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Smart devices are taking over! Get used to it. What are doing about it? How are you taking advantage of it?
Comscore, a leader in measuring the digital world, just released a mobile usage study stating that 7% of all U.S digital traffic is now coming from smart phones and tablets. This is just an amazing transformation for connecting with your customers.
This past weekend was Thurmont, Maryland’s 48th Annual Catoctin Colorfest. What’s Colorfest you may be wondering? It’s one weekend in October where hundreds of crafters (generally from all over the East Coast) come to display and sell their creations…
When partners, co-workers or potential employers search for your name, what social profile would you prefer them to see? If you’re a small business owner or white-collar professional; chances are you’d prefer them to see your Linkedin profile. Why? Because it’s real! You can’t fake a good Linkedin profile.
You’ve probably noticed that most of the time you search for something on Google these days you get results for local businesses and listings of reviews customers gave them. You may have used these reviews to make a purchase decision or even written a few yourself…
Spam. People hate it and wish it would just stop showing being delivered to them at all. No. I’m not talking about the food. I’m talking about those annoying emails from a Nigerian prince who needs your help escaping his country, because there are elephants banging down his castle door with pitchforks and Super Soaker guns, and in return for your help he will wire you $15,000…
Pottermore. The word has become synonymous to Harry Potter fans for “never sleeping again,” and abusing the F5 key. The site has yet to open to the public, and no one really knows what to expect – but man, has it caused a stir on the internet…
“Whoa…”
“That’s just the wind, right?”
“This is not from the quarry.”
“Is that the AC coming on?”
“EARTHQUAKE!!”
“Do we need to like… get under a table or in a doorway?”
All of that took place during a meeting at 123Print on August 23, 2011, during the tremors of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. ..
A QR (Quick Response) code, when scanned with a cell phone camera, can serve as an informational marketing tool. The code itself can contain information like a URL, a map to your storefront, a YouTube video or a Tweet. Some scanning applications can even trigger actions on the phone like automatically surfing to a website (www.123print.com), sending SMS (text) messages, or drafting an e-mail…
Include only necessary information. Your business card should be a quick message telling others what you do, and where they can contact you to get more information…
