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Newsletter Archives
- Don't Fear the Reaper July 7, 2009
- I Feel Your Pain—Here's an Aspirin July 2, 2009
- Now That's a Good Release! June 30, 2009
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match June 25, 2009
- Try not Pitching at All June 23, 2009
- Pack 'Em In June 18, 2009
- Sign Me Up! June 16, 2009
- A Fine Mess Caused by the Fine Print June 11, 2009
- The Two-Edged Sword of the Testimonial June 9, 2009
- Have We Got the Answer for You! June 4, 2009
- The Foolishness of Fencing in Facebook June 2, 2009
- Make the Most of the Slow Season May 28, 2009
- Do You Hear What I'm Saying? May 26, 2009
- That's Amore! May 21, 2009
- Our Friend, the Difficult Customer May 19, 2009
- Can We Talk? May 14, 2009
- Brainstorm Like a Rainmaker May 12, 2009
- Pimp My Mag May 7, 2009
- Is Facebook Really Your Friend? May 5, 2009
- The Second Life of Marketing Copy April 30, 2009
- I'm Satisfied. Now Make Me Loyal. April 28, 2009
- Can We Get Irrational for a Moment? April 23, 2009
- Jam with the Traffic April 21, 2009
- The Times They Are A-Changin' April 16, 2009
- Paid-Search Prescription April 14, 2009
- The Inside Scoop April 9, 2009
- Now That's Good Feedback April 7, 2009
- I'm the CEO, Dammit. Read My Blog! April 2, 2009
- Keep It Simple, Smarty Pants March 31, 2009
- It's Not Me, It's You March 26, 2009
- Join the Pep Squad March 24, 2009
- We're Not in Kansas Anymore March 19, 2009
- Y U Trippin'? March 17, 2009
- The Right Way to Join the Fray March 12, 2009
- Throw the Curve! March 10, 2009
- Loose Lips: You Know Exactly What They Do to Ships March 5, 2009
- Coming on Too Strong March 3, 2009
- Kickin' it Old School February 26, 2009
- Put Away Your Unreliable Mirror February 24, 2009
- Como Se Dice 'Brand Loyalty'? February 19, 2009
- Enough Is More Than Enough February 17, 2009
- Get Those Happy Customers Yakkin' February 12, 2009
- So You Wanna Be a Swan? February 10, 2009
- Cut Back, but Don't Cancel February 5, 2009
- Some Extremely Bad Words February 3, 2009
- Take a Page from Redbook January 29, 2009
- You Oughta Be in Podcasts January 27, 2009
- Stood Up at the Altar January 23, 2009
- Get Sober January 21, 2009
- Mix It Up, People January 19, 2009
- Just Say No to Comment Spam January 16, 2009
- Wow, It's Half Full After All! January 14, 2009
- Free Firefighting Tools January 12, 2009
- Going Up the Down Escalator January 9, 2009
- Got a Waffling Customer? Push Her Over the Edge! January 7, 2009
- This Time, It's Personal January 5, 2009
- A Splash of Color for Your Whitepapers December 31, 2008
- You've Got to Read This December 29, 2008
- You Know You Want Me December 22, 2008
- Show Me the Way December 19, 2008
- Text Appeal December 17, 2008
- Make Your Campaigns More Presidential December 15, 2008
- When Word-of-Mouth Goes South December 12, 2008
- Time for an ROI Makeover December 10, 2008
- Are You Lazy in the Email Department? December 8, 2008
- If You Wanna Play, You Gotta Pay December 5, 2008
- Brand or Get Branded December 3, 2008
- Testify! December 1, 2008
- Surprise: You've Been Upgraded! November 26, 2008
- Time to Audit Your Ambition November 24, 2008
- Shut Up and Listen. Please. November 21, 2008
- Don't Be Stupid: Keep It Simple November 19, 2008
- The Sport of Unhappiness November 17, 2008
- Some Impure Blogging Thoughts November 14, 2008
- How to Get Referrals Galore November 12, 2008
- A Bad Trip November 10, 2008
- Warren Buffett's Three I's November 7, 2008
- Mission Control November 5, 2008
- Quirky, Weird and Hard to Predict November 3, 2008
- A Tale of Two Innovations October 31, 2008
- A Skeptical Look at Word-of-Mouth October 29, 2008
- Good Copy, Bad Copy October 27, 2008
- Meltdown Marketing October 24, 2008
- A Clearly Good Marketing Plan October 22, 2008
- The Right Way to Serve Up Links October 20, 2008
- Go Cone Yourself October 17, 2008
