When kids put together their lists for Santa this year, do you think they will be asking for "an MP3 player", or will they ask for "an iPod"? Did Microsoft have the same impact with the Zune? How is the iPhone impacting competitors phone sales? What would you think of a search engine that did not rank Apple ...
Category Archives: Marketing
Twitter for Traffic and Talk: Who is Using Twitter and How?
Twitter is a social site based around the idea of 140 character messages, but it has grown to be much more than that. My relationship with Twitter has mutated over time. My opinion of the service has ranged from true believer, skeptic, objective ...
The Secret to Social Media Success
A couple of times this week I have seen great stories get buried on Digg. It happens and it sucks. The thing is we all tend to think our own story is worthy of getting votes. But in many cases I think the people who complain about getting buried the most secretly know they were trying ...
What You Do Versus What You Say
Aaron has a great post about PR agencies in the social media / web 2.o space. Worth a read, if only for the Office Space inspired giggle. Reading this made my brain connect what Aaron had written with a thought I had been having all morning about authenticity. The attraction of blogging and social marketing ...
How Could Bad Blogging Hurt Your Company?
Often clients assume I am always going to recommend blogging but that is simply not the case. I am not going to push blogs as the magic bullet solution because as you know, blogging does not suit every company or individual. In most cases the decision is down to: Will a blog provide significant benefit compared to ...
What I Learned From Darren Giving Away $60,000 of Prizes in a Week
So you will do-doubt have noticed Darren Gave Away $60,000 of Prizes in a Week. You can already see Darrens conclusions, but after reading his list I had a thought I want to share and get your opinion on.The Problogger give-away was a big success I am sure, and Darren has ...
Online or Offline, this is the Key to Success
Last night I was chatting with Brian about his recent article. We were talking about how when people get into online marketing they suddenly become enamored with the technology. Have you noticed that? There is one key to success online and let me tell you now, technology is not it.Yes, ...
How Do I Increase Traffic to My Blog? – FAQ
User djinferno asked a question over at the Authority Blogger Forum that I know is on the minds of many bloggers. It is a question I see a lot, expressed in many ways "How do I promote my blog" "What can I do to get more visitors?" "How do you increase traffic?" In the thread already ...
Making the Most of Web Community Building and Participation – Tips Roundup
One of the great things about the internet is the fact you can connect with people from all around the world with diverse backgrounds and interests. In fact I think technology has followed a very human drive for connecting, when techies connected computers together they were really connecting people. Only yesterday I was telling someone how ...
Where Do You Stand on the Paid Links Issue?
Since I wrote about how bloggers make money I have had three different people asking about the controversial topic of paid links. I know from past experience when one or two people ask there are usually many more people who are interested, so here are my thoughts and a small poll to see how ...
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