This article by Jeff Korhan, now updated, first appeared on Social Media Examiner. Consumer behaviors are changing, and mobile technologies are among the predominant influences affecting the shift. More than 50% of all local web searches take place with mobile devices. This spells opportunity for businesses that have a mobile marketing strategy. Does your business have […]
Digital Marketing for Small Business
March 2, 2012 by Jeff Korhan
Digital marketing is nearing a point of critical mass, one that will take most small businesses by surprise. Information wants to be shared, and that is readily accomplished when it is captured digitally. Digital is universal, going all the way back to Einstein: E = MC2. Digital marketing involves the free exchange of valuable information […]
Social and Mobile are Universally Global
February 23, 2012 by Jeff Korhan
While vacationing in Mexico this week, I could not help but notice that even in this developing country, mobile is not the future – it’s here now, and bigger than one might have expected. While the quality of running water in this little resort town may not be up to the standards most of us […]
Google Currents and the Mobile Trend
December 14, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
This week Google launched Google Currents – a well-designed application that takes mobile to another level by bringing all of your digital magazines together into a friendly interface. As a business, your digital magazine is your blog – and Google Currents is designed to help you distribute that expertise to your target audience via their mobile device. […]
Planning for Mobile with 20/20 Hindsight
November 13, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Those of us who did not grow up with mobile technologies have an advantage. Before mobile we did something that is not now a common practice. We planned. Even as digital technologies emerged, we continued to plan to assuage the high costs of using the technology. So, notwithstanding the serendipitous benefits of mobile, we learned […]
Why You Should Design Your Business Around Social
October 27, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
“The social version of anything is more engaging and will outperform non-social.” That’s a direct quote from an interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the 2010 Web 2.0 Summit. He noted that we are all hard-wired to connect and engage with other people. This followed his comment that “Over the next 5 years most […]
Workflowy is Your Mobile Productivity Tool
October 25, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
There are many cloud-based tools for managing your productivity – but Workflowy is one that is nicely optimized for your mobile device. My experience with productivity tools is they are short on features or too complicated. Simple tools allow me to make a list. Complicated tools capture tons of information that I am challenged with […]
5 Best Practices for a Successful QR code Marketing Campaign
September 12, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Are you wondering how to use QR codes to enhance your marketing? This article (now updated) first appeared in Social Media Examiner where I am a regular contributor. It’s another great resource to help you with your small business marketing. Why QR codes? QR and other two-dimensional (2D) codes can be readily integrated into your current […]
How You Can Grow Your Business with QR Codes
February 28, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Quick Response (QR) codes and other two-dimensional (2D) codes are expected to achieve widespread use this year – and for good reason. Consumers want immediate access to what’s relevant and QR codes are being used to make that possible.
