Marketing Trends Archives

Watch Miriam Buhr discuss the latest trend that is paving the road for mobile payment.

Currently you are able to pay using your mobile phone just for virtual goods online.

However Zong is giving Visa and Paypal a run for their money when it comes to their current settings of merchant’s accounts.

With about 30 million happy customers setting up Zong accounts, it’s no wonder that Facebook is getting in on the action early in the game.

Shelly Allen discusses important findings of a scientific study that pinpoints the age of users taking advantage of social networking.

Find out the range and the advantages of knowing how to use the results of this study.

In this video, Shelly Allen shares news about the fact that Verizon Communications is stopping white page distribution in some states. How can this bit of news influence business owners’ marketing practices in the future? Join Shelly as discusses possible trends and marketing avenues.

In her research, Shelly Allen, ran across some pretty STAGGERING You Tube statistics.

Definitely something to not only keep an eye on…

But become a part of!

If YOU are a home or small business owner…

And YOU are not using You Tube / video marketing as part of your marketing ARSENAL…

YOU should really consider it because it can potentially grab YOU some MAJOR, MAJOR exposure for your home or small business!

Kristen Darkenwald shares why Twitter should be an important aspect of your overall social media marketing strategy.

A recent announcement highlighted a major statistic about this social media platform’s Registered Users when compared with once social media giant MySpace.

Listen to what Kristen has to say about Twitter and this major statistic. Twitter considered the new kid on the social media block is now not just a fad, but a powerful social networking site which could prove to be costly if left out of your social media marketing.

Who Is Creating A Niche In Mobile Marketing?

Staying current in the current mobile marketing world today is critical if you want to capitalize on its benefits and gain an edge in your industry.

Join Miriam Buhr as she discusses the acquisition of CardStar by mobile giant Verizon. This business acquisition has been discussed in different media sources like the Wall Street Journal and CNN Money.

This mobile app has many uses for customers as well as merchants.
You can access company info such as customer support, company webpage, and login to your account in case you want to keep track of your points.

This mobile app also has a store locator to help find nearest location and has a deal section to keep you informed of latest promotions, discount coupons or incentives. As you have noticed, this mobile app offers many uses from airline miles, pet stores, hair salons…lots of areas.

There are many ways to attract customers using social networking sites. In this video Shelly Allen discusses an article that she found in mashable.com about the use and benefits of using a mobile phone app as a vendor and small business owner especially when there’s a high probability that lots of customers are likely using different mobile phone apps…

For more information, you can check out http://foursquare.com/businesses/ and see if it can be a benefit to your business.

The Trend in Small Business is all about Social Media Marketing. You see it everywhere from TV to restaurants to the Mall.

Pepsi was one of the first to dump a huge portion of their Super Bowl advertising budget and put it into marketing on FaceBook and Twitter.

On a recent trip to Barnes and Noble Wes Hazlitt found a whole section devoted to this subject.

For more information about and resources from Wes, be sure to visit his website.

In this video Miriam Buhr addresses how creating local network business groups can offer many benefits to the small business owner.

The idea to blend online and offline marketing methods makes great business sense because it offers small business owners the ability to increase their exposure at the local level using powerful social media tools and platforms which have served well the online business owners.

By creating a local group that caters to a specific group with a specific need, the likelihood is that whoever creates such a network is bound to see some gains.

Be sure to watch end of video to see the results experienced by the Boston Networking Club which is found in the LinkedIN platform.

Kristen Darkenwald shares how Facebook is Not Kids Play and why business owners should pay attention.

In a recent report from Mashable.com, Facebook acquired over $40 Million in Social Networking Patents. This piece of news alone indicates the growth of Facebook and that its online domination is not going to slow down.

In this video Kristen also shares a short review of “The Facebook Effect” by David Kirkpatrick.

The Facebook Effect was written with full cooperation of Facebook’s CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg. He shared the complete history of the rise of Facebook and the future of this company.