Surveys show that over one-half of Americans have reported a lost or stolen cell phone over the past year. And crime statistics are even more staggering. What can be done about the problem? We may just have the answer... [More]

This week I had the pleasure of a conference call with David Walsh (CEO) and Niall Kelly (CTO), the founders of an emerging visual monitoring company named Netwatch. Netwatch is based in Carlow, Ireland and provides visual alarm monitoring to over 35,000 customers across various vertical markets such as the public sector, logistics, manufacturing, automotive, construction, and retail. Approximately 2 percent of their customers are high-net worth individuals. Netwatch's founding is an interesting... [More]

Small Businesses require a different financing structure than the general consumer, so a majority of banking institutes offer additional services and rewards for Businesses that have a higher monthly spend. But how does a business pick the right package with the right rewards? AMEX Open has provided a few simple questions regarding use and expected rewards to provide Small Business Customers the right credit cards for their spending needs. Key Points: Simple and intuitive to use. Ability to pro... [More]

Customer Relationship Management software and applications today are evolving, and many of them incorporating a whole host of 3rd party applications to integrate new functionality and other tools, but social media is for the most part "left out." Yes, many of them link to a customers social account but that is the extent of it. Today, CRM systems are pretty static, meaning you can just enter in data and review it for a particular contact or account, but it is not interactive and especially not integrated into the entire social ecosystem. Well, Nimble is one such company that is changing the way we know and use CRM today. [More]

Tablets today are not really meeting the needs of business users today, especially in specific industries or vertical markets. Let's face it most are built for consumers, yet sometimes we as consumers use our tablets for business purposes. I am certainly guilty of that with my Samsung Galaxy tab, and my husband with his iPad. [More]