Cutting Financials on Hope Rally

We have very excellent technical set ups in 2 of our 3 banking stocks - Regions Financial (RF) and BB&T (BBT) ... going to employ a strategy I use in a normal market even though we live in abnormal times ... , but with more confidence the market believes in these names. For RF, that is a close above $10.50 and BBT a close [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 02:17:06

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Designer In The Spotlight: Emily Lewis

Designer In The Spotlight (DITS) is a weekly feature that I run every Sunday (or more) ... in editing/writing and marketing, which certainly helps with the broader goal of “communication” via ... professional since 1999 … almost 10 years (gasp!). It started when I was working as Marketing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 13:01:19

When Everything You Do Failed.

I have a friend who was frustrated on his email he received everyday. Why? He signed up and subscribed  to almost every internet marketing guru whom he think would help him on his new hobby (internet marketing). At first, I was reluctant to communicate with him because [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:02:15

Orange: The New Color of Money

I have always been fascinated by the power and impact of color in branding and marketing ... in this, my all time favorite NFL uniform and helmet logo) KTM Motorcycles – Orange (also my firm THUNDER ... . This is a pretty serious effort, led by a rag tag group of marketing revolutionaries (I have sworn not to divulge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:23:29

Reality Check I met Sarah Pikul of Radisson Plaza for lunch this afternoon. Her request to meet me came at a great time in that the affordable downtown hotel room block ... . It combines two of my interests...fashion and marketing. Marketing, you ask? Yes, the red carpet walk [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:17:26

Why Write A Mini E-Book?

People often ask “what is a mini e-book” and why is it important in the scheme of my business? To answer the question of “what is a mini e-book? ... topic. While the mini e-book has become wildly popular as an Internet marketing tool, it is also used ... employed by skilled Internet marketers, who will coordinate a massive free give away – [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:44:20

6S a Sponsor of WordCamp Whistler

6S Marketing has just announced our proud sponsorship of Wordcamp Whistler, which is a Wordpress conference in Whistler, BC, Canada on Jan 24th, ... and an outspoken supporter and developer of emerging web standards Andy Peatling - Developer ... on what it takes to push the boundaries of your personal creativity online. 6S Marketing will [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:52:32

How You Can Become a Super Affiliate

By Jim Jones The humdrum existence of going to the office day after day doing the usual 9-5 shift is a trying task for those who have lived all their ... who are into affiliate marketing, the newest way to earn money without having to go through all sorts ... marketing involves an affiliate's promotion of a merchant's website. Here the website owned [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:38:23

Are Business Blogs Really As Boring As Watching Paint Dry?

So says the analysis of The Wall Street Journal based on a report from Forrester Research-- total cost of the actual report is $379 so I won't be ... Marketing The conclusion was that " ... most B2B blogs are “dull, drab, and don’t stimulate discussion ... topics 56% simply regurgitated press releases or other already-public news 53% of B2B marketers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 22:14:54

Breaking News from 2010: Reaching the Bottom of the M&A Revenue Plunge

Colleague Dennis Berman wrote Tuesday about how investment bankers are trying to cope with a business that is disappearing before their eyes ... of 970 middle-market deal makers found that nearly half expect the M&A environment to get worse ... half-yearly survey of middle-market professionals by the Association of Corporate Growth and Thomson [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:57:59

the latest gadget or guessing the next bandwagon

Tim, Jordan, and I were down at Rock Bottom wednesday night and we were talking about facebook applications and their new found popularity and ... will meet the same demise, but it's coming close. businesses are realizing the market(ing ... . Take a look at Papa John's new marketing strategy of offering a free pizza if you become their friend [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:00:50

Is Network Marketing For You?

