Mindgrub CEO Todd Marks was the featured speaker at Chesapeake Regional Tech Council's June TechFocus Seminar “Creating a Mobile [and PRODUCTIVE] Workforce: There’s an App for That!”. Todd spoke on the importance of the ability to communicate with customers and each other from virtually any location, Todd also showcased the "Top 5 Apps to facilitate mobile workforce".

1. Top 5 Apps to Facilitate
Mobile Workforce
Todd Marks
President & CEO
todd.marks@mindgrub.com

2. Overview Of Mobile

3. Convergence of Technology
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4. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015
Image from Mashable
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5. Computing Paradigm Changes
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6. Business Use Of Apps

7. Utility Apps :: Yamaha Customer Support
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8. Business :: VOA News App
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9. Customer Support :: DELL Customer Support
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10. Games :: Discovery Scuba Adventures
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11. Free vs. Paid

12. Do you charge money or not?
Free Paid
• Revenue from ads • Revenue from purchases
• Higher number of • Higher income per
downloads download
• Farther audience reach • Greater exposure in app
store
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13. Smartphones vs. Tablets

14. Smartphones vs. Tablets
• Analyze Your Audience
• What device targets are right
for my organization?
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15. Top 5 Apps
(categories)

16. #5: CRM
• ScanBizCards (paid)
• CardMunch (paid)
• Bump (free)
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17. #4: Video Conferencing
• Adobe Connect (free)
• Webex (free)
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18. #3: Notetaking
• Evernote (free)
• Dragon Dictation (free)
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19. #2: Cloud Storage
• Splashtop (paid)
• box.net / Dropbox
• Remote Desktop
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20. #1: Documents & Presentations
• Adobe Reader(free)
• iBooks (free)
• Quickoffice Pro HD (paid)
• Documents Free (free)
• Salesbag (paid)
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21. BYOD
Bring Your Own Device

22. Good Reader
• Reader app for iPhone and iPad
• Reads many formats of
documents, images, audio/video
• Variety of syncing capabilities
• Provides device-level encryption
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23. Good For Enterprise
GFE provides multi-level data encryption for all BYOD
devices:
• Data in motion: Provides strong encryption for all data
communicated to and from devices
• Data at rest: Provides strong encryption on all data
stored on devices
• Data in use: Separates personal and corporate data
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24. Boxtone
• Manages BYOD mobile devices
• Security policy enforcement
• Real-time monitoring of devices
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25. Future of Apps

26. Social, Location, Mobile (SoLoMo) :: 2010 Yelp
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27. Augmented Reality :: viaPlace
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28. Artificial Intelligence :: iPhone 4s / Siri
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter
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29. Heads Up Display :: Google Glasses
And In the Future…
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30. Development Process

31. 5 Steps To Get Started
1) Start small, with a clear vision
2) Do your research
3) It's all in your name -- and your brand
4) See if a DIY solution will really meet
your needs, and get ready for the next
steps
5) Know how to hire a developer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/14/building-apps-for-your-business_n_1011681.html
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32. Questions?
Todd Marks
President & CEO
todd.marks@mindgrub.com