So, I know this post will draw the ire of some SEO folks, but that's alright, some need their ire drawn. SEO can be a complex science and there are those, Aaron Wall and Lee Odden come to mind immediately, that have much to add to the field of SEO when it comes to highly sophisticated implementations. Read More
Do readers really care about the history behind a problem? While it may be an interesting read for history buffs, most 'time-challenged' business readers might not think so. Readers are more concerned with learning new ways to fix their particular business problems A.S.A.P. rather than understand how it came to be. This blog post describes how Read More
With the barriers and the change in your customers mindset, what are the alternatives that you can apply to get closer to your customers? The following points will give you the extra blade to help you get right in front of your customers. Read More
Do you like or dislike Executive Summaries? Do they create a desire to read more information in a white paper, or do they provide a shortcut from reading detailed information? Please vote in this poll. Results will be shared in one week. Read More
This is a great time of year to reconnect with all the no decisions or lost deals from Q1. You know them, now just call them to see things are. Read More
LOS ANGELES: PR leads digital communications at 51% of organizations, while marketing leads 40.5% of the time, according to the 2009 Digital Readiness Report from iPressroom, Korn/Ferry International, and PRSA. The study found that PR generally leads several aspects of digital communications, including blogging, where PR leads at 49% of organizati Read More
Two new books are headed to store shelves soon that discuss the role of social media in business. Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods (Portfolio/Penguin Group USA) and Socialnomics (Wiley) outlines how Apple, Comcast, JetBlue and others are using social-media tools like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to enhance c Read More
The Marines recently banned soldiers from using and posting information to social media sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. This is for 2 reasons. 1. They fear the insecurity of these sites may facilitate malware on government computers 2. Leaking military data. In many situations, for years and years, due to secrecy and strategy issues, m Read More
Sometimes I wonder if it's just me, but I think it's fair to say that a widely-experienced byproduct of social media engagement is social media disengagement. I've encountered it in BBS's, forums, message boards, with IM clients, on MySpace, Facebook, and now, most recently, on Twitter. I was exasperated with FriendFeed before I even gave it a pro Read More
You probably know this trap, you start with good intentions to become healthier, try eating better foods and when you don't lose a lot of weight quickly you stop. Then later you start again. With small business marketing it can be quite easy to fall into this trap. You decide you need to attract more customers so you try a few marketing tactics fo Read More
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