The Secrets of Headline Writing Unveiled: What Makes People Click?

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2008 Best Global Brands List

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Turning Attacks Into Marketing Opportunities

We see it all the time in politics, PR and advertising – attacks by the opponents, media and competitors. Smart marketing professionals can turn these attacks into opportunity and simultaneously earn some sympathy points. When you get hit with a negative, find the opportunity and turn it into a strength or positive. Here’s a great ...

35+ Examples of Corporate Social Media in Action

Aaron Uhrmacher shares 35+ examples of corporate social media in action, including instances from Adobe, Ford, HSBC, Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott, New York Times, Sears, Starbucks, Toyota, Wells-Fargo, Zappos and many more.

The Huffington Post Launches Chicago Edition, Includes Todd And as Blogger

Today, the Huffington Post officially launches its Chicago edition (beta). A couple weeks ago I was invited to be a HuffPo Chicago Blogger, which was a huge honor considering the Post is one of my daily must-reads. My first Huffington Post article is about Chicago Tribune‘s social media task force – the team behind Colonel ...

Business Ideas by Gary Busey

Before your next marketing brainstorm, watch a few of these motivational cliches and Buseyisms. Christopher Walken needs a series like this! Kudos to GotVMail! Share This

Stumbled Upon Gorgeous

I’ve been playing with StumbleUpon a lot lately to help me discover more of the interweb. You can follow my online advertures and see what piques my interest by clicking here. One website that recently caught my attention was for a London-based TV production company called Gorgeous. There’s just something about talking cats that will ...

Free Marketing + Media Magazines, White Papers

Thanks to NetLine Corporation, I am now able to offer my readers free industry trade magazine subscriptions and white papers via toddand.com. In marketing and media, there are publications and papers on practically every major subject matter including advertising, public relations (PR), search engine marketing, online marketing, direct marketing, brand packaging, web 2.0 and customer ...

Scour Puts the Social in Search

Posted by on Jul 14, 2008 in Marketing, Social Media, Technology | No Comments

Three months ago, I wrote a post titled “Social Is The New Search,” which pointed to a Popular Mechanics article that said social networking could kill search. Or maybe the two can co-exist to create a more powerful tool? Today, a new search engine called Scour launches and it officially puts the social in search. ...

132 Percent Increase in Authors for Age of Conversation Sequel

The Age of Conversation (available on Amazon) is a collaborative writing project that neatly encapsulates many perspectives of new marketing and social media in one book. In 2007, the book had 102 expert authors. As a result of its initial success, the book realized a 132 percent increase in authors for the 2008 edition. That’s ...