Business in Calgary – Marketing and Internet Strategies – Ad Spending Trends Our friend has a nice post on ad spending trends, which includes a few charts from a report prepared by the research firm eMarketer. Pay particular attention to the Internet spending trends. At eoecho, we are seeing significant increases in WOM related marketing […]
Author Archives: Greg Magnus
Why eoecho Is Switching to Autoresponders – Newsletter Overload
With the uncontrolled proliferation of email newsletters, marketing departments are experiencing dismal open and click-thru rates even though their produ
The Noisy Tragedy Only Exists If You Don’t Interact
Does Godin come up short in “The Noisy Tragedy of the Blog Commons” and forget to mention the value of the blog “community?” With relative ease, you’ll find a number of blog posts concerning, “The Noisy Tragedy of the Blog Commons” – by author Seth Godin. Almost everything Godin talks about gets comments from his […]
~ Don’t Give Out Your Business Cards ~ A Strategy
People spend far too much time fussing over their business cards. One-sided or two, picture or no picture, what format, and the list goes on. The fact is most business cards are thrown away and you need a better strategy to get what you really want for your time – new clients. Here’s a simple […]
Improve Search Engine Results – Customize Your 404 Error Page
Every “how to” article on improving your search engine results (SEO – search engine optimization) includes a recommendation to customize your 404 error page. For the non-technically inclined, that’s the page your readers see when a page can’t be found. Creating a customized 404 page was on my to do list – finally got it […]
Placing Adsense Strategically Between Posts – Increase Traffic?
How to: Placing Adsense Strategically Between Posts: ProBlogger Blog Tips I'm not sure littering your blog with Google ads will do much for your traffic, but if you're going to do it try placing ads in only a few posts instead of all of them. A little thing called a loop counter in the index.php […]
Is Google Buying Sun Microsystems?
The Global Perspective Daniel Harrison at Global Perspective seems to think he has clues the deal is in the works.
The Verdict: Is Article Marketing Worth Your Time?
The Verdict: Is Article Marketing Worth Your Time? » Entrepreneur’s Journey – by Yaro Starak I published a few articles on EzineArticles.com and always wondered if it is worth the time? Yaro did an excellent job reviewing the process of article publishing on Ezine. If you're considering this method of marketing your website or blog, […]
AMA Web Seminar – Using Technology to Manage Your Marketing Projects
First a brief note on web seminars: Free seminars on almost any marketing topic are now common on the web. Use them to hone your skills and stay abreast of new marketing and management strategies. Who benefits? Independent marketing pros Marketing managers with small firms, and Business owners with limited training budgets (they’re free professional […]
Word of Mouth Marketing – A Strategy
Word of Mouth (WOM) marketing is a term used to describe activities that companies undertake to generate favorable publicity. People are inclined to believe word of mouth promotion because the source is preceived as credible and likely someone you know. WOM is highly valued by marketers and it has become a managed marketing strategy with […]
George Carlin – New Rules For 2006
George Carlin’s New Rules For 2006 Found this link to George Carlin’s New Rules For 2006 on Land-O-Links.com, a fellow Blog Explosion site (check it out if you need more traffic on your blog). Enjoy!
State-of-the-Art Endurance Center Grand Opening Today – Feb. 25
Endorphin Fitness hired us to help market their Grand Opening event. Given a very limited marketing budget, we recommended and ran a sensible Word of Mouth (WOM) marketing campaign for the event. The campaign included: Writing and distributing press releases to local media, publishers, key contacts (or connectors), associations, and sponsors Regular website updates to […]