Lyndit MarketingPaint me green and call me the Grinch but I am not in the mood to talk stuff. Buy stuff, give stuff, wrap stuff, or store stuff. There is an itch my gut that says there are a lot of other people singing my same tune. Maybe it is because NPR and the Daily Show are my two main sources of news, or maybe it[...]
Archive for November, 2010
Let’s say your business had it all. The king of producing the perfect content, the best engagement, every review site had raving reviews, everyone wants one of your products, everyone wants to shake your hand, everyone loves your business. Everyone wants to be your best friend. Do you love the customers that LOVE you? Or would you select “It’s complicated” as a relationship status? I[...]
This is the age of relationships. Connecting local patrons to local businesses is just what the City of Maple Valley and the local Chamber of Commerce have teamed to do. Working to strengthen communities and local economies through supporting, maintaining, and celebrating locally owned businesses throughout Maple Valley area. The power of local marketing is connecting and building strong relationships. To effectively market locally, customers[...]
Building websites is my meat and potatoes. I am one of the few online marketers that consult and implement. Maybe I am old fashioned in that I like to start each client I have with a strong foundation. A strong website is solid, yet simple built to be flexible and evolve with the needs of the business. What do ponies and websites have in common?[...]
Who doesn’t love a great story? Especially one about an young entrepreneur. The story of Derek Johnson and SMS marketing Tantango is becoming my favorite young entrepreneur story to tell. I am delighted to share with your Derek’s own insights into the world of being an entrepreneur, bringing an idea to life and creating a successful business. Being in Bellingham means as a normal Seattle[...]
Brotherton Cadillac creates a Twitter focused campaign, Race for a Ride to raise awareness, and up to $140k for a Seattle non-profit. The idea takes donating through social media to non-profits to a whole new level, by offering one lucky tweeter a brand new car (2010 CTS). I personally was very impressed with Brotherton Cadillac for taking the pludge into the deep end of social[...]
One of my favorite startup company stories to tell is about the stress reliving and smile inducing family of websites created, maintained and made successful by Cheezburger Networks. The home of ICanHasCheezburger, Failblog and many more sites stares right at the infamous Seattle Space Needle. Seattle is full of exciting startup companies, yet what runs this successful empire of smiles and brings in around[...]
