Video: Robert Scoble and Chris Brogan talk about Feeding The Blog Beast
Here’s a great 16 minute video interview, where Chris Brogan talks to Robert Scoble about social media, content development and the value of being a curator, plus lots, lots more. Enjoy! If you can’t...
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What does your social media activity say about you?
The world is full of mixed messages, and the world of business is no exception. Photo: Jim Connolly When someone spam emails us selling their SEO services, it sends us a mixed message. We wonder why...
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9 Posts – 5 of which you probably missed!
I received an email earlier, from a reader who wanted to know why I had only published a handful of posts over the past week. The reason I found her email interesting, is that over the past 7 days, I...
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Do we know you? I mean, the REAL you?
Isn’t technology wonderful? You can automate your Tweets and Facebook updates, so they send your friends messages whenever certain people publish new blog posts. You can use SEO software, which alters...
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Defy reality. Own the planet.
The title of today’s post comes from a slogan, which was used to market an Xbox game called SSX. It makes a very bold statement, designed to appeal to the games target market and create an image, which...
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Join me on the new Jim’s Marketing Blog Twitter account
If you would like to follow (and be followed) by Jim’s Marketing Blog on Twitter, there is a new, dedicated Twitter account for you. It’s here at @ThisIsJimsBlog. As I receive so much feedback from...
View ArticleHow to get the wrong kind of attention!
I watched recently, as someone on Twitter asked his followers if they would recