On this day 25 years ago, Motoko and I got married. We are as happy today as we were then – well, at least I am 😉 Some of the highlights of this 25 year adventure are: A few who have sent congratulations today asked how we met. It is a pretty interesting story […]
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I was prompted to write an article in Advertising Age this morning about Unilever’s foray into Social Media in China. This article highlights various social media campaigns that Unilever runs in Asia, specifically their Ponds Age Miracle cream product launch. While I applaud Unilever for leaping into Social Media Marketing and for getting excellent guidance
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My new article is up on Search Engine Land today about integrating your SEO efforts into the localization workflow. SEO is often an afterthought on many localized sites when there are massive scale and resource savings opportunities if it were a more holistic process.. Check it out and let me know if you have questions
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In today’s trying times, it is critical to show love to those clients you already have.. If they feel loved and you provide undisputed value, convenience, or performance, it makes it hard for them to change. The following are a few examples of how I did and did no feel the love in the past
I went to three different stores on Sunday trying to purchase a desktop computer I can convert into a server. I am trying to set up MS IIS Server so I can use their new IIS SEO Tool for few of my sites. I am a fiercely loyal Mac owner and if this software worked
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Many of you know I sold my agency a few years ago and in June went into semi-retirement. The most frequently asked questions I have received over the past few months are: How do I get ready to sell my company? What are the things I need to focus on to get the best deal
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For a better part of this week I have been working on the lead generation and follow up management workflow for OC4.  One of the big lessons in my years of business is that you have to effectively manage your leads effectively or you will not fill your pipeline.  If that does not do it
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I have always thought that media planners do a reasonably good job of geographically targeting ads. Now, I am not a big fan of 99% of the ads on TV and have two DVRs to ensure my ad viewing is minimal. The two ads I will mention below were not bad—they got my attention, but
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Last week, I wrote about how Comcast did not sync with their systems to auto-credit people for their free “loyalty movie,” and I also encountered a similar problem with Hertz. These two events have shown me that people don’t always think through the potential issues that people could have with their newly optioned offers or systems. Hertz
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In a recent post, I discussed how businesses should leverage Search Marketing techniques to intersect with existing searcher demand. I firmly believe that when we understand the searcher’s intent, where a searcher is in the buying cycle or even the type of search they are doing, advertisers can better intersect with the current demand for
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