- You Don't Say October 15, 2008
- Search Is 6/8 of Research October 13, 2008
- Fight Fire With ... Rohit's Five-Step Action Plan October 10, 2008
- Dinner-Party PR October 8, 2008
- The Price-Hike Gamble October 6, 2008
- Google's Smarter Than You Think October 3, 2008
- Brand Aid October 1, 2008
- The Weakest Link September 29, 2008
- Red-Hot Whitepapers September 26, 2008
- Copywriters: Big Brother Is Watching September 24, 2008
- Scratch That Niche September 22, 2008
- Make Your Viral Dreams Come True September 19, 2008
- The Five Dumb Mistakes September 17, 2008
- All in the Execution September 15, 2008
- Time to Get Engaged September 12, 2008
- Can You Hear Me Now? September 10, 2008
- How to Avoid Stumbling on StumbleUpon September 8, 2008
- Are You a Leader to Follow? September 5, 2008
- Give to Receive September 3, 2008
- Life Is Tweet September 1, 2008
- Have You Considered an ... Open Relationship? August 29, 2008
- Make Nice August 27, 2008
- The Small Guys Really Know How to Socialize August 25, 2008
- Olympics of the Mind August 22, 2008
- Phone It In August 20, 2008
- Rock the Vote August 18, 2008
- Through with Buzz(words) August 15, 2008
- Surf the Huge Blue Wave of Web-Design Success August 13, 2008
- The Case for Cases August 11, 2008
- Put Your Words to Work August 8, 2008
- Let Everyone in on the Launch August 6, 2008
- Hello? Is There Anybody Out There? August 4, 2008
- I'm Rubber, You're Glue August 1, 2008
- Make Failure Your Friend July 30, 2008
- Check You Out July 28, 2008
- Ditch the Spam, Pitch the Content July 25, 2008
- Find a Fresh Pair of Eyes July 23, 2008
- The Power of Free July 21, 2008
- Return to Sender July 18, 2008
- It's Always You, You, You July 16, 2008
- Kick the Web Development Blues July 14, 2008
- Please Stand By ... Our Agents Are Currently Helping Other Customers July 11, 2008
- Employees Say the Darndest Things July 9, 2008
- How to Create Print Ads that Don't, Um, Stink July 7, 2008
- Raising Your Prices? Read This. Now. July 2, 2008
- Melon: Impossible June 30, 2008
- You're Walking a Fine Line June 27, 2008
- Wine Enthusiast, Sans Cheese June 25, 2008
- You Can't Beat $5 Sunglasses ... So Don't Try June 23, 2008
- Find a Firm That Fits June 20, 2008
- Your Media Property: Refurbish It June 18, 2008
- Blogging for Dollars June 16, 2008
- It's All in Her Head June 13, 2008
- Jive Talkin' June 11, 2008
- Rage Against the Machine June 9, 2008
- How Low Should You Go? June 6, 2008
- Flog Your Blog June 4, 2008
- Survey Says ... June 2, 2008
- You Positive? May 30, 2008
- Tag--You're It! May 28, 2008
- Do You Really Want a Logo That Only Costs $100? May 23, 2008
- Being Green: It Ain't Easy May 21, 2008
- Fill Your Conference Dance Card May 19, 2008
- Don't You Want Me, Baby? May 16, 2008
- Time for Your Blog's Checkup May 14, 2008
- Finding Inspiration on the Treadmill May 12, 2008
- How to Sneak Past the Bouncers May 9, 2008
- Yes, That Dress Makes Your Hips Look Big May 7, 2008
- It's a Small World After All May 5, 2008
- Leave Evangelism to Billy Graham May 2, 2008
- How Can You Give Customers a Little Thrill? April 30, 2008
- Meet the Press April 28, 2008
- Give to Receive April 25, 2008
- Baby Steps to Blogging Superstardom April 23, 2008
- You Got Grade-A Customer Service? April 21, 2008
- Stronger Words, Louder Mouths April 18, 2008
- No Reservations April 16, 2008
- The Brave New World of Blog Ads April 14, 2008
- A Case of Genius April 11, 2008
- Be a Super Delegator April 9, 2008
- How Well Does Your Copy Flow? April 7, 2008
- How to Stand Out When Your Product Doesn't April 4, 2008
- Four Blogs You Should Be Reading April 2, 2008
- Everything in Moderation March 31, 2008
- Is Your Newsletter a Must-Read? March 28, 2008
- Unleash Your Inner Ron Popeil March 26, 2008
- How to Avoid Ticking Off the (Ever-Sensitive) Blogosphere March 24, 2008
- Creating Your Company's Own Online Reality March 21, 2008
