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Google Begins Permanently Banning Advertisers
Damn… I know I've been quiet for a while (Busy, busy, busy doing GREAT things!) but this one deserves some note. I just finished reading about this over on the SearchEngineLand.com... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...
Peace - Take a Break & Put Your Energy Into It!
I wanted to take a small break from the marketing word today and focus some attention in a new, and very important direction. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Zappos' CEO, Tony Hsieh on Stage
Wanna see and hear what Tony really has to say? I've got a treat for you today as you can use the link below to go hear Tony speak for over an hour. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo...
10 Key Points To A Successful Company
I just finished reading a very interesting post on good old Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. In this post Tony talks about the ten concepts that have been the major playing pieces to Zappos... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
Social Media - Business and the World Economy
Here is a good look at the influence of social media on todays marketing: This is a great overview of what is happening compared to what marketing has been built upon. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
Your Social Media Universe
Whew!… sorry to have been remiss in my posting but summer family time becomes much more important than all else. That is why we work on the Internet right?! (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other ...
29 Of The Best Spy Tools For Firefox
This is an easy post as all I want to do is point out a new site I just put up. The site features a full breakdown of the best 29 plugins that you should add to your browser. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ...
Fascinating Look At Your Twitter Universe
Today's post covers something we are all becoming quite used to seeing in just about every single publication option… What I want to share with you has nothing to do with one of the many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
Hey Gang… Sorry To Have Not Posted In A Bit.
Hey my friends. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Here's a very different sort of post for you…
This post is a very quick one about a very different sort of conference. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
The 5 Conversion Factors You Must Affect
This is a formulaic representation of the factors that affect the conversion process as developed by the great guys and gals over at www.MarketingExperiments.com Being a scientist by training and at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
A Look Inside Sam Knoll's Twitter Brain
Just a quick and unique look at the information found within my tweets: A look at things from this perspective can be somewhat eye-opening! (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
The SEO Pyramid of Power
All I want to do here today is share what I feel is a very good visual for the general SEO process. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Can You Define Your Brand?
I believe one of the greatest hurdles for most small businesses is that they don't know who THEY are. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
SEO Quality vs. Quantity and expectations
Before I get rolling on this I feel I need to make an important distinction: When attempting to affect the position in which a given page shows in the Search Engine Results there are generally two... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...
Maverick Business Insiders Video First Look
Here's a video I shot right after I received my early copy of Yanik's new Maverick Business Insider intro package. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Honest Review of Yanik Silver's Maverick Business Insider
I'll start off by saying… "Bottom line: Yes, this is another good product by Yanik." I have owned many of Yanik;s products over the years and have always been very pleased if not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
13 Of The Greatest Headlines Ever Used
If you've done ANY copywriting at all you should be acutely aware of just how important the headline is relative to the success of an overall piece. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content,...
Behavioral Targeting - Do You Use It Or Even Know What It Is?
Here's a quick dose of marketing common sense that has the potential to dramatically improve the ROI for most any marketing campaign… yet almost no one uses it. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, oth...
Break point in the Internet Business World
I read a great post by Seth Godin today that was a quick discussion on "Breakage". (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Sam Knoll Interviewed on Ecommerce in 2008
Listen in as I join Chris Curtis for deep discussion about eCommerce 2008 - what to expect this year in online marketing, promotion and sales! (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Brandstreaming: The New Authority?
One of the greatest challenges the marketing world has faced recently is exactly how to leverage the evolving Web 2.0, Social Media universe. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Sam Knoll in Alaska
OK gang, I am back and I must say that the rumors of my demise by bull moose gouging were highly exaggerated In a word, Alaska is: AWESOME Somehow even the developed areas have an unspoiled feel to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
Marketing, Clear As Glass
Transparency… The marketing world is realizing that playing in the Web 2.0 requires understanding a new set of rules in regards to honesty and disclosure. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content...
Sam Knoll's whereabouts in Alaska
Here's a rather different sort of post for me as it has nothing to do any way shape or form with marketing or even the Internet. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
The Smartest Thing I've Seen In A Long Time - The Paypal Plugin
It is an awesome thing to watch a company make a change that leaves you thinking (if not saying out loud), "Damn… now that is a stroke of genius!" Paypal did just that when they just... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...
What is marketing?
I just finished re-reading the minutes of a marketing meeting (I had to miss, so thank goodness for the minutes) that occurred just over a week ago. (...) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]...
Is it Push or Pull?
Interesting question: Is it Push or Pull? I read an interesting post by Seth Godin (who does know a little something about marketing) in which he very briefly defines a push message verses a pull.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...
Advertisers Forced to Change… Or Die
The rapid technological changes taking place today are opening up new horizons of marketing channels, while at the same time forcing some of most established advertising mediums to make radical... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
Pull Marketing Part 2: The Red Pill or the Blue Pill
Before we start examining pull marketing from the different perspectives (marketing executive, Internet Marketer, consumer, and psychologist) I listed in part one, I feel we must more clearly look at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
