Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 1 You should be doing what so many of your competitors are NOT doing – turning your attention toward building excitement around yourself and your brand. Otherwise, yeah, nice Web site, dude. No one cares. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. All rights reserved.

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MAY 18, 2011

Social Media Explorer is also the name of Falls’s consulting company which focuses on strategic counsel for medium and large companies in the realm of social media marketing, digital marketing, online communications and public relations. Spend some time discovering where your customers and people like them are hanging out on the web.

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MAY 18, 2011

As an active thought leader in the search marketing industry, he’s contributed to top industry publications such as Mashable, iMedia Connection and Yahoo Search Marketing Blog along with publishing TopRank’s Online Marketing Blog. The problem is, with today’s increasingly social and mobile web, a web site just isn’t enough.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2011

Verishow – live chat and support tool that also let’s you launch an on the spot web meeting with a site visitor. Bag the Web – helps users curate Web content. For any topic, you can create a “bag&# to collect, publish, and share any content from the Web. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2011

One element that I don’t see much movement in though is the typical About Us kind of page that we’ve all grown familiar with on most Web sites. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

A number of web based technologies such as Poll Everywhere have cropped up of late making it very affordable to poll audiences by having them use SMS and their own mobile device. For an event, this technology requires that there is a web connection available, but you can also use this in print or other environments to collect data.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Social Media Explorer is also the name of Falls’s consulting company which focuses on strategic counsel for medium and large companies in the realm of social media marketing, digital marketing, online communications and public relations. Shama Kabani Web and TV personality. Bestselling author. International Speaker.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2011

There is some vagueness in Google’s language about who will actually see your +1s – “And even if none of your friends are baristas or caffeine addicts, we may still show you how many people across the web have +1’d your local coffee shop.&# Even more speculation surrounds how Google will use this new data point.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Shama Kabani Web and TV personality. I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 5 Congratulations! That being said, people still turn to the web to research, learn, and buy. Your website is a crucial piece of the web marketing puzzle. Bestselling author. International Speaker. 1) Create Compelling Content.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 25, 2011

mitinteractivetechdesign via Flickr There are two very big factors in the effectiveness of our marketing message, Web pages, and calls to action – the communication of a true benefit to the reader and the ability to get this benefit communicated without confusion. Balancing both of these needs is the tricky part.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 26, 2011

You simply adds these search shortcuts in Google and you can slice and dice a web site up in hundreds of useful ways. link] Google Search Shortcuts – Google has a list of operators that you can use to do customer searches that will turn up lots of information on sites you are analyzing. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 26, 2011

Related Posts: How to Thank Your Administrative Professional The Plum Card from American Express OPEN Celebrate Small Business Saturday What Does American Express Hope to Accomplish? Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

Related Posts: Getting More From Your Google Maps Profile Adding the Google +1 Button A Facebook and Google Reader App for Bloggers Real Time is Big Time Google Adds Wonderwheel Search Results Option Posted by : John Jantsch on Jun 29, 2011 | 7:21 am Categories : Social Media , Web Marketing Tag : Google Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

Scale the Wall Lots of companies out there want to provide apps for Facebook tabs and interactive welcome pages, but you must understand that the way people actually view your presence on Facebook is different than on, say, your Web site. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 13, 2011

We’ve swung so far over to the “information wants to be free” thinking that I believe it’s presenting a challenge for businesses and content consumers and the Web in general. 5 Reasons Free Is Hurting Us All The following originally appeared on American Express OPENForum. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2011

I think this is a tool that will be adopted and added to Web pages as thoroughly as the Like button as it presents some functionality that has long been missing. With this addition Facebook users have the ability to share content privately with as little as one other friend if they like. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2011

Image kase3k via Flickr Good stuff I found this week: Olark – Very full featured real time chat tool for your web site. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr. Gives you the ability to initiate help and sales chats while visitors are on your site. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2011

TweetPsych – creates a psychological profile of any public Twitter account and identifies those traits that are used more or less frequently by the user analyzed Tagaroo – WordPress plugin the analyzes your text as you type and suggest relevant tags from around the web and also suggest images from Flickr.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 16, 2011

iPromote – somewhat freaky technology takes a look at the content on your Web site and instantly creates banner ads. Tout – Tool that makes it very easy to templatize, organize and track those routine emails that you use over and over again. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 22, 2011

On the flip side, a business with great products and services, but no clear differeniator, will struggle to some extent no matter how brilliant their execution of the latest and greatest marketing tactics. In an effort to help illustrate the extent of the problem I challenge you to take the Pork Belly Test. All rights reserved.

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MAY 11, 2011

Related Posts: Create a Journalist Listening Station 5 Ways to Use Social Media for Things You Are Already Doing 27 Ways to View the Web Beyond Your Site Listening in a Digital Age Google Alerts Hack Posted by : John Jantsch on May 11, 2011 | 9:14 am Category : Social Media Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like. All rights reserved.

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MAY 16, 2011

Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation , is one of the top career and marketing blogs on the web. Pamela Slim Pamela Slim is a seasoned coach and writer who helps frustrated employees in corporate jobs break out and start their own business. She is also an author of Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

His blog – Web Ink Now – is ranked by AdAge Power 150 as a top worldwide marketing blog. David Meerman Scott David is the author of 7 books, Real-Time Marketing & PR , is his newest addition to the collection. All rights reserved.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In April of 2004 Burger King and their agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky had an insight that led to what was, at the time, the most successful viral effort ever launched by a business: the Subservient Chicken. In 2005 the band released their 2nd album of songs, “ Oh No ,&# which included the single “ Here It Goes Again.&#

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

His blog – Web Ink Now – is ranked by AdAge Power 150 as a top worldwide marketing blog. Is a direct mail technique right for today’s hyper-connected web? Read all five posts in today’s series and come back each day this week for five new posts in this great educational series and another chance to win.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

Same thing if they attended a webinar, requested a brochure, or even spent time visiting your web pages. If someone downloaded information from your site, they likely have a business challenge they’re facing that can’t be addressed by their current product, service or solution. They’re looking for someone (potentially you!)

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

You can try to buy your way in with ads, you can set up your web presence to grow your way in, and you can use social media to communicate your way in. Write out the persona of your buyer: who she is, what her other challenges are besides the ones your product solves, what else she might need. Think like that all the time. WHAT DOES SHE WANT?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Find out where your customers are on the web and be active in those communities. People will Magically Engage in your Content. Your content isn’t good enough that the magic content fairies will find it and spread it around the internet. 8. Your Content Has No Chief Content Officer. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation , is one of the top career and marketing blogs on the web. Pamela Slim Pamela Slim is a seasoned coach and writer who helps frustrated employees in corporate jobs break out and start their own business. She is also an author of Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

The more influencers who you can build relationships with, the more likely those will come back to your business directly with new leads and referrals based on what you do. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

When you do, the days of struggling to remember people’s names—and of other people struggling to remember yours—will be a thing of the past. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

American Express does this really well with its OPEN Forum (openforum.com) web site. In other words, it’s high value to your customers, in whatever way resonates best with them. OPEN Forum is a resource for small business owners, and the articles and videos and ideas there transcend American Express specifically. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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