I learn so much from listening to George that I not only sat in on *three* of his calls in the last two months, but also made a point of seeking him out for a dinner meeting when I was in San Francisco.
I’m absolutely thrilled to be co-hosting this call (with my friend Allison Nazarian). If you only pick one teleclass to attend in the next few months, make it this one.
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Just a quote, not me talking. Still, it’s nice to get recognized by this up-and-coming new business TV channel.
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Normally, I stay far away from all the get-rich-quick stuff. But I remember when copywriter John Reese became the first Internet marketer to (at least publicly) break the million-dollar-in-one-day barrier.
In fact, I remember thinking at the time, oh, for goodness sake, you want us to buy into your product launch so you can set a [...]
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Does this mean that CEOs shouldn’t be vocal in expressing their opinions on issues of the day?
Not at all. To me, it indicates that CEOs should choose businesses where their key demographic is in alignment with their values.
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Tags: brand management·corporate reputation·john mackey·values·wall street journal·whole foods boycott
Latest idiocy in my inbox:
Avoid the PR Spam Blacklist
Last week a well-regarded blogger published and blacklisted the names of individual PR firms and publicists who have sent ”unsolicited (and almost always irrelevant) product pitches.”
While we know that you do not set out deliberately to “spam” journalists, it is clear that the practices that we have relied on [...]
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OK, so everyone knows by now, bottled water is uncool if you live in a place where the water is fit to drink (and that includes most of the U.S., Canada, and Europe, as well as many other parts of the world). Issues include environmental impact, cost, depletion of public resources, and centralization of corporate [...]
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Proving yet again that you can network pretty much anywhere…I was listening to a teleclass and 37 minutes into the call, the presenter fell off. He didn’t come back on, but someone else asked if anyone was there, and I responded.
Fifteen minutes later, I had been booked as a guest on his radio show, he [...]
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Actual submission from my contact form today:
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By Angelique Rewers
Site sees 513% growth in 55+ user bracket
Number of college and high school users drops 20%
Using Facebook to reach your target audience? If so, be aware that the popular social media site’s demographics are changing rapidly and significantly.
An analysis of data from Facebook’s Social Ad [...]
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Mashable: Whole Foods Boycott Impacts Brand’s Reputation
August 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Demographics/Psychographics, General Commentary, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies
Does this mean that CEOs shouldn’t be vocal in expressing their opinions on issues of the day?
Not at all. To me, it indicates that CEOs should choose businesses where their key demographic is in alignment with their values.
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Tags: brand management·corporate reputation·john mackey·values·wall street journal·whole foods boycott