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I’ve added a weekend post routine that I hope you enjoy. Each weekend I write a post that features 3-4 things I read during the week that I found interesting. Generally speaking it won’t involve much analysis and may range widely in topic. (Flickr image included here is also fav image of the week) Read More

Real Time is Big Time

In this week’s article for AMEX OpenForum I wrote what I see as 5 Trends That Will Shape Small Business in 2010 – #1 on the list was – Real time is big time

At some point in 2010, I wrote, all search results will consist of real-time information, scores, reviews, tweets and all, right there and up to the minute. We’re addicted to up to the minute connection and we want Read More

Warning: A bit of a straight commercial post here.

If you’ve subscribed to the Duct Tape Marketing newsletter or read this blog for any amount of time you know I use social media, talk about social media, and generally love exploring it and finding very practical ways to use this new toolset.

Now, not everyone has the same passion I do, but most small business owners have concluded they can Read More

Project Buyology was a fascinating research project conducted by Martin Lindstrom that used brain scans to better understand what really motivates someone to buy a product or get excited about a brand. The research was conducted at a cost of around $7 million, but you can learn a great deal about the results of the study in Martin’s book Buyology. Read More

Right now showing up on page one of the organic search results is the holy grail of small business online marketing. Any business that spends significant time consistently producing keyword rich, educational content, draws links, and is active in numerous social network can eventually gain some real traction when it comes to search results. Read More

If you're doing good work, have products that people enjoy, and provide a service and experience that exceeds expectation, chances are, your business is benefiting from word of mouth referrals. Read More

I get daily pitches from PR folks and business owners asking me to write about their news, launch, product, or survey. On one hand, I still think it's awfully cool that people think enough of blogs and this blogger to pitch me. (Can't imaging what some really big blogs endure.) On the other hand, I sure see my share of really bad pitches. Read More

Leo Babauta is the publisher of the very popular Zen Habits blog and author the Power of Less. Leo is not my typical marketing/business expert type guest but Leo's personal story and the subject he writes about are important lessons for small business owners. Read More

About once a week I amuse the grammar troops by torturing some aspect of the language in my writing. Hey, I don't do it on purpose and I love that I'm able to provide an otherwise cuddly group of individuals with a steady flow of chuckles. I've had this post in the back of my mind for some time, but I was prompted to write it today by a LinkedI Read More

Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma Marketing podcast with Nick Morgan (Click to listen, right click and Save As to download — subscribe now via iTunes [Trust Me: Four Steps to ... ] Trust — can't get enough of that as a brand, business, or person these days. Everyone knows that, but what they may not know is that there are thi Read More