You can use Newsvine to not only read the news, but to make the news, post articles, gather your own community and more. Evergreen, the relaunch, is discussed in a bit more detail at the Newsvine blog. Thanks to the folks at Newsvine for the following email update. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Much Smarter Front Page What…
Today, this article went out to my MTN Ezine subscribers. Superhero PR: Coming to Your Client’s Rescue It doesn’t take a cape to rescue your clients; just use your superpowers by Barbara Rozgonyi, founder of CoryWest Media and Public Relations Expert In Marvel comics, when the city is under siege, Superheroes save the day. What…
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…
Scott Allen reports the first ten entries in the Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn Group Blogging Project are in! In looking at the entries so far, I’m pleased to see my post “The Top 10 Ways to Quickly Become a Subject Matter Expert Using LinkedIn” is on the list. Why? It’s not about me –…
Here’s my entry from Friday night . . . This is my first System Seminar – it’s happening at the same time as another major Internet marketing seminar in Atlanta. My video testimonial is the first one on the other seminar’s sales letter – if you see it, you’ll see I’m inviting you to join me in Atlanta. But,…
Convio, a company I found out about from a friend who’s a non-profit marketing director, recently released The Online Marketing (eCRM) Nonprofit Benchmark Index™ Study. Although the study’s results are based on Convio’s non-profit client results, many of the suggestions and findings apply to for profit online marketing as well. Here’s the introduction . . ….
Cellphones Growing on Web as a Way to Keep Up Image, a story about how “The social networking phenomenon is leaving the confines of the personal computer. Powerful new mobile devices are allowing people to send round-the-clock updates about their vacations, their moods, or their latest haircut.” mentions several tools, including kyte. According to the site ….
“Per the Policies and Procedures you cannot have any company names, logos, trademarks or images on another website. Please either take down every referrence of [company name] or take the site down completely. If you have further questions please reply to this email.” Checked my inbox this morning to find this message from a company asking me…
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…
Marketing Sherpa’s Special Report: Viral Marketing 2007 gives insights into how experienced viral marketers think. Marketing Sherpa is a leading resource for marketing knowledge, case studies and forward thinking about what’s working in marketing today. Reports like this one get posted online for a limited open access period before they go on sale online. After…
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 –…
You read that right – yesterday this blog, Wired PR Works. weighed in at #77 on the WordPress Growing Blog List. At last count, WordPress hosted 854,746 blogs. Very humbling, amazing and encouraging. Thanks to everybody for clicking in – my readers get the credit for sticking with me. And to WordPress for the Growing Blog…
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…
The “Boomer Mom” factor. . . how marketers decide to present and promote their products to women ages 40-60 is morphing away from avoiding any direct online interaction into a realization that – OMG! – Boomer Moms get IT! Hey, baby let’s do email. When studies like this come out, the results amuse me. Most of…
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. One of the “inside secrets” to Internet marketing success, article marketing, is really a well-known fact: the more you publish,…
I’m writing this post staring up at a giant elk head. On the third floor studio of an oversized Victorian in downtown Indianapolis. The next time I see the elk, he’ll be hanging out in a house in the woods somewhere in southern Missouri. And so will I. It may be a few months until our…
In a previous post, I wrote about 10 Ways to Profit from Your Blog’s Search Engine Terms. Today’s issue of CustomScoop PR Blog Jots caught my attention with this recap from PR Blogger’s post on 7 Ways to Improve a Blog’s SEO . . . “In a post that proved its worth almost immediately, as it shot…
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…
Are you a blogger? If not, maybe you should be. Here’s a clip from a Yahoo! News article called “Blogs Are Put to Use as Business Machines:” Creating your own blog helps spark publicity and enhances a company’s credibility, says Andy Sernovitz, chief executive of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association, which is based in…
Get your name listed in Website Magazine’s Who’s Who in the ‘Net Industry and you’ll join a community of experts – for free. While you’re there, sign up for a free Website Magazine subscription and check out the Website Magazine blog. Today’s “Barbara Rozgonyi” Google alert came via email to let me know Google found…
Last Saturday, a mystery caller left messages at my office and on my cell phone. She was trying to track me down to thank me for an article. I returned her call, but haven’t heard back. So, I don’t know which one she liked. Reader feedback keeps you going and on track. Posting to a…
Considering I was away from the TV for about 15% of the Super Bowl 2007 to refuel the fans, I’m offering these comments up as overall impressions from a PR/marketing and parenting perspective on the day after watching the game with two teens, a tween and a Colts fan in Chicago Bears territory. . . Here goes…
Thanks so much to the folks at www.answers.com for approving and accepting our submission to their blog directory. Find Wired PR Works at Answers.com Here’s my listing . . . Wired PR Works Barbara Rozgonyi https://wiredprworks.com Barbara Rozgonyi, professional speaker; marketing strategist; and public relations consultant, comments on breaking news, conveys cool tips, presents timely…
Here’s a lengthy list of the top 100 search engine alternatives. Compiled by Charles Knight, an SEO expert, the list shows that there are many ways to search besides going to www.google.com. Knight does a thorough job of overviewing how search engines work as a prelude to pointing out common features such as clustering, recommendation…
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