Online To-Do: November 2012

Do you present your fair share of PowerPoint presentations? Have you been doing so on an iPad, with clients following along on theirs? You may want to check out Idea Flight. I read about this program, and with the ability to remotely control up to 30 iPads over the same wireless network this software may just be right for you.  http://www.ideaflight.com/

Online To-Do: September 2012

Just as Steve Jobs had the ability to convince people they needed Apple's products, now you can master the skills to make an emotional connection and sell your product's benefits.  Check out entrepreneur.com/presentationpointers

Online To-Do: August 2012

If your company isn't quite tech-savvy, check out Pro Contact Me. This site allows you to create a virtual business card and will help you connect with clients and prospects using today's latest technology.

Online To-Do: July 2012

For both work and your personal life, this article in Fast Company teaches you How to Be a Better iPhone Photographer.

Online To-Do: June 2012

Before you head into your next meeting, check out Business 2 Community. The site has great information including stats that you can use to close a deal and get your prospect to realize you know what you're talking about!

Online To-Do: March 2012

Considering a Facebook strategy for your business?  While consumer brands have a very easy time engaging with customers on this social media platform, it can be a bit more challenging to find success if you are marketing B2B.  If you're interested in launching a company Facebook page, check out this month's online to-do, http://www.facebook.com/business.

Online To-Do: February 2012

For those of you in the print industry, this month's online to-do is for you.  Print Media Centr is a great resource!  They strive to provide  information and resources to the Print & Integrated Marketing Industry in an informative and fun way.  Their website is full of wonderful information and I encourage you to follow them on Twitter as well at @printmediacentr.

Online To-Do: January 2012

Does your company have a Facebook page that you think looks boring and unprofessional?  Then check out ShortStack.  It's a great program to help you and your company design a better social media page.

Online To-Do: December 2011

Ever heard of Paper Because?  If you're in the print industry, you MUST check it out.  I first learned about it via a tweet from CANVAS Publisher Mark Potter. 

Besides all the funny and clever videos like these:

This one, which is different from the others, was really eye-opening:

Online To-Do: October 2011

Ever heard of Pete Cashmore? He's the CEO of www.mashable.com and was named one of Ad Age’s 2011 influencers, a Time Magazine 100 in 2010, and a Forbes magazine web celeb 25.

While www.mashable.com started as a blog focused on up-to-the-minute news on social networks and digital trends, today it's the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. If you are wondering when the next iPhone is coming out or what is the newest and most effective way to use a QR Code is, this is the site that will give you the answers!

Online To-Do: September 2011

Last month, my free monthly newsletter - Self-Taught Sales - focused on how the internet can help you increase productivity. Here are a few sites that I've found can help you do just that.

Instapaper.com - Instapaper is a simple tool that enables you to save web pages for reading later.

Evernote.com - Evernote enables you to type a text note, clip a web page, snap a photo or grab a screenshot and gives you the option to organize everything and anything from your computer, phone or the web.

Dropbox.com - Dropbox enables you to store and save files including document and pictures for access on any computer or mobile device.

Productivity

This month's Self-Taught Sales (my free monthly e-newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here) focused on productivity.

Did you know there are various online tools available to help increase our productivity, by saving information you find online for review at a later date? Additionally, some of the platforms listed below also serve to house information in an organized and easy to access way.

Sites you may be interested in looking into include:

Instapaper.com – Instapaper is a simple tool that enables you to save web pages for reading later.

Evernote.com – Evernote enables you to type a text note, clip a web page, snap a photo or grab a screenshot and gives you the option to organize everything and anything from your computer, phone or the web.

Dropbox.com – Dropbox enables you to store and save files including document and pictures for access on any computer or mobile device.

Good selling!

Online To-Do: August 2011

This month's recommended website is entrepreneur.com/blog/findingcustomers. Here you can get tips, tools and fresh ideas to grow your market share. This blog series focuses on sales-lead generation and prospecting.

Online To-Do: July 2011

With the end of the month, I thought I'd introduce a new monthly feature. I frequently come across great websites - from sites that will help you to be more productive to sites that might help you close your next sale. I hope that you will find my recommendations both helpful and useful and if you have a website you think is great, feel free to post a comment below.

This month check out - www.inc.com/sales. This site features the greatest salespeople of all time and celebrates history's greatest closers, including David Ogilvy, Sale Carnegie and Mary Kay Ash.