- Blogging the eBay Way March 19, 2008
- The Painless Way to Raise Prices March 17, 2008
- Three Traits of a Leading Brand March 14, 2008
- Placing Yourself in the Hot Seat March 12, 2008
- Hitting the Pay-Per-Click Plateau March 10, 2008
- How to Be a Better Blogger March 7, 2008
- When Personalization Backfires March 5, 2008
- Get Serious About Being Silly March 3, 2008
- Riding on the Green Wave February 29, 2008
- Getting Positive About Negativity February 27, 2008
- Four Ways to Encourage Word of Mouth February 25, 2008
- How to Leave Your Imprint on the Blogosphere February 22, 2008
- Nickel and Dime on the Not-So-Sly February 20, 2008
- Setting Your Evangelists on Track February 18, 2008
- Master Your Domain February 15, 2008
- Freedom to Brand Fearlessly February 13, 2008
- Green with Love February 11, 2008
- Show Me the Way February 8, 2008
- Lessons From Your Favorite Store February 6, 2008
- Network Like Charlie Wilson February 4, 2008
- Would Anyone Care If You Went Out of Business? February 1, 2008
- Time Is Money January 30, 2008
- Don't Sabotage Your Creativity January 28, 2008
- This Deal Available Only Last Week January 25, 2008
- Five Ways to Boost Intranet Traffic January 23, 2008
- The Name Game January 21, 2008
- Who Are Your Secretaries? January 18, 2008
- A Challenge to Conventional Wisdom January 16, 2008
- Customer Service the Lexus Way January 14, 2008
- Think Twice Before Hitting Send January 11, 2008
- Are You Ready to Rock? January 9, 2008
- Burdened with a Bland Web Site? January 7, 2008
- It Isn't Easy Being Green January 4, 2008
- Blogging Lessons from Tupperware January 2, 2008
- Why You Shouldn't Click This Link December 31, 2007
- Another Way to Dodge Spam Folders December 28, 2007
- How Caricatures Help Your Brand December 26, 2007
- A Blogger's Guide to Building and Maintaining Readership December 24, 2007
- Blog Ads That Work December 21, 2007
- Are Your Web Customers Engaged? December 19, 2007
- What Surveys Can Tell You—and Your Customers December 17, 2007
- Simple Evaluation Can Resolve an Ineffective Campaign December 14, 2007
- Use Promotions to Develop Relationships That Stick December 12, 2007
- Price Reductions Can Backfire December 10, 2007
- Say You Love Me December 7, 2007
- What Does Your Web Copy Say About You? December 5, 2007
- Listen Up! December 3, 2007
- Three Tips for Developing an Effective Marketing Plan November 30, 2007
- Is Your Business Card Terrible? November 28, 2007
- A New Rule for Pitching Bloggers November 26, 2007
- The 411 on 404 Error Pages November 21, 2007
- Is Your Web Site's Registration Process a Customer Roadblock? November 19, 2007
- Should You Edit Wikipedia Entries About Your Company? November 16, 2007
- Moving Forward with Reverse Branding November 14, 2007
- Try This Cash Experiment for Just One Month November 12, 2007
- Don't Let Your Bacn Turn Into Spam November 9, 2007
- How to Exceed Your Clients' Expectations Every Time November 7, 2007
- How Much Should You Charge for Consulting Services? November 5, 2007
- Ask and Ye Shall Receive November 2, 2007
- Innovation on a Deadline October 31, 2007
- How to Prepare for an Advertising Campaign's Success October 29, 2007
- Putting the V.I. back into V.I.P. October 26, 2007
- Three No-No's (and one Yes-Yes) for the Corporate Blogger October 24, 2007
- Avoid the Spiral of Doom October 22, 2007
- Earn Every Customer October 19, 2007
- For Your Advertising Toolbox October 17, 2007
- How to Make Sure Your Ad Delivers October 15, 2007
- Managing the Most Costly Slice of the Marketing Mix October 12, 2007
- Go for the Five-Dollar Words October 10, 2007
- Pay Attention to Your Surroundings October 8, 2007
- How to Prepare for a Media Interview October 5, 2007
- Sweat the Small Stuff October 3, 2007
- Merry, uh, Thanksgiving October 1, 2007
- Come on Over to My House September 28, 2007
