Exchange Business Cards Through Text or Email

Posted in: Tips and Tricks  |  February 26, 2009 at 10:29 am
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When you are out speaking  at an event or doing face-to-fact networking, timely follow up is extremely important if you want to convert contacts into relationships.  Leads grow colder by the minute.    I come back from every conference and speaking gig with a stack of business cards that I have to sift through and add to my contact list.  Solutions like Plaxo, LinkedIn, GMail, Salesforce.com, ACT and Outlook have all made desktop and online address books  fairly easy to dubmenowupdate – once they’re in the system.  But it’s the adding of new contacts that’s time consuming.  That’s why I was so excited to find this new FREE solution DubMeNow that allows people the ability to text or email their contact info directly into your mobile device.  (There’s also a paid Pro solution for corporate users.) How does DubMeNow work?  Users of DubMeNow can email or text their contact info to you.  Once you accept the message, it moves into your phone database. Depending upon your particular set-up, the contact info can sync with your desktop CRM or contact management software when you perform the next sync.  Its usefulness will grow with adoption, but DUB already syncs contacts and updates with Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Siebel On-Demand and SugarCRM.   Facebook and LinkedIn integration are in the works. And here’s the super cool part – anytime someone that’s given you their contact info via dub makes a change, it’s automatically updated on your phone. You can also create DUBIDs to make the process that much easier.  Send me an invite using my DUBID, which is  TORNADO.  I will be sending my contact list DubMeNow invites shortly! One final thought – You still have to have business cards!   They tell me a lot about you, and no matter how cool this technology is, not everyone will adopt it.  So bring your business cards AND show everyone how technically savvy you are by being an early adopter on this too-cool-for-school whiz-bang technology.  DubMeNow, I’m IN!

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Adrianne is the Chief Velocity Officer of Tornado Marketing, Inc. and a partner in The Art of Online Marketing. Adrianne has spent over 15 years helping small businesses find their niche and systematically grow their businesses through effective marketing programs and persuasive messaging. Adrianne provides valuable insight into how to market complex solutions. Her clients appreciate her practical advice and business value-driven approach to marketing. With Adrianne on your team, you’ll differentiate from your competitors; consistently draw in your best prospects; and close more deals. When not working, Adrianne is usually found cheering on her kids’ sports teams, reading, or playing games (Scrabble anyone?). She is continually seeking work-life balance and the answer to life’s larger questions.