How can small businesses use Passbook? Passbook and Small Businesses. With iPhones upgrading to the iOS 6 operating system, a new feature to be aware of is Passbook. Passbook is an app that allows you to store loyalty cards, boarding passes, gift cards, movie tickets…the list goes on. Simply put, Passbook “passes” replace paper coupons, loyalty cards, etc. Companies that spend hundreds of dollars a month on loyalty cards can save money using Passbook passes. How convenient! How to create passes. Below is a list of Passbook pass generators: PassFu. MORE >>

So is that a great opportunity to promote your small business? Small businesses are even getting in on the picture and it won’t be long before having your own iPhone app is going to be as important as having your own website. The key to a good app is to create one that is related to your business in some way and useful. Now is the time to start thinking about how you can keep your customers tuned into your business through their iPhones. d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services MORE >>

Guest post: How small businesses can take advantage of Pinterest was written by Cendrine Marrouat for her social media blog, Creative Ramblings. Guest Posts Pinterest Small business small business tipsThe following is a guest post by Roxanne Reyes. Her bio is at the end of the article. Pinterest is a social media network that made a blast this year. It has taken the third spot as one of the popular social sites. According to a recent report, 12% of adults spend their time online [.] MORE >>

Most of Convince & Convert’s clients are larger corporations (or the agencies that serve them), but we’re a small business and work with a few as well, and I never thought I’d yearn for the cozy embrace of Google and it’s methodologies and mechanisms that were – and are – small biz friendly. In word and in deed, the new design and rules accompanying the new Timeline version of Facebook pages is a boon to big business, and a blow to small business. ” Indeed they will, and at the expense of small business. MORE >>

'Recent tragic events here in the United States (and around the world) have heightened awareness of the global reach of media , especially social media, and the consequences for businesses using it. Small business advertising has historically been local, making it easy to craft messaging that is appropriate for the targeted audience. This creates new responsibilities that many businesses are only just beginning to fully comprehend. Many businesses autopublish information on their social media channels. Have a Larger Perspective. Choose a Professional Approach. MORE >>