http://www.communityorganizer20.com/2009/04/12/looking-back-at-2003-and-thinking-about-the-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-back-at-2003-and-thinking-about-the-future Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.communityorganizer20.com/2009/04/12/looking-back-at-2003-and-thinking-about-the-future/#comment-186 Debra Askanase Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.communityorganizer20.com/?p=797#comment-186 Hi Ken, I was of course referring to the fact that, in 2003, most businesses were not as internet-savvy as they are today. I think that you cannot argue with the fact that business websites offer much more product and service information than the yellow pages do. Customers, whether they are potential clients/stakeholders of nonprofits or potential business customers, will use the internet's ease of access to a variety of information (website, reviews, blog, etc.) to make their purchase and involvement decisions. Additionally, customers can easily find phone numbers on websites when they are ready to purchase, just as they can through the Yellow Pages. Nonprofits have begun to recognize the importance of this online decision-making process in the past 6 years and hopefully will continue to engage in technological updates. The Yellow Pages certainly has a purpose, but cannot fulfill all of the roles of the internet. Hi Ken, I was of course referring to the fact that, in 2003, most businesses were not as internet-savvy as they are today. I think that you cannot argue with the fact that business websites offer much more product and service information than the yellow pages do. Customers, whether they are potential clients/stakeholders of nonprofits or potential business customers, will use the internet’s ease of access to a variety of information (website, reviews, blog, etc.) to make their purchase and involvement decisions. Additionally, customers can easily find phone numbers on websites when they are ready to purchase, just as they can through the Yellow Pages. Nonprofits have begun to recognize the importance of this online decision-making process in the past 6 years and hopefully will continue to engage in technological updates. The Yellow Pages certainly has a purpose, but cannot fulfill all of the roles of the internet.

]]> http://www.communityorganizer20.com/2009/04/12/looking-back-at-2003-and-thinking-about-the-future/#comment-185 kenc Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.communityorganizer20.com/?p=797#comment-185 and even today onoly 61% of SMB's even have a website. Most still do have YP print advertising. Why? It makes the phone ring with customers ready to buy. A click gives you what?? and even today onoly 61% of SMB’s even have a website. Most still do have YP print advertising. Why? It makes the phone ring with customers ready to buy. A click gives you what??

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