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21 million people are playing Pokemon Go on a daily basis making it the biggest mobile game of all time beating even the infamous Candy Crush. What’s even more remarkable is the fact that the average US IOS user spends more time playing the game per day than they spend on Facebook. All of this and the game is less than a month old. How does this tie-in to marketing your business? To figure that out, we first have to understand how the game works and how it differs from your typical mobile game.

I'd like to introduce you to an exciting mobile check-in app called Burbn. Instead of simply clicking a button, you take photos of the bar or restaurant, then share them through the app so all of your friends can live vicariously through you. You have that app on your phone, right? You use it almost every day, right? No? Maybe you know it by its new name - Instagram? That is what's known in the startup world, as a pivot. Of course, not all pivots work out as well as Burbn. Some companies can't stop pivoting and that’s a bad sign for investors. The trick is knowing when a left turn is the right turn versus a turn down a dead end street.

This week, we're headed west to meet up with Dennis and Jill Hendrix of Wyoming Silvers. They pay homage to their part of the US not only with unique, handmade jewelry and housewares, even their store categories are named after towns in Wyoming. If you're a nature lover, you'll love the pieces in their IndieMade store. Here's Jill to tell us more about her business: