The typical consumer might think that restaurant success is all about the amazing and mouth watering food. But increasingly, owners and decision makers in restaurants are looking to restaurant technology as part of the success recipe. Why Implement Technology in Restaurants? According to a recent American Express survey, restaurant owners and decision makers give three reasons to implement restaurant technology. And it’s ... Read More »
Small Business Trends: What’s the biggest thing since you started HubSpot with Brian Halligan ten years ago that has surprised you the most about marketing, and how people have gravitated around some of the things that you’ve put out there? Dharmesh Shah: The biggest surprise for lack of a better term is how global the underlying fundamental philosophy of Inbound ... Read More »
Cell phone carriers are going all in on unlimited data. T-Mobile ditched its data packages in favor of a single unlimited plan. Sprint slashed the price of its own unlimited plan, making it one of the carrier’s cheapest options. And Cricket Wireless, Boost Mobile and MetroPCS now offer prepaid unlimited data at bargain prices. But most smartphone users would be ... Read More »
t is surprisingly pleasant to read electronic books on the Kindle Reader application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. While on vacation recently, I finally had the time to try out the Kindle reader on my iPod Touch — and I love it. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, the Kindle reader app is a free download, and ... Read More »
Many business owners and managers know Constant Contact for its easy-to-use email marketing software and service. A lot of the newsletters and updates that I receive from other small businesses go out through Constant Contact. (We use Constant Contact for our weekly radio show newsletter, too.) Just this week Constant Contact introduced a new service, an online survey tool. You ... Read More »
Pinterest emerged as the social media darling of 2012. According to this Nielsen report, Pinterest had the largest year-over-year increase in audience and time spent of any social network, across PC, mobile web and apps. As if that wasn’t enough to prove the social network has staying power, Pinterest surpassed Yahoo in organic traffic, making it the 4th largest traffic ... Read More »
Trying a new lipstick or make up on your face is so yesterday! A new chatbot from Sephora Virtual Artist powered by Modiface will let you see every imaginable color combination without ever touching your face. This type of collaboration for product discovery using Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a first for a large retailer. With this new application, Sephora can ... Read More »
0 Each new iteration of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader brings with it new innovations and price points that make these devices a great value. However, this time around, Amazon might have jacked up the price a bit too much for the Kindle Oasis. Early reviews of the Kindle Oasis have been great, with virtually everyone agreeing on the functional improvements Amazon ... Read More »
Tax season isn’t just about getting your return in time and all the commotion that goes with it; it’s also a great opportunity to boost sales. Tax-time promotions, offers and tie-ins can add some fun to this busy time of year and hopefully make you some money too! Here are some ideas that you might want to use for your ... Read More »
Customer experience is the number one concern when creating your website. You might not get it down the first time. Revisiting your design and features is a regular part of maintaining that site. Here are 10 smart widgets (mostly WordPress-only) that will allow you to tweak your site functionality to offer your customers more options to play with your site. 1. ... Read More »
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