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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Dramatic changes to google search as “Place Search&# gets rolled out – [link]. Dramatic changes to google search as “Place Search&# gets rolled out – [link]. 25 Funny T-Shirts for Designers and Developers – [link]. Biz ladies: how to brand your business on a budget – [link].

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MAY 10, 2013

Newspapers need to stop lying to themselves — and to advertisers — about their circulation – [link]. 6 Interesting Facebook Tricks You Might Not Know | Search Engine Journal – [link]. 50+ Creative Advertising Print Ads | Grafix Designs – [link]. Designing Search: Displaying Results | UX Magazine – [link].

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MARCH 10, 2011

Some ideas to help you stand out during your job search – [link]. Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. Brilliant and Clever Food Advertisements – [link]. Brilliant and Clever Food Advertisements – [link].

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JANUARY 18, 2013

5 Predictions For Online Advertising | Fast Company – [link]. 50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – [link]. SEO For Facebook Graph Search? Facebook Has Some Tips | Search Engine Land - [link]. 50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – [link].

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Celebrities in Advertising Are Almost Always a Big Waste of Money – [link]. 60 Pixel Perfect Examples of Advertising Banners – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 8 useful sites for web developers – [link].

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Interesting stats about Google search & adwords - [link]. 44 Clever Outdoor Advertising Samples - [link]. 44 Clever Outdoor Advertising Samples - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 25 Majestic Print Ads - [link].

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

90+ creative advertising & design from January-February 2011 – [link]. New, improved Google Social Search squeezes out SEO – [link]. Creative And Smart Ideas of Advertising For Inspirations – [link]. 8 Tested Guidelines for Creative Advertising – [link]. 1 – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Can’t Get You Out of My Head-The history of advertising jingles, a truly American art form - [link]. Product searches on Amazon have grown 73 percent over the last year while searches on Google Shopping have been flat” – [link]. Attack of the Ad Nerds: Millennials Bring New Passion to Agencies – [link].

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Fundry – Crowdfunding software development – [link]. Useful reminder about importance of saying “No&# when building software – [link]. Advertising doesn’t sell stuff – [link]. Good interview with @pekpongpaet about his ShelfLuv instant book search app – [link].

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search for Alternatives - [link]. Newsweek turns to digital-only publication – [link]. As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search for Alternatives - [link]. Social Search Update: Google searchers 3x more likely to be logged-in than Bing - [link].

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MARCH 2, 2011

DSPs And The Future Of Advertising – [link]. Excellent overview about Google changes targeting content farms and the impact on search – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Is Social Business Innovation? – [link].

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Google updates search results to promote fresh content when it’s needed most - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Idiots, Drama Queens and Scammers: Improving Customer Service with UX – [link]. The End of the Credit Card? - [link].

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MARCH 30, 2011

Landing top spot on Google search sometimes a puzzle for business – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The Economics of Attention: Why There Are No Second Chances on the Internet – [link]. Are you listening? – [link].

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Mobile SEO Is Not A Myth: 8 Popular Claims Refuted | Search Engine Land – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The Biggest Disruptions To Hit The Ad Industry In 2013 | Forbes – [link]. Great Marketing Is Utilitarian – [link].

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The above ad from Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl helped make Super Bowl advertising must-see TV and redefined how companies leverage the Super Bowl to promote their products. Obvious but Hard Lessons in Small Business Advertising – [link]. What is the good balance between searching product-market-fit and working on growth?

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MARCH 13, 2014

4 Surprising SEM Stats Every E-Commerce Marketer Should Know | Search Engine Land – crowdspring.co/1kD9ZHH. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World (January 2014) – crowdspring.co/1gYcVJm.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Why Advertising Agencies Must Disrupt Themselves – [link]. Crowdsourcing: The Future of Advertising? Amazon Set To Sell Advertisers On Its Customer Purchasing Data – [link]. Facebook Is No Longer Flat: On Graph Search | John Battelle’s Search Blog – [link].

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JULY 19, 2013

Does Search Produce Better Customers Than Social Media? Does Search Produce Better Customers Than Social Media? Does Search Produce Better Customers Than Social Media? Advertising’s Kodak moment – [link]. The drooling over the potential of native advertising is becoming silly – [link]. – [link].

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MAY 3, 2013

As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search for Alternatives | NYT – [link]. People who make lots of money from click based advertising are trying to play down the value of clicks – [link]. Creative Advertising Campaigns | web3mantra – [link]. Can you put a dollar value on a Facebook fan?

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JUNE 13, 2013

“Tesla Motors has no advertising, no ad agency, no CMO, no dealer network.” Excellent Analytics Tip #25: Decrapify Search, Social Compound Metrics | by Avinash Kaushik – [link]. 10 Beautiful Creative Advertising Masterpieces – [link]. Great products sell. ” – [link].

