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Get Purpose-Filled!

2009-12-30T13:15:07Z

Friend and client of Six Voices, Tony Jeary, has a new website up about his book, Purpose-Filled Presentations, and we wanted to give him a quick shout-out. If you are active in a church, chances are that sooner or later you are going to find yourself in a roomful of people expecting to be "wow"ed by what you have to share. Your presentation may be informal--like greeting people at the door--or formal--like sharing your testimony before a congregation.

Either way, you can make an impact. Having trained executives at more than 500 world-class organizations in the art of effective, winning presentations, Tony Jeary (Mr. Presentation™) now brings those same techniques and strategies to the church. Tony shares basic principles to help unlock dramatic personal and professional success every time you speak, whether from behind a podium, on the phone, or on a street corner.

Whether you are called to preach, teach, greet, encourage, or share, Purpose-Filled Presentations will teach you the techniques to help you improve what you are already doing. As you apply the principles, you will find the confidence to respond to God's prompting and direction for the service he is preparing you to do.

To coincide with the launch of this website, we've updated the Purpose-Filled Presentations app with the very latest Tapstack technology and design. If you haven't already, go get it!

Three New Tapstacks Represent New Horizons

2009-12-23T10:27:49Z

In the past couple of days, we've added three more excellent Tapstacks to our catalog. We wanted to briefly highlight those three here on the blog:

Parenting the Future from Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
Employing Hope from Biblica.com
Apocalypso Design Portfolio by Apocalypso Design

Each of these new Tapstacks represent a foray into a new market for Six Voices. First, "Parenting the Future" is our first title to exclusively focus on parenting techniques and strategies. Then "Employing Hope" is our first partnership with a Bible society. Biblica (formerly IBS-STL Global) have been bringing the Bible to people around the world for 200 years! Lastly, with the Apocalypso Design Portfolio we've utilized the Tapstack platform to give a local Grand Rapids design studio a great framework to show off their illustration chops!

We are always seeking to expand our partnerships and pool of clients. Are you an author or publisher that wants to get their content on the iPhone? Maybe a member of a Bible society looking to use mobile media to change lives? Or are you a designer looking to raise your profile by getting yourself into the App Store? If any of the above apply (or if you can think of some possibilities we haven't!), then don't hesitate to get in touch.

Email, Twitter and Facebook now in Tapstack

2009-12-16T09:19:42Z

A little over two weeks ago, we started building Tapstacks with social media sharing capability built-in. We're excited to share that the first few Tapstacks featuring this functionality are now showing up in the App Store. Since this past September, our cumulative apps have averaged over 100,000 downloads per month. We'd love to see that number double and even triple going forward as users pass on the knowledge that they acquire from our fantastic clients!

To check out the functionality for yourself, we suggest you go grab Toned Bodies [iTMS] from Brooke Jeary, the teenage daughter of presentation and effectivity guru Tony Jeary. Flip to the last card in the stack to start sending emails to friends, posting to Twitter or getting the word out on Facebook!

Six Voices in the News

2009-12-09T08:49:09Z

Check us out! We're in the Grand Rapids Press!

Tony Jeary Rolls On!

2009-12-02T10:12:34Z

It has been our privilege over the last year to partner with Tony Jeary in bringing his exceptional content to iPhones and iPods around the globe. Since September 2009, Tony's apps have been downloaded a total of 14,000 times. Although that is great, we wanted more downloads and more "Tony" in pockets on every iPhone-toting country on the planet.

On Saturday November 28th, 2009, we took another step forward in our plan to expose as many people as possible to Tony's influence. Over this past weekend, we launched Tony's five-part video series "Presentation Mastery" as a Roll App for iPhone and iPod Touch. We expected it to be in demand, but not nearly as popular as it has turned out to be. In just three days since release, The 5 apps comprising the "Presentation Mastery" series* have been downloaded a total of 2000 times in 49 countries on every continent of the world (well, except Antarctica. But that we know of the penguins cellphone carrier hasn't been able to arrive to an exclusivity agreement with Apple)!

We are thrilled for Tony and his organization. Congrats on five great apps that are generating interest all over the globe!

*link opens the App Store on iTunes

Flannel.org Cyber Monday Sale!

