From Danny Brown
September 1, 2010 at 8:37 pm
According to new figures released by a joint survey between Exact Target and CoTweet, Facebook users use the Like option for a brand for one overpowering reason – discounts ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 31, 2010 at 2:48 pm
First, a caveat. Not all affiliate marketers piss me off.
I’m not against anyone making money through products they endorse.
Heck, I promote the Headway theme and BlogOnCloud9 ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 30, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Sometimes, in business, we wait for the extraordinary to appear before we make a move.
We wait for that one killer application or solution that will take us from Brand X to Brand ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 29, 2010 at 9:50 am
There’s a fair few blog posts doing the rounds about social media.
How its practitioners are snake-oil salesmen.
Why everyone’s just out to make a quick buck.
How businesses ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 28, 2010 at 11:32 am
A marketer and blogger I really admire, Mark W. Schaefer, wrote an excellent post about leadership the other day.
In it, he told the story of how he was inspired by George Bergeron, ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 27, 2010 at 9:34 am
For someone who’s written about guest posting a few times, as well as recommended the benefits of it to clients when talking about Blog 101, I haven’t really done a ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 26, 2010 at 3:13 pm
You’re a customer that does all your food shopping at your favourite grocery or deli store.
When you get there, you see the normal weekly flyer that has the current offers. ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 25, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Instead of blowing $50,000 on the staff Christmas party, companies offered employees the option of a smaller bash and donated the rest to a local charity.
Instead of sending employees ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm
How are you sharing your blog? How are you making sure your content is found and then shared?
Are you promoting yourself via social networks, or are you leaving that to your readers? ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 23, 2010 at 4:53 pm
How much information is free information?
How much should be guarded and how much should be shared?
If you’re asked by someone, “How do you do this?” or “What methods ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 23, 2010 at 2:05 am
Back in December 2008, I launched the 12for12k Challenge with the help of some great friends.
A social media-led charity initiative, it was a project that I always had belief in, ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 22, 2010 at 4:57 pm
With Thesis 1.8 now out, Headway 1.7 about to launch and the Genesis WordPress theme picking up steam from bloggers switching to it, I thought it’d be fun to see how they ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 21, 2010 at 10:42 am
You like Seth Godin.
You hear he’s speaking at an event in NYC so you sign-up for your ticket. Others have signed up too because, well, Seth Godin always offers excellent ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 20, 2010 at 9:00 am
This is a guest post by Kapil Apshankar, an innovative social media strategist. He writes about tips, tricks and techniques that help his readers score higher in social media ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 19, 2010 at 2:15 pm
There are two basic ways of deciding on a course of action. I call it the Could and Need Effect.
Both similar. Both different. Both entwined. Both separate. But each one defines ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 18, 2010 at 8:56 pm
There’s a bit of a debate as to how often you should blog if you want to have a successful blog and grow the community around it.
Some folks will say you need to blog every ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 17, 2010 at 11:55 pm
There’s an old saying that too many cooks spoil the broth.
This is equally true for businesses, particularly smaller ones.
While it’s essential to grow to continue early ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 16, 2010 at 11:11 pm
As part of the “relaunch” of this blog – for relaunch, read “redesign” and “shiny new things” – I’ll be starting a newsletter ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 15, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Customers and employees are your two most important ingredients in a successful business. Without one, you can’t have the other.
Customer service is an especially hot topic ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 15, 2010 at 9:30 am
Conventional wisdom tells us new businesses shouldn’t take risks.
Conventional wisdom tells us to adhere to the Four P’s of Marketing.
Conventional wisdom makes us ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 14, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Next year, Apple’s iPod will celebrate its tenth anniversary.
Say what you want about Steve Jobs, the guy knows how to create an icon. Before iPod, we were all supposedly ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 13, 2010 at 2:57 pm
In life and in business, we’re constantly learning.
New knowledge; new ideas; new viewpoints. Anyone that says otherwise is missing out.
After all, when we stop learning, ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 12, 2010 at 2:13 pm
If you’ve been watching the social stream the past week or so, you’ll have seen a slew of examples where a company has received a bit of a black eye in social media.
From ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 11, 2010 at 8:48 pm
In the last month, I’ve received no fewer than fifteen emails asking me if I’d be interested in running ads on my blog.
These range from normal ad boxes in the sidebar, ... (
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From Danny Brown
August 11, 2010 at 5:32 pm
As social media continues to grow as a business tool, hiring an agency for your business’s social media needs can be confusing.
For a business owner, it can be pretty stressful ... (
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