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Marketing demand creation programs (Search Engine Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Lead Generation, Trade Shows, etc.) The Customer Development process (and the Lean Startup) is one way to do that. This is the most important sentence in this post and worth deconstructing.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

Mind blowing stats on where humans spend time v where advertisers advertise – huge disconnect! - crowdspring.co/1fDAHgT. Proof That Online Search Ads Can Boost Offline Store Sales - crowdspring.co/18UW2hI. PR spam is as real and annoying as advertising spam - crowdspring.co/1ic7T0V. ” - crowdspring.co/1iPxzhD.

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JULY 5, 2013

Without Storytelling, Native Is Just Advertising As Usual – [link]. 310 Million Visits: Nearly Half of All Web Site Traffic Comes From Natural Search – [link]. How Google is Killing Organic Search – [link]. Where Do Marketers Get Leads? Data] | Hubspot Blog – [link]. Why Do Consumers Become Facebook Fans?

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

How Airbnb Evolved To Focus On Social Rather Than Searches – [link]. “Advertising is like a s**t and sugar pie.” Advertising Becomes Amazon’s Newest Low-Price Weapon | Advertising Age – [link]. Study: 43 Percent Of Total Google Search Queries Are Local – [link]. Million U.S.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Being #1 on Google Doesn’t Matter – 5 Unconventional Search Marketing Tips – [link]. Being #1 on Google Doesn’t Matter – 5 Unconventional Search Marketing Tips – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisements With Unexpected Ideas – [link]. 75 Advertisements Featuring Cute Children and Adorable Babies – [link].

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JUNE 28, 2013

Lean Marketing Tips: Public Speaking – [link]. Crowdsourcing Gone Wrong: How Brands Can Avoid Messy Marketing Mistakes | Search Engine Watch – [link]. CMOs: Let’s Give Up On Advertising And Do These 6 Things Instead | Forbes – [link]. Why advertising awards are now for losers. — [link].

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MAY 4, 2011

Advertising CTR rates are abysmal and may be even worse than the metrics show – [link]. Are the junior talent in advertising packaging themselves wrong? Interesting to see Google offer instant previews for search ads – [link]. Impressive organic search growth for Netflix past two years – [link].

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JULY 25, 2013

Does Search Produce Better Customers Than Social Media? Is Native Advertising an It Girl? 35 Creative Print Brochure Designs For Advertising – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements | Vandelay Design Blog – [link]. Creative Advertising Posters | Design | Graphic Design Junction – [link].

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APRIL 12, 2013

As Web Search Goes Mobile, Competitors Chip at Google’s Lead | NYT – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Hey Startups, I’m calling b t. You don’t understand sales. Shoe String Startups – [link].

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MARCH 15, 2013

Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? Facebook Newsfeed Advertising: Why We Won’t Do That Again | MarketingProfs – [link]. Did eBay Just Prove That Paid Search Ads Don’t Work? | – [link]. – [link].

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

What Will Advertising Look Like in 2020? The Evolution of Display: Change Is Here, For Good | John Battelle’s Search Blog – [link]. John Battelle’s Search Blog – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Funding startups that rely on advertising (by @bijan) – [link]. Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules – [link]. Is Agile Marketing the Future of Search in 2013? Search Engine Watch – [link]. – [link]. Will 2013 be the year of conversion optimisation?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The video above is a fun look at the obsession people have with cats in online videos and advertising. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. 5 Ways to Improve Local Search Results for Business – [link]. 5 rules of small business advertising success – [link]. – [link].

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MARCH 28, 2013

Empower Your Small Business – NEW edition: marketing, lean business, paid search, #1 mistake – [link]. Half of What Online Advertisers Know About You Is Wrong – [link]. Native Advertising Is Bad News | Digiday (by Ben Kunz) – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Rival IQ – [link].

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Google launches advertising retargeting – [link]. o of Search: Search Suggestions – [link]. Most Creative Ads Series: Hands – [link]. Cognitive Fluency, easy = true – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

It’s always fun to see creative advertising – especially in unusual places. Here’s an ad for an online job search company, on the side of a fuel pump at a gas station. Great questions for the advertising industry: part 1 (by @edwardboches) – [link]. Google+ has opened the doors to everyone – [link].

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Why Ad Holding Companies Should Act More Like VCs | Advertising Age - [link]. Advertising Age - [link]. Twitter Advertising: Gender targeting for Promoted Products now available - [link]. Advertisers Refine Mobile Pitches for Phones and Tablets | NYT – [link]. 31 Sexy Search Boxes | Creativeoverflow - [link].

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