Seth Godin
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Analytics & Testing
Seth Godin is Wrong About Numbers
As I was reading a blog post on a site, I came across a quote from Seth Godin. There was no link to the post, so I had to verify it on my own. Sure enough, Seth had said it: The questions we ask change the thing we make. Organizations that do nothing but measure the numbers rarely create breakthroughs.…
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Mobile and Tablet Marketing
Two More Tips that Seth Missed on Surveys
Nicki tweeted about Seth Godin’s post: Five Tips for Surveys. I think Seth missed a couple key tips: First, please don’t survey your customers unless you’re prepared to do something with the results. Second, I’d recommend every survey process starting with a single question, “Would you recommend us?” As Seth states in his post, asking one question can often change…
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Marketing Books
The Monkey Gods Have Spoken, Scott Adams Writes a Book!
Cartoonist Scott Adams has just released a book of writings from his blog, Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Ignores Helpful Advice. I’ve been reading Scott’s blog for quite a while and it’s, by far, the funniest blog I’ve ever read. Here’s a snippet from Scott’s post on an Indian Monkey Attack: According to the BBC, devout Hindus think…
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Search Marketing
Fastest Growing Blog on the Planet?
Over a year ago (2005) I decided that I needed to set some technology goals for myself. Inspired by folks like Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell, Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, I dove into blogging, social networking, search engine optimization, and analytics as well as all the underlying technologies that drove them. It’s not been rocket science, but it has been…
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Content Marketing
My Blog is Better Than 99.86% of All Other Blogs!
Today, I read a great post on Blog Burnout from a colleague. It got me wondering where all this blogging stuff is getting me. I am not thinking of ending my blogging; no chance of that! I love it too much (and I mean too much!). Unfortunately, I may not be that good – it depends on how you view…
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Marketing Books
It’s Not Their Fault. It’s Yours
I am again in the middle of a book binge, with four on my plate right now. I picked up Small is the New Big, by Seth Godin this weekend. I’m already enjoying it, although Mr. Godin took me by surprise. Had I read more about the book, I would have noticed that the material is a compilation of his…