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Reputation is Authority’s Dark Shadow
The news is full of some incredible stories of humanity recently: Alex Rodriguez admits to steroids (strangely omitted from MLB.com’s AROD news page) Michael Phelps photographed smoking pot. He’s subsequently lost a huge endorsement deal with Kellogg’s. Even Barack Obama has had a couple tough weeks, trying to find cabinet members and pushing through a stimulus package that has sinking…
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Getting Your Blog to the A-List
Now that I have you here don’t be mad and leave. Listen to what I tell you. There’s a flame going across the blogosphere right now on Nicholas Carr’s Blog posting, The Great Unread. Shel Israel is in on the argument, as are a ton of other bloggers. You should read Mr. Carr’s full post before reading what I say.…
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What Your Customers Really Think About Privacy
The media loves to drone on and on about how companies are using and abusing big data. Do consumers really care? As a marketer, my only expectation is that the data be utilized to improve the experience I receive from the brand. Sometimes that’s a bit too optimistic, but when I answer a ton of questions and then the experience…
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Looking for a Second Opinion? A Hundred?
There was quite a firestorm when I promoted utilizing crowdSPRING. Those in the design community who I respect so much though it was a bit hypocritical to appreciate crowdSPRING and other spec systems like 99designs, while advocating hiring design agencies as well. I don’t believe it’s one or the other, I do appreciate both! I challenged a couple of the…
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White Hat Monsters of SEO
It’s always great to see some humor used in some infographics. And it’s especially great to see those in the industry pushing great SEO practices. I’ve said that SEO is dead and this infographic speaks to that indirectly. The fact is that if you have a solid platform that presents your content appropriately, SEO is the easy part of the…
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Deciding new Products, Services or Features
This week I received Tuned In from Pragmatic Marketing. I’m about a third of the way through the book right now and enjoying it. There are a lot of hands-on examples of how business hubris has lead them down the path of poor decisions because they weren’t ‘Tuned In’ to their prospects. By not figuring out what their prospects needed,…
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Great Marketing? Look Beyond Marketing
A huge part of marketing is having infinite content to support your people, product, or service. In the business world, things change daily – we get new business, develop new products, offer new services, and get new customers. Each event provides excellent fodder for new content! The only way to run out of great content on a corporate website is…
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What is Search Engine Spam?
We’ve been on a pretty big kick lately warning you about search engine optimization techniques that are going to get you in trouble. Even if your site isn’t suffering today, Google continues to modify it’s algorithms and test new ones that will catch you tomorrow. Don’t be tempted to spam the search engines… it will catch up with you. This…
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Stop Assuming I Know You!
At least once or twice a week, I get some email that’s smartly crafted, personable, and I have absolutely not a single clue why I’m receiving the email or the company that sent it. It typically goes something like this: From: [Product] Subject: [Product] Version 2 Released! Hello [Product] User! We’ve been hard at work that last few months redesigning…
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Innovation Without Utility Is Death for Startups
Tonight, I found myself in a passionate discussion with a mentor of mine. The topic was a company we both care about, but our perspectives on their direction diverged significantly. My concern centered on the company’s inability to deliver on the promises they make to their customers. My mentor, however, argued that their innovative approach and success in capturing industry…
