My son Dwight entered a room with mirrors on each opposing wall, fascinated by the sight of an unending set of his own reflections. And he did what nine-year-olds tend…
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Search marketing on the cheap
The great thing about search marketing is that it doesn’t cost much money. The problem is that you need to know what you are doing. To help close that gap,…
Read MoreMatt Alland and Boris Mordkovich of SEMCompare
Internet marketing experts often advise companies to open up their marketing to embrace ratings and reviews, but the search marketing industry has been in an uproar the past few weeks…
Read MoreMarketing Research 2.0
I enjoyed speaking today to over 150 people at the Marketing Research Association annual meeting in Philadelphia on the subject of Market Research 2.0 (slides can be found here). We…
Read MoreTracking offline sales back to your web site
When I speak at conferences and other events, I frequently discuss how businesses without shopping carts can track their offline sales back to their Web sites. Only by doing so…
Read MoreIkea will annoy you for $5
No, that’s not their latest marketing campaign. It’s something that over the weekend I learned is Ikea’s company policy. Now maybe it’s not fair for me to single out Ikea,…
Read MoreHow the web affects advertising
I was lucky enough to appear on the Advertising Show on the radio last evening, discussing some of the important concepts that advertisers need to understand as they transition from…
Read MoreIs your business Radically Transparent?
Andy Beal and Dr. Judy Strauss have a new book out with the great title Radically Transparent. It’s a must-read for anyone concerned about their reputation, in these days of…
Read MoreWhen you’re Google, knowledge really is power
I seem to be writing about Google a lot lately because I keep seeing small things that I think will add up to big things. Recently, I discussed Google’s strategy,…
Read MoreWhat PR professionals need to know about the web
I was lucky enough to do the lunch keynote at the Bulldog Reporter Media relations Summit yesterday, with 500 PR professionals in attendance. The keynote was on What PR Professionals…
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