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…
How to Win a Red Carpet Seat at the 2007 Oscars Who else out there loves movies and wishes they could go to the Oscars like I do? Last year I realized I could’ve been in LA the same day as the Oscars. If only I’d taken Alex Mandossian and Mark Victor Hansen up on…
Thanks to PR Web’s free press release content distribution feature and Google reader, you can direct your news to be delivered in the place that’s most convenient for you or your audience. Here’s how: 1. Find a place for the news – a website; Typepad blog or your Yahoo!, Google or My MNS newsreader. Google’s…
Thanks to PR Web’s free press release content distribution feature and Google reader, you can direct your news to be delivered in the place that’s most convenient for you or your audience. Here’s how: 1. Find a place for the news – a website; Typepad blog or your Yahoo!, Google or My MNS newsreader. Google’s…
Here’s a quick clip from a press release we sent out today that features two of our clients. We’re managing event marketing and media relations for Drury Design Kitchen and Bath Studio 2006 Glen Ellyn Kitchen Walk Takes Place on Friday, October 6 Glen Ellyn Kitchen Walk Event Details Date: Friday October 6, 2006 Locations:…
Thanks to all of you who commiserated with me on my tablet’s recent illness. CompUSA pronounced my first convertible DOA at noon today when the machine failed to boot. Thanks fo CompUSA, Gateway’s gifting me with a brand new, or brand newly refurbished, Convertible Laptop. Tablet 2 will be up and running this weekend. The…
We Are The Media reports Katie Couric’s blogging with text and video. If you’re looking for something to do this afternoon, register and comment on what she wore last night. Embedded within the CBS News site, Couric & Co is one of three blogs to enliven a typical major broadcast web interface. Katie’s bio charts…
One of the bigger events in town this summer was a visit from Animal Planet. I have to admit taking two teenagers and one already past the double digits made me feel, well, like a young(er) mom again. The enthusiasm the kids showed for the event was mirrored by my muted excitement. We all love…
Stu McLaren, the Idea Guy and affilate marketing manager expert, pulled back the curtain on the Virtual Seminar Week in a call tonight. According to Stu, Rick Raddatz is working on a Virtual Seminar product.
What would happen if you talked to everyone who visited your site? You’d probably convert more sales, answer loads of questions and be able to fine-tune your site so that visitors get exactly what they’re looking for right away. In visiting Perry Marshall’s The Definitive Guide to Ad Words site, I got a pop up…
Always wanted to experience an Internet marketing seminar, but didn’t want to travel to do it? Check out Virtual Seminar Week Brought to you by Alex Mandossian and Rick Raddatz, this virtual event happens in November, but you need to sign up by September 26 to get your discount. Studying what these two are up…
Heading down the highway . . . We didn’t have to look far for adventure yesterday. It just kept coming our way. We woke up, rolled out the door and cruised down Route One to Hoopeston, Illinois, the self-designated Sweet Corn Capitol of the World (and probably the planet, unless somebody else’s already claimed it). …
Bragging about being a “Big Boy” is becoming tiresome. In listening to calls and seeing sites recently where the content attempts to persuade you that you need X, Y or Z because that’s what the “Big Boys” use or have is, I see the term is picking up momentum. Here’s the problem – and I…
This article originally appeared in our ezine, MTN News. Subscribe at www.transformmarketing.com and claim your free bonuses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Welcome to Marketing Transformations Network News ~ Engaging PR and Marketing Tips to ~~ ~ ~ Create Business for Your Business~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~September 1, 2006 Hey there: Are you ready for the long weekend? Here in the…
During the year, the hard work of all the laborers around our family dinner table was lost on me. Except for Labor Day weekend when we celebrated the working life. My grandfathers, father, mother, aunts and uncles were all union laborers. To me, Labor Day is for the people that keep this country and its…
When the teaching team, parents and students share future goals and a vision, the experience is bound to be more enriching for everyone. The kids are back. The house is quiet. The homework starts. The parent/teacher communication dance begins. Now is the time to set up your expectations for your child this year. It’s as…
On August 1, I dropped my Gateway tablet off at CompUSA for a virus scan. Annoying messages kept coming up – over and over and over and over again. It wasn’t a virus. It wasn’t spyware. CompUSA didn’t know what “it” was. They assured me diagnostic testing would provide answers. The Gateway’s been to Texas…
How’s this for top-ranked? Take a look at these day of release results for our latest PR campaign: Google News Rankings: 1/353 word of mouth buzz 2/900 viral marketing 1/1,660 affiliate marketing 1/5,410 word of mouth 8/10,700 make money online 1/12,600 list building 1/16,400 Internet marketing 1/100 Mark Joyner 1/62 Joe Vitale Yahoo! News Rankings:…
Turning 17 isn’t quite as momentous as becoming 16, 18 or 19. It’s an odd number with not much attached to it. In the 70s Janice Ian sang, "I learned the truth at 17 that love is meant for beauty queens." For Phoebe’s it’s not the number, it’s what the year brings: senioritis, college applications,…
Back to School PR Promotion: $197 Claim your spot now at: http://tinyurl.com/h9d5n Because I believe PR is THE most economical and efficient route to recognition,I’m offering a 30 minute one-on-one consultation to the first six people whotake me up on this offer by August 23, thefirst day of school in Glen Ellyn. Here’s what you…
This article originally appeared in our ezine, MTN News. Subscribe at www.transformmarketing.com and claim your free bonuses. A Shocking Story Heard on a Rooftop . . . + BTS PR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Welcome to Marketing Transformations Network News ~ Engaging PR and Marketing Tips to ~~ ~ ~ Create Business for Your Business~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~August 11,…
Studying Internet marketing is addictive, distracting and time-consuming. Maybe that’s why I love it so much. What did I download today? The better question is "WHY did I download what I did today?" What did I want/need/expect/receive/_________? Listening to experts talk is like taking a vitamin or doing a mental marketing workout. If you’re an…
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