011 – 2:01 pm
Inbound marketing works for any type of business and here is prrof. Discover how a car dealer uses inbound marketing to
1) Reduce pay-per-click costs by $2,700 in one month
2) Increased leads generated
3) Increased sales by 24% in a month
Amplify’d from www.hubspot.com
Boyle Buick GMC Truck in Abingdon, MD has been a Buick dealer since 1968 [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on April 12, 2011 – 9:49 am
“No one rises to low expectations” Jesse Jackson http://amplify.com/u/byv8a
Written by Dwight Miller on April 11, 2011 – 7:16 pm
Mobile marketing is expected to explode and that explosion will dramatically change business marketing. But the mobile marketing explosion will require business owners to rethink how they market. Not only will they have to change thir search engine marketing strategies but they should also plan on adding the following;
1) Businesses will need to get their [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on April 8, 2011 – 7:31 pm
If you want to or own a food or beverage business and are looking for startup or expansion capital check out this program from Sam Adams Brewery. Here is the issue, they are lending up to 25k but “are having a hard time find candidates”
If you are a serious entrepreneur looking for money. Check [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on April 1, 2011 – 6:08 pm
There is a war going on. No, not the war in Afghanistan or the war in Iraq and it’s not the war in Libya. This is a war being waged by every major player on the online and mobile business. This war is a war to get you to use your smart phone as a [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on March 25, 2011 – 1:35 am
Creating apps to help with your productivity is growing. Companies that help users build apps include Appmakr and Appdiction but Podio has taken app building to a new level by opening an app maker store at 224 6th Street in San Francisco.
The goal of the store is to help users build apps and is offering [...]
Written by Dwight Miller on March 16, 2011 – 1:01 am
The buzz in the mobile space is creating a “app” for your users but this latest study show that just having an app doesn’t mean that your customer will actually even use the app.
The lesson is “creating an app” ain’t easy. Just like with your blog, social media, videos and other marketing efforts, your “app” [...]