Pacific Salmon Charters is getting the word out that both the spring Salmon run and the summer Chinook and Coho runs returning to the Columbia River have an outstanding outlook for 2010.  Also fisherman should not forget the bottom fishing, Halibut and Sturgeon fisheries and the live bait Tuna, all of which can be fun and action filled charter trips.

We recently produced 10,000 Pacific Salmon Charters tri-fold brochures –and Uncle Milty doesn’t spend money on brochures if there’s no reason for folks to come.

Whether you’re hopping on the QR code wagon or not, Google’s Local Business Center is a not-to-be-overlooked tool for your business.  The free service lets you customize the information that appears for your business in Google Maps–including the opportunity to correct your location if needed.

ZDnet had a nice post on the Local Business Center and Google’s Favorite Places last month. Did you catch it?  Favorite paragraph:

Whether you love Google or hate Google, the search engine – as well as the Google maps app on some of the most popular smartphones – has become the “Yellow Pages” of this generation. I know it’s how I find businesses and more when I’m out and about. Beefing up a Google listing is a quick, cheap and easy way for local businesses to make themselves more available and accessible to a larger mobile audience.

Last time I checked, that was a good thing for small businesses.

ShopSavvy is a mobile application by “Big in Japan,” who is self-defined as “a mobile application publishing company based in Dallas, Texas. Our developers build applications for mobile devices including Google’s Android platform, Apple’s iPhone, RIM, Windows Mobile and Palm’s Pre. Our team supports the requirements and needs of consumers, developers and advertisers. Our core focus is on publishing applications developed either in-house or by third party developers. On occasion we will do client development if the project is compelling. Past clients include FOX Television, FX Network, LEGO, TechData, The Federal Reserve, Visa and MTV.”

December 1, 2009 post on their blog: “…why ShopSavvy doesn’t read QR codes. The answer is twofold, a) manufacturers and retailers in the US and Europe don’t use QR codes and b) QR aren’t typically related to product identification. The simple answer is that QR codes don’t have much of anything to with shopping and ShopSavvy is all about shopping“.

December 31st 2009 post on their blog: “Here are some of the changes (ShopSavvy 3.6 for Android)… QR Code Support – supporting ALL QR codes including URL redirect, contact, phone number, sms, new app install AND Google’s Favorite Places Stickers“

What a difference a year makes!

We’re publishing links to some of our favorite articles from 2009 and this one is certainly pertinent:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/10/10-harsh-truths-about-corporate-websites/
The author’s specialty is working with large organizations, thus the title.  The list is absolutely true for our small and mid-size business customers, non-profits and governmental agencies.  Good advice is good advice.