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Stumble onto great web pages
StumbleUpon allows you to set your personal preferences about they type of websites you are interested in viewing. You can install the StumbleUpon toolbar on your computer and have hours of fun just hitting the stumble button to return random … Continue reading
Generate your own QR code FREE!
This is our QR code to this blog! Go to this website to generate your own for use on your marketing material.
Posted in Resources, Social Media
Tagged create a QR code, QR code generator, Quick Response Codes
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QR Codes. QR What?!
A QR code (Quick Response code) is a machine-readable barcode that is designed to be read by smartphones. It is a two-dimensional code that is able to contain lost of information within the black modules making up the code. A … Continue reading
Dropbox – a simple and effective tool for sharing files
Dropbox is a great tool with multiple uses. I use it to back up blogs, “park” files I’m going to need at clients’ instead of bringing my laptop or memory stick and also to share files with other users. Its … Continue reading
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Tagged Dropbox, file backups, remote file access, secure file sharing
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Manage your desktop social media from one place
This week I thought I would share some useful tools that make life that little bit easier. Seesmic is a really useful desktop tool that allows you to view and manage all your social media feeds from one place -you … Continue reading
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Tagged desktop tool, Facebook, LinkedIn, social media management, Twitter
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Do you have Klout?
Rob Baker of Artisan Marketing Communications brought this tool to our attention yesterday. In essence it analyses your social media effectiveness and shows you how far your circle of influence reaches. Find out more here or visit Klout.
Posted in Resources, Social Media
Tagged Klout, monitor your social media effectiveness, social media
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How to use QR Codes to make your marketing more effective
Here are 9 ways to use QR codes effectively in your marketing: Increase online sales. Drive traffic to your website. QR codes can link to specific web pages and you can also create codes that are specific to individual products … Continue reading
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Tagged QR codes, Quick Response Codes, using QR codes for marketing
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Get your chosen image to follow you anywhere on the web
Whether its a logo or a photo if you comment on blogs, websites or are involved in social media where your image is displayed against your profile, sign up to Gravator. It’s a free service and you can associate an … Continue reading
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Tagged avator, globally recognised avator, gravator, manage your image, personal avator
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Get the most out of your website or blog using Google Analytics
Unless you know and understand who is visiting which pages of your website and / or blog and what their intent is, it is impossible to target your content and communications effectively. Most hosting packages that you purchase will have … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, blogs, Google Analytics, research, websites
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Doodle – great tool for scheduling events
This is a super free tool and is quick to create an account. It lets you schedule meetings and events and you simply send a link for your event to those you want there, allowing them to add themselves and … Continue reading