Did I get your attention with this wonky title for marketing? Cuz, I get this particular something for nothing question a lot. And I want to answer it in a forthright manner. I am not what anyone would ever consider a true-blue marketer. My focus is on your ENTIRE business and I see marketing as …
Reflections On The State Of Online Marketing
For the past year or so I have been commenting about online marketing mainly through channels like social media and all the various forms of content management. My main view has been that while all this activity may seem like it’s worthwhile, for a lot of businesses, who have had a few years to experiment …
The Real Utility of Social Media
Over the last year or so, I seem to have stumbled into several pissing contests over the real and imagined virtues of social media. (And after such a hyperbolic statement, I fully acknowledge many of you are running immediately with looks of astonishment plastered on your faces to check my bio picture to determine just …
Customers: The Thing Businesses Can’t Live Without
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Social Media Marketing is a Huge Gamble
At the risk of sounding like a Tyrannosaurus, I want to explain why social media marketing is a huge gamble and in many cases a big mistake for most businesses. To do so, I must begin with a story. Many years ago, I was the general manager of a facility that made automotive liquids and …
Why Your Social Media Does NOT Work
I finally figured it out. After much curiosity and study. And yes after wasting nearly twenty thousand dollars of my own hard-earned money. I finally figured out why social media works for some and does not work for others. I have proven it in my own life and anecdotally in my clients’ lives. If you …