Thursday, I spent an hour answering questions from Chris Keiff and others on Twitter in my first-ever Twitter interview. I’d done interviews in chat rooms, but this was different, because…
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The pros & big cons of forced registration
You see it on the Web every day. A tantalizing case study or white paper that is yours to read for free, as long as you are willing to give…
Read MoreSearch marketing is easier than you think
I speak to lots of small business people and many of them have the same concerns. They understand their customers and they understand their products, but they don’t know how…
Read MoreWrite a compelling marketing headline
More and more, marketers must write stories much the way a newspaper reporter does–it’s about compelling content, not advertising copy. One of the most important skills a marketer needs is…
Read MoreMultiply marketing effectiveness despite division of labor
As soon as you hire your first employee, you have to divide up the work–experts call this division of labor. The efficiencies gained through this specialization are vital to any…
Read MoreThe internet has sent marketing back to its roots
When I went to marketing school, back in the dark ages, we learned about the “Four Ps” of Marketing, but the truth is that when most people think about marketing,…
Read MoreIs your strategy to leave your finger in the dike?
OK, I know that times are tough in the business world. I got that memo. So, I realize that some businesses are in crisis–maybe even yours. But I’ve been struck…
Read MoreIs the mobile Web really happening this time?
If you’ve been working on the Web for more than a couple of years, you know that predicting that the mobile Web will take off this year is always popular,…
Read MoreGoogle Labs jumps into social search
People have been talking about social search for years, but the noise reaches a crescendo whenever Google does something–in this case, Google Labs suddenly delivering a Social Search function. How…
Read MoreRedefining social media
How can it be that at a moment in time when most people can’t even define social media that I can appear at a conference panel session trying to redefine…
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