Making the Most of your iTools with Kristi Hargis, President Kinected Marketing www.KinectedMarketing.com
Nov 02, 2014
Making the Most of your iTools
with Kristi Hargis, President
Kinected Marketing
www.KinectedMarketing.com
Apps to download for this session
• Mingle
• LiveShare
• Looker
iPhone / iPad
General tips on how to use efficiently
Multitasking
Double Click Home Button Select Which App To Switch To
Dry Out a Wet iPhone
• If you drop your iPhone in the water or get it wet, towel dry it off (do NOT blow-dry), and submerge it in a bowl of uncooked white rice for 24 hours
Save Photos In Safari, touch and hold an image to save it to your Camera Roll or copy it to paste into an MMS or email.
Scrolling
Swipe to Delete Messages
• To delete an unwanted email, text message or voicemail without opening them, just swipe across the message from right to left when you see it in list view and tap the red Delete button.
Talk-to-Text
Open a text message & select the Microphone icon Annunciate into the phone
Talk-to-Text
The pink dots mean it’s loading You’ll see your message appear
Screenshot
Press and hold the Home button, then press the Sleep/Wake button. Your screen flashes and the picture appears in your Camera Roll.
Organize your Apps by Folder
• To organize your Apps by Folder, simply touch the app you want to move, wait for it to wiggle, and drag it on top of another app you want to group it with. Then, name your new folder.
Share Multiple Photos
Hold Your iPhone like a Camera
• Instead of trying to hold your phone steady and take a photo, turn it sideways and use the volume button as the camera button.
Apps for Business
Apps that assist in day-to-day business and office work
Mingle Your next client, job, employee or
colleague could be next to you.
Don't miss out.
Mingle
Mingle
Skype • As an app,
integrates Texting, FaceTime, and Phone calls
• FREE
• As a business tool, useful for sharing large files, conference calling, and using Online Numbers (call from mobile or landline to Skype)
Dropbox • 2GB space free
• Your files available 24/7 on dropbox.com
• Apps for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry
• Works even when offline. You always have your files, whether or not you have a connection.
Dropbox
Organizes folders in ABC order Organizes files in ABC order
Dropbox
Opens files in seconds Able to share from the App
Apps for Marketing
Apps that assist with social media and general marketing practices
Blogging: Wordpress
Blogging: Blogger
Facebook Facebook Pages / Messager
Facebook Friend Requests
Messages
Notifications
• Find and connect with more than 161 million members worldwide.
• Stay up-to-date with people in your network. • Sync your calendar to get LinkedIn profile
information about the people you're meeting with.
• View and save recommended jobs. • Read the latest industry news. • Keep up-to-date with your groups. • Share content with your network.
• Browse interests
• Find & follow friends
• Tweet & Retweet
• Follow people or businesses
• Exchange Direct messages with your followers
• Share photos, videos and web pages
• Search what’s trending on Twitter
Features:
• Browse pins from people and pinboards you follow.
• Repin, like and comment on your favorite pins.
• Pin with your camera!
Apps for Party Rental & Events
Apps that can help you and your customers connect
Napkin Master - $1.99
• Search designs
• Receive step-by-step instructions on napkin folding
Napkin Master - $1.99
My Banquet for iPad - $3.99
• Design and create multiple layouts and banquets
• Share your banquet designs with others
• Create your own banquet elements (tables, pools, etc.)
• Add your own backgrounds • Choose from three different
canvas sizes • Import your contacts from a
spreadsheet • Import contacts from
• Add contacts directly on your iPad
• Synchronize RSVP with Facebook event
• Report by invitees, by table, confirmed, unconfirmed, not seated guests
• Import Guest List from previous banquets
• Create your own templates • http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=p8exQN68TTA
Photos App for Slideshow - iPad
• Tap the Photos Icon
• Select Album (or category)
• Instead of choosing a photo to enlarge, click the Slideshow link in the upper right corner.
Photos App for Slideshow - iPad
Add Music Choose Your Transition
LiveShare
LiveShare
LiveShare
Interested in Creating an App for an Event?
http://getbloodhound.com/ - FREE! Best used for creating an App for a specific event
• Example: TRA Roundup!
• Where are specific exhibitor's booths?
• What is the schedule of events?
• Map of property
• Bios of speakers and backgrounds
• Basically a virtual, interactive brochure…
• Make online, manage on the app
Bloodhound
Bloodhound
Useful Apps • Red Laser
– Bar Code Scanner. Compare prices to items around various other retailers
• LED Flashlight – Don’t underestimate the power of having a flashlight handy
• Scanner Pro ($7.00) – Portable Scanner on the go
– Better than taking a photo bc you can scan multiple documents including receipts
– Make PDF’s from files
– Protect documents with a password
– Upload them to Dropbox, Google Docs, and other online storage
– Good for viewing paper notes and making them into digital copies (like the notes you are taking right now, eh?) Don’t worry about losing that notebook!
Find Your Lost iPhone
• As long as you sign up in advance, the free “Find My iPhone” App will help you locate your device on a map (on your computer or other iPhone or iPad). You can display a message or initiate a loud ring (in case it's under the cushions), or remotely lock or wipe its data.
Cool Gadgets for iPhone
Intuit GoPayment or Square
Intuit GoPayment Square
Kogeto Dot
• Looker App. Install and Register.
• Take 360 degree video. Great for previewing an event or setup and uploading to FB.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=cftDmeNXfZY
• Please tweet videos to @KinectedTweets
• Email them to [email protected]