Thanks again to my talented friend Jenny Hamby for writing a killer sales letter to promote our call last week. And . . . to all of you who listened on the call. . . I’ll always remember you as among the first to buy one of my products. High five to everyone who’s reading…
A few times a day I check in to see who’s hitting the blog and where they’re coming from. Nine times within the last few hours someone’s stopped by to check out my post Get Listed Locally – Online about a service called List and Found. Let’s give the people more of what they want,…
Trolling through my Google reader, I found a press release about Haystack Network Directory by Cerado. According to a quote from Red Herring on the site, "Haystack gives businesses the ability to build social networking capabilities into their websites, encouraging customers and sales reps to create more personal connections. Haystack can also be used to…
First saw this story about SecureGive’s ATMs in churches on Boing Boing – the Chicago Tribune picked it up over the weekend. Imagine being able to walk into your house of worship (or non-profit headquarters), swipe your debit card, punch in your PIN, enter the amount you want to give and get a receipt. There….
My fascination with the 9/27 episode began early when the 9/22 episode aired as a rerun. It kept building until it hit a crescendo early Wedneday morning when Lori Lizzard – a fab underground fashionista, called to tip me off to the Project Runway portfolio on the Olympus Fashion Week site. Lizz kept exclaiming, "It’s…
My fascination with the 9/27 episode began early when the 9/22 episode aired as a rerun. It kept building until it hit a crescendo early Wedneday morning when Lori Lizzard – a fab underground fashionista, called to tip me off to the Project Runway portfolio on the Olympus Fashion Week site. Lizz kept exclaiming, "It’s…
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My call with Jenny Hamby is less than 2 hours away and I’m having a hard time pulling myself away from the research about the future of PR. Getting ready to present motivates me to run down the latest, the freshest, the most provactive research. And, most of the time my audiences comment: "Wow! I’ve…
Today will go down in history. Oprah’s making her on-air debut. On the radio. Everyday. With Friends. This lady is one multi-tasking media maven and I applaud her (and her friends) for that. The question for PR people is: will it be any easier to get on the air with Oprah & Friends Radio than…
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Late this afternoon, I got a call from someone who found me on the Internet. When I hear that comment, it’s my cue to ask, "Tell me. . . exactly where did you find me on the Internet?" One place I forgot about is The Wealthy Mind trainer site. This caller wanted to know where…
Tonight the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus gave away a most precious gift – a private concert just for the parents. I’ve lost track of how many parent orientations and open houses we’ve been to in September. [I can tell you that going to every soccer game this week easily ate up 10 hours or so.]…
Last night I found Phoebe watching "The Crocodile Hunter." I made her turn it off. It was too sad – I’d never seen the show and realized how much I’d missed out. Anyway, tonight P.d. is up late after the third soccer game in four days left himwith a backload of homework to clean up….
Update 01.23.08 After the call, Jenny and I transcribed our talk. To start filling your seminar seats now, click here to order our 50+page ebook. Need to fill more seminar seats? My friend Jenny Hamby‘s specialty is packing the place. Jenny’s name is on the short list of top seminar and information product copywriters. Why?…
Yep, you read that right. I’m splitting my commission with anyone who wants to join me at Big Seminar 8 in Atlanta on October 27, 28 and 29. To get your Big Seminar 8 discount tickets, sign up through my affiliate link at www.bigseminar8tickets.com. Then, email me a copy of your reciept and I’ll give…
Update 10.25.07 Intellicontact is now iContact. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Think about all the Internet-based services you use for web hosting, email, database development, ecommerce, video, customer surveys and all the other places where you need a user name and password. Which one’s your top revenue driver? If you answered email, you’re right. But, your email has to…
11.26.07 Update Thoughts and prayers are with the Drury family on their loss. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It wasn’t so long ago that Chicagoans who entered 7 on their remote control got the honor of watching John Drury deliver their evening news. On September 18, the White Sox dedicated the game to John Drury and his family’s efforts…
It’s time to out myself – yes, I am forcing my way through my too crammed closet to confess: I am hooked on Project Runway. What’s the big deal? Everyone has favorite TV shows, don’t they? Not me. I don’t watch TV regularly – except at the Y when I’m working out. But I do…
Interested in this topic? After you read this post, check out a more recent (10.05.06) companion post, Yellow Pages Wipe Out: Smart Small Businesses Move Their Local Listings Online, and be sure to leave a comment and tell us how you found your way to our PR therapy suite. A new service, List and Found,…
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Proving that anything can be celebrated, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day. According to the Talk Like a Pirate web site, "Talk Like A Pirate Day is an original concept created in a moment of temporary insanity by John Baur and Mark Summers." These blokes broke into the Yahoo! home page today. And, shiver…
If you’re interested in SEO, you may be familiar with Axandra’s search engine submission software and website promotion tools. If not, check out Axandra’s free SEO software and web traffic tools and sign up for their free newsletter while you’re there. Axandra’s newsletter updates you weekly with: Facts of the week – an explanation of…
Adding audio to web sites is a proven way to convert more traffic, close more sales and build trust. Here’s how to record and post audio to your site, your email, your blog, your podcast, etc. . . . Audio Acrobat (30 day free trial/$19.95 per month) simplifies the process with an intuitive interface that…
What are you doing the night of November 4? If you live in DuPage County, one of the wealthiest counties in Illinois, you may be sleeping in a car, a cardboard box or a tent – even if you’re not homeless. Judging from the enthusiastic support Bridge Communities received at the 2006 Sleep Out Saturday…
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