by Uwe "Oova" Kleinschmidt | Sep 10, 2011 | Educational Topics
Although Google has stopped aggregating third party reviews (see here for why it happened), reviews have not lost their power. The opposite is true. In addition to showing reviews augmented with stars on the Google Places listing, reviews can help local businesses to...
by Uwe "Oova" Kleinschmidt | Jul 5, 2011 | Educational Topics, Service Advisor Talk, Social Communication
Is the customer interaction at the counter related to the effectiveness of an online campaign? Can messaging to the customer be automated? Can the service adviser be replaced? Watch this recipe for success when leveraging the counter experience in your online...
by Uwe "Oova" Kleinschmidt | Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Having one’s business out there on Google or other places seems scary to some and a huge opportunity to others. That anybody can leave an unfiltered review creates some discomfort. To those who feel like it, don’t be afraid, the freedom of the internet...
by Uwe "Oova" Kleinschmidt | May 9, 2011 | Effective Website Design, Uncategorized
In the third segment of the series, Mitch and I explore the importance of a small business’ website, tools to measure its effectiveness and potential pitfalls. Especially the urge to please Google and human eyes creates a challenging task when trying to maximize...
by Uwe "Oova" Kleinschmidt | May 2, 2011 | Educational Topics, Effective Website Design, Social Communication, Uncategorized
I was very excited when Google launched Boost Ads; it helped everyone whom did not want to take the driver’s ed of navigating the complex Ad-Words interface. Wish to have your business show up high on Google? Simple, just select the categories you want to show...