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Using broadband internet to Using broadband internet to promote your businesspromote your business
Adeel Ahmed, Neil LinsheidCommunity Economics
University of Minnesota Extension
Acknowledgements: John McGee
Geospatial ExtensionVirginia Tech Extension
number of US smartphone usersin millions, as of early 2013
+135+135
| Smartphone Maps | Mobile Web |
Smartphones in the USA
-2009-|-2010-|-----2011-------|-----2012---|-----------2013-------------|-2014-----
Dec 2012
100%
75%
50%
25%
US Smartphone Penetration
-------------------measured--------------------|-----------------predicted---------------
Directions
How people look for information is everything in advertising
Local events
Phone numbers
Places to eat
| Smartphone Maps |
Welcome GPS!24 hours a day365 days a yearglobal coverage
accurate to within 30 feeton the planet
| Smartphone Maps |
GPS + online map databases =Location-Based Services
| Smartphone Maps |
GPS location + mapping databases +compass and tilt sensors + camera =
augmented reality
Where is the future? Be sure you are there…
augmented reality
| Smartphone Maps |
“I want to go out for a steak dinner tonight.”
Have a real conversation with Siriaugmented reality
…and then there was Siri!
using natural language
| Smartphone Maps |
“I want to go out for a steak dinner tonight.”
Have a real conversation with Siriaugmented reality
…and then there was Siri!
using natural language
| Smartphone Maps |
Keep your business competitive
Put yourself on the map!Utilize a variety of Location-Based Service Providers to enhance your presence
Get your business information into the most relevant databases
Control the information that people find when they search for your business
| Smartphone Maps |
• Provide accurate driving directions for customers and collaborators
• Make sure you are found when people search for your industry
• Control your identity – are you already in these databases? Maybe… take control!
• Gather all info in an organized location
Why should I take the time?
| Smartphone Maps |
| Writing for Web |
How much time would you spend on
this site?
Or would you just click “Back” and look for
another site?
Questions to ponder…
What do you customers need
to know?
| Writing for Web |
Would you stay on your own
website?
Have you used the “Don’t Make Me Think” approach?
Do you have short chunks of text with
headers?
How popular are you?
| Search Results |
Images from paulocoelhoblog.com & 4.bp.blogspot.com
The more links to your site, the better!Quality is important .edu, .gov, high traffic
What about your images?
| Search Results |
Pictures can speak louder than words!
No clutter
Attractive
Good tags
Test your mettle!
| Search Results |
marketing.grader.com
prchecker.info
www.bartlettinteractive.com/evaluator
woorank.com
wave.webaim.org
[email protected]@limnoshane
gisworkshops.orgtwitter.com/gisworkshops facebook.com/gisworkshops
Shane Bradt |UNH Cooperative ExtensionExtension Specialist in Geospatial Technologies