by sandisturm | Blogging, Mobile Marketing, Social Media
I get this great report each day in my inbox from MarketingCharts.com. It has studies pulled in from experts on all things marketing. The chart that caught my eye this morning was created by comScore that shows a 72% increase in the use of smartphones to...
by sandisturm | Mobile Marketing
We see it every day while we are out and about. Babies holding their parents phone, chewing on it, looking at movies, banging it on the shopping cart. Actually makes me cringe when I think of how much my smartphone cost. It is almost as if they are in training. ...
by sandisturm | Mobile Marketing
I admit it. I am hooked on infographics. A new one came across my desk this morning from Volinsky Consulting. It is not specifically about mobile marketing, but you really cannot develop a marketing plan without including mobile marketing. Before I jump into...
by sandisturm | Mobile Marketing, mobile websites
Since internet access on mobile devices will outnumber internet access on desktop computers by mid 2013, it is a no-brainer that your small business should have a mobile website. But how does that happen? While there are many websites out there trying to sell you easy...
by sandisturm | Social Media
I thought this week would be a good one to do some reflection — and let’s face it, we really don’t want to work this time of year. It’s time to goof off a little! This video about social media was passed around a lot in 2009. Now as 2012 is...
by sandisturm | Mobile Marketing
With the end of the year fastly approaching I thought it might be fun to share a little bit of mobile phone history. We were being introduced to the concept as far back as the mid 1960’s when Agent Smart started talking on his cool shoe phone. Or maybe you...
by sandisturm | Small Business Marketing
Inbound marketing is the best thing a small business owner can do to promote their business and build a loyal following. But writing content and promoting in social media can be very time consuming. Every workshop I deliver there is always someone that asks, “Do...
by sandisturm | Uncategorized
The distracted driver issue is heating up in DC and state capitals all across North America. It seems that we need a law to tell us not to talk or text on a cell phone while driving. Are we really not smart enough to know that it is dangerous to do some things while...
by sandisturm | Mobile Marketing
Remember the days when you left your desk and were totally disconnected and unreachable? You only received email and accessed the internet on your desktop computer and when the phone rang on your desk you had to answer it to see who was on the other end. The same was...
by sandisturm | Online reviews
I still have clients that do not want anything to do with social media or anything online beyond a website. Can you imagine? The fact is, whether you participate or not, your business is going social. Customers today have tons of tools at their disposal on which to...