12 Steps How to Create, Monetize, Market Your Mobile App to Rock Your Business

Do you have a mobile app for your business? Do you have an effective mobile strategy that involves more than just having a mobile-friendly website?

Ria Mizera, founder of Closet Relay, and Kristoffer Vik Hansen, co-founder of Spare Ride Sharing, will walk you through the 12 steps they took to create and market their innovative apps for connecting with their target markets.

Inspiration for this month's topic was Melanie Haselmayr, author of Forbes article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2014/11/17/heres-why-your-business-needs-its-own-mobile-app/

Having your own mobile app enables you to:

• Be Visible to Customers at All Times

• Create a Direct Marketing Channel

• Provide Value to Your Customers

• Build Brand and Recognition

• Improve Customer Engagement

• Stand Out From the Competition

• Cultivate Customer Loyalty

1. Ria Mizera, founder of Closet Relay, a virtual marketplace where you can buy and sell once loved clothing within your community. Free to download on the iTunes App Store. http://www.closetrelay.com/

@ClosetRelay (https://twitter.com/ClosetRelay)

https://www.facebook.com/ClosetRelay/?fref=ts/

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2. Kristoffer Vik Hansen, co-founder of Spare Ride Sharing, eliminates trip planning with on-demand ride sharing in Vancouver. This Next Big Thing venture is in the testing stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FweX3SsDvDo/

@SpareRides (https://twitter.com/SpareRides)

https://www.facebook.com/getspareapp/?fref=ts/

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Early risers, come and kickstart your day once a month with insightful discussions on current business challenges.

MEETING SCHEDULE

6:50 - 7:20 am: Sign in, get your coffee and muffin early. Be ready to develop business trust and camaraderie.

7:20 - 7:45 am: Muffin Sponsor (5 min.), Success Circle...15 second insight on who you are and how your business can help others to succeed.

7:45 - 8:30 am: Keynote presentation

8:30 - 9:00 am: Door prizes; share and learn camaraderie continues

DOOR PRIZE donors: Contact Judy if you have a product/service to promote.

MUFFIN SPONSOR: Contact Judy how you can be muffin sponsor of the month and promote your business for 5 minutes to a captive audience.