By Gregory McGuire The dollar decreases in value every single day ... make it in today’s world, our income needs to continually grow as internet and network marketing well ... and network marketing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:01:16

Hedge Fund Managers Flock to Listed Products

It comes as no surprise that the unraveling of the complex and highly-leveraged OTC derivative and credit markets, and the ensuing carnage that has spread across the financial market landscape is prompting ... that not only include providing research and “arms-length” trade facilitation (and ostensibly, best price [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 10:51:40

How Not to Market Your Real Estate Business or Properties - A Look At Email Marketing Laws

This post has been a long time in the making, and is something that I think many people can commiserate about ... in the real estate business can certainly be effective if done correctly (and legally), you’re shooting yourself in the foot by adding people to mailing lists without permission, and you’re also putting [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 16:46:44

Is your sales team making the numbers? If not, check this out.

It's been a long time since I've read a book that has the potential to shake up the sales profession! ... . Mike, who came from marketing, had struggled to find a way to depict the inefficiencies in the Sales-Marketing interface. 2. How do you define "sales benchmarking?" It's a rigorous methodology [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:08:43

Mothers Market

I recently went along to a local Mothers Market, and I have to say I was impressed with the talent and creativity, and unfortunately ( ... out some of the talent and most stall holders either have online sales, or you could email ... had beautiful emroidered and patchwork quilts, cute clothing and the ultimate santa sacks! Dick & Dora [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:00:44

Arts Guild E D Outlines Experiences and Ideas

The new executive director at the Northfield Arts Guild, Ann Mosey, was our guest at the December Downtown Forum ... , and coordinated collaborations in Tourism Marketing. These experiences were immediately evident ... . She views these as a critical, and often missing, asset in cultural tourism marketing. She is also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:47:42

"3L market is dead," BigLaw partner quoted in THE AMERICAN LAWYER

The conventional wisdom is currently that 3Ls who don't have job offers won't, not this 2009 graduation ... in marketing communications, social media, legal writing, and coaching.  Most importantly, I left the door ... ourselves "outside" traditional career paths.  After my lucrative executive communications [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:01:42

Inman Real Estate Connect San Francisco 2008: Crib Notes

For those of you who missed Inman News’ Real Estate Connect, held July 23-25, 2008 in San Francisco, here are some of my crib notes ( ... to me like poor marketing by Realtor.com– or maybe it’s their search experience) California ... from and market there (you may have to speak their language too) the global elite want a lifestyle listing sites [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 05:35:59

Another spa Blog special!

I don't know if you've been to our shopping cart lately, but we're having a sale on a few of our marketing campaigns! ... of our marketing campaigns. Just go to shop.spartists.com and use the code spaBlog50 to get this additional savings. These are the three campaigns currently on sale... Essentially You Campaign [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:37:57

My Investing New Years Resolution starts in December!

…and I mean it!  For the past couple of years I have taken December as my play time ... time real estate investor!  So what are my plans this month?  Fine tune my marketing campaigns ... t like it!  How am I going to make a gazillion dollars next year with an inconsistent marketing plan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 02:24:11

Blog Development: An Excellent Choice in a Down Economy

This is a great time to kick-off a blog strategy for (insurance) marketing departmenta. From a morale standpoint, if you do it right, a significant and meaningful up-tick in morale is guaranteed, not to mention reinforcing your longer-term marketing strategy…. Given the start-up cost [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:29:47

Black Friday - Cyber Monday

Tomorrow begins what is going to be the most watched, measured and written about 120 hour period in modern business history ... the next day. That’s the point we, the online marketing community, comes in. Since the mid-70’ ... s figures. That’s the fallback position. For those of us working in the digital marketing trenches however [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:59:09

The Blame Game Followup

286 of you voted in our poll about who is to blame for poor book sales with 41% voting that everyone was to blame and 25% agreeing that the ... be published without some kind of marketing push behind it. I know resources are limited ... of marketing." What's telling about the vote at the end - asking what "you" think goes wrong [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 14:41:45

UK Consumer Protection Conference

On my last post regarding the new Consumer Protection laws that came into force 26th May, I had to preface the post that I am not a lawyer, and effectively just speculate on how they might affect online marketing. Fortunately Susan Singleton, one of the UK's leading experts on online marketing law, dropped by and left a comment [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 11:57:02

