Just a quick note and linklove.

I dig what Pizza Hut has been doing. They recently rebranded, focusing on an updated red hut. We all know what that symbol means.
And they’re embracing social media in an awesome way. They are the largest restaurant fan page on Facebook, with 750,000 fans. And they are spending the money [...]

I wanted to share a funny story with a moral!
I’ve never been one to follow up after I send a client a gift. It seems too much like I’m looking for appreciation and thanks. And that’s not why I send gifts. But I’ve learned my lesson.
This past Christmas, I sent out beautiful chocolates from Schakolad. [...]

So I was watching tv late one weekend when Jeff Paul’s Shortcuts to Millions came on. Like watching the proverbial train wreck, I couldn’t look away. Two buxom lasses interviewed “millionaires” at a pool party about how much they’ve made using Jeff’s shortcuts.

I give them credit. They varied the amount to make it more…ahem, believable. [...]

(this post contains pay-per-click links. just wanted you to know)
February 24, 2009

A few weeks ago, I told you SeaWorld was reaching out to mommybloggers. Now that they’re working with IZEA (a brand I am quickly becoming an evangelist for), they are continuing to use social media to reach their audience. I love what I’ve seen [...]

Want to know a secret? I’m working on rebranding Egg Marketing. From the feedback of an impartial panel (read: husband and best friend), I have determined that my current logo is too basic and childish for the positioning I’m going for. Since I want to work with larger companies than I started out [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adtXra15N88[/youtube]
Here are the brands I talk about in this video:
PRWeb
Constant Contact
Relax Wine
DHC
And some great articles about brand evangelism.
Chris Brogan talks about The Tricky Path of Brand Relationships
Dobney.com talks about brands and relationships
Jason Whitman talks about how smart USA rallies fans around its brand
So how about it? What are the brands that you love? What do [...]

You guys know I love you, right? That’s why when I find great marketing tools I want to share them with you! I just found on Facebook Dell’s Social Media for Small Businesses Guides. They’re short, sweet, and to the point.
So if social media is still an enigma to you (c’mon, that means you’re not [...]

At M.planet a few weeks ago, I heard a lot about the recession. Hell, you hear about it everywhere you go. Here were several hundred marketers, desperate to learn how to get people to buy products at a time when people aren’t buying anything. What did I learn?

Dennis Dunlap, CEO of the American Marketing Association, [...]

I know at the start of the year, we’re all eager to make new plans and promise to stick to them. You probably sat down and drew out a fantastic marketing plan, didn’t you?
Where exactly is that plan right now? Probably filed away or hiding under a pile of paperwork. Am I right?
So get it [...]

I’m a big fan of TLC’s show, John and Kate Plus 8. (So much so, I just spent 10 minutes on their site since I wrote that first sentence!). But I’m not here to talk about their amazing ability to handle 8 different crises at once, or their ability to stay cool in spite of [...]