Author Archives: sristy

Hiver Brings Shared Inboxes to Gmail for Better Collaboration

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary As one of the oldest communications tools in tech, email has seen its share of reinvention, but what Hiver has accomplished is both timely and relevant for the current state of work. CBS, Pinterest, Uber, Lonely Planet, Brandeis University, Change.org and many others are some of the companies that use Hiver. If there is one word ... Read More »

How Nextiva Analytics Helps Small Business Succeed

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary With quick and easy access to your call data and tools to analyze that data, Nextiva Analytics was designed to help small business succeed by providing them with the information needed to make informed decisions. Since the late 1990s, virtual phone services have enabled small businesses to obtain robust business phone services for less money by ... Read More »

Not an Artist? Try the Easy-to-Use, Free Image Creation Software, FotoJet

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Given its price, features and functionality, FotoJet is one of the leaders in this space, especially for time and cash strapped small businesses. You only need to spend five seconds on the web to appreciate how much people love visuals. From social media to websites, the Internet is plastered with more images than a big city ... Read More »

What Is Yodle and How Can It Help Your Business?

Yodle is an all-in-one digital marketing platform that offers everything a small business needs to build a presence online. It is to marketing what an all-you-can-eat buffet is to meal time. There’s plenty to consume, and then some. Yodle is primarily designed to assist local small businesses: realtors, plumbers, doctors and retailers, to name a few. Currently, the company serves ... Read More »

SureFire Social Focuses on Local Marketing Goals

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary The SurePulse Dashboard from SureFire Social aims to help small businesses simplify, automate and centralize their marketing efforts, both locally and beyond, all while saving you money. One of the best parts of my job is watching the evolution of business solutions with my own eyes. Yep, I’m geeky that way. Over the years, I’ve noticed ... Read More »

Automate Content Marketing with Scoop.It Content Director

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Scoop.it is flexible and has great content marketing features. It might so far be the easiest way for small businesses to create and curate content for their blogs/websites. If you struggle with having a steady flow of relevant, fresh content for your website, you are not alone. Perhaps one of the easiest and best ways to ... Read More »

New Promo Feature from Slidely Aims to Make Every Marketer Into a Video Creator: But Does it Succeed?

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Promo by Slidely brings video content to any business, small, medium or large, to help them participate in the video age. With Promo it is now possible to effortlessly create instant, affordable promotional videos with access to premium footage from Getty Images – the same premium footage used by the biggest name brands. The current surge ... Read More »

ShareFile Is Big Business-Grade File Sync and Share Solution Built for Small Business

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary ShareFile is an enterprise-grade file sync and share solution that is uniquely designed for specific customer workflow and collaboration environments across multiple verticals. ShareFile, owned by Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS), is a SaaS product that allows you to choose where to securely store your files and documents, which could either be on the cloud or on the ... Read More »

This App Claims to Turn Your Phone into a Tiny Scanner but Does it Measure Up?

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary The Tiny Scanner mobile app turns Android and iOS devices into portable document scanners. It scans everything as images or PDFs. The Tiny Scanner mobile app turns your phone into a scanner and saves documents as either a photo or a PDF. With it you can now easily scan documents, receipts, reports, photos or just about ... Read More »

10 Non-Tech Gifts for Your Customers

It is important to send gifts to your customers to show how thankful you are for them this time of year. Anyone can spend hundreds of dollars on lavish gifts. But, how do you show you care when the budget is under $25 and you’re seeking non-tech gifts? Here are ten different options. Non-Tech Gifts A Flock of Chickens. Heifer ... Read More »