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Geolocation: The Ulitimate Loyalty Card?

July 19, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Geolocation isn't going away, so what will it become and where will it fit in? In February of 2010, I was interested in the technology. It was relatively new and Foursquare was making it fun to give geolocation a test drive. My friend Joe Sorge even created an event around earning the Foursquare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer Tagged With: fenway park, foursquare, geolocation, google, loyalty, loyalty card, loyalty program, marketing, technology, ulitimate

Keep It Simple Stupid

June 15, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

The other day a commercial came on TV for a furniture-moving device. It was basically a simple machines (a lever and fulcrum) combined to make it easy to pick up the end of a piece of heavy furniture. Then, you could slip a plastic disk under the feet of the furniture and easily slide it across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, sales Tagged With: 37signals, basecamp, business, furniture moving, gantt chart, keep it simple stupid, kiss, management, new product, opportunities, project management, sales careers, simple machine, technology

How I doubled my htc EVO battery life – Part 2

May 4, 2011 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

Since writing How I doubled my htc EVO battery life - Part 1, I've learned a few more things about maximizing the life of the Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Slim Extended Life Battery for HTC EVO 4G (affiliate link) I chose to replace my factory battery. If you have not read the post mentioned above, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Double htc EVO battery life Tagged With: android, battery life, evo, evo battery, extended life battery, htc, mobile devices, mobile network, smartphones, technology

How I doubled my htc EVO battery life – Part 1

March 16, 2011 By Jim Raffel 14 Comments

I have liked the htc EVO I carry since purchasing it last summer. I wrote then that, I’m a Blackberry Addict turned Android Fanatic. The problem is that over the last year the EVO battery life has become more and more of an issue. Recently, it had reached the point that I would frequently need to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Double htc EVO battery life Tagged With: android, battery life, evo, evo battery, htc, mobile network, seidio, smartphones, technology

How minor adjustments make you more productive

February 14, 2011 By Jim Raffel 7 Comments

Sometimes your life requires big adjustments to move you forward toward a productive and fruitful life. This is the case with addictive substances and behaviors. If you are addicted, then the only real answer is to quit. That often requires a commitment to change and the support structure necessary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: addictive, adjustments, business, fruitful, greater productivity, life, minor adjustments, productive, productivity, technology, travel time

Why Customers Matter

January 12, 2011 By Jim Raffel 6 Comments

One of my three words for 2011 is customers. Every business focuses on customers - right? Well, actually no. My experiences in 2010 proved to me that many large companies have forgotten about the customer in favor of the product/service and the bottom line. I chose this word so that I can focus more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer Tagged With: business focus, change, customers, drills, shoeshine, solutions, technology

Are you solving business or techincal problems?

December 22, 2010 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

I just concluded a conversation during which I realized why my success has grown so significantly over the last two or three years. In a nut shell, while ColorMetrix products can be used to solve technical problems that is not what Jim Raffel does. I solve business problems. Solving technical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, sales Tagged With: business, business skills, color solution, creative problem solving, partner, problem solving, solving business problems, techincal, technical problem, technology

I'm a Blackberry Addict turned Android Fanatic

June 12, 2010 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Sprint's new htc EVO Android mobile device is now my favorite personal accessory. My Blackberry Curve 8330 sits deactivated, lonely and dejected on the back of my desk. My smartphone love affair began many years ago with a Treo600. I graduated to a Treo 755p and then the Blackberry Curve 8330. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, social media, Stuff I Like, Travel Tips, Twitter Tagged With: android, blackberry, evo, fanatic, mobile devices, palm treo, smartphones, sprint, technology, touchscreens

A Twitter Tale of Two Scotts

May 14, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

Yesterday Scott Stratten made a comment during his #unGeeked presentation, he got on Twitter to meet other awesome business people. Catch that? The guy with forty some thousand followers on Twitter did not get on to sell you something. He got on to network. I got on Twitter for a different reason … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, conferences, Marketer, motivation, personal development, social media, Twitter Tagged With: marketing campaign, online social networking, Printing Industry, scott stratton, social media, technology, Twitter

March Madness 31 posts in 31 days

March 31, 2010 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Thirty-one days ago I set out to write 31 posts in 31 days. This is it, the thirty-first post. Thirty here and one on QuickInternetPages.com (or QIP.com) the blog idea that was created by the 31 posts exercise. Now, I am going to ramble a bit. I learned a lot about me, writing and the fine art of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, color, personal development, priorities, social media, Twitter Tagged With: blog, computing, future plans, madness, media technology, planning, qip, social information processing, technology

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