- Information Technology is from Mars, Marketing is from Venus September 26, 2007
- Not Ready to Blog? Leave a Comment September 24, 2007
- Do You Know My Name? September 21, 2007
- How Well Do You Know Your Customers? September 19, 2007
- Are You a Thought Leader? September 17, 2007
- Setting Your Marketing Budget September 14, 2007
- What Should You Spend on Marketing? September 12, 2007
- Set Your Objectives First, Then Your Budget September 10, 2007
- How Riding an Elevator is Like Visiting a Web Site September 7, 2007
- Three Tips for Generating Referrals September 5, 2007
- Web 2.0: Destination Unknown September 3, 2007
- Is Your Headline Working For or Against You? August 31, 2007
- Tips for Advertising on MySpace August 29, 2007
- Customer Service 101 August 27, 2007
- What to do When Your Media Contact Changes Jobs August 24, 2007
- Five Words Every Web Site Should Include August 22, 2007
- Learn from the Queen August 20, 2007
- Make Sure Your Online Pricing Doesn't Alienate Offline Retailers August 17, 2007
- Be Careful with Discount Pricing August 15, 2007
- Six Questions to Ask Your Customers Before You Set Your Prices August 13, 2007
- Do You Have ESP? August 10, 2007
- Get the Goods on Your Competitors August 8, 2007
- Defeat the Deafening Silence August 6, 2007
- That's a Great Idea! August 3, 2007
- Optimize Your Networking Costs August 1, 2007
- Going, Going ... Gone! July 30, 2007
- Masked Crusaders Unwelcome in Cyberspace July 27, 2007
- Clamp Down on Printing Costs July 25, 2007
- Make Nice With Bloggers July 23, 2007
- How to Help Customers Remember Your Brand July 20, 2007
- Would a Rose by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet? July 18, 2007
- Only Promise What you Can Deliver July 16, 2007
- Turn That Frown Upside Down July 13, 2007
- The 411 on Email Campaign Metrics July 11, 2007
- Three Common Blogging Mistakes July 9, 2007
- iWant an iPhone July 6, 2007
- The Cash and Carry Mentality July 2, 2007
- How to Search for a Search Partner June 29, 2007
- Can We Talk? June 27, 2007
- Let's Play the Price is Right June 25, 2007
- Be Sure You Ask the Right People June 22, 2007
- Tips for Writing Research Questions June 20, 2007
- You, Too, Can Do Market Research June 18, 2007
- A Little Friendly Advice from Bloggers to Newsletter Editors June 15, 2007
- Say It Like You Mean It June 13, 2007
- Are Your Customer Service Reps Bogged Down by Rules? June 11, 2007
- Duck, Duck, Duck … Goose! June 8, 2007
- How to Become a Hometown Hero June 6, 2007
- Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die June 4, 2007
- Three Tips for Writing for the Web June 1, 2007
- Trashing Your Competition May 30, 2007
- Three Tips for Staying in the Loop May 25, 2007
- Find Business Opportunities at Your Chamber of Commerce May 23, 2007
- Don’t Censor Online Feedback May 21, 2007
- It’s All About the Benjamins May 18, 2007
- Even Better Mousetraps Need Good Marketing Plans May 16, 2007
- Beware of Falling in Love with Your Own Ideas May 14, 2007
- Three Tips for Getting Prospective Clients to Call You Back May 11, 2007
- Should You Publish Real Names When Customers Sing Your Praise? May 9, 2007
- Understand Your Competitive Edge May 7, 2007
- What Makes a Great Logo May 4, 2007
- What is Direct Marketing? May 2, 2007
- When to Issue a Press Release April 30, 2007
- Two Google Research Tricks April 27, 2007
- How to Drum Up Word of Mouth April 25, 2007
- Five Hints for Effective Survey Design April 23, 2007
- Pitching Services to Small Businesses April 20, 2007
- Is Search Engine Advertising For You? April 18, 2007
- Building Buzz in the Blogosphere April 16, 2007
- Three Traits of a Must-Read Newsletter April 13, 2007
- Two Reasons to Avoid Email Attachments April 11, 2007
- Do's and Don'ts for Lead Generation April 9, 2007
- Avoid Looking Like a Spamster April 6, 2007
- Three Keys to a Viral Campaign April 4, 2007
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