One of the great things about going out for Mexican food is getting that free chips and salsa. Of course, it isn't really free. The cost gets folded into the price you pay for your carnitas tacos or the killer chicken enchiladas. But it feels like a great free gift, which is part of what makes it so enjoyable. Good content marketing uses free … [Read more...] about How Tasty Are Your Chips and Salsa?
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Relationship Marketing Series #6, Connect With One Person
Even though (with any luck) you're marketing to lots and lots of people, no one wants to be a faceless speck in a crowd. Maybe it's a result of the industrial age. Yes, we like to be in tribes, but tribes are small, intimate things. A tribe might be 8 people or 80, but it's not 80,000. The greater the scale we have to deal with in our jobs, our … [Read more...] about Relationship Marketing Series #6, Connect With One Person
Email Marketing: How Not to Be a Dirty Rotten Spammer
Do you remember when you were a kid and crossed the street without looking? Remember how mad your mom got? Even if you were within your legal rights and crossing in a crosswalk, it just takes one oncoming car that doesn't see you and you're flatter than Wile E. Coyote. The "official" definition of spam is unsolicited bulk email with a commercial … [Read more...] about Email Marketing: How Not to Be a Dirty Rotten Spammer
The Toddler’s Guide to Salesmanship
They wreck our stuff, kill our sleep and chase away our non-parenting friends. But we still love 'em and want to take care of them. I've learned a lot about effective persuasive communication from my three-year-old. And it only makes sense. Toddlers are too small to do much, and lack their own credit cards, but they need the same food, shelter, … [Read more...] about The Toddler’s Guide to Salesmanship
