Monthly Archives: May 2009

Marketing During a Recession Podcast

Download 5.21.09–Mike Nikolich on Marketing during a Recession Part II Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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A picture is worth a thousand words

  When times get tough, I will always have my deer. She's nestled in our Lilies of the Valley awaiting Mommy's return. Another one just wobbled her way behind her Mama through our tree line. Quite possibly I am more moved by this … Continue reading

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini is a novel set against the backdrop of very real events over the last 40+ years in Afghanistan – including the 1979 Soviet invasion, the jihad that followed, the power struggle and fighting … Continue reading

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Does the long tail include its author?

Came across this article today on The Big Money blog. It talks about whether yet another "social media expert" — in this case Chris Anderson, editor of Wired and author of The Long Tail — actually does what he tells … Continue reading

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ApologetiX Proves PR Value of Spoofing Great Songwriters

My husband and I found ourselves at a rock ’n roll concert with a bunch of hippies and eardrum blasting speakers the other night, and had a blast! There was no smoke, no alcohol, and no profanity in the place. … Continue reading

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Lawsuits proliferate against bloggers and other social media vehicles

The Wall Street Journal reports today that bloggers and people using other social media vehicles are being sued at a greater rate because of defamatory or invasive comments they make.  Here's the story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124287328648142113.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal The article suggests that one have … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Twitter Toolkit

Interesting article on Twitter applications for PCs and phones. Worth reading…. And take that, Marie and Christine! http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347185,00.asp Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Ad Age Features Two Local Businesses Making the Most of Twitter

Advertising Age Magazine features a New Orleans pizzeria and a Chicago yogurt outfit making the most of Twitter to pull prospective customers into their establishments: http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=136662 The proprietors like Twitter because it's easy and free.  They provide lessons in how … Continue reading

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Twitter has role in tech news – Omnivex work highlighted

It may be hard to cover tech news in 140 characters, but Tech Image client Omnivex was just twittered about, in this post by tweeter Nate Nead.  Nate covers digital signage and those people who are following his posts on Twitter receive headlines of … Continue reading

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RedPrairie creates Web site parodying ERP systems

Productivity software provider RedPrairie has created the "Best of Breed Institute" (BOBI) and a corresponding Web site, which parodies Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.  The Web site address is http://www.bobvserp.com/. A funny video podcast on the site has even made it onto Industry … Continue reading

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