Top 10 Phone Apps for Valentine’s Day.

1. Sweethearts – (free) same as the candy heart – add your own message and send
2. Somecards – (.99) Less traditional Valentine Cards – really funny
3. Foursquare – (free) Uses smart phones’ location detection to ‘check in’ at certain places with other app users
4. iWrite - Love Poems – eight different styles of poetry
5. Creative Romantic Ideas – (.99) need inspiration? ideas are categorized by price and difficulty.
6. iFlirt – (.99) pick up lines and tips for dating
7. iXplode (.99) – watch Valentine gifts such as candy, teddy bear etc. blow up (if your feeling anti-holiday)
8. eFlowers (.99) – send virtual flowers to everyone with the touch of a finger.
9. 20 minute meals ($7.99 – expensive but worthy!) 20 minute meals by Jamie Olivier
10. Lovetricity – interactive (for iphone) – it has a two person love-sensing pad. Determines level of chemistry.

Top 5 ways to promote your business with mobile marketing:

1. Build an app – What value added service can you offer your clients? Consider building an app to increase your brand equity with hand-held technology.
2. App recommendations – You can now purchase or download over 100,000 iPhone Apps! Start by making your site visible and recommended on popular apps.
3. Text message marketing – For appointment reminders or service updates. The key is urgency messaging – tie it to a timely message and a quick response.
4. Mobile promotion – For coupons you can use www.surveynotify.com. For ads you can pay per call or by client for advertising (similar to online advertising).
5. Make your website mobile ready – Is your website mobile friendly? In some cases it can be a simple as a plug-in. Make sure your customers can find what they are looking for easily.

To learn more about developing and app for your business or mobile marketing contact Winnie Hart at winnie@thehagency.com

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The “Hart” of the Matter.

With a last name like Hart, I have developed a unique relationship with the one day we traditionally associate with love and the heart. Over the years, I’ve received heart-shaped Valentine’s Day gifts in every shape and variety. I’ve gotten crystal hearts, heart-shaped jewelry, clothes with hearts, drawings and folk-art of hearts, glass stemware with hearts, and even a heart-shaped cake tin.

Each one reminds me of a close relationship and a special connection that has made my life richer and fuller. That’s the great thing about Valentine’s Day. It gives us the opportunity to show the people closest to us how important they are. Because the heart of the matter, in life and in business, is really the relationships we make and keep.

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Share the “love.” Relationship marketing
and your business.

No matter what product or service you offer, you’re in the relationship business – making them, building them, keeping them. For some useful information and practical techniques on relationship marketing, download or view our H-paper on Relationship Marketing.

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