Recession Writing Tips, Part One

The print world chopped more jobs last week and the stock market continues to tank ... . Write for trade and alumni publications. And don't turn you nose up at writing newsletters for the wellness and medical industries or writing marketing copy for companies selling vitamins, fitness [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 14:57:09

Stocks fall on profit-taking, corporate outlook

Stocks retreated today on profit-taking and reminders that the recession is hurting corporate profits ... of nervousness.” The APnotes one bright spot: But in a sign that the market is still willing to place ... that they could miss a market bottom when defensive names like consumer goods companies likely would lag [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:37:13

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Mittal may crash Cleveland party. ArcelorMittal (MT) is considering whether to disrupt the $8.8B takeover of Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) ... reading Wall Street BreakfastSeeking Alpha's Market Currentswill keep you current all day long ... eased market concerns over inflation pressures," Freddie Mac economist Frank Nothaft says [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 11:20:00

How To Build Your Real Estate Investing Business Using the Internet

Thanks to the generosity of Joshua Dorkin, I am lucky enough to be apart of this great team here on the BiggerPockets.com ... internet marketing strategy that a lot of real estate investors fail to use in their businesses ... /entrepreneur from Southeast Michigan. I specialize in real estate marketing on the internet. So, you’ll see [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 18:37:56

A WordPress Theme for Serious Online Publishers

Once upon a time, there was a young man who wanted to become a web designer ... theme and support community. Just another WordPress theme? Hardly. Thesis is a search-engine ... to know a crusty old marketing guy. The marketing guy had no design skills, but he could recognize talent [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 16:36:32

Go Publish Yourself: Lulu & Blurb

In a bookstore near you While attending the Active Rain party at Inman Real Estate Connect in San Francisco, and still with my wits about me, ... : self publish, blog, lulu, blurb, real estate marketing ... . Besides, being an author has some marketing cachet.   And if you think about it, no one reads [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 00:14:38

Resell Rights - 5 Steps To Making Thousands Per Month

by Arthur Goloflinski If you are failing to make a full-time income with resell rights products, ... they are not following the basics of marketing success, so here they are in plain english. Here ... and profits rising up as your efforts take hold and create the results. You can use free marketing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:48:08

Don't believe the auction hype

Don't believe the auction hype Tuesday, December 09 2008 No Comments Authored by Kevin Lisota If you have been watching the Seattle real estate market in the past couple of weeks ... magical was happening, almost as if market forces would somehow be suspended with unthinkably low sale [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:19:25

Speaker profiles: Ignite Portland

Kevin Fox - How To Buy a Car for Under $1000 Kevin Fox is a community developer at Vidoop ... of Marketing. Mario is active on the board of advisors at the University of Montana business school, teaches marketing strategy at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, published a book [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 07:35:14

Industrial Marketing Budgets Grow, Head to 'Net

Marketers at industrial companies spent a greater portion of their budget online in 2008 than last year. And despite the economic downturn, 38% expect to spend a larger amount this year on marketing... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 12:30:32

Kroger: Grocer Thriving in Recession

The Kroger Company (KR) reported earnings this morning before the open and beat consensus estimates for both earnings and revenue ... with the market of late and, given today’s earnings new, Ockham views the stock as an attractive buy candidate. KR Kroger is grabbing market share as the economy has slowed. The company’s same-store [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:13:03

Our Shot at the Mass Market

Redfin started life as a cult for what my mom still likes to call “your little web friends ... , open houses, a big marketing blitz and tours for any interested redfinagentchooser.png buyers. 50 ... and tools to be a partner in the process, not a sales target [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:19:01

Marketing Ideas For The Ho-Ho-Ho-lidays!

