Apr
25
4-25-2007 Links
April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here are a few links for you to check out today:
Self Made Minds has a feature today about the Top 100 blogs by feed circulation. There are a number of marketing-related ones like one of my favorites: Duct Tape Marketing.
Who has the most valuable brand? It used to be Microsoft. Check out who just […]
Apr
24
Sex Doesn’t Sell
April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I know you’re saying, “Harry, you’re dead wrong. Sex does sell.” Facts say otherwise.
I ran across this article in Adweek about a study done sometime back on how men and women look at sexy ads differently. MediaAnalyzer used its eyetracking software to see how men and women viewed both sexy and non-sexy advertising.
While more than […]
Apr
23
Reach Out & Touch Somebody
April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Contacts are the life blood of your career. You need to maintain your contacts all the time, not just when you are looking for a job. Here’s an article I just wrote for my marketing enewsletter on the subject of contacts.
Apr
23
RSS
April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
RSS feeds, a Web 2.0 technology, are a great way for you to stay on top of topics of interest. They also may provide solid content to keep your website fresh and dynamic. Learn how to locate niche RSS feeds.
You also can use RSS feeds as a search engine optimization tool.
Apr
20
Is B-2-B Branding So Last Century?
April 20, 2007 | 1 Comment
With the advent of the Internet, branding is dead, so many naysayers tell us. Au contraire.
If anything, branding is even more important in this new digital age. This is particularly true in the B-2-B arena. Branding Your Product Or Service is an excellent primer on B-2-B branding.
Apr
19
I Just Want To Testify
April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Marketers know that customer testimonials are a great way to prove a point. However, most marketers fall down on implementation. The testimonials they get from customers sound like, well…testimonials. Read about how to craft effective testimonials.
Here are a couple of other testimonial resources:
The fun testimonial generator, and the serious article from […]
Apr
18
Stop It - You’re Scaring The Media
April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
cnet reports that a recent survey by Accenture indicates the media and entertainment industry is wary of user-generated content. In other words, your blogs, photos, YouTube postings and other content are scaring the bejezzus out of the MSM.
The horrific shootings at Virginia Tech provide a prime example of how users took control of the flow […]
Apr
17
Get To Know Web 2.0
April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ve written a piece on Web 2.0 that you’ll find on my website and it was the feature piece in my newsletter, too. You may want to sign up for the newsletter. It has some good information in it, if I do say so myself!
Steve Rubel’s MicroPersuasion contains some Web 2.0 links today. Here […]
Apr
10
Links - 4/10/2007
April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here are some marketing-related links for you to try:
Link-Building - Link popularity relates to the quality and quantity of links to your site from other websites. This site gives you 131 solid tips on how to do it legitimately.
LinkedIn - a social networking site for business people, LinkedIn provides a great way for you to […]
Apr
9
Top 10 Social Networking Sites
April 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
You need to get on the social networking bandwagon. Here is a list of the top 10 social networking sites to help you out. AS a bonus, here is a list of the top 25 Web 2.0 sites, as well.
THIS JUST IN: Firefox leads the way for browser integration with social networks.
