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Using GPS to predict successful retail locations

Avatar Posted by morecowbell under Marketing
From http://www.nytimes.com 5996 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 1, 2008 4:01 am
We're in the midst of a boom in devices that show where people are at any point in time. Global positioning systems are among the hottest consumer electronics devices ever and cellphones increasingly come with G.P.S. chips. All of these devices churn out data that says something about how people live. Such data could redefine what we know abou Read More

Making LinkedIn work for small town pros

Avatar Posted by ZaneSafrit under Online Marketing
From http://www.smallbizsurvival.com 5997 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 4:33 pm
It's a great article that points out the power of LinkedIn, how to maximize it for building your social network, and how LinkedIn's benefit is even greater if your business is in a small town. Read More

How to Ruin Your Search Engine Optimization

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://www.allbusiness.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 30, 2008 6:06 pm
Taken from article: You must be wondering, why would anyone want to ruin their SEO? Trust me, I ask myself the same question whenever clients or prospective clients explain the things they've done to get themselves in trouble with the search engines. While there are abundant “how to” resources on SEO online, at conferences in books, newslette Read More

12 Ways to Target Inactive E-mail Subscribers

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://tmt.targetmarketingmag.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 1:41 am
Oftentimes, people opt in to e-mail lists—whether it be for newsletters, promotions or information—and then just ignore everything that's sent to them. Those individuals signed up for your e-mails for a reason, even if their actions don't show it. For one reason or another, they've become inactive subscribers. It's your job to figure out a way to Read More

The 5 Creepiest Advertising Techniques of the (Near) Future

Avatar Posted by waltgoshert under Advertising
From http://www.cracked.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 4:00 pm
Marketers are working hard behind the scenes to make sure it's much, much worse in the future. Doing things like ... Read More

If You Can't Stand The Heat - Work-Life - Keith Shaw

Avatar Posted by baekchaebuddy under Self-Development
From http://www.evancarmichael.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 1, 2008 4:02 am
“If you can't stand the heat, then find a way to get used to, and beat it!” Here's my straightforward 5-step plan as to how to take control of your life and prepare your self to “beat the heat”. Read More
If you never step out of your comfort zone, how on earth will you ever know what you could have possibly achieved in your life? How will you ever learn anything from your triumphs as well as your mistakes? How will you grow as a person and live your life to the fullest? Read More

Are You Insane? - Work-Life - Keith Shaw

Avatar Posted by baekchaebuddy under Self-Development
From http://www.evancarmichael.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 4:00 pm
Albert Einstein once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Yet, many of you have done this time and time again. You unfortunately bring your past knowledge and beliefs into every situation. Here are strategies to get you to break the habit of insanity. Read More

Visa offering free Facebook advertising to small businesses

Avatar Posted by suzyQ under Advertising
From http://seattlepi.nwsource.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 4:00 pm
As part of a small-business network Visa designed for Facebook, the world's largest credit and debit card processor is paying for $2 million of advertising on the socializing site. Visa is giving a $100 advertising credit on Facebook to each of the first 20,000 U.S. businesses that download the Web application needed to join the network, which de Read More

Fighting the Good Fight: Lifecycle Emails

Avatar Posted by suzyQ under Online Marketing
From http://www.marketingprofs.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 4:00 pm
If a consumer were to scan her inbox of retail, corporate emails right now, each one would have a subject line that is an offer. Everybody wants the consumer's money, but nobody addresses the consumer's relationship to their company, though they can. Long-term, lifecycle emails train a customer into becoming a better one, and they enhance the Read More
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