January 18th, 2012
SNL’s Internet Troll Talk Show [Video]
You know them. You despise them. They’re the trolls who make racist, homophobic, and other downright stupid and off-topic comments on blogs and videos.
January 12th, 2012
Chinese ‘Tiger Farms’ Exposed in WikiLeaks Cable
China’s commercial tiger farms have done nothing except undermine legitimate efforts to conserve wild tigers by encouraging demand for tiger-derived folk remedies and tiger bone wine. (Yes — tiger bone wine is actually made from a tiger carcass. Ewww!) continue reading » »
January 11th, 2012
‘I miss faxing’ and other silly stuff [Video]
We can all use a laugh now and then. This video called “Sh*t Nobody Says” seems to do the trick today. Enjoy!
January 10th, 2012
Small Business Marketing: Stop ‘Shouting’ and Start Attracting Prospects
Are you still using telemarketing, cold-calling, unsolicited mass mailings, and other traditional advertising methods to “shout” at prospective clients and customers?
Well, guess what — there’s a better way.
December 14th, 2011
How Cool is This Holiday Video from a BMW Dealership? (Very!)
Bowker BMW’s creative rendition of “The Twelve Days” of Christmas could almost tempt me to break my 30-year Volkswagen tradition and consider a BMW or a Mini – but only if I could buy from their dealership!
December 7th, 2011
Three Easy Ways to Repackage Your Content
It’s a blog post! It’s an eBook! It’s a video! It’s … repackaged content and it’s the cornerstone of attracting an audience to your blog, which ultimately generates more business.
December 5th, 2011
10 Game-Changing Books for Marketers, Business Owners and Freelancers
Do you enjoy reading about new ideas? I certainly do! I am especially attracted to books that challenge “business as usual” and I thought it would be fun to share ten of my favorites.
December 4th, 2011
Only Big Companies Have Brands (Not!)
Today, we’re going to take a look at three common misconceptions held by some small business owners and freelancers about the idea of “brands.” I will also suggest a few first steps for moving past these misconceptions.
December 3rd, 2011
Tom Peters Makes the Case for Hiring ‘Passion’ Over ‘Experience’ [Video]
In this short video, management guru Tom Peters presents a hypothetical scenario in which two candidates are considered for a job. One candidate has “experience”, the other has “passion.”
December 2nd, 2011
The Jeweled 1,000,000th Volkswagen [Photo & Video]
In 1955, the production of the 1,000,000th Volkswagen Beetle was celebrated with the famous jeweled model.