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Archive | December, 2010

Let me try a demo — instantly

I just had a great experience with shopping cart software company Interspire. I’m not a customer, but I’m looking for shopping cart solutions. Within 30 seconds of hearing about them, I was using their live demo to experience the product. I get it, I like it, and I’ve already sent the demo link to my [...]

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Newsletter #812: The “Celebrate the Holidays” Issue

[Welcome back to the Damn, I Wish I Thought of That! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] ‘Tis the season for great food, good times with friends and family, and lots of great marketing ideas. Here’s how [...]

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A cheap sample is better than a free sample

I love this offer from Paul Fredrick shirts: Get a custom dress shirt for $19.95. You chose the size, the collar, the cuffs. Here’s why it’s a great offer: They make great shirts (the most important thing in sampling). Tryers will love what they get. The low price attracts prospects — and screens out freeloaders. [...]

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Where’s the sharing?

I mentioned a good book to a friend. I looked it up on my iPhone with the Amazon app. He wants to buy it. I want to send it to him. But there’s no “share this” button. How many sales have been lost?

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Come to BlogWell in Austin on Feb. 2 for social media case studies from REI, Toyota, Kellogg’s, and more

We’re thrilled to be bringing BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media to Austin on February 2. Join us for 8 great case studies in corporate social media from brands like Toyota, Texas Instruments, REI, Kellogg’s, and more. BlogWell is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big [...]

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Give me a reason to "like" your Facebook page

Just because your friends like you doesn’t mean they are going to like your Facebook page. Bombing them with requests makes it worse. People support you when you give them value and meaning for their time. Copy this smart move by Guy Kawasaki on the page for his new book “Enchantment” — Like the page [...]

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Give me a reason to “like” your Facebook page

Just because your friends like you doesn’t mean they are going to like your Facebook page. Bombing them with requests makes it worse. People support you when you give them value and meaning for their time. Copy this smart move by Guy Kawasaki on the page for his new book “Enchantment” — Like the page [...]

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When’s the last time someone mentioned “Google Buzz” to you?

Or Google’s Orkut? All the social media experts get all hot and bothered when a new social media platform is launched. They write thousands of words in their blogs about how it’s going to change the world. They push their clients to spend money and jump on the new platform. Ignore this. Don’t even think [...]

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Getting personal

I like my Kindle a lot. But the screensavers make me nuts. When I’m at a business event, flashing a creepy picture of Emily Dickinson on my high-tech device just doesn’t do it for me. I can’t imagine the average college kid wants to show off 100-years-dead authors. In a world of increasingly personalized products, [...]

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