The Power of Story on BlogsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 99 days ago (http://www.problogger.net)
Category: marketing | Tags story, blogs, annette simmonds, the story factor, storytelling, Search All Tags
Darren Rowse raves about Annette Simmond's book The Story Factor and its hypothesis that people don't require more information but trust. Rowse notes that storytelling is a valid method of increasing trust with one's viewers. read more »
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What To Think About When You Sell Your BlogOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 98 days ago (http://www.johnchow.com)
Category: marketing | Tags sell, blog, Search All Tags, , ,
"Today I would like to share some advice with you regarding selling a blog. The new owner of JohnCow has revealed himself to the public, so it looks I'm not sworn to secrecy anymore." read more »
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11 SpeedLinks for Professional Bloggers and Web WorkersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 99 days ago (http://www.problogger.net)
Category: marketing | Tags Darren Rowse, links, bloggers, web, Search All Tags,
Darren Rowse shares a list of helpful links for bloggers and web workers. read more »
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F|R: What Startups Can Learn From Billy “Moneyball” BeaneOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 100 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: marketing | Tags startups, billy beane, netsuite, Search All Tags, ,
Carleen Hawn reports on lessons to be learned from Billy Beane's statistical methods for managing a baseball team and how they affect the business world. read more »
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How I Broke 29,000 RSS ReadersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 104 days ago (http://www.johnchow.com)
Category: marketing | Tags rss, readers, subscribers, john chow, Search All Tags,
John Chow explains how he has secured nearly 30,000 rss subscribers and at the same time demonstrates the importance of rss readers and how to secure them. read more »
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Split Testing: How To Increase Your Adsense Earnings 94% OvernightOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 107 days ago (http://www.problogger.net)
Category: marketing | Tags brian armstrong, startbreakingfree.com, split testing, adsense, Search All Tags,
Brian Armstrong from StartBreakingFree.com shares some tips on using Split Testing to increase AdSense earnings. read more »
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Best Buy struggles to keep ahead of competition with iPhone salesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by marthajoan 110 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: marketing | Tags best, buy, plays, defense, apple, iphone, Search All Tags
On September 7th Best Buy will begin selling iPhones. Discounter stores such as Walmart and Target who have recently begun carrying electronics provide a dangerous source of competition. Best Buy sea read more »
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Millions of Cell Phones Still Being Shipped to US Even With Slowing EconomyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by marthajoan 110 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
Category: marketing | Tags , million, cell, phones, shipped, us, q, Search All Tags
"Despite growing concerns over an economic slowdown, mobile phone manufacturers shipped about 42 million handsets in the United States for the second quarter of 2008, according to new data from Stra read more »
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