Kudos to Go Daddy… I Think
After Go Daddy’s outage this week, the company has officially apologized to its customers. That’s a good thing. There’s just one thing I don’t understand. But, first, here’s the apology email: Dear...
View ArticleAmericans Spend 3+ Hours Daily on Social Networking!
Maybe we all need to get a life. Get outside and breathe fresh air. Instead, Americans between 18 and 64, who use social networks, say they spend an average of 3.2 hours per day doing so, according to...
View ArticleGoogle Gaining Ground as Choice Social Login
Move over Facebook and Twitter! More people are using their Google accounts to log into social sites, while the others are losing market share. Every time you read a blog post or online article and...
View ArticleMy First Post for SmallBizClub – 7 Ways Your Small Business Can Improve Its...
There’s a new small business blog on the block called SmallBizClub. The site represents a joint venture between Office Depot, Inc. and NFL Hall of Famer, Fran Tarkenton, founder of Tarkenton Companies....
View ArticleDo You Feel Pulled in Multiple Marketing Directions?
Content marketers want you to believe that content is everything in marketing now. Same thing with the in-bound marketers, mobile marketers, database marketers, SEO (search engine optimization)...
View ArticleCrowdfunding is GROWING – Have you tried it yet?
Even though I previously knew about crowdfunding, and had already participated in collaborative charitable fundraising, I didn’t get my first personal requests until recently. That’s when I began...
View ArticleTake the Time to Report Marketing Boo-Boos
How many of us have experienced marketing campaigns that have gone awry? Do you typically take the time to report the boo-boos to the organizations in question? For the past two weeks, I have been...
View Article9 Essential Elements of an Effective Smaller Business Website
Guest post by Jacob Puhl Right now, your website is like a bucket with a hole in the bottom; maybe several. Trickles of your diligent investment to gain targeted traffic are going to waste and the...
View ArticleRelationships Matter—Make Them Count In Your Communications
Guest post by Ryan Turner One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.” Jenny Holzer, conceptual artist The act of linking good...
View ArticleWhy I Think Responsive Web Design Sucks
Responsive Web design is the latest way to market products, services, and causes online these days. But, in my opinion, it sucks. So, what is it? According to Stanford University’s IT Services: “A...
View ArticleMobile Devices Have Too Many Limitations
Mobile devices are convenient for sure. We can read just about anything on them, but try writing more than a couple of sentences and that’s where they just can’t cut it. Size does matter, I’m afraid....
View Article5 Marketing Lessons I Learned Lately
I decided to write a post on the marketing lessons I’ve learned lately. No matter how good some marketers can be, none of us can claim to be a 100% marketing expert. It’s impossible. 1. Website...
View Article3 Tips to Improve Your Website’s Loading Speed
After Jonathan commented on “When It Comes to Websites, We Have Major Attention Issues” on LinkedIn, I invited him to make recommendations on speeding up our websites. EF Guest post by Jonathan Nesmith...
View ArticleWhen Technology Doesn’t Cooperate I Want to Scream!
The reason I’m late with my first post of this week is because of technology. I spent three days troubleshooting a problem that seemed impossible to resolve. Grrrr. I’ll wager that you and most...
View ArticleWill the Internet of Things Be Good or Bad for You?
The newest buzz word in technology? The Internet of Things (IoT). Do you know what it is and whether it will have positive or negative ramifications for you and your business/organization? What is IoT?...
View ArticleWhen Technology Doesn’t Cooperate I Want to Scream!
The reason I’m late with my first post of this week is because of technology. I spent three days troubleshooting a problem that seemed impossible to resolve. Grrrr. I’ll wager that you and most...
View ArticleWill the Internet of Things Be Good or Bad for You?
🔊 Listen to this The newest buzz word in technology? The Internet of Things (IoT). Do you know what it is and whether it will have positive or negative ramifications for you and your...
View ArticleWhen Technology Fails Your Marketing Tactics
🔊 Listen to this Tell me you never wanted to throw a technology device out the window. Or take a hammer to it. Of course you have. It’s inevitable. But, what happens when failed technology affects...
View Article3 Easy Tools That Protect Your Privacy Online
🔊 Listen to this Are you concerned about your privacy online? What about your customers? With the growth of the Internet of Things (ioT) and the incessant hacking behaviors of bad actors, how safe...
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