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Human Factors

Human Factors

Psychologists are the people who are most interested in how man works with machines. It's that time again - kids of all ages are going back to school. And it looks like I will be too! Yes - that yearning to learn has bitten and I've decided to supplement my...

What you don’t know

What you don’t know

Incorporate these trust signals into your inbound marketing strategy to strengthen your brand's reputation and  connections with your  audience. You never know what you don't know until you find out you didn't know it... In other words - Wow! I had no idea the hunting...

Gutsy Move

Gutsy Move

Don't underestimate the power of citizen marketing on the web So if you are a Sprint / Nextel customer and you've called customer service too often beware - you could be "fired." In an interesting move, Sprint decided to cancel service to customers who have made too...

The Secret Equation

The Secret Equation

Being a high-ranking site in Google is more important than ever. Okay so maybe I haven't blogged about Google in maybe... 3 posts. The New York Times recently had an excellent article about Google and the way they go about making sure everyone gets the best search...

Revisiting, Revising, Renewing

Revisiting, Revising, Renewing

The evolution of businesses is interesting. Today I took a look at Seth Godin's blog and I got to thinking about how I got started in this business, and actually how many businesses evolve. Seth was writing about Starbucks and something I didn't know, was that they...

Saw it Off!

Saw it Off!

Be careful when using the names and logos of other companies.  It could be trademarked. So I went on vacation for a week to KC where I did something I rarely do... picked up a copy of USA Today. Right on the front page was an interesting article about the Texas...

Don’t Let the Competitor In

Don’t Let the Competitor In

Keep your prospective customers as a captive audience. I saw something the other day that just really surprised me. I thought people had gotten wise to this but apparently not. There was a company vehicle with the name, phone, etc. Great. But then on the side of the...

Web Sales v. Brick & Mortar

Web Sales v. Brick & Mortar

What is the merchant's obligation when a special is advertised "internet only?" This article posted today on CNN poses an interesting question: What are the legalities of offering special offers online but not for in-store purchases? The story states that when...

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