A string of questions about email systems recently caught my attention. Because I find myself wanting to answer every one, I’m consolidating my thoughts into this reference post. For awhile now, I’ve been wanting to share the benefits of using AWeber. As a customer for over a year and an affiliate [yes, this post contains affiliate…
“How many people here are comfortable with chaos?” That’s how Ken McCarthy kicked off his System Intensive 2007 tour. Creator of The System, Ken presented the first Internet marketing seminar ever in 1993. I was lucky enough to be in the intimate audience for Ken’s first tour stop in Chicago on Saturday. System Intensive 2007…
In the inner Internet circles, The System Seminar [affiliate link] has a reputation for providing pure content, a professional environment and bleeding edge techniques. All that’s true, but the approachability and friendliness of every one I met, including the speakers, surprised me. Ego was absent – the only time people talked about how well they…
Update: Thanks to Andrew Peters, an MTN ezine reader, uber cool blogger and virtual PR expert based in Singapore, for his permission to share his email with you in response to this ezine article: Hi Barbara Thanks for your latest email, we are currently putting together a contest and your Words of Wisdom are very…
4.26.07 Update: Thanks to Fast Pitch! for posting this article. Click the image to see the email message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here’s a clip from this week’s ezine article, “Portable PR: Business Marketing To Go” Make your card into a coupon with a discount for services or a free introductory consultation when redeemed within two weeks –…
4.19.07 Update Here’s an excerpt from Gary Bencivenga’s tribute to Gary Halbert . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Gary was original. His favorite saying, the one he lived by, was “Nothing is impossible for a person who refuses to listen to reason!” With that as his credo, he blazed many new marketing trails that the rest of…
I admit it. I love to give stuff away. Today’s MTN free ezine subscribers got treated to a video marketing report – as my gift. Now, in our house Easter is not a gift holiday [well, no gifts over $25], but what’s nice about having a list of loyal readers is that I can give away…
This article goes out today to MTN News subcribers, which is published by CoryWest Media and written by Barbara Rozgonyi. For permission to reprint this article in your publication email connect [at] corywestmedia [dot] com. Perry Marshall’s Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords is a must-read and a must-follow guide that tells you “how to access…
Church Marketing Sucks, the place to go to check into what’s happening [and not happening] in church marketing, comments on messaging to the pews in a post called, “Your church sponsored by Crest White Strips.” Presenting statistics that support selective strategic partnerships, it’s an overall look into how businesses, political parties and ad agencies are…
Save $79 on the Teleseminar Secrets preview call now. Your VIP Discount Code is: AM3964 To claim your $79 discount and register at the lowest fee, click this link now: http://www.teleseminar-secrets-revealed.com After taking Alex Mandossian’s Teleseminar Secrets a year ago, one of my goals was to meet Alex in person and thank him. That’s me…
Recording conversations captures every nuance, relieves everyone from notetaking and plays backs a permanent record of the call. Our AM2.0 group is using Free Conference Calling Powered by LiveOffice to host and record our conference calls. As the name says, the service is completely free, but you and your callers will pay long-distance charges. A…
This post is a copy of our MNT ezine, now public for your reading pleasure . . . Welcome to Marketing Transformations Network News Engaging PR and Marketing Tips to~ ~ ~ Create Business for Your Business November 16, 2006 To: Our MTN Community From: Barbara Rozgonyi RE: Promoting Via Video [Sooner Than You Think] …
Today I met with a large and established non-profit agency who wants to raise their donor awareness profile. Of course I suggested blogging as a way to blast open online communications. Here’s a non-profit blogging, podcasting and social media resource site for those who want to get going and posting. You do, don’t you??? If…
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,…
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….
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?…
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…
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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This article originally appeared in the August 4th issue of our ezine, MTN News. Subscribe at www.transformmarketing.com and claim your free bonuses. Engaging PR and Marketing Tips to Create Business for Your Business Before we dive into this week’s issue, I have some big news. The Marketing Transformations Network blog is up and running at…
This article originally appeared in our ezine, MTN News. Subscribe at www.transformmarketing.com and claim your free bonuses. Greetings from a town that’s close to being the hottest place on earth. At least that’s what the Weather Channel’s reporting. Even so, there’s a breeze blowing outside and I’m inside writing to you. So, it’s all good….
This article originally appeared in our ezine, MTN News. Subscribe at www.transformmarketing.com and claim your free bonuses. Greetings from a town that’s close to being the hottest place on earth. At least that’s what the Weather Channel’s reporting. Even so, there’s a breeze blowing outside and I’m inside writing to you. So, it’s all good….
This article originally appeared in our ezine, MTN News. Subscribe at www.transformmarketing.com and claim your free bonuses. This week’s message came to mind in the mists of Indiana’s corny farm fields. Not the first place you’d think of as an oasis of marketing inspiration, right? Here’s the replay . . . Two hours behind schedule…
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