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Abbreviations: What do DEAD and DITO stand for?
I’ve been developing, defining, integrating and estimating projects for over a decade. Having worked with hundreds of companies as well as with tons of internal development and external consulting firms, I’m always amazed at just how wrong the industry always is on setting estimates of completion and deadlines for completion. As a result, I’ve come up with the new DEAD…
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Stop Killing Cause Marketing
When a student needs money for a school lunch, it’s of little or no consequence to them where the money is coming from. They’re just hungry and need funds. It’s not just school lunches, it’s student grants and scholarships, medical goods, tutoring, daycare, and so much more. The list of needs is infinite and, in a downed economy, it continues…
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FirehoseChat: Site Chat Integrated with Mac, iPhone and iPad
FirehostChat is a fully native apps with push notifications that’s as easy as texting. You can even receive chat notifications on your iPhone lock screen with their mobile application. Users can be identified by their physical location and you can identify the page they’re on as well as their system info. The paid version comes with fully customizable CSS, multi-user…
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MainWP: Centrally Manage Your WordPress Sites
The great folks at Automattic have been closely integrating centralized WordPress management through their Jetpack plugin. I’ve already run into one issue with it, though, losing all of my past Jetpack analytics when my site somehow got disconnected and a staging site was connected instead. It was quite a bummer – and I’m thankful that I have Google Analytics also…
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Salesflare: The CRM for Small Businesses And Sales Teams Selling B2B
If you’ve spoken to any sales leader, implementation of a customer relationship management (CRM) platform is a must… and typically also a headache. The benefits of a CRM far outweigh the investment and challenges, though, when the product is easy to use (or customized to your process) and your sales team sees the value and adopts and leverages the technology.…
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How to Improve Customer Service with Chatbots
One of the biggest pet peeves for many millennials and Gen Z is getting phone calls. And honestly, they have got the point—a call requires an immediate response, which might feel a bit intrusive. On the other hand, emails give people space, but modern customers expect quick service and do not have the patience to wait for a reply for…
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Google is Burying the SEO Industry
I wrote the post, SEO is Dead, back in April. I still stand by that post… in fact, now more than ever. The purpose of the post wasn’t to attack search engine optimization as a viable online marketing strategy, the purpose was to drive marketers to move their focus away from the popular tactics associated with search engine optimization and…
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Leveraging Startup Partnerships to Accelerate Innovation in Your Organization
For established businesses looking to drive innovation, partnering with a startup can be a powerful catalyst for change. Startups are often at the cutting edge of new technologies and approaches, and their willingness to experiment and take risks can help established companies break out of old patterns and explore new opportunities. However, it’s crucial to choose the right startup partner…
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How to Market Your Mobile App
We recently shared the high cost and failure rate for enterprise mobile applications, but the benefits of a good mobile app are simply too great to ignore. Alongside planning, the experience of the mobile development team and the promotion of the app are both critical. Your app can rise to the top of everyone’s search to dominate the mobile market.…
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Piqora: Rich Analytics for Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr
Piqora (previously Pinfluencer) is a marketing and analytics platform for visual, interest-based networks like Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram. Their suite incorporates engagement, hashtag, conversion and revenue metrics. Piqora works with many well-known retailers, brands, and publishers to identify and connect with influential brand advocates, gain actionable insights into trending images, and measure key engagement metrics to quantify brand engagement on…
