Marketing Consulting Blog

Welcome back! <rant> I’m about to ruffle some feathers including my own because I’m guilty as charged … there I admitted it before the rant even begins. I hate entrepreneurs! Why, you ask? Because WE are a pigheaded & illogical bunch of thinkers and business owners.  We have this deep seated belief that we can [...]

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I vowed yesterday to talk a little more about the SPAM issues of late including what all happened with Infusionsoft. I just got done creating a podcast that talks about everything in a lot more detail and shares, what is likely, a little different perspective on what is spam versus those crying wolf at every [...]

 

 Spam Rant 12-12-09: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Today, I’ve been doing battle with Infusionsoft over an email campaign to a small sample list of 3,150 dentists in nearby areas (from Louisville, KY). To make a long story short, Infusionsoft has terminated my account even though I have been a Certified Marketing Automation Coach for nearly 2 years with them. In fact, I [...]

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A “salty” version of Southern Social Media is in store for you today . . . I went on quite the rant about some recent happenings in the Internet Marketing world and some of the scam artists out there. Topics include: The southern definition of “barrier” Two social media connections that have figured this stuff [...]

 

 Southern Social Media 11-13-09 [52:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Wes is back on the “set” today, and we just completed our daily rendition of Southern Social Media. Among the topics discussed: Why we truly want to help you with social media 5 Must Read Social Media Marketing Statistics Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Social Media Campaign (yes, it CAN be done) How to use [...]

 

 Southern Social Media 10-23-09 [36:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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This post has been a long time coming, and part of it is my own damn fault. More on that in just a second. For full disclaimer purposes: stop reading this post if you believe you should not pay for someone else’s hard earned knowledge or skills or that everything informational ought to be free [...]

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Yesterday, I noticed a television ad for a local Tex-Mex chain named Tumbleweed that is based here in Louisville promoting a website (Tell Terry What You Think) to tell their CEO (Terry Smith) what you think. A couple of months ago, I had a rotten experience in one of their restaurants simply trying to place [...]

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