Mobile Phone Technology as a Business Tool
August 11, 2010
“Mobile technology as a business tool”
Presenter: Kim Ellery
As technology becomes more complex, a gap is growing between the technology we purchase and the functions we actually use. We are told we can do more with our mobile phones, but many of us lack the time or understanding to leverage the benefits this new technology promises us. The user’s manuals are sometimes not much help either. What if you could respond to emails from your mobile while waiting for a flight, or use the GPS to search for a business address, or transfer music/photos to and from your computer?
After mentoring New Zealand’s business elite on how to maximise their mobile technology, West Coaster Kim Ellery returns home to help show you how to be more productive, more efficient, and above all else, confident in using your mobile. You don’t need to be savvy or own a flash new phone, you may just be wanting to know how you can reach your customers through text messaging, or what these ‘netbooks’ and ‘iPads’ everyone is talking about are.
By sharing insights gained from working alongside Vodafone, Telecom, IBM and others both here in NZ and the UK, Kim will demonstrate some of the latest mobile technology, explain how this applies to you and your business, and show you how you minimise your mobile costs. Kim has a good understanding of the West Coast business community, and these sessions will provide practical advice, and offer hands-on setup and support of your mobile technology. This is a great chance to learn of the latest technology trends and gain an understanding of how you can do more with your mobile.
Kim has been invited by the West Coast ICT Uptake project to prepare this presentation. It will be presented independently. He is not doing this to try and sell any company’s products or brands. The goal is for him to show us what some of the more popular applications are, how they work and how we could be using them. He will also cover some emerging trends in this area of technology.
Topics that can be covered include:
Mobile Setup and Use
- Setting up and using mobile email
- Connecting your mobile to computer to transfer calendar appointments and contacts
- Using your mobile as a modem for your computer
- GPS navigation on your mobile
Applications
- Mobile applications, what are they and why is everyone talking about them
- Recommended applications for iPhone, BlackBerry
- Mobile Social Media applications (Facebook, Twitter etc)
- Location based applications
Trends
- Latest smartphones and iPhone 4, iPad
Mobile trends
- Managing your mobile cost
- Recommended plans for personal and business use
- Best practices for minimizing mobile spend while overseas
- Using free WiFi networks from your mobile
- Using mobile broadband
Advertising
- Text message marketing platforms
Questions and Answers and any additional topics people may require information on
Franz Josef Franz Josef School Mon 16th Aug 5:30-7pm
Hokitika WestREAP Tue 17th Aug 12-2pm
Greymouth Tai Poutini Polytech Tues 17th 5:30–7pm
Reefton (via Video Conference) Tues 17th 5:30-7pm
Westport Westport Motor Hotel Wed 18th 5:30-7pm
Cost: $20 Nibbles provided
RSVP Essential to jgurden@xtra.co.nz or phone 03 768 5444
About Kim Ellery: Kim Ellery is a born and bred West Coaster. He has a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology and Marketing from the University of Otago.Kim has worked as a technology trainer for Mobile Mentor Ltd having mentored New Zealand’s business elite, celebrities, and sporting organisations on their smartphones; consulting to Vodafone and Telecom. He was a mobile specialist at Air New Zealand’s launch of mPass application (mobile boarding pass) nationwide. Amongst other projects Kim has developed and launched two successful mobile applications to BlackBerry App World.
Plus: A mobile phone valued at $299 will be won by one lucky participant.
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