2009-11-30T18:22:47Z

Head over to flannel.org right away and check out their great Cyber Monday sale!

On top of offering their entire NOOMA catalog at the lowest prices ever, they're also offering up all the NOOMA apps for iPhone for $1.99 each.

What are you waiting for?! Head on over to the App Store now and get them before it's too late.

More Social Networking Features Coming to Roll and Tapstack Platforms

2009-11-24T15:31:08Z

With the Roll and Tapstack platforms, we've struck marketing gold. In the last month, we've had our apps downloaded in excess of 100,000 times! That means that our clients' content is now in the pockets of more than 100,000 people around the globe that might not have otherwise come in contact with them. But we want to see our clients' great content getting into even more pockets. Simple addition isn't going to get us where we need to go!

So we've been thinking--how can we multiply that number? There are lots of complex and expensive ways we could get the word out about all these apps, but there is an even more effective way of getting the word out: by empowering our users to tell their friends about the great content they've been experiencing!

Starting today, all of our new Tapstack and Roll apps are "shipping" with new social networking features. Not only can our users email their friends with information about the app, they can now tweet and post to facebook--either with their default Twitter app or while never even leaving the Tapstack or Roll App they've been enjoying.

By harnessing the power of social networking within our iPhone apps, we can see those 100,000 downloads easily tripling or quadrupling over the next few months as friends pass on value to friends who pass on value to friends... You get the picture!

Stay tuned!

Tapstack at #1 in Singapore and Philippines!

2009-10-20T09:43:58Z

We think we might be on to something with the Tapstack platform. Our latest reports show Steve Chandler's Tapstack app "100 Ways to Motivate Others" to be the #1 Book app in Singapore and the Philippines. It is also currently in the top 10 of the Book app rankings in 24 countries around the world.

What's the value of this phenomenal performance if we are giving the app away for free? Well, think about this: Steve's content, name and contact details are getting into the pockets of over 1,500 new people around the world every day. That's 60,000 iPhone owners all over the world in the last 45 days alone that have now had a taste of Steve's workplace wisdom. As soon as they are ready to buy a book or invite a keynote speaker to share on motivating others in their workplace, where do you think they'll turn? There's a very good chance it will be none other than Mr. Steve Chandler.

Interested in getting your content and contact details in the pockets of thousands of people around the world? Let's talk! Get in touch with the Six Voices Sales Team.

Get Outside the Box and Build a Better World!

2009-10-15T12:11:17Z

One of the great things about partnering with so many fantastic people in the development of iPhone apps is that in the process we get to hear about what they are passionate about. When Scott Schwertly of Ethos3 told us about a presentation he was putting together to promote Worldvision, we connected with his passion to build a better world for children everywhere. Our response: "Scott, if you want to give this thing away... We've got an app for that!" Not long after that, we uploaded The Box by Ethos3 app to the App Store!

It is our privilege to bring a relevant and impacting message via our latest app: The Box by Ethos3. This app features the award-winning presentation powers of Schwertly and company and is made possible on the iPhone by our Roll platform. Head over to the App Store and pick it up. But prepare to be challenged! It might be time for you (and us) to start living outside the box.

Sketchnotes of SXSW® Interactive 2009 featured on sxsw.com!

2009-09-30T09:58:53Z

Mike Rohde, creator of the Sketchnotes contained in the Sketchnotes of SXSW® Interactive 2009 Tapstack app, was recently interviewed for a feature on sxsw.com. The interview provides an inside look at the process that led up to the publication of Mike's sketchnotes on the Tapstack platform.

It has been a privilege for us to have collaborated with Mike and the folks over at SXSW to get the Sketchnotes of the latest Interactive Festival on the App Store. We look forward to partnering up with them both again in the future to bring more South by Southwest Conference & Festival Sketchnote goodness to the iPhone in the not-to-distant future!

Financial Advisors: The Product is YOU!

2009-09-28T15:35:57Z

Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so useful that it earns a label: "indispensable". That is exactly how financial advisors and salespeople the world over are referring to Mark Magnacca's book "The Product is You". Mark has joined forces with Six Voices to bring his essential content to the iPhone on the Tapstack platform. Now you can tap, swipe and rotate your way through Mark's clear and concise industry knowledge in no time.

