60 Percent of Social Media Users Made a Holiday Purchase Based on Recommendations [Infographic]

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Think social media just fun and games? According to social media and marketing agency Mr Youth sixty-six percent of social media users made a holiday purchase as a direct result of social media interactions with brands or friends and family. Additionally, 65% of users’ recommendations led to a purchase, with recommendations of social media users [...]

QR Code Shopping Wall Trend Continues

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A few months ago I posted a video on QR code shopping walls in Korea, which provides busy commuters with a convenient way to purchase items they need on the way home from long work days. Now the trend is spreading, here are some great pictures of shoppers in Singapore buying Christmas items by scanning [...]

QR Code Generator New Version Release

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Now in COLOR! The latest version of our QR Code software has some great new features and is still easy to generate QR codes for your business cards, campaigns and other print material, and will now do it all in color. Instead standard back-and-white add a little color to your codes to make them stand [...]

QR Codes May Redefine the ‘Convenient Store’

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One of the most creative ideas yet for the use of QR codes. Watch the video:

Ten Steps to Getting Internet Leads

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People often ask me what the best ways are to bring leads into their business via the internet. While it really does depend on your niche, I’d have to say the following three internet lead builders can convert prospects into paying customers quite well. Video Blogging Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) So how are you [...]

QR Codes in Business: 3 Direct Benefits

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As we have written about many times at Techie DIY, many companies today are using the power of QR Codes as part of their marketing strategy. If you haven’t heard, quick response codes, or QR codes are simply a type of barcode that were first used in Japan for tracking down auto parts during manufacturing. [...]

Beware Of Fake AntiVirus Software On FireFox

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There are reports today of a new social engineering attempt to install an infection onto your PC. This is tied FireFox and Windows, so if you are not using both of those, you have nothing to worry about. If this applies to you, then there are several things to be aware of. One is something [...]

Breathless Mom and the Ultimate Consulting Challenge

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As one of Maria Guldalis students, I immediately jumped on the chance to help her promote her latest training product. It’s an incredible deal but more than that, all the proceeds go to help Sharlie, a woman who needs a double lung transplant. Maria made her name in real estate and is a master of [...]

Foursquare for Product Marketing

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I ran across an article about a book publisher using Foursquare and QR Codes in their business to market new products. What is interesting to me is how they are using Foursquare. They are putting a local spin on books and leaving tips in Foursquare for areas mentioned in the book. Is Foursquare working for [...]

Sony’s PS3 Network Goes Down

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If you are involved in online gaming activities, you are already aware of the problems being experienced by Sony and their PS3 network (PSN). All of this started on April 20th when some event occurred and was discovered by Sony. Shortly after that, they made a decision to shut down the PS3 gaming network to [...]