Connected Business In The Digital Economy

Deloitte released their report on how Australian small businesses are responding to the digital economy. You can find the report here.

The report shows the value but also the limited uptake by small business in Australia, of the very things that could be generating new and additional sales for the businesses. 

They identified 4 levels of engagement online. I think there are 5. 

Those businesses at the top two levels will be competitive in the new economy.

You can read about my steps to making the internet work for your local business  

Turn A Note Into Something Special To Receive

Social media doesn't have to be confined to online when you are building relationships.

This article on Mashable tells the background story of how this Social Experiment Turns Strangers' Emails Into Handwritten Notes


Snail Mail vs. Email from ivancash on Vimeo.

This is a great experiment - emails converted to regular snail mail - see the response. 

And if you want to send real cards with handwritten fonts and posted through the regular mail there is an app for that. Fantastic - and no trip to the post office required. https://www.sendoutcards.com/lindyasimus/

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Todd Sampson on Social Media For Business

“If you do not have a digital footprint as a business or individual, I instantly don’t trust you. 

I instantly think you’re hiding something,” 

 - Todd Sampson“

From the #digitalsummit in Melbourne 31 October 2013

"Brands that don't embrace mobile "will be totally irrelevant," says Todd Sampson and a panel of digital experts in Sydney

Sixty-six million years ago, a meteorite hit the Earth and it killed nearly all of the dinosaurs,” said Todd Sampson, well-known CEO of Leo Burnett Australia and the host of ABC programme Redesign Your Brain during a panel session at the event on 31 October.

“Technically, the dinosaurs were dead when the meteorite had hit, but they didn’t know and they lived on for a period of time before they eventually died. You could argue that digital meteorite has already hit the majority of businesses in our country and around the world, and most of them are actually dead - they just don't know it yet."

The new generation is obsessed with mobile, Sampson continued. “If you as a business are not in that space, you will be totally irrelevant. You will not even be remotely considered for anything.”

See the full article here 

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