Workshop tells businesses how to get on digital map
Shane Bradt, geospatial extension specialist for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, recently presented information on how to put businesses on the digital map, giving fishermen and small businesses the opportunity to reach new clients who are increasingly tech-savvy.
About 30 fishermen and small business owners attended the Fisheries Roundtable discussion on June 13 at the Portsmouth Public Library, co-hosted by the Northeast Consortium and N.H. Sea Grant. The workshop was part of a collaboration between UNH Sea Grant Extension fisheries and UNH Cooperative Extension GIS programs in support of the retraining efforts of the Lobster Trade Adjustment program funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For many business owners, marketing products and services to the public in the digital age can be confusing due to the increasing number of options and the pace at which they are changing, Bradt told the group.
He says while there's still value in traditional forms of advertising in newspapers, fliers, phone book listings or roadside ads, the trend is turning away from these to focus more on computer-based information via the Internet, home computers, cars' GPS systems, and on smartphones.
"It's important to get your business listed correctly on online maps so people can find you," Bradt says. "Even if you personally don't have a smartphone, many of your potential clients may have one."
Bradt says as of July 2010, there were about 53.4 million smartphone users in the United States, and projections estimate smartphone users will outnumber users whose cell phones don't have Internet access by late this year.
"This represents a seismic shift in the way people find and access information," says Bradt.
Smartphones take advantage of GPS devices and online mapping databases to provide suggestions for, say, restaurants that serve lobster, and then provide directions to walk or drive there.
For the technologically savvy, this on-the-go information helps them to quickly and easily find what they're looking for. For fishermen looking to connect with new markets and dealers, this is an easy way to get their business information listed with little or no cost.
For the small business owner or fisherman looking to direct more business through his or her door, getting business information into the most relevant databases is key.
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