Business Marketing Tips

If you own a business you know how hard it can be to find new customers and clients.  In today’s always connected world it is essential to have an online presence that is visible across all the different online marketing channels.

There are over 3 billion searches a month on Google now, so if you are not listed highly within search engine results you are missing a huge opportunity to attract new customers and clients.

The first thing you need to do is make sure your business is listed in Google+ local listings, as well as Yahoo and Bing local directories.  In addition, you need to ensure your listings are accurate, with correct phone numbers, addresses and a detailed description of the services you provide.

If you are like most business owners, you might not have the time or experience necessary to ensure your business is marketed properly on the Internet.  Using a professional SEO services company can ensure your company receives the best possible online marketing results.

T3SEO has provided expert SEO and Internet marketing services to companies across the United States as well as international corporations.  They have provided law firm marketing services as well as lawyer directory seo services to small and large organizations.

If you want to market your business online, then use a marketing company that is experienced and has proven results marketing business on the Internet.  Check out T3SEO for more information about their services.  The specialize in the following services:

Great Recipe Site Found!

Okay, so we had to share a new site we found that offers great healthy recipes….and maybe some not so healthy, but great tasting!  They have all kinds of recipes including this great Mexican Recipe for Healthy Grilled Pineapple and Chicken Quesadillas

Healthy Grilled Pineapple and Chicken Quesadillas
Difficulty: Easy
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 Min(s)
Cook Time: 20 Min(s)
Ready In: 30 Min(s)
I love Mexican food, all sorts of Mexican food. My children share this passion as well. We used to have one day set aside each week for what we called “taco night”. Unfortunately, my British husband never seemed to share in our excitement. Even though we would make enough to feed a neighborhood, by the time we were done, he might settle for toast in the end. I’ve tried to find new “tweaks” to bring him over to the bright side. He will eat almost anything now wrapped in a soft tortilla, so that’s something.

Cal Poly Pomona Graduation Dates Announced

Ceremonies will be held June 8, 9, and 10. Times and days are as follows:

Friday, June 8

  • 4 p.m. College of Education and Integrative Studies
  • 8 p.m. College of Environmental Design

Saturday, June 9

  • 9 a.m. College of Business Administration
  • 4 p.m. College of Engineering
  • 8 p.m. Collins College of Hospitality Management

Sunday, June 10

  • 10 a.m. College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • 4 p.m. College of Science
  • 8 p.m. College of Agriculture

All ceremonies are held at the University Quad. Parking permits will be required for every vehicle prior to entering any parking lot.

Pre-purchase permits for $5 beginning at the Cap & Gown Sale until Thursday, June 7. Permits are $10 each when purchasing the day of the ceremony. Only cash will be accepted the day of.

Valid Parking permits that will be honored include Spring Quarter 2012, Student Annual 2011/2012, Faculty/Staff Spring Quarter 2012, Faculty/Staff Annual 2011/2012, and valid Cal State University Quarterly/Semester permit.

Disabled and limousine parking is located in Lot C and also requires a paid permit. A parking officer will provide parking instructions.

To avoid delays and have optimum parking the day of commencement, it is highly recommended that parking permits be pre-purchased for your family and friends.

Admission tickets are not required and there is no limit to the number of guests you may bring. Please advise your guests to try to arrive at least one hour prior to the ceremony. Allow additional time for the larger ceremonies (Business, Engineering, and CLASS).

For information, call the Commencement Hotline, (909) 869-4916 or Commencement e-mail at commencement@csupomona.edu.

You can also visit the Cal Poly Commencement page that includes links to maps and more information.

Mortgage Rates Keep Falling

As you may have already seen in the news recently, mortgage rates continue to fall to all time lows.  Plus, with foreclosures still a problem in most areas of the country driving down home prices, it may very well be the time to start looking seriously at purchasing a home (if you’ve been thinking about it).

We found a good resource for comparing mortgage rates as well as refinance rates.  Plus, they offer a simple mortgage payment calculator, as well as a more advanced mortgage comparison calculator that visually displays different mortgage options based upon your criteria.

Anyway, if you have been thinking about purchasing a home or refinancing an existing mortgage you may want to start taking a serious look at your options.  Low interest rates and pricing pressures could mean opportunity for home buyers…

Mobile Money Transfer Services

Mobile Money Transfer Services Platform

The DonRiver Mobile Money Transfer Services Platform (MMTP) provides mobile subscribers with the ability to use their mobile devices to send and receive moneyboth domestically and internationally.

