January 2012
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QR Codes = Instant Call-to-Action Marketing?
I read an interesting article on ClickZ the other day called “Study Shows Rapid Evolution of QR Marketing” (posted 1/26/12). In it, they talk about how 2011 was a major evolution year for direct response, specifically QR codes. How in the beginning of 2011, the use of a QR code for most companies was more of an “experiment” than a necessity. And how the advertising...
October 2011
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June 2011
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“Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted...”
– Albert Einstein
May 2011
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Disneyland After Dark
Have you ever wondered how the Happiest Place on Earth maintains its pristine exterior? I know I have, and this LA Times article confirms my suspicions: there is a “dark side” to Disneyland. An army of clean freaks emerges and invades Disneyland each night to make “The Land” sparkle just like it did on opening day.
Now you, too, can witness the power of the crew that...
April 2011
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September 2010
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“All men are born originals, but sadly, most men die copies.”
– Abraham Lincoln
June 2010
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“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Calling All SMBs: Coupology Free Trial for Local...
For those who are not familiar, Coupology.com is a service similar to Groupon, offering local small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) the opportunity to tap into a consumer base they might not have had access to otherwise.
For $19.95 per month, Coupology.com provides SMBs with access to a targeted, ready-to-buy audience, 24/7. In addition to the distribution Coupology.com provides, their...
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“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not,...”
– Muhammad Ali
Small Business Owners Can Help Clean Up Gulf Coast →
Volunteering, giving your staff time off to help with cleanup efforts…there are definitely options available to business owners (small and large alike)!
May 2010
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“Do or do not, there is no try.”
– Yoda
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Gordon Ramsay Can Run Your Website
Sure, we’ve all seen him barking orders at chefs on shows like “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare”, but can he bark orders at website owners too? Maybe not exactly, but a lot of what Ramsay looks for in a kitchen can be applied to your website. A recent article on SearchEngineWatch.com lists 8 things a website owner can learn from the uber...
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
– Walt Disney
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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 8th →
On Saturday, May 8th 2010, join your neighbors in stamping out hunger in your own backyard.
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You CAN help stamp out hunger:
Place non-perishable food products in a bag
Leave the bag or bags at your mailbox on the morning of Saturday, May 8th 2010
Your letter carrier will pick up…
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“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please...”
– Bill Cosby (via keithmoore)
April 2010
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Geolocation Standoff: Foursquare vs. Gowalla
Before even reading this post on Mashable, I thought to myself, “There’s no way Foursquare doesn’t win this matchup.” Much like a sports announcer might say there’s no way USC gets beat by Oregon State. Oh wait… :D But I digress. Let’s just say that Foursquare kicked some major Gowalla-by booty. It had already been speculated that Foursquare had a...
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Twitter on Paper by Twitpic
A visual interpretation of the stats also published on the LA Times “Go Mobile” blog today. I’m a fan of the visual presentation, myself! Of couse, these stats make no mention of the large percentage of Twitter users who sign up for the service, but never use it. I also don’t know who updates from their “mobil” phone…maybe that’s a regional thing?...
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“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
– Cesare Pavese
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do...”
– Mark Twain
March 2010
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Product Recommendations Not Social
Social media is not as influential a source of product recommendations as previously thought, according to a survey by online advertising company ARAnet, conducted by Opinion Research Corp. According to the poll, only 18% of respondents indicated that they prefer to receive their recommendations for products and services. In comparison, 60% cited they rely on information gathered from colleagues,...
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Fed's New Rules Protecting Gift Card Users
On Tuesday, March 23rd, the Federal Reserve finalized rules that will protect consumers from having their gift card balances trickle down or vanish. These new gift card rules, which take effect on August 22, 2010, state that the following guidelines will now apply to gift cards:
Gift cards cannot expire earlier than five years after the date the card was first issued, or when money was last...
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“The best things in life are unexpected- because there were no expectations.”
– Eli Khamarov
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Go Mobile: It's about time. Digg's iPhone app is... →
You know that saying, “good things come to those who wait?” Well, in the case of the Digg iPhone app, that’s exactly what we’ve been doing. Most that work in the interactive space have been silently (or not-so-silently) thinking to themselves that there should have been a Digg iPhone appa LONG time ago. The wait is finally over, but in your opinion, was it worth it?
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Friday Diversion: Fun with Google Auto-Complete
Yes, I know…the “Thursday Diversion” for this week is a day late. I was at a conference in San Diego for the beginning part of this week and simply did not have time since I was catching up. So sue me. I think this is a pretty good one though, so I didn’t want to wait a whole extra week just to post it.
Photo from mkandlez’s Flickr photostream Google’s...
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Take 20 Seconds to be of Service
A colleague, former co-worker, and friend, Doron Orenstein of Magnetic Webworks, created a blog post about a month ago that had me thinking today about networking. Many people I know use their networks only when they need something - either an issue needs to be resolved, they need a vendor for a project or they need a job. Granted, I will admit that I was once one of these “one-way...
