{"id":5948,"date":"2014-10-02T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it?p=5948&#038;preview_id=5948"},"modified":"2026-04-14T02:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:22:22","slug":"billemail-to-q-or-route-when-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/billemail-to-q-or-route-when-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Email is Still a Killer App for Instant Social Sharing from a Smart Phone or Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(<a title=\"Social Media Minute - Tech Talk Thursday\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/category\/social-media-minute\/tech-talk-thursday\/\">#TechTalkThursday<\/a>) Have you ever been standing in a long line at Starbucks and suddenly, a great idea or the solution to a taxing problem pops into your head? You make a quick mental note to remember but then you hear, &#8220;<em>Welcome to Starbucks<\/em>.\u00a0<em>May I help you?<\/em>&#8221; As soon as you can say, &#8220;A g<em>rande iced sugar-free vanilla latte with soy milk, please,&#8221; POOF,\u00a0<\/em>the idea disappears.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re on the commuter train between clients, standing in line at Starbucks or at your kid&#8217;s baseball game, you&#8217;re <a title=\"How I Increased My Social Media Productivity by Working Smarter in Just 5 Minutes\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2014\/09\/work-smater-and-faster-with-2-monitors\/\">not always in front of your computer<\/a>.\u00a0Your customers don&#8217;t work around your schedule; you have to work around theirs. In today&#8217;s social media world, this means being\u00a0active 24-7.<\/p>\n<p>Social media moments strike at any time and any place. You need a quick way to share these moments when you&#8217;re on the go.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You own a coffee shop. You just did the <a title=\"Social Media Explained with Coffee (Infographic)\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2014\/02\/social-media-explained-with-coffee-infographic\/\">best coffee art ever<\/a>. How do you quickly snap a picture and share across all your social channels?<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re in the bleachers watching your 10-year olds second game of a doubleheader. Your mind drifts (of course, that never happens to me) and you suddenly remember you forgot to <a title=\"Time Saving Best Practices to Replay Content Without Compromising Traffic\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2014\/10\/reduce-blogging-social-media-spend\/\">replay a blog post.<\/a> How can you copy, paste and send before the next at bat?<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re at the register in your retail store. Not a customer in sight. You would like to share a special offer to\u00a0boost foot traffic. How do you send a quick instant coupon to your social media audience?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Miss these moments of inspiration and it could impact your bottom line.<\/p>\n<h3>Never Miss a Social Media Moment Again<\/h3>\n<p>The number one killer-app is still trusty old email. In fact, <strong>nearly 75% of people used email on a smart phone in the last month according Nielsen<\/strong>. Email is not perfect but it is a great tool to bridge the old and the now (i.e. social media). Email is one of the few apps pre-loaded on every phone. So, why complicate things?<\/p>\n<p>An important feature dlvr.it\u00a0created for us mobile mavericks\u00a0is the ability to update all your social media accounts in a few clicks using email. Whether you need to share instantly or <a title=\"Introducing Q \u2013 A Smart New Scheduling Tool to Keep Fans and Followers Active\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/12\/introducing-q-a-smart-new-scheduling-tool-to-keep-fans-and-followers-active\/\">schedule using Q<\/a>, you&#8217;ll enjoy the ease of use that email-to-social brings. No longer will you be tethered to your computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Email-to-social-media-with-dlvrit.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6571 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Email-to-social-media-with-dlvrit-453x1024.png\" alt=\"Email is still the killer app\" width=\"453\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow these easy instructions to setup email for instant social sharing:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a title=\"Email is a convenient way to immediately add content to Q.\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvr.it\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200403104-Can-I-email-content-to-Q-\">How to schedule content\u00a0from mobile phone or tablet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. <a title=\"How to post to dlvr.it from your phone or tablet\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvr.it\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200402824-How-to-post-to-dlvr-it-from-your-phone-or-tablet\">How to format your email for social sharing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Be great at social media is less time.\" href=\"http:\/\/dlvr.it\">Once you create your private email address<\/a>, <strong>add dlvr.it as a contact in your address book<\/strong>. That way we&#8217;ll always be there when you need it.<\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s your turn. Next time when you&#8217;re sitting in the bleachers of your child&#8217;s doubleheader, grab your smart\u00a0phone or tablet during\u00a0the 7th inning stretch and start pecking away at the keyboard. 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