I’m a marketing professional. I want people to pay me to do their marketing. But in reality, I understand not everyone can afford to hire me or someone else. I’m still a nice person, so I like to help people do their own marketing.

This will be my last post for a week. I’m going on vacation and TURNING OFF MY COMPUTER, which is a very big deal for me! Exciting things to come for this blog too, so check back in a few weeks!
We all love the little tschotschkes we get at conventions. But think for a minute: [...]

Just a quick note. I promised myself a short day, since it’s Friday!
Even I, lover of all things marketing, get overwhelmed with so many options out there. Press releases. Blogs. Social Networking. Podcasts. SEO. Email marketing.
Not all of it is for everyone. Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends wrote a great post on American [...]

While I love free things, I find that most free teleconferences don’t offer much. However, I am really excited about this upcoming free call with Seth Godin. Now I can’t assume all of you are marketing nerds like I am, so let me tell you who Seth is. He’s the current rock star of internet [...]

Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends has released her free ebook, 101 Marketing Secrets. This ebook is chock-full of great tips on social media, selling, relationship marketing and more. Look for tips from the top marketers and bloggers in the industry, including Seth Godin, Brian Clark of Copyblogger and…lil’ ole me!
Get your free copy now!
And [...]

I am proud to announce the completion of my next ebook, Eating Cereal with a Fork: Maximize Marketing in a Recession. I wrote it because many businesses are cutting costs across the board during these uncertain economic times, and I want entrepreneurs to know that their marketing doesn’t have to suffer.
You already know that the [...]

I make certain assumptions about my readers. I assume that because you’re savvy blog-readers, you’ve at least heard of YouTube. If you haven’t, YouTube is the primary source for videos posted online. Anyone can post a video: music video, animation, product demonstration…the possibilities are limitless.
Videos and Your Business
So, how can you take advantage of this [...]

I just read Suzanne Falter-Barns’ post on ProBlogger: Have Blogs Killed Conventional Websites? and I’d like to put in my 2 cents.

Used to be everyone was struggling to keep up with competitors just by having a website. Now if you don’t have a blog you’re behind. Forget for a moment that you’re not web-savvy, if [...]

A really popular marketing tool right now is the free ebook. As you know, an ebook is a digital document, similar to a book (although possibly shorter) that you read on your computer. Rather than going through traditional channels for publishing a book, you can write a book and get it out immediately.
Offering a free [...]

I recently read this blog post entitled “The Traditional Press Release is Dead!” It brings up a good point, and one I hadn’t thought of. Press releases are formatted the way they always have been, which is geared toward the media at newspapers.
The post says press releases for online distribution should be shorter. You, as [...]