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Nov29
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Facebook and ABC News have struck a deal to bring the 2008 Presidential Election into the online world of social networking. The partnership will include a new tool to help generate political debates on Facebook called the 'U.S. Politics' application. The U.S. Politics application will allow Facebook users to create debate groups to discuss the issues surrounding the 2008 Presidential Election, the candidates and more. ABC News will also provide political content, which will be available on Facebook throughout the 2008 election and will be designed to match the existing look and feel of the Facebook site. The content provided by ABC News will include videos and 'dispatches' from some of ABC News' political correspondents as well as political polls with the results being published on the site throughout the 2008 Presidential Election campaign.
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Nov28
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco is no stranger to controversy, particularly when it comes to its Camel brand of cigarettes. In an attempt to defer some of the negative publicity surrounding the company's advertising and marketing tactics, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco announced they...
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Nov27
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Move over MySpace and Facebook, there's a new kid in town named Zubby.com. Internet guru Randy Zlobec recently launched his new social networking site dubbed Zubby.com to offer a "friendlier place to wander around in...Zubby.com is more of a family-oriented site,...
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Nov26
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It's Cyber Monday, and even though 72% of online retailers surveyed by the National Retail Federation claimed that they would be offering sales and special Cyber Monday deals, many of those deals will extend throughout the holiday season.One of the...
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Nov25
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I have referred to Drew's Marketing Minute by Drew McLellan of McLellan Marketing Group more than once on MarketingBlurb. Drew is one of my favorite bloggers. He and I share many of the same views on marketing, and I think...
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Nov24
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Starting a small business can be challenging, but it turns out that some states are much friendlier to entrepreneurs than others. An annual report from the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council rates the 50 states based on 29 criteria to...
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Nov23
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While brick-and-mortar retailers rely on Black Friday to usher in the holiday shopping season, online retailers have come to depend on Cyber Monday. The Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States was dubbed Cyber Monday in 2005, and this year...
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Nov21
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Election year is almost here, and with the start of 2008 closing in fast, consumers need to brace themselves from an onslaught of 2008 Presidential Election advertising. Thanks to a Bear Stearns analysis we can see a breakdown of where...
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Nov20
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The words 'Google' and 'monopoly' are commonly found in the same sentences these days as Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to extend its brand further and further. First, Google became the dominant search engine, then they owned online advertising, next came...
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Nov19
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Black Friday is almost upon us, and the internet is overflowing with Black Friday ads, news and information. In fact, the buzz started weeks ago. This year, consumers have been searching earlier and more frequently for Black Friday deals.Online retailers...
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Nov18
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I saw a disturbing video on Break.com today that demonstrates how poor customer service is. This singles out Verizon Wireless as guilty of providing horrible customer service. In the video, a man calls Verizon Wireless 56 times and asked the same...
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Nov17
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Hitwise (a division of Experian) reported this week that online searches for Black Friday advertising websites are up earlier than the prior two hears and higher than the previous to years - 52% higher than 2006 for the week ending...
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Nov15
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I had to share a post I found on Wired.com today that made me laugh out loud. First, if you're a blogger, and you've tried Google AdSense to monetize your blog, I'm sure you've learned that it will not make...
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Nov14
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The World Against Toys That are Harmful (toysafety.org) released their annual list of the 10 Worst Toys this week. As the mother of 3-year old triplets who is preparing to start toy shopping for the holidays, I took a look...
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Nov13
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It seems like every year the Walmart Black Friday ad is leaked early. I think most people believe Walmart (NYSE: WMT) leaks it themselves, but perhaps that's not the case based on the legal threats sites like GottaDeal.com (who maintains...
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Nov12
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Sponsored ReviewTextLinkBrokers.com is looking for a Director of Strategic Link Building, and they're offering $5,000 to anyone who refers someone that the company hires. Applicants must have a minimum of four years hands-on experience building links via a variety of methods. ...
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Nov11
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I came across a banner ad today for a contest I thought small business owners would be interested in hearing about. AT&T's (NYSE: T) YellowPages.com is hosting a contest where winners can win a free one year, 90-click-per month search engine...
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Nov10
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Sometimes I come across advertising or marketing copy that makes me laugh because it's just so over the top and exaggerated no one could possibly believe it. One of the most important parts of copywriting is honesty and believability. Toyota...
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Nov 9
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Do you want to know how much money those long, boring, unproductive and inefficient meetings you have to sit through actually cost your company? BNET introduced a new tool called The Meeting Miser from PayScale that can help you get...
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Nov 8
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Once in awhile, a product comes along with a great brand name that really impresses me. Lipo in a Box by Connie Elder is one of those brand names. Lipo in a Box offers a variety of body shaping and slimming undergarments. ...
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Nov 7
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Today, Know More Media and b5media announced a partnership wherein Know More Media will license the publishing technology and utilize the advertising sales network of b5media in exchange for equity, however, both Know More Media and b5media will remain separate...
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Nov 6
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On October 10th, I published a post called Radiohead In Rainbows Download Goes Live (preceded by my October 1st post called Radiohead's In Rainbows Uses a New Marketing Strategy), which described Radiohead's plan to offer their latest album (without a...
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Nov 5
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Back in September, I published a post called "A Google Phone Might Be a Reality Soon," and today is the day. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has formally announced it's jumping into the cell phone market with a free cell phone software package...
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Nov 4
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Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) 2007 holiday packaging hit store shelves throughout the United States last week. Andrew Gibbs at TheDieline published a post about Coca-Cola's new holiday packaging that reveals the company hired Hatch to create this year's design.The tagline used on Coke's holiday packaging this year...
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Nov 3
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I stumbled upon an interesting post on Kineda.com today called "Are You an A-List Bloglebrity" which breaks blogs into four groups similar to how celebrities are often categorized: the A-List, the B-List, the C-List and the D-List. Is your blog...
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Nov 2
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Last week in my post titled 200 Tips to a Perfect Blog, I wrote about my Know More Media colleague Easton Ellsworth's awesome post on BusinessBlogWire that comprehensively outlined 200 questions to ask yourself to review your blog. Now, as...
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Nov 1
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Bobby Cave owns 13 acres of property not far from San Antonio, Texas. There used to be a post office on that land, so it was considered a town. The post office has since moved out of town, but the...
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