If you’re paying any attention to media or your friends at all these days, then you’ve heard about the American Red Cross’ text message campaign to raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. It’s simple. Text ‘HAITI’ to 90999 from your cell phone to donate $10 and help the people in Haiti. So [...]
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The value of bad ideas - The Weekly Godin
Every week, I learn something new from Seth Godin or at least am reminded of a valuable lesson. This lesson is focused on the value of bad ideas.
A few people are afraid of good ideas, ideas that make a difference or contribute in some way. Good ideas bring change, that’s frightening.
But many people are petrified [...]
Tweet this - Why entrepeneurs must use Twitter
“I’m only doing this as a spy,” I told my husband as I signed up for a Twitter account. And it was true–as an Internet-trend researcher, I really ought to know what it means to tweet. It was not with self-interested motives that I joined. I really did not want to join. [...]
How to create and run a social media contest
We’re in the midst of planning a number of different social media contests for various clients right now, which I am super excited about. It has been a fun journey and hopefully our ideas will work. This afternoon I am actually meeting with the folks at Spring Creek Group whose founder, Clay McDaniel, just was [...]
3 reasons why people come to your website
Building a great website can be a daunting challenge – most often caused by a lack of purpose. Too much or too little information, bad organization and purposeless design are oftentimes how that lack of purpose plays out. But really, there are only three reasons why people come to your site. Sometimes all are relevant, [...]
Top 10 Business Ideas for 2010
One of my all time favorite sites to get inspired by is Springwise. Those guys do an awesome job of featuring and highlighting interesting ideas from all around the world. It’s sort of like IdeaMensch, except not about people and much much more successful. Anyways, Springwise just released their top 10 business ideas (and opportunities) [...]
How to get on the first page of Google using video
Everybody wants a first page ranking on Google. Who doesn’t? And while it’s a challenging endeavor, there are a number of different ways to achieve such. None of them are easy, quick or involve some sort of black hat tactic, especially not if you want to keep your ranking for more than a day. There’s [...]
The Weekly Godin - Cheapest Reliable Alternative
Everybody should have someone in their industry or profession that they can look up to. There are many smart marketers out there, but none who I admire more than Seth Godin. So, on a regular basis, I am going to post a bit of marketing wisdom that I learned from Seth Godin. Sometimes it will [...]
Why now is the time to sponsor Tiger Woods
Recently there has been all types of hype about Tiger Woods’ sex affairs and the consequential withdrawal of various high profile sponsorships. Now that we all know that Tiger Woods isn’t perfect (by the way, nobody is), it’s time to evaluate the situation. Fact is that Tiger Woods is the world’s best golfer who probably [...]