Learn the basics of this ground-breaking concept of branding yourself in order to gain an edge over your competition in this executive summary made specifically for the iPhone. It boils down the book's key concepts and serves as the perfect complement to "The Product is You". Head on over to the App Store and check it out for yourself!

Sketchnotes of SXSW® Interactive 2009 Now Available!

2009-09-23T09:00:00Z

We blogged a while back about partnering up with Mike Rohde to bring his unique sketchnotes of SXSW® Interactive 2009 to the iPhone via the Tapstack platform. Although a bit of time has passed since then, we haven't stopped working on making that exciting prospect a reality.

Between SXSW and ourselves, we've got all the legal issues out of the way and we are ready to unleash the Sketchnotes of SXSW® Interactive 2009 on the iPhone-toting populace of planet Earth! We hope you all enjoy Mike's super sketchnotes of the outstanding content provided on a yearly basis by SXSW Interactive and all their speakers. Don't bother to check the price-tag either! This one is on the house! Enjoy!

Speaker Sue Tapstack Teaches the Art of the Sale

2009-09-22T10:30:02Z

Customers today need help to buy what you offer. They need to avoid risk, show value and look smart. Whether on the phone, in email or other social media or face to face conversations and presentations, what you say and how you say it matters more than ever. Speaker Sue is in the business of giving you the tools you need to attract new business, keep your best customers loyal and boost sales success. And, for a limited time, she is giving away her extraordinary approach to sales on the Sales Talk Tapstack.

Sue Hershkowitz-Coore helps sales people and other professionals get better results because she teaches them how to communicate better. Sue understands that what people need today -- what even experienced professionals need -- are skills that boost confidence and build competence. The Sales Talk Tapstack brings exactly that!

Teenage Authors' Content lands on the App Store

2009-09-21T09:39:28Z

How easy is it to work with Six Voices to get your content on the iPhone? With our Tapstack platform, it's so easy even a 12 year old could do it! All joking aside, Six Voices is seriously proud to announce the arrival on the App Store of two Tapstack apps authored by teens!

Brooke Jeary is an 11th grade National Cheer champion. At the age of 16, Brooke wrote all the material contained in the Toned Bodies Tapstack. In a time when there are a plethora of weight loss and exercise methods on the market, the content in this app is a breath of fresh air. There are no gimmicks here, just good common sense and real-life strategies that will work regardless of your age or fitness goals. If you have tried and failed to get in shape before- the brisk accessibility of this Tapstack is right up your alley!

The 60 cards contained in the Friendship Tapstack are not the first time 12 year old author Paige Jeary has been published! At the age of 8, Paige wrote the book "Fun Things to Do as Kids". Now she's teamed up with Six Voices to produce a tapstack that is sure to help kids everywhere become better friends. A glance at schools and playgrounds everywhere shows that this tapstack is a useful one to have on hand to share with our kids! Heck, we might even learn from Paige's wisdom and become finer friends to those around us.

Paige and Brooke are the daughters of Tony Jeary, a leading authority on strategy and presentation effectiveness and personal coach for many top CEOs from companies including Wal-Mart, Ford, Shell, Sam's Club and other Fortune 500 companies. Ever the trend-setter, Tony was one of the first authors to bring his material to the iPhone via Tapstack with Strategic Acceleration and Purpose-Filled Presentations.

Network TwentyOne: 20 Years of Excellence

2009-09-16T12:53:53Z

On May 29 to 31, 2009, N21 celebrated its 20 year anniversary in Las Vegas, Nevada and gathered to honor its founders, Jim and Nancy Dornan, along with a cadre of pioneers who came alongside Jim and Nancy, from the beginning, to make Network TwentyOne a reality.

Six Voices has come alongside N21 to create an iPhone and iPod Touch App to commemorate this great milestone in the corporation's history. The Network TwentyOne App utilizes Six Voices Roll framework to feature a new video which outlines and celebrates N21's 20 years of significance. The app also contains a stack of cards highlighting Network TwentyOne's leadership from around the world and a series of useful links and information for affiliated business owners around the world.

Roll continues to find new ways to bring business and educational material to iPhones and iPod Touches around the globe!