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Great Ways to become a Personal Brand Online

24. April 2009

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Every so often I connect with people working on interesting projects or strike up great conversations – in that vein I invite those interested in guest blogging at Marketing.fm and invite any reader to do the same if they need a platform. Get in touch! Guest post from Ben Johnson of LogoInn, custom logo design. [...]

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Chase (or the decline of customer service)

27. October 2008

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Tonight I canceled my Chase credit card. I have been a member for about a decade. I canceled my account because of a terrible experience I had with customer service. My isssue; I have been using online bill pay for years to pay my Chase card. This month I used the same online bill pay [...]

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Online Advertising – Boon or Bust?

4. October 2008

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What is going to happen to online advertising in 2009? It is a question on many peoples minds as many business prepare for an unprecedented time in the economy. Some are predicting a nuclear winter for online advertising while others are hoping things will continue to grow. There is no doubt that online advertising provides [...]

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Best & Worst Airlines: Follow-Up

10. May 2008

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As a follow-up to my recent post on the “Best & Worst Airlines: 2008,” I wanted to provide an update on my rant about American Airlines. After canceling a day of meetings due to an inconvenient delay, I was told by American Airlines customer service that I could mail a letter to their claims department [...]

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The Best & The Worst Airlines 2008

26. March 2008

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I’ve been travelling a fair amount lately and I’m beginning to get a little too familiar with the different airlines, airports and even gates. I am now starting to base my travel decisions on which airport and airline has the fastest and most comfortable security and boarding process. Most Comfortable Experience Delta at La Guardia [...]

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Mobile Friendly Websites: December’07 Update

3. December 2007

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Below is an updated list of some great websites designed specifically for your blackberry, pda, or mobile phone web browser: December ’07 Update: Google Maps 2.0 – If you already have Google Maps for your mobile device, it’s time to upgrade! Google has a great new feature which pinpoints your location (based on cell-tower triangulation). [...]

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My Own Dell Hell

2. December 2007

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As you may know, Dell computers can only be purchased via the web or phone. Combined with their made-to-order computers, Dell has made a lot of money with this cost-saving process of remote sales. In addition to creating reliable products, a company like this must have competent customer service and sales representatives. Sadly, that’s not [...]

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7-Elevens Converted to Kwik-E Marts for Simpsons Movie

4. July 2007

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To promote the upcoming Simpsons movie, select 7-Elevens will be disguised as Kwik-E Marts in New York, LA, and San Francisco. I love this idea. Fans of the Simpsons are likely to appreciate the creativity and brilliance in this unconventional marketing idea. Moreover, those who are unfamiliar with the inside joke will inevitably seek an [...]

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Yahoo Photos to Shutdown – Decide your photos fate by Sept. 20, 2007

29. June 2007

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I received final notice today about Yahoo Photos shutting down. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they kindly offer migration services to Flickr, KODAK Gallery, Shutterfly, Snapfish, or Photobucket . As I have said before inoutbound marketing, Yahoo does follow the protocol of simply “thinking twice”. What I am left wondering is, do you [...]

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Eco-Friendly Branding Poll – PLEASE VOTE!

21. June 2007

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A Fortune 500 company wants to re-brand an environmentally-friendly, less-expensive-than-the-industry-standard product using the made-up adjective “environomic” to convey this idea. Their marketing is strictly B2B and will mostly take place in industry magazines and at trade shows. Please let us know what you think: Technorati Tags: environomic, eco-friendly, environmental, branding, taglines, polls, marketing.fm, marketing

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