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Leveraging Web Analytics
Many people look at the typical site configuration and they see a Web Site that points to a Call to Action and then they measure that Call to Action through Analytics, calling it a conversion. If you were to draw that out, it looks like this: The problem, of course, is that the Web Analytics is housing TONS of hidden…
- Email Marketing & Automation
It’s Time to Change Email Marketing Strategies when…
Your emails look like this: Perhaps a subject line more compelling and personalized instead of “ChangeThis: Issue 46” Perhaps some line breaks so that I don’t have to wrap as I read (I didn’t read it, it was impossible). Perhaps Multi-part MIME emails to send text to those who want a plain look, but HTML to those of us who…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Recognizing Opportunity And Building Your Brand’s Foundation in Social Media Today
This afternoon I presented with a regional law firm on Social Media. It was great to see an organization with the foresight to expose its employees to new media. The world is changing, but there’s still a misnomer out there that social media is what the young folks are doing and is still not getting taken seriously. The Newspaper Industry…
- Analytics & Testing
Is Your Site Down? Database?
Do you know? How about your database? Is your domain resolving? Are your site and pages up but just serving database errors? We actually had an instance a couple weeks ago where our site was fully operational, but we were running into issues with the number of database connections. Unfortunately, we found out by an unhappy client notifying us. He…
- Marketing Tools
OSX Preview Bug: Shrink an Image to 16 Terabytes?
Apple Preview is a built-in application on macOS designed for viewing and interacting with various file types, primarily images and PDFs. It is a versatile tool offering features extending beyond simple file viewing, making it valuable for personal and professional use. Preview Features File Viewing: Supports multiple file types, including PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and more. PDF Editing and Annotation:…
Verizon: Please Stop the Madness
I received a text message from Verizon today: Free VZW Msg. Verizon Wireless is now offering a FREE V CAST Video software upgrade. To upgrade and dramatically improve your VCAST Video user experience, go to Get It Now –> Get PIX & FLIX–> Get New PIX –> Get New App –> Entertainment –> V CAST –> FREE Upgrade. To opt-out…
I’m not going to Barnes and Nobles Today!
They built a Barnes and Nobles within a few miles of my home and it’s really a stunning store. I seem to always have a difficult time actually finding my books there, though. Borders seems to have a more finite means of organizing their shelves. Anyways, I really enjoy both stores but I’ve found myself at Barnes and Nobles more…
- Marketing Books
ProBlogger: Buy a Copy of Darren’s Book!
Having started my own book quite some time ago, I know how difficult it is to keep up a blog and organize all that I’ve learned about blogging and social media into a single, coherent publication. It appears that Darren Rowse of Problogger has done just that, though. I’ve watched Darren’s blog take off and you can see the persistence…
