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Make Good Marketing Copy Pay for Itself – Over and Over

In a recent “Get to the Po!nt” article from MarketingProfs, Rick Sloboda of Webcopyplus talks about how companies shouldn’t let good marketing copy go to waste. Getting it just right the first time around costs time, money and effort, and by repurposing that content for use in other areas he argues that you’ll not only [...]

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Is 'Tweeting' for the Birds?

With all the buzz surrounding Twitter these days – namely the showdown between Ashton Kutcher and CNN – it’s hard not to think about how this new microblogging craze can impact your business. But, like MySpace, Facebook and other social networking platforms before it, there’s a general feeling of caution for companies contemplating whether or [...]

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Social Networking and Your Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama

Social Networking and Your Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama Perhaps we can turn to one of the most famous men in the world to educate us about the merits of Social Networking and business: Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign was able to market its brand through Social Networking to gain a sizable and distinct advantage over its political [...]

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Orkut: Not as Popular as Myspace or Facebook, but Still Worth Your Time

Orkut: Not as Popular as Myspace or Facebook, but Still Worth Your Time The name “Orkut” sounds like some kind of mysterious JK Rowling creature…but when you get down to it, so does “Google.” Orkut.com happens to be Google’s original Social Networking site named after its creator, and employee of Google – Orkut Büyükkökten. The [...]

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VoxOx Wants to Be the Center of Your Attention

It was bound to happen – the convergence of most methods of communication into one all-encompassing service. Built by VoIP company TelCentris, VoxOx (available in beta version) brings seven methods of interpersonal contact – phone calls with fax capability, video conferencing, IM, text messaging, social networking, e-mail, and file sharing – together to create the [...]

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Visit Us at the 2008 NY XPO

Attending the NY XPO – the “largest and best business show” in the northeast – on Wednesday, Nov. 19? If so, stop by the Visible Shops booth – #1454 – and say hello! We’re happy to discuss your Internet marketing needs – among a bevy of other interesting insights and observations. (We’re kinda quirky like [...]

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CNN Can't Hold Candle to PerezHilton.com

We know we’ve been a little heavy on the blog-themed posts lately, but we embrace the irony of blogging about blogging. Or something like that. We’re confused, too. In any case, we recently discovered this ranking of the Top 10 Visited U.S. Blog and Personal Websites, and were taken aback by what and who appeared. [...]

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The Theory of Social Media Marketing Evolution

According to a recently released study by Opinion Research Corporation for Cone, a brand marketer that counts social networking among its capabilities, nearly 60% of Americans who use social media interact with companies on social-media Web sites. This new data comes on the heels of a Vovici Corporation study on behalf of Internet Retailer that [...]

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Truth in Social Marketing Will Set You Free

Honesty is the best policy. It’s a tired expression, for sure. But when it comes to social media marketing, there’s not a cliché you’ll hold dearer when the whistleblowers come a-calling. Just ask Wal-Mart, whose never-ending PR problems worsened when a blog called “Walmarting Across America,” allegedly dedicated to the RV travels of an American [...]

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Can’t Run With the Big Blogs? That’s OK – There’s Still Room on the Porch

Directing traffic to your blog is like trying to unload tix to an Avril Lavigne concert when the New Kids are performing next door. It’s a formidable task – but it can be done. Considering, though, that 175,000 new blogs a day are added to the estimated 213 million (and counting) existing English-language blogs already [...]

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