11 Best Online Marketing Quotes of the Week – 9/28/07

  1. I would often hear one saying “I’m a businessman, I would never do something where I am in a losing position”. That is true, but would you also do something where your client is in that position? – YC on Marketing Isn’t Bullcrap
  2. If you’ve done wrong (even inadvertently), swallow your pride and issue some apologies or refunds – it will probably be much cheaper than the damage negative buzz will do to your brand. – Brett Borders on How Not to Handle an Online Reputation Management Crisis
  3. It is vital, in my opinion, that you prove yourself worthy of being listened to. – DazzlinDonna on Establish Trust with Your Readers
  4. Lots of companies seem to think negative reviews constitute a trademark violation, but a review is a perfectly legitimate use of a trademark. – Mike Masnick on Video Professor Sues Anonymous Critics
  5. When you’re words convey feeling, then you are motivating them to take the action you desire. – Stoney de Geyter on Sometimes Motivation Has to Be Felt
  6. I’d spend some time thinking about whether you push or pull, about whether you can flip that, and about whether your posture matches your message. – Seth Godin on Push and Pull
  7. The writer, Eric Asimov, isn’t saying anything that should be shocking when he points out the impossibility of finding the 10 best wines under $10. And yet it stopped me in my tracks. In saying the obvious, he became much more credible to me. – Dan Heath on Credibility from Stating the Obvious
  8. Companies are realizing that the internet is a more cost effective and efficient way to make their dollar work on the advertising front. – Kevin Donlan on Shift in Ad Campaigns During a Possible Recession
  9. A good design fits the image of the blogger behind it. Your aesthetics are all you have to paint that initial picture with. – Michael Martin on Good Design Looks Good. Period.
  10. The first step in managing unconstructive criticism is to realize that it is: 1) valueless and 2) very much intended to make you feel the way you do. – Skellie on Criticisim: A Rite of Passage on the Web?
  11. If you have links to some of your other blog posts in the feed that is scraped, you’ll probably get a pingback which will help you to identify the scrapers. – Steven Snell on 3 Powerful Results from Internal Linking

8 Responses to “11 Best Online Marketing Quotes of the Week – 9/28/07”

  1. Steven Snell says:

    Thanks for the link to my article!

  2. You’re welcome, Steven. Keep up the awesome writing!

  3. Wow. This is definitely the first time I’ve been quoted. I’m liking it! :D

    Thanks for the link!

  4. Michael,

    I found your blog today because Pat Doyle linked to it. I liked it so much I had to include you. Plus, I became an RSS subscriber!

    Since we do blog consulting for our clients, your blog is a great resource for us. Keep rockin’ on, dood!
    :)

  5. CHESSNOID says:

    Great post. I like most of the quotes. I might also borrow this idea in the future. :)

  6. Borrow away!!! And let us know when you do :)

  7. Brad Shorr says:

    Excellent collection of posts. I like the way you format your links with the excerpts. It gives you an idea of what the post is all about.

  8. Thanks, Brad! I like the way you gave a really nice comment! :)

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