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- Content Marketing
Gas Hosevertising?
Speedway is the place for me to gas up. For a gas station, I must admit they do that little ‘extra’ for the inevitable trip to the gas station. For one, I carry around my Speedway rewards card that I’ve saved up 15,000 points on. I’m ashamed to admit that I have no clue what that means, other than every…
- Marketing Tools
In the Next 25 Years, My Predictions
It’s fun to think about the future and what it might bring. Here’s a collection of my predictions… Computer monitors will be flexible, light, wide, and inexpensive. Primarily made of plastics, the manufacturing processes will get cheaper and cheaper. The convergence of phones, television, and computing will be largely complete. Cars and airplanes will still run on gas. The United…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
All Products Are Conversations
Hugh MacLeod, the cartoonist and writer, has a way of distilling big truths into deceptively simple visuals. One of his most enduring pieces features a small, purple sphere surrounded by a cloud of black dots, accompanied by the caption: All products are conversations. It’s a powerful visual metaphor that continues to resonate deeply within the marketing world. At first glance,…
- Content Marketing
Are you working with Philanthropic Organizations?
Today I joined my company’s charitable committee, ExactIMPACT. I don’t always have the opportunity or resources to give back so I decided that I should do some charity work at the place I spend the most time at! This Thanksgiving is looking pretty bleak for charities who watch over so many in our society who can not take care of…
- Content Marketing
4 Seconds or Bust
Remember the days of going to bed with your modem humming along downloading pages so you could view them the next morning? I guess those days are far behind us. John Chow posted a note on this study put out by Jupiter that states that most online shoppers will bail out if your page doesn’t load in 4 seconds or…
Mourning News… more bad news for Newspapers
Article If anyone asked me, I’d have to tell them that I still miss working in the Newspaper Industry. Everything from the smell of the presses (I started my career in production) all the way through the hectic deadlines and minimal resources. People that work at Newspapers are simply special people… it’s a business where corporations are slowly torturing and…
The Sad Facts of Happiness
I believe that I am in charge of my own happiness. There are a number of outside influences (money, work, family, God, etc.) but in the end, it’s me that decides whether or not I am happy. This morning, I watched the news and it’s plastered with Madonna on Oprah explaining her adoption of a child from Africa. What struck…
The 5 Deadly Mistakes of Product Management
I’ve been working day and night for the last couple of weeks. It’s been gruelling, especially since I have a number of side projects that I had committed to working on. I’m exhausted… one night this week I came home and went to bed and woke up 12 hours later. I’m pretty sure I caught a cold and my body…
Diversity and Marketing
I got to read a post on Diversity with a new friend of mine, J.D. Walton. J.D. has launched a blog that markets to Blacks in Business. He’s an American success story and wants to share his experience with others. It got me stirred up so much that I had to write about my thoughts on diversity. What does diversity…
- Content Marketing
The Business of Blogging = Findability
Please take one hour out of your week and watch this video from Dave Taylor. It’s a fantastic summary of why to blog, why to blog with your business, the benefits of blogging and search engine optimization, the benefits of comments on your blog as user generated content… it’s simply a wealth of information in a great presentation.
