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The Power of Corporate Blogging for Content Marketing
This morning, I had a fantastic time on the Open for Business radio show with Trey Pennington and Jay Handler, accomplished speakers and consultants assisting businesses to take it to the next level. The topic, of course, was Corporate Blogging! During the show, Dan Waldschmidt asked some fantastic questions that I wanted to share since we couldn’t go into too…
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WordPress: Why the JSON API User Endpoint is a Risk and How to Secure Your Site
WordPress has long prioritized extensibility and openness, which is why it introduced the REST API (also referred to as the JSON API). This feature makes it easier for developers to build applications that interact with WordPress content in a standardized way, whether to fetch posts, update settings, or integrate with other platforms. However, not all of these capabilities are ideal…
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Why You Can’t Just Copy Amazon
The team is still trying to settle down after this year’s South By South West Interactive (SXSWi) conference in March. We all had a great time and learned a lot about the interactive community and what is coming next. There were loads of interesting sessions from a panel with the Gmail team to Cooking for Nerds, many of which have…
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Rant: The “P” Word
Great marketers enjoy talking about Return on Investment. Yesterday, I attended a meeting with a real estate company who had some challenges with their web strategy. Their brochure site wasn’t driving too many leads and they were spending quite a bit of money on a number of external programs to drive leads into their sales funnel. The problem that we…
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Why I don’t like Facebook
Those of you who have seen me speak have often heard me speak out against Facebook. I’m on Facebook, I participate on Facebook… but I don’t like it. There are quite a few things I don’t enjoy on Facebook: 1.webp” class=”s3-img alignright” border=”0″ alt=”facebook-sucks.png” align=”right” /> The navigation makes no sense to me. There are menus, side menus, navigation that…
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Ideas for Turning Content into Conversions
If you’ve not heard of ion interactive, you really should check them out. Not only do they have some fantastic web-based software for creation and testing effective landing experiences, they also provide tons of supporting data and best practices for businesses. They speak at many events throughout the country as well and always provide great content. This infographic is no…
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Four Eyed Monsters
This is a spectacular independent film and perhaps the future of film distribution. It’s more targeted to folks like my son, but I still enjoyed it. The story accurately depicts all the awkwardness of getting into a relationship. It’s slightly edgy at times, but I suppose that’s realistic (and I am getting old). The messages behind the movie are timely…
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SubscriptionFlow: Simplify Subscriptions and Power Your Growth!
Managing a subscription-based business (like SaaS) comes with unique challenges. From recurring billing to customer retention, handling the complexities while staying focused on growth can be overwhelming. As your business scales, these challenges only grow more complicated. That’s where automation and data-driven solutions become essential. SubscriptionFlow SubscriptionFlow is an AI-powered subscription management platform designed to automate billing, optimize payments, streamline…
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The New Business “Cards” Are Here!
When I posted about purchasing some new business cards, I received some great recommendations. Included were metal business cards and even a business card using a tag cloud. I decided to go in a completely opposite direction from my original cards. When folks hand me their business cards these days, I don’t have them for long – I get home…
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Indianapolis Colts
When I was unceremoniously terminated from my position as database marketing manager at the local newspaper, it was quite a relief. Having leadership within the newspaper industry that couldn’t comprehend how the Internet would transform human behavior was infuriating and frustrating… and I was tired of battling them every day. That said, getting fired as a single father is quite…
