Marketing Strategy: Facebook’s Latest Acquisition by: Custom Toll Free, May 30, 2012 Facebook's share price dove almost 10% again yesterday for over $35 billion in lost value since the IPO. An announcement of a new acquisition could make things even worse. What does this mean for business owners debating marketing on Facebook? Read More
#Technology: Windfall Profits for Zuckerberg’s #Facebook IPO or Not? by: Custom Toll Free, May 18, 2012 Where is Facebook's stock going to top out at today? Not ready to put your money on the line yet? That's OK, join the fun with a harmless prediction via Tweet and have your vote counted on the site thrown up overnight on Tuesday by James Proud. The current average stands at a forecast of $54 a share or a total value for Facebook of $135,718,802,154. However, if you're feeling lucky there are a few sites that offer the ability to acquire a single share. Consider it a souvenir or make it a gift. Read More
Facebook Tells Brands They Aren’t Pitching Hard Enough! by: Custom Toll Free, May 16, 2012 In an effort to spur more marketing and more usage of the social network for business, Facebook has followed the recent lead of search giants, Google and Bing, in sharing with brand owners what they need to do to increase advertising effectiveness. After a month of comparing the results of various brands on Facebook, the social platform has determined businesses aren't pitching themselves hard enough, contrary to what many "gurus" have been saying. Read More
Is Your Business and Call Center Ready for #iPhone 5? by: Custom Toll Free, March 21, 2012 The new iPad 3 has not just been creating a buzz across business blogs, they have also been flying off shelves in their millions. However, senior analysts at Swiss banking giant, UBS, are calling the new iPhone 5 Apple's real "secret weapon". The question is, are your call center staff, marketing strategies and business phone numbers ready for it? Read More
What Is Personal Branding? by: Custom Toll Free, March 15, 2012 There has been a ton of buzz about personal branding over the last couple of years. What is personal branding exactly? Is it right for you and your organization and where does it come into play in your marketing strategies? Read More
Don’t Get On the Startup Bus without a Vanity Number Hookup by: Custom Toll Free, March 14, 2012 You can brainstorm and pitch your own startup in five minutes, as long as you have access to a great pool of vanity numbers handy. Among the crowds arriving at this week's SxSW event in Austin, Texas, were 260 entrepreneurs on 30 buses with the intent to pitch their new startup ideas, created on the ride in to the year's most famous tech conference. Read More
Facebook Just Made Your Business Phone Number More Valuable by: Custom Toll Free, February 29, 2012 More privacy breaches hit the headlines this week with news of Facebook reading users' text messages, making consumers even more wary about shopping online and hiking the value of business phone numbers. Read More
The Power of the iPhone: What This Means For Your Vanity Number by: Custom Toll Free, February 24, 2012 Yesterday's headlines revealed the massive toll that the iPhone is having on its competitors. Is your organization positioned to survive and thrive amongst the massive change in the tide of consumer habits? Read More
The Hottest Real Estate Vanity Numbers? by: Custom Toll Free, February 22, 2012 News is spreading of a new, even hotter real estate market rebound with areas like Miami even breaking the records achieved during the bubble years. However, there are three hotter things to invest in today that could deliver an even better ROI… Internet Domain Names Read More
Three Creative Marketing Strategies for Getting the Edge on the Competition by: Custom Toll Free, February 15, 2012 Today creativity and innovation in your marketing strategies is more important than ever. Even those businesses which think they are doing okay right now are in for a rude awakening as the economy improves and more competitors jump into the mix. Check out the following three ideas to fuel your creativity for maximum advertising effectiveness in the months ahead. It's All About Shipping on Time! Read More