Comments on: Using Your Camera Phone As a Sales Tool

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:33:40 +0000

Wow, the ideas in the post were great, and so were the ones in the comments! Now I know why I always wanted a camera phone! :D

By: Jan Visser

Jan Visser — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:27:54 +0000

Thanks - and thank you for the additional ideas. It’s feedback like that which gives posts the extra edge.

By: Owen

Owen — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:00:18 +0000

The camera secretary idea is a great one! We have been using that at Oprius for a while. Every time we have something even remotely valuable we use a pocket digital camera to take a quick snapshot. I can’t even count the number of times we have gone back to those pictures. More importantly it allows you to “save” a set of ideas, wipe the board clean, then see if you can come up with something better. It removes the fear of loosing a past idea, and allows better ones to surface. We store all the images in a shared location on the network which makes it easy for everyone to access.

Great post Jan

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:16:00 +0000

I love the parking suggestion, and I do this all the time. Especially helpful if you snap the cross street signs if you’re in an unfamiliar city.

One other tip: Snap a photo of your client smiling with you on your camera phone, then use it as your callerID so you remember what they look like when they call you. Then, at the end of the year, save it off to your computer and use it as a custom Stamps.com stamp to send your holiday card to them with the picture on it. Sure to get their attention, and their loyalty!

By: mike cardus

mike cardus — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:45:40 +0000

Using the camera phone always seemed weird to me also.
I enjoyed the 007 espionage idea!

Now I use the camera phone for many things - if my girlfirend and I are out for dinner and find a wine we like Snap a photo to help remember.

If I visit a location and find something unique or interesting I want to talk about later snap it.

By: Craig Klein

Craig Klein — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:21:57 +0000

Thanks Jan! I love scanr.com!

By: Mike Sigers

Mike Sigers — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:38:33 +0000

THAT was an actionable post if there ever was one.

The tip about taking a picture of where you parked is ingenius.

Thanks !