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#1 Biggest Mistake When Texting Customers

Don’t fall for the #1 biggest mistake people make while texting customers! Not only will it destroy your ability to generate fabulous returns but it can burn out your list and get your phone numbers black-listed. What’s the mistake  you ask? Sending a solicitation on your first introduction is like demanding a kiss on your …

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How future technology will affect marketing

As we’ve seen in the last few years, technology is increasing at a faster rate than many companies can keep up with. It is anticipated that the Internet of Things will become a reality pretty soon, and almost everything will become automated in your life. If everything is automated in life, then how does that …

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Customer Engagement Through Marketing

No matter what kind of marketing strategy you are working towards the end goal is the same: customer engagement. The more your customer is engaging with your business, the more likely they are to be a loyal customer who refers their friends. Engagement is important because it also shows you how effective your marketing truly …

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Social Media Marketing: Is it working?

By now, most businesses have started social media marketing and are doing what they can to ensure they are getting the most out of it. While it is essential for a business to be found on all social media sites, how do you know if marketing efforts are really working? Are finding new customers, and …

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Customer Service: 4 Tips to Boost Customer Satisfaction

Customer service is extremely important to every business because it is the way in which your business most comes into contact with your customers. It is, essentially, the face of your company. As a business owner, you want to make sure you are doing everything in your power to keep customers happy. A happy customer …

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Five ways to keep your text customers

Text marketing is one of the most effective ways to reach out to your customers because they will see your message within seconds and most people prefer to communicate through text. However, current laws require that a customer signs up for your texting service and is able to opt out at any time. So, how …

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Mobile Technology

Google releases first ever phone: Google Pixel

Google has had an exciting week full of announcements, one of which was the announcement of Google Pixel, the first ever smartphone produced by Google. The announcement came along with the announcement of Google Home and the focus on more virtual reality. Though Google has certainly been involved in the smartphone market for a while …

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Google Home: The next big thing

The Internet of Things is becoming a reality and every company is trying to jump on the bandwagon to provide you with more accessibility in your home. While smartphones are certainly the center of all technology within our lives and the controlling access center, the idea of having a personal assistant in your home is …

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Facebook Marketplace: Smartphones Make Buying and Selling Easier

Facebook has been working over the years to be a do-it-all company, meaning it has branched out into all kinds of online programs and apps. The newest of these is Facebook Marketplace, launched today in some markets, possibly moving into other markets if it is successful. The idea is to replace your local Craigslist with …

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How to Lose a Customer in 8 Ways

Keeping a current customer is extremely valuable given that a happy customer will often refer their friends and will keep coming back for more. So, it is very important that your company is doing everything you can to keep your customers and take good care of them. And if you are marketing to Millennials, remember …

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All the details you need on the iPhone 8

Every time a new iPhone comes out, customers are anxious to find out all the details. We want to know what will stay, what will change, and if there’s any new, groundbreaking technology being included in the new device. The last couple of phone updates haven’t changed the phone a lot, much to the dismay …

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Say Goodbye to the Blackberry

One of the leading smartphone manufacturers, Blackberry, is giving up on mobile production after about 10 years of declining sales. Before the first iPhone was released, Blackberry was the phone everyone had to work from. It was the standard term people use to refer to a smartphone. But the iPhone and Android have slowly grown …

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Mobile: Your Top Marketing Priority

Marketing has made a huge shift in the last 10 years in the way it is done. Most businesses used to focus on print marketing or tv commercials. However, now the main focus for businesses is, or at least should be, mobile. When you can literally reach all your current customers in 30 seconds by …

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Will Snapchat Spectacles succeed as smart glasses?

Smart wearable technology is very popular these days. Not only does everyone own a smartphone, but everyone has some sort of necklace, bracelet, or clothing item that connects to their mobile device to send data about their daily lives. The one thing, though, that hasn’t been successful in the wearable technology community is glasses. Google …

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Uber security gets a facelift

Ridesharing is one of the ways the world is changing due to smartphones. Rather than waiting for a taxi or calling a car service to pick you up, you can now whip out your smartphone, pull up your Uber app, and get a ride from a nearby vehicle. It is one of the many ways …

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Social Media Integrated Customer Service

Customer service is one of the key parts of every business. And as technology is progressing, there are more ways than ever to reach out to your customers and get them the information they need. Social media has provided many outlets for companies to communicate. This is great because it means that you can help …

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Wireless Networks Looking to Rollout 5G in 2018

As the world is moving forward in smart technology and the internet of things, so are internet providers moving forward with reliable, fast internet availability. If the internet of things is really going to be a possibility, then we need faster speeds from the wireless carriers, and reliability has to make huge advances as well. …

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Engaging Millennials: Stick with Text Messaging

For a long time, marketers have tried to analyze Millennials and their shopping habits in order to figure out how to win their business. They are a most likely a huge part of your customer base, so being able to gain them as customers in invaluable. And since they are unlike any generation before them, …

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4 Ways to Prepare for Mobile Customers

Everywhere you go, you’ll see people on their phones, and most of the time, they are just trying to keep themselves entertained. At work, at restaurants, and even at home on the couch, people are glued to the screen. In fact, we are starting to see a huge shift in how people browse the internet. …

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Top 5 ways to use mobile marketing

We all know that mobile is at the top of its game. New phones are always coming out with new capabilities, and the number of people who still don’t own smartphones is diminishing significantly. That is why it is so important that you are doing mobile marketing; it is time to make sure you are …

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