Small business owners are never really off the clock. In 2014, the majority of small business owners did not take a vacation at all. Even when they walk away from…
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Aided by Big Data… location is everything!
Last year one of my Marketing students approached me for advice about a new business opportunity that she was considering. She had noticed frozen yogurt franchises popping up in her town…
Read MoreLocation-Based Targeting – What does it really mean for marketers?
If you’ve been paying attention to the mobile marketing industry lately, you’ve probably heard or read about the rising importance of location-based technology. The theory is that consumers are more…
Read MoreRe-branding – A better option than “disruptive innovation”?
“Disruptive innovation” seems to be the current hot trend for many management gurus, but it certainly has big risks too. An alternative for many companies or brands threatened by new…
Read More“Brooklyn” – a rejuvenated, hot brand
Normally, most people associate branding with a product, service, or company, not a geographic locale. But the brand image is very important for countries, states, and cities as well. The right…
Read MoreInternet of Things and real time planning, or how devices talk and plan ahead
In advertising and media, two of the fancier trends are the ability to answer and understand when consumers talk about it in real time. Content can be used as a…
Read MoreDearest null: Why don’t you like us?
How do you encourage someone to open your email newsletter and then click through to your website? You need to be smart about engaging your audience and understanding what makes…
Read MoreWhy local search is just like politics
Back in the days when the government did stuff, like got together and actually passed bills, U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill coined the phrase, “All politics is local.”…
Read MoreIt’s all e-Commerce: How Social, Local, and Mobile Affects Sales Online and Offline
Yesterday’s Biznology® Webinar by our blogger Tim Peter was all about how the Web affects e-commerce. Does your business have an online shopping cart? Use third-party sites like eBay, Amazon,…
Read MoreFacebook is now a local search tool for those on-the-go
On Monday, Facebook announced that they updated the “Nearby” feature in Android and iOS apps, making social powerhouse a potentially harmful threat to location-based social apps such as Foursquare and Yelp. “Nearby” on…
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