From the category archives:
With 2010 upon us (I am so ready for a new decade), it’s a good time to set some goals for the coming year(s). Of course, any time is a good time to set new goals, but the near-universal slack time of December’s end seems to spark the desire in many to look ahead. Goal [...]
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Search Engine Optimization is an important part of designing any website. It’s essential in your marketing and branding strategies as well. But the $64,000 question is “how to I calculate the return on investment for my SEO efforts?” Good question. This SEOTalk episode (episode 4) covers the strategy behind quantifying your SEO efforts. Having these [...]
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Starting on December 1, the FTC is dropping a bomb on the world of online marketing. It impacts the use of endorsements and testimonials and from my reading it appears that these new guidelines have nothing to do with ensuring truthful use of endorsements and testimonials, but rather seeks to eliminate them as a form [...]
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Years ago…I got a ticket for an expired inspection sticker. I had been in Japan and after getting back I went off on a ski trip with the rest of my engineering group. While there, the State inspection for my Explorer expired. As I was driving home (early because I had to catch a flight [...]
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In personal branding there are two types of style. One is the kind which has little meaning. If you’ve ever heard someone refer to personal branding as “style over substance” that person is thinking of this: a signature haircut, a catch phrase a flower in your lapel every time you go out. If your personal [...]
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Just as a product tells us something about its brand’s verbal identity through written and spoken words in advertisements and directly on a product’s packaging, so do we tell the world something about our personal brand through the words we write and speak. Read on to find out how to review and transform your personal [...]
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What does your to do list look like? Many people carry around to do lists that contain broad goals and vision statements. These items are not specifically actionable and lead to a to do list that feels more like a lead weight than a simple map for the day’s activities. While tracking such goals are [...]
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