For several months now, I have been struggling with my own social media identity crisis. It is a crisis that many others will be able to relate to and has mainly to do with the multiple identities I have on sites across the Internet. Though I sign up for and try about 5 new sites
Continue reading »
First Time Here? Take A Quick Tour …
MORE POSTS
Are You Marketing Your Product Backstory?
Several weeks ago, I noted an interesting story about how Dole is offering "farm codes" printed onto stickers that are placed on organic bananas offering consumers the chance to get to know more about the farm that grew the banana by visiting www.doleorganic.com. On Dole Organic, you can see such information as a description of
Continue reading »5 Things to Learn from Island Marketing
I have a few days off and am in sunny Cancun until next Monday. Though Cancun may not officially be an island, there are several things that I noticed in common among every trip to an island or resort area that I have the chance to take – including this one. It seems the rules
Continue reading »Corporate Bloggers and the Rise of the Accidental Spokespers ...
In the world of public relations, a spokesperson can sometimes seem like the most important element of any campaign. Though I don’t quite understand some of my colleagues necessity to always propose a celebrity in this spokesperson role, I do understand the very real need to establish credibility and a spokesperson can be a great
Continue reading »10 Ways to Improve Your Blog Karma
Whether you believe in karma or not, making your blog a success often has a lot to do with a series of seemingly disconnected events. Every post you make, person you contact or comment you leave adds to the sum total of your efforts in the blogosphere. Building relationships is important in any industry, but
Continue reading »Marketing Ideas From Under the Radar 2007
One of my main beliefs about blogging and marketing is that the title always matters. It matters in selling a book, driving clickthroughs on blog posts or emails, on placing effective keyword marketing, and the list goes on and on. For just about everything you can do with marketing, choosing the right title is a
Continue reading »The ROI of Blogging: Share Your Top 5 Stories
Two months ago, Charlene Li of Forrester produced a report on the ROI of blogging by comparing the relative spend on blogs to the spend required for focus group based research. While some people immediately pointed out flaws in this reasoning, it was a great first step towards trying to define a model for measuring
Continue reading »The Death of the Invisible Agency
There was a time when, apart from industry awards shows and the occasional book from an advertising or PR industry legend – agencies were largely invisible to consumers. Marketing agencies created advertisements, managed relationships with the press, and generated campaign strategy on behalf of a client, but remained in the background. Since then, you have
Continue reading »The Blog Screen Size Paradox
Most bloggers or site owners pay a lot of attention to their web analytics and stats. The big three numbers for most of us are unique visitors, referring URLs and referring keywords. Of course, there are other metrics you can look at, but most site owners tend to hone in on those three. Of all
Continue reading »How to Create a Microbrand Like GapingVoid
It might sometimes seem like everything is going micro. With microlending, loans are getting smaller. With online video, entertainment is getting shorter. Technology devices are, of course, getting smaller. Micro is hot. So it should come as no surprise that the next big thing coming fast into the marketing world is actually a little thing:
Continue reading »
