Friday Five (Yogi Berra, Complaints, Blogging and more!)
Happy Friday the 13th! Every Friday, we present our staff’s top picks for the best links or articles of the week AND we’ll tell you why we think they’re so great. A word of warning – this isn’t always about marketing. It’s just great stuff from across the web that we think is worth sharing. Enjoy! I’ve Got the Power!! (John): http://bit.ly/HTkS47 It’s not very often that a new promotional product gets me excited. Let’s face it – the industry as a whole takes its cues from the retail and consumer markets and therefore usually lags behind by 6-12 months. For the last 10+...
Read MoreFriday Five (Lotteries, Crayons, April Fools and more!)
Every Friday, we present our staff’s top picks for the best links or articles of the week AND we’ll tell you why we think they’re so great. A word of warning – this isn’t always about marketing. It’s just great stuff from across the web that we think is worth sharing. Enjoy! 8 Crazy Gadgets to Buy if you Win Mega Millions (Kathleen): http://on.mash.to/IZyTiS Lottery fever is spreading like crazy! With tonight’s jackpot estimated at $460 million, just about everyone we know is running out and buying a ticket. Here in our office, we’ve had several conversations about what...
Read MoreFriday Five (Pinterest, Ifttt, graphic design and more!)
Every Friday, we present our staff’s top picks for the best links or articles of the week AND we’ll tell you why we think they’re so great. A word of warning – this isn’t always about marketing. It’s just great stuff from across the web that we think is worth sharing. Enjoy! Choosing Between Making Money and Doing What You Love (Kathleen): http://bit.ly/JGoL8N As the Owner of a small business, this is something I think about a lot. It’s also something that seems to come up VERY often with friends and I think that all of us, at one time or another, grapple with it. The folks...
Read MoreGoogle Updates Its Algorithm … Again
Last year, we blogged about Google’s Panda Update, a major change to the algorithm it uses to determine which websites show up when a user searches for something. The intent behind Panda was to improve the quality of search results by filtering out websites that are keyword rich but lacking in useful content. Google accomplished this by rewarding sites that include relevant keywords in the site content rather than simply in the meta (the behind the scenes coding), and by placing more value on websites with fresh, regularly-updated content (think blogs) or with content that has been socially...
Read MoreFriday Five (Spanx, Thermidor, Disney and more) +1
Every Friday, we present our staff’s top picks for the best links or articles of the week AND we’ll tell you why we think they’re so great. A word of warning – this isn’t always about marketing. It’s just great stuff from across the web that we think is worth sharing. Enjoy! How Spanx Became A Billion Dollar Business Without Advertising (Kathleen): http://onforb.es/zQL4ON This article about Spanx founder Sara Blakely completely blew me away! While it might seem strange that, as a marketing company, we would post an article that argues advertising is not necessary, the Spanx story...
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