Category Archives: Marketing

Gratuity? – The UK doesn’t get it.

I just got back from SEO Class in the UK. This was a terrific class with world class presenters including Internet Marketing Consultant, Ammon Johns of Fresh Egg, SEO & business consultant, Brian Turner, Shaun Anderson, cofounder of HOBO, an SEO company in Scotland , and Lyndon Antcliff, master linkbaiter who offers a killer content…

CVS: Your order is confirmed (not!)

My wife happens to be staying with my son at Yale Medical Center in New Haven Ct. He is undergoing a clinical trial for newly onset type 1 diabetes. As you might imagine this puts a bit of pressure on Christmas shopping & mailing cards. In order to take some pressure off, she ordered Photo…

Penn & Teller “Get It”

I was in Las Vegas last week for Pubcon, an event dedicated to internet marketing. I happened to be on the same flight as Todd Malicoat, aka stuntdubl. Todd has a reputation as one of the smartest internet marketing minds in the business. He is also widely recognized as being the nicest guy in the world…

The scariest thing about “Frightfest” is the customer service

As a marketer, I’m impressed when someone finds a way to extend the life of a seasonal business. Six Flags has done just that by introducing their fall “fright fest” to capitalize on the ever popular fascination with all things Halloween.  Seems like a good idea, right… Well it works. My Wife & I took…

Restaurant Week is Back!

I’m a student of all things marketing. This blog is about all things marketing – except one – internet marketing. Not that I am a stranger to SEO / SEM. In fact, just the opposite. Truth be told, I have sold my internet marketing soul to Jim Boykin, of WeBuildPages.com. As COO of WeBuildPages, Jim…