Entries from November 2007

19 Best Online Marketing Quotes for the Past Two Weeks - Nov. 30, 2007

Date November 30, 2007

I skipped this column last week because I was shopping, of course. So two weeks for the price of one!

The absolute most important thing you can do to attract strong affiliate and joint venture partners is to have a high-demand, well-positioned and highly-effective training program. - Brian Clark on How to Tap Into Other People’s […]

Check out my guest post over at Copyblogger!

Date November 28, 2007

Today, Brian Clark @ Copyblogger published a guest post I wrote. Check it out:
5 Improvisational Acting Techniques That Will Make You a Better Blogger

Oh, the Irony of Lance Ulanoff’s column

Date November 28, 2007

Today, on Twitter, waynesutton shared a Lance Ulanoff column that said MySpace, Second Life, and Twitter are doomed.

Twitter is popular now because the Web cognoscenti are using it. This bunch of eggheads prides itself on irony and witticism. They treat the site like some sort of ongoing haiku contest.

The thing is, Lance, I found out […]

A Little Less Talk and A Lot More Action

Date November 28, 2007

The Royal Bank of Scotland has a brilliant commercial about taking action. I love this. Talk Less. Act More!

Open Thread: Beating Writer’s Block

Date November 27, 2007

What are your tips? Share in the comments. (BTW - posed this question on Twitter - thanks to joannayoung and LenEdgerly for answering!)

If I could write what I really want, it would look something like this:

Date November 27, 2007

Hi! I’m Nathania. I was paid to write content for this page. Let’s cut to the chase. We want you to buy the stuff on this page. If you do, then it helps this company turn a profit. In turn, they pay consultants like Bold Interactive to find more people like you to buy more […]

A Meme about Measuring Social Media Marketing (Say that 10 times fast!)

Date November 26, 2007

Stoney de Geyter at Pole Position Marketing and of E-Marketing Performance fame has tagged me. Seems he wants to know how I measure Social Media Marketing.
I pondered this very topic without solid conclusions on Nov 1st in a post entitled: Social Media: Marketing or Measurement? So now is as good a time as ever to […]

Coffee Break - November 26, 2007

Date November 26, 2007

The Idea Factory - How to Enable Your Creativity - Collis Ta’Eed @ North x East

Pay The Damned Writer (A “Getting What Your Worth” Primer With Harlan Ellison) - Tom Chandler @ Copywriter Underground
Should You Use Price Comparison Charts On Your Ecommerce Website? Linda Bustos @ Get Elastic
Is Everything You Know About Internet Marketing […]

Happy “Cyber-Monday” and other various and sundry items

Date November 26, 2007

Hi everyone! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
I have to say after going shopping on Black Friday and putting up the Christmas tree on Saturday, it feels weird to be working and having the kids at school. But it’s a good weird. I was feeling a bit consumed by consumerism.
Perhaps that’s why “Cyber-Monday,” in […]

How Not To Do Email Marketing

Date November 24, 2007

Today, I received an email from Best Buy. BB has a notorious reputation for not making the customer first. What’s worse is that this was sent out to their affiliates - people who sell their products for them. Ouch!