Web feeds, such as RSS (and e-mail before that), are part of a new wave of information integration—content that is part of your customer’s daily experience. Just as marketers have…
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Personality marketing
Chad White has a great blog today on Email Insider called “Personality Goes a Long Way.” Lots of people have written about this before, but Chad has great examples all…
Read MoreMisguided professionalism
Most of us hold professionalism in high esteem. We consider ourselves professionals of one sort or another. We try to “act professional.” But more and more, I am running into…
Read MoreWhy small is so hard when you’re big
I’ve written before about the search marketing difficulties of large sites, but today I want to make a bigger point. Doing anything small is hard for many large companies. If…
Read MoreSearch marketing without a web site
Most of you know that I do a lot of speaking engagements, and many of them are for small business groups. Sometimes I fail to understand where small businesses are…
Read MoreThe world of virtual world marketing
I’m racing headlong to age fifty, but some days I feel older than others. Lately I have been feeling oh-so-twentieth-century whenever someone talks about marketing campaigns in virtual worlds, such…
Read MoreWhy is Internet marketing so challenging?
Old-style marketing wasn’t easy, but at least we knew how to do it. If we wanted to buy TV ads or print ads, we hired some creative people—or even a…
Read MoreWhat’s the easy way to attract links?
Everyone knows that links are a critical part of any organic search marketing campaign. It’s not possible for your pages to rank highly for competitive keywords without amassing many high-quality…
Read MoreWhat’s a pioneer?
I bet most of you don’t know who Keith Instone is. I had the privilege of working with Keith for several years at ibm.com, and I learned a good deal…
Read MoreIs Google too powerful?
Google has the top market share in search. It just bought DoubleClick to take a leading position in banner ad networks. Each time it offers a new free service, it…
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