It’s not often you’ll find free and lawyers in the same sentence, but one firm in the UK is hoping to change that. Nick Jervis has created what is believed to be the first UK legal service that is based on Twitter, according to Insider Media Limited. Nick Jervis, managing director of Bristol-based Loyalty Law, […]
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A December blizzard buried the Spot Dessert Bar in two feet of snow. When that happened, business dropped considerably. Worried what it might mean for their business, they took to the Internet and brought those customers back. The Wall Street Journal states that it was because of the offer of half-price hot drinks being offered
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USA Today interviews FootzyRoll co-founders and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Caplan about the creation of their small business and strategies they are using to grow it.
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Facebook survived the Hollywood takedown of 2010, and Mark Zuckerberg emerged as Time’s Person of the Year. Is it too good to be true? According to Inc.com, Facebook might be primed to stumble–or at least stub a toe–sometime soon. Its size and ubiquity have drawn scrutiny and criticism from users worried about its blasé attitude
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Social media has become increasingly important to businesses small and large over the past couple of years. It is, however, a field that changes almost constantly. And few companies seem to realize that social media goes far beyond sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. 2011 will be just as turbulent, but Gary Halliwell in a
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Trendspotter Springwise reports PhotoBoxi is a sleek, portable and interactive digital photo booth that dispenses free photos while capturing consumer data, generating leads and facilitating social network marketing. How it works? Consumers pose for free digital photos using the rented self-serve booth at a venue or event. Those photos then get instantly delivered to their
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Even the charities are hip to social networking these days. AppScout has a story about how the Salvation Army in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is using Twitter to get toys for needy children. It’s encouraging people to use the hashtag #Tweet4toys in their tweets, and when they do their profile photo will appear on the Tweet4toys.org Web
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Social media may get all the ink, but it is not getting most of the dollars — at least not from small businesses, says a new report. Inc.com reports the majority of small companies will plow most of their marketing funds into traditional websites and e-mail, says a report by online survey firm Zoomerang and
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The days when the corporate message could be controlled by a few managers are long gone thanks to social media. However, what would happen if you decided a few years down the road that you need a list of all the messages you’ve put out on the web? According to The New York Times, Tribal
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Attempting social media marketing without a well-planned strategy is like jumping into the deep end of the pool when you can’t swim — not a recipe for success. At Entrepreneur’s Winning Strategies for Business conference, Starr Hall revealed three things you must do to be successful with social networking. 1. Build social proof: Social proof
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