I mailed my taxes recently and sent them with delivery confirmation. I went online to get the confirmation and found that the one I sent to Hartford, which is two towns or about 8 miles from my house, took nearly twice as long as the same first-class envelope going to Oregon. Note that the Oregon […]
Ineffeciency or Effeciency of US Postal Service Read More »
In my previous post, I mentioned I was researching flights and found a crazy mileage run routing. I had a buddy tell me he had flown Virgin Atlantic to the continent previously and suggested I check them out. So I went to “The Google” and entered “Virgin Atlantic to Nairobi,” which seemed like a simple
Flight to Africa Rant #2 – Virgin Atlantic Missed Opportunity Read More »
I have been asked to keynote an event in Kenya in June. I was looking at some flight options, and trusty United App thought a good route would be for me to do the following: Fly from JFK in New York to Los AngelesFly back from Los Angeles back to Newark (the other NYC airport)Wait
Flight to Africa via Los Angeles – Possible Milage Run Read More »
I was on a blog today and saw the following conflicting ad messages: one warns against being the next JC Penny or Overstock from buying links and the other pushes buying links. Interesting.
Conflicting Ad Messages Read More »
I did the following interview after the panel discussion organized by Exchange 4 Media with some of the top Indian Digital Marketers at Digital 3.0: A Roundtable on Marketing Strategies in a Digital World in Delhi, India, on January 17, 2011. As you would expect, some of my comments were controversial, especially when I suggested
Interview with Exchange 4 Media – Delhi India Read More »
This week at SES London, a few people scolded me for not writing more frequently. I will try to do better… I have been insanely busy on a few client products and the forthcoming “Voice of the Consumer Data Management System” brilliantly code-named “VOCDMS” – may need to do some crowdsourcing on the name;-). Hard
Scolded for not writing Read More »
Original Article Posted on Search Engine Land February 15, 2011 I just returned from a few weeks in the major cities of India doing seminars, meeting with various emerging technology companies and my development team for some yet to be disclosed tools. I was constantly amazed with how fast the Internet, online business and broadband
Are You Ready For The Indian Internet Explosion? Read More »
Original Search Engine Land Article Published January 18, 2011 That was the response I gave a few hours ago to a packed room of attendees in a full-day workshop on Search Marketing here in Delhi, India. During the afternoon workshop, which was more of an open Q&A session and clinic format, the majority of the
Unfortunately, There Is No Manual For Multinational SEO Read More »
As usual, the family and I went on our year-end diving trip. This time we went to the Dominican Republic. Since United and Continental have merged, we took advantage of the direct 4-hour flight from Newark. In the past 10 years since I swore off Continental, I have only flown them twice out of necessity.
Continental Airlines Elite Access – Too elite Read More »
Original Search Engine Land Article Published December 21, 2010 It has been a busy year in global search, and interest in multinational marketing seems to be expanding more rapidly than most expected. Today, I’m going to look back of some of the changes this year, and in my next article will talk about some new
Global Search Marketing: The Year In Review 2010 Read More »