Small Business Trends: I’m not a big fan of Christmas and Year-end Holiday cards. They are not only expensive, but boring and predictable. Every year I look for creative marketing ideas that won’t break the bank, but will break through ... some of the creative ideas I’ve found along the way. 1. Dress up your website or blog logo [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 14:07:18

Dell Will Try to Compete with the iPod, Again…

Some of you may remember when Dell attempted make a name for themselves in the digital music player market by launching ... tied to someone else’s music service, as it did in 2003, Dell is working on software for a range ... marketing effort, because they’ll need it! Copyright © 2008 CyberNet | CyberNet Forum | Learn [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 16:28:39

How Much of Fannie/Freddie Paper is Held Overseas?

Question: How widely held is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac paper? Answer: Very ... that make the American mortgage market run, have attracted overseas investors with a simple pitch ... . The marketing plan worked. About one-fifth of securities issued by Fannie, Freddie and a handful [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 01:40:26

BusinessWeek ‘Recession in America’ Blog Goes Belly-up

Looking for new and innovative ways to spread the doom-and-gloom news associated with the economic downturn, ... June 4. The last post was made on July 3 by John A. Byrne and focused on the ailing job market ... -some of which turned out to be true - host Jim Cramer called the bottom to the stock market. He said [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 14:48:15

BRIC Update: Is China a Leader or an Outlier?

I have commented on resurgent Chinese stocks several times in the past few weeks, most recently in China About to Break Out? ... in Chinese stocks has significantly outdistanced the recent bounce in emerging market stocks (iShares MSCI ... -rich Russia (Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX), blue line) is the biggest laggard among the BRIC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:33:57

Sean Rakhimov: Stock Market Will Recover; Economic Crisis Is Far from Over

As SilverStrategies.com editor Sean Rakhimov tells us in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the economic crisis may go on for a generation but the market is a separate animal that will stir back to life sooner. He expects physical gold and silver to lead the parade, with base metals [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 13:08:10

Preview from Europe: Just Another Bear Market Bounce?

Yesterday was another one of those random walk, dead cat bounce days ... Facility, Term Securities Lending Facility and Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility ... later in the week as positioning data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission suggests [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 12:27:36

On the Rental Market: Famed Gramercy House o' Hotties

The tiny Gramercy brick carriage house that gained fame over the summer when the Times reported on its rowdy dinner parties filled with drunk and sexy Argentinians is back on the market. A tipster wandering down "block beautiful," as East 19th Street between Third Avenue and Irving Place is known, noticed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:21:28

10 Social Media Tips from 30,000 Feet

Ding! This is your Captain speaking. You see a lot of tip posts on blogs for specific social media services, ... strategy. Keep in mind I’m coming from a marketing perspective. Although I certainly do love to have fun with social media, my primary goal for using it is marketing. With that in mind, here are my 10 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 12:00:43

Don’t Be a Cannibal - Call to Action Explained

If you’ve been around the internet marketing scene for a while, ... such as: Do I need leads, or maybe even email addresses so that I can employ targeted marketing ... . These calls can include RSS signup, email capture, lead generation, affiliate sales, and the list goes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 19:07:01

UPDATED: dr. laura is out; dennis miller is in at kvi

Dr. Laura, is being tossed out of the Seattle market once again ... that station's recent flip to a business-news format. He has never been properly promoted in this market. KKOL ... somewhere else). Miller's schtick is smart, low-key sarcasm, with libertarian, security-mom [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:30:55

[The Pro Circuit] A Downturn in Feature Porn?

For the last ten years, there have been two forces battling for the soul of porn ... into the belief that in market terms, porn features exist solely for the purpose of helping frat boys convince ... , to fulfill all the market requirements of the porn industry. Quite a different thing, fighting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:52:20

Liveblogging of ConvergeSouth

I don't know how often I'll update, but I thought I'd do some liveblogging via Coveritlive ... Marketing - Tourism and Blogs Ron Jones Tips for Better Search Engine Marketing ... of ConvergeSouth. The schedule is below the fold. Time Session Title 8:00-8:45 REGISTRATION 8:45-9:00 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 13:13:26

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