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Thursday Diversion: March Madness
In light of the start of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament today, I’ve decided to dedicate my “Thursday Diversion” to the time of year we fondly refer to as “March Madness.” Full of Cinderella stories, dominant basketball powerhouses and fantastic collegiate rivalry spirit, the NCAA Tournament is not something to be missed, especially if your alma mater is...
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“You have to accept whatever comes & the only important thing is that you...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
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“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will...”
– Elbert Hubbard
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Injured in Miami? Text for ER Wait Times
You are seeing more and more ‘short codes’ out there - text this word to that code to join this brand’s mobile ‘fan club’. This service will come in handy next time a tsunami (or is it called a “tidal wave” on in the Southeast states?) decides to hit Miami Beach (a la ‘CSI: Miami’). I’d like to know what else ER Texting is using your cell...
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LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
LinkedIn is definitely an underused social network. Sure, it’s more of a “professional network”, but it is still social nonetheless. Let’s examine the 6 LinkedIn marketing tips featured on SocialMediaExaminer.com:
Boosting Your Search Engine Optimization: LinkedIn gives you the option of customizing the three website links that appear on your profile. I believe the...
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you...”
– Oprah Winfrey
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Thursday Diversion: Germ Colonies
Created by Oatmeal OK, time for a little Thursday Diversion, brought to you today by Oatmeal. If you take Oatmeal’s “Phone Germs” quiz, it will provide you with a nifty little badge (like this one) to place on your own blog/website. Apparently I have 674,100 germs living on my cell phone…right now. Neat.
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Wanderlust iPhone App Lists Bargain Airfares
OneTravel is a decent aggregator, but doesn’t have the traffic that the “big guys” do… Reblogged from go:
You’d be surprised how few good options there are out there in mobile land for quickly booking a flight. I found that out the hard way when I was stranded in New York a few weeks ago.
A new iPhone app by OneTravel called Wanderlust makes the process easier. OneTravel...
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“Strength has no need to be boastful. True strength is quiet, calm, and intensely...”
– Ralph Marston (via iamjaywood)
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Cell Phone Users Are Checking Weather More Than...
Hmm…I admit, I am one of the 26% that consistently checks the weather on my cell phone! Reblogged from go:
A Pew Internet report looking at how people use their cell phones to consume news breaks down the percentages of mobile users accessing various types of news on their mobile devices.
Weather - 26% News and current events - 25% An application for news content - 18% Sports scores and...
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@MASHABLE: 5 Fantastic Facebook Fan Page Ideas to...
Another informational post from Mashable! This post also originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable is a regular contributor. As more and more brands/businesses ride the social media marketing wave, one does need to stop and think: “what value am I offering my customers with these soluctions?” More specifically, Mashable poses the question: “What...
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“The chains of habit are too light to be felt, until they are too heavy to be...”
– Warren Buffett
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“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us...”
– Norman Cousins (via obliteratedheart)
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“If we don’t change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we...”
– Chinese Proverb
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Apple's Booty Ban Backfires →
Photo courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikoka/
go:
Blogger soupsoup writes:
In its zeal to purge sex apps, the consumer giant created an unexpected boom … in sex apps.
Ha ha…kind of like in “Field of Dreams” when they say, “If you build it, they will come…” Except, in Apple’s case, “If you BAN it, they will come…in...
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Let it out, frustrated iPhone owners
Via go:
“My iPhone reception is so bad inside my house it’s like not having a phone. It makes me want to say angry things.”
— VP of tech blog ReadWriteWeb Marshall Kilpatrick on Twitter
Who wants to vent?
I KNOW there are more people out there that feel like this. I’ve heard numerous stories from various iPhone owners about the quality of the reception and the notorious dropped...
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“25% of America’s vc-backed, publicly-traded co’s (Google, Yahoo!, eBay and...”
– Richard Brewer-Hay (@ebayinkblog, via @Wes_From_VRG)
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ExactTarget and CoTweet Joining Forces
Well, this will certainly be interesting. Not quite sure what I think of this just yet, but I’m sure I’ll have something else to comment on regarding this union by the end of the week. I will keep this post updated. http://mashable.com/2010/03/02/cotweet-acquired/
Email Marketing Meets Social Media - ExactTarget & CoTweet from ExactTarget on Vimeo.
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“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
– Abraham Lincoln (via turn-right)
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Improve Your Online Business or Blog...RIGHT NOW!
An article posted last week on Pat Flynn’s blog, SmartPassiveIncome.com, lists 10 quick and (somewhat!) easy tips you can try NOW to help improve your online business or blog. Take a look:
Re-Evaluate Your Goals: figure out where you want your business or blog to be in one year and write those goals down…on PAPER. Yes, paper.
Visit Your Homepage for the “First...
February 2010
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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you...”
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Maya Angelou (via eriksauro)
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Who Do You Trust? Amazon.com, Apparently
A recent article on MediaPost quoted a recent study (conducted by Millward Brown), which found that Amazon.com is the most trusted brand in the United States, based on two key branding criteria: trust and recommendations. Millward Brown’s study, entitled “Beyond Trust: Engaging Consumers in the Post-Recession World”, used a new metric called “TrustR”, which helped...