Social—the most overplayed word in history!
There is one reason and one reason only I dislike listening to music radio stations—that is repeats of the same songs over and over again. Songs quickly become overplayed and out wear their welcome fare too quickly. Nothing is simpler then plugging in my iPod and listening to what I chose and only what I chose. Sometimes it is an oldie and sometimes it is a little Black-eyed Peas. Okay I feel better now that I have gotten that out of system. What... Read More
The Willow Tree
The other day I had the privilege to golf with a colleague who is fast becoming a great supporter and friend. He and I adventured to a course that was full of gorgeous and majestic trees. Some that reached nearly one hundred feet into the morning sky and others that spread their leaves as if to cover the horizon. It was a magnificent course full of all the good Lord placed here on this earth. It was also a decent morning of golfing. My colleague... Read More
The 7 Link Challenge
Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.com had a great idea and challenge. He is calling it the “7 Link Challenge”. The idea is to highlight a few of the blog posts a blogger has made and bring them ‘back from the dead’ if you would. Giving new readers a way to quickly see the blogs history, potential and vision. I thought I would take this challenge. Now being that this blog is new and I used a poor blog service before that didn’t... Read More
Is honesty over rated? Really we are advertising here.
A few days ago I read a blog post from AdAge and Bob Garfield on the topic of KFC and their recent ad campaign and yet again KFC got me thinking. The blog post dives into some of the ‘issues’ with KFC and I encourage you to read it, but I want to take this in a different direction. I want to discuss a principle that seems to be leaving the world as a whole and more noticeably leaving the world of advertising. It all started decades ago and... Read More
Mark today on your calendars…today is a day of change
So after 17 years of business I can truly say that what I am about to share with you, is the most exciting project I have ever worked on. After months and months of work I would like to present to you Media Lemur. For the first time in the world’s history print can truly become digital and not just a PDF, website or screen shot of print editions. This won’t be a ‘flip book’ or a flash plug in, Media Lemur is a full feature digital creator. The... Read More
There is just too much static…so just ignore it.
In the world of marketing and advertising there always seems to be something new, something better and something you just HAVE to use. After 17 years of watching, living and experiencing this, I have come to a solid conclusion—no. No I don’t have to use the newest, latest or most revolutionary thing out there to be successful. In fact it is just the opposite. The most successful marketing and advertising campaigns use the oldest techniques. I... Read More
Your reach might surprise you
For the last week I have been fighting a nasty flu bug and have not had the opportunity to post. While I am not at 100% I wanted to get back to the writing world, so here we go. During my ‘rest’ I thought about a lot of different topics to write about, but one that kept coming out on top was ‘reach’. In advertising your services or products, this is one of the most critical pieces to success. Understanding your reach is something that... Read More
Write it, type it, post it, tweet it, status it…what is it all?
Another buzz word to really catching on fire in 2010 is ‘Content Marketing’, well what is it? Funny how we use these words in hopes to identify a process in an industry ( whether that is the medical world, auto industry or anything really ) and then we have to write blogs and articles just to explain it. This is one said blog, an explaining blog. ‘Content Marketing’ is advertising or marketing with content. Simple right? Implementation... Read More
The Dinosaurs are not extinct yet!
With all the hype about social ‘this and that’, websites and portable digital media, have we just abandoned talking about all ‘traditional’ forms of distribution and media? I am referencing that big square box called your TV and about those print newspapers and magazines you have lying around. It seems the only reason people will talk about the ‘big box’ is if it has to do with 3-D technology. Or the only reason print is mentioned... Read More
Do you have your “Social Space”?
After 17 years of running businesses I have always marveled at the fact that we need to name everything in the business world. We have to give everything a three letter abbreviation or we have to create a buzz word for something that no one really gets, but heck if it has a catchy phrase, then by all mean it has to work! I do admit some of the names are so catchy that even I throw them out there. Like Web 2.0 or SERP ( Search Engine Results Positioning... Read More
