Category: Advertising
Its the Little Things – How to Make Me Your Customer
Update: Lands End Canvas blows me away. They really know how to treat people right! After I wrote my post, I tagged them on a FB post about my blog post, and next thing I know, my blog is on FIRE! The page views went through the roof. Why? Because Lands End posted about ME…
Display is Bringing Sexy Back
My focus lately has been on advocating the benefits of email marketing as I think it is a marketing channel that is poorly under utilized and yet so very cost effective! And remember, it has the highest ROI in any direct response marketing channel! But I’m stepping off my email marketing soapbox for a bit…
WeReward: Just Another Geo-Location Service?
You may recall my post on FourSquare, where I talk about the benefits to retailers in using the ‘check-in’ service. Since that write up, I’ve signed up for and played with nearly a dozen new sites and apps. In addition to Gowalla, Foursquare, and Brightkite, I’ve also used the check-in feature of Yelp, and Whrrl (although I lost my…
4 Great Email Marketing Stats
I’ve been working on a presentation on Email Marketing that I will be delivering next week. In my search for recent statistics, I found some that I thought I’d share as they just go to show how effective email marketing can be! If you’re not using email marketing in your marketing plan, you should be….
Home Depot Sells “Lightning”
Even the BIG guys get it wrong sometimes!
What’s in a Name?
This week I’ve been working with someone to develop their brand name. It is a bit of a process, but a fun one! If you’re considering starting a business, changing your brand name, or know someone who is, take a look at these tips on creating a GREAT business name. Brainstorm. How do you want people…
9 B2B Social Media Marketing Statistics
As you may recall from some of my previous posts, I love data! So when I came across a list of 28 Awesome B2B Social Media statistics, I had to hold back from squealing with glee! Here are 9 of my fav’s plus a couple of surprise stats. Surprise stat: Only 50% of B2B marketers formally analyze…
Ten Simple Blogging Tips to Increase Your Traffic
Are you satisfied with your blog traffic? Do you know hot to increase it? I was reading some of the posts on Inbound Marketers – For Marketing Professionals (a group of which I’m a member on Linked In) and saw a post by one of our members, Erin Smith that resonated with me. She put…
Excerpt: FourSquare, Groupon offer small-biz benefits – Article
Excerpt from an article I wrote for Inside Business newspaper (print and online): <– I have a friend whose daily activities can be viewed by the world through FourSquare. We know where he is almost every minute of the day (and boy, does he eat a lot!). So what is FourSquare? And how can you…
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