The DonRiver mobile money transfer platform is used by Mobile Operators and Financial Institutions that require a pre-built software solution that can be readily customized to meet their unique Mobile Money Transfer business needs and that can be quickly integrated into their operating environments.

The DonRiver MMTP provides clients with a complete, end-to-end mobile money transfer service, including Consumer Mobile and Web Applications and pre-built connectors to fund sources (stored value, debit card and bank accounts) and the Western Union international remittance network.

The DonRiver Mobile Money Transfer Platform supports a diverse set of mobile applications and channels that mobile subscribers can use to access mobile money transfer services. These include pre-developed iPhone and BlackBerry Smartphone applications, an SMS / USSD mobile money transfer application and an online-based money transfer solution that provides the ability for customers to monitor accounts and transactions from the web.

Don River Sales CRM Solution

Don River Inc. Sales Management CRM Solution

Don River Inc. is an experienced international SugarCRM consulting services company with locations around the world.  In many organizations, the product sales processes are effectively long–running projects that require input from many people, including partner organizations. In these situations, it becomes challenging for management to gain a quick grasp on the status of each sales opportunity, what products are involved, and what issues might be impacting progress. DonRiver’s Sales Management CRM Solution provides a view on each sales project as well as an aggregated view of projects across regions, products, and client accounts. Accounts and projects where issues exist are easily visible and receive immediate attention.

Sales CRM Benefits:

DonRiver’s Sales Management Solution can deliver the following benefits to your organization:

  • Helps to provide a clear line of sight into the ongoing sales and partnering activities that are required for deploying consumer product offerings, enabling organizations to react more quickly and take the necessary steps to close deals
  • Enables management personnel to easily understand the classification of on–going projects and their statuses and any progress–impacting issues
  • Provides a geography–based indication of sales activity, and further classifies the activity by Account and by Product
  • Provides simple administration of a Product Catalog and enforcement of product availability by geographic region

Sales CRM Features:

  • Management Dashboards:
    • Geography–based Dashboards displaying all targets, existing accounts, products, and projects
    • Account Dashboards displaying all relevant products and projects
    • Product Dashboards illustrating availability by country, relevant accounts, and projects
    • Project Dashboards displaying all current projects by geographic region
  • Configurable Sales Process
  • Country module to enable sales process data tracking at a country level
  • Easy to follow record views for Countries, Accounts, Products, and Projects
  • Simplified process flows for creating opportunities directly from Products and Accounts

NewMe Accelerator Class

For the last three months, the NewMe Accelerator class of spring 2012 has been fully immersed in the entrepreneurial process. The NewMe “founders” have been busy working long days at The Hub in San Francisco and living together in a house nearby. The goal: to develop, design and launch new startup companies.

Last week these NewMe founders held their demo day in the Google San Francisco office, where they presented the fruits of their efforts—seven brand new companies—to an audience of more than 100 investors, entrepreneurs and supporters.

This is the second year of NewME, a program designed by founder and CEO Angela Benton to be an accelerator in Silicon Valley for minority-led startups from around the country. We’ve been delighted to participate in and sponsor both seasons.

Some NewME products have already launched in beta and are live in market. Founder Naithan Jones of AgLocal has 20 farms using the beta version of his Local Meat Lovers Service, which is running in his hometown of Kansas City and in the Bay Area. Similarly, Butlr, Ubi, Helpr, Kairos, Citizen Made and PictureMENU have all hit the ground running. In addition, the reach of NewME has gone beyond Silicon Valley. Through NewMe Communities entrepreneurs all across the U.S. have been getting together monthly to share stories and support.

Google supports NewMe as part of our Google for Entrepreneurs and Accelerate with Google programs, which help minority-owned and underrepresented small businesses use online tools to grow. We are committed to supporting diversity in entrepreneurship through great programs like NewMe, and we’re excited to continue working together to ensure diversity of perspectives, talent and experiences within the tech community.  http://googleblog.blogspot.com/

More great news for inspiring entrepreneurs from the Google blog. Another new startup to check out if you are looking to promote your business or services online is T3SEO which is a local San Jose SEO and Internet marketing company.