Tuesday 14 January 2014

10 iPhone apps which boosted marketing efforts for businesses in 2013

Last year, in the world of technology, we saw a lot of innovative apps making a mark while some vanishing without a trace. The competition is tough; tougher are the ways of satisfying the client’s needs too. Hence, let’s see what 2014 holds from the apps world for us all. It is not only about personal resolutions that we make to keep, but also for the business to be shaped well this year.

Before the discussion on the iPhone apps which boosted marketing efforts for businesses in 2013 begins, it is imperative to know whether you run a small organization, a medium enterprise or a large business. The apps that we are going to discuss have done wonders for many, big or small. Hence, let us take a close look at whats trending from last year. Who knows what mighty things it can do for you this year?

Finest of the lot from 2013

  • Heard of “Evernote”? Okay, now this is an app which is user friendly, works on all platforms and allows you to capture, save or use almost everything which is imperative for your business. Right from sharing notes or ideas to business cards or photos, everything happens in one place and that’s “EVERNOTE”. It is a great app for notes compilation as well as sharing them with the team members. Moreover, notebook collaboration is also possible.
  • It is not only with our personal lives that we like to tweet, we love sharing our business moves with the world too, hence “TWEETDECK” is the app you should trend with. It keeps you updated and looks after all your social media needs in one shot. This means, updates across all your social profiles happens at one go, multi-tasking is allowed and no more visiting of sites individually anymore. TWEETDECK as the name suggests runs on all platforms. Switching from private to personal is child’s play, literally.
  • The good old DROPBOX never fails to satiate the businessman’s needs. Right from sharing photos as well as documents with colleagues or clients, personal sharing with friends is possible too. It allows you to share and collaborate with like minded communities. Traditional viewing of documents with this app, irrespective of the size can be possible. It works across all tablets as well as phones.
  • Distributing data along with fielding them all is now easy, thanks to FormMobi. Call it a virtual clipboard if you please, filling forms using this app will be better and much more organized, say users. Recording audio as well as taking photos is possible, and you have to check out the high quality CAD sketches made possible with this app.
  • Bump your way to boost the business in 2014 with BUMP, one of the best apps which allow sharing of contact information, files and photos, all in a BUMPING action by two smart handheld devices.
  • Now don’t trip ever, for TRIPIT is here for those on a busy business travel schedule. It goes without saying that having travel plans in place is indeed very important. If frequent travel is what you go through, the app spoken off here is what you then need. Right from managing your travel plans to weather updates, the provision for maps and directions is also there.
  • Brick and mortar businesses have realized the importance of setting up retail outlets online. And this is why in 2013, most preferred LOCALVOX as the messiah to save their dying physical businesses. Here with this app, one can publish events, news and many more announcements on the go, all with the simple click of a button. The app connects your business across all social media sites, provides help with email newsletters and directories too. Your business online is thus optimized.
  • No one likes managing finances, and that is why most look for an answer to crunch all the numbers sans the headache of doing so. 2013 brought in EXPENSIFY, an app that does it all. Right from managing business mileage and expenses to filing receipts and submitting claims, you can do everything.
  • Asana, an app that has helped millions across the business world is making a come back right from the start of 2014. It is intuitive, simple to use, and beats the complexities of any high end management software. Manage your tasks, projects as well as work with the user friendly easy to navigate interface.
  • It was in the year 2010 when InDinero was born, and business holders were the happiest, since daily financial tracking as well as business cash flow management was now possible to take care of. It is a very popular web app, used even now for bank account synchronization with other financial instruments you have.

Taking a look at these 10 iPhone apps which boosted marketing efforts in 2013, one can only say thanks to the advancement of technology. These powerful apps are surely making life easier. The competition is tough, but with the right apps, you sure would go laughing to the bank as well. If you have an app idea, dynamic developers from top iPhone app development companies can help you build apps which are stable, scalable and secure for your customers.

We provide iOS app development services. If you would like to speak to our iPhone app developers, please contact us at Mindfire Solutions.

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