iPods Being Sold in Vending Machines?
Michael at Monkey Bites tell us about “vending machines having upgraded from candy bars to iPods.” Yes, iPods are being sold in vending machines! (I got my video iPod from Wal-Mart.) According to the article (drawn from this Atlanta Journal Constitution article), customers are willing to plunk down $300 in a vending machine! Marketing Lesson:
New Mexico’s Excellent Road Conditions Website
Over the holiday season, my wife and I decided to take a long-delayed snow skiing vacation in the mountains of New Mexico (specifically Angel Fire). Anyway, today, while we were trying to head home, we learned Interstate 40 was closed due to snow conditions — from (believe it or not) Albuquerque to the Texas state
Real Estate Agents: Get Yourself a Blog
Check out Kristal Kraft’s Denver real estate and relocation blog here. She’s also got a really effective website as well called Kristal Sells Denver. This is an exceptional example of using blogs to market yourself and your services. She’s got relocation information scattered about her blog, pictures of Denver events, links to other Denver bloggers,
Get a Virus … the Idea Kind
This is almost too good to be true … but marketing guru Seth Godin has his book Unleashing the IdeaVirus online for download. It’s easily one of the best books on marketing around … and is a great primer on “viral marketing.” It’s over 170 pages, so it’s plenty reading material for a nice holiday
Business Blogging 101 Links
As part of my Business Blogging 101 for Entrepreneurs series at The Napkin … here are some great posts to help you blog better … 101 Blog Tips I Learned in 2006 Business Blogging for Beginners The easiest instructions for how to start a blog How to get your blog (or yourself) mentioned in print
Are All the Good Domain Names Taken?
Great post from Daily Blog Tips which lists over 200 prefixes and suffixes you can use to get the domain name you want. GoDaddy does a good job helping add common words to domain names and even suggest alternate ones based on synonyms, but this is a handy, printable list.
The Way to Introduce a New Site: Office Depot’s Redesign
Small business can learn from big business. And this page from Office Depot introducing their new site design is an excellent teaching example. They show all the new features of the new site and include a survey too! Teach your customers through your website — whether it’s about your redesigned ecommerce site … or just
Marketing 101: The First 5 Books To Read
I’ve learned a ton just by reading great pulp. I love reading. And I REALLY love read books that help me DO something … like get an education in marketing without stepping foot in a classroom. So today I’m handing out homework and here’s your first assignment … For around $100, I think you can
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Four Cheap Online Printers for Your Next Project
Looking for an affordable (read: cheap) solutions for your next business cards, direct-mail postcard or company brochure? Here are four places to look at for your next printing project: Bargain Printing – I’ve used them extensively. Love their pricing, quality and customer service. Online Print House – Used them for lots of biz cards. Quality