Ryan Holmes Tools Quotations

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

One of the ironies of a conference dedicated to all things digital and virtual is that the best ways to connect with people are surprisingly old-school. Social media tools can improve the odds of a serendipitous encounter at SXSW, but old-fashioned hustle, palm-pressing and - above all - creativity go a long way.

We've all been inundated with so many ingenious, must-have, time-saving apps and tools that we really don't have a second left to spare.

Social media listening tools make it easy to track brand references and mentions, and these functions can still be handled ably by a small, dedicated team.

A swarm of new business tools coming to phones and desktops near you promise to boost efficiency and streamline collaboration by borrowing social features from the likes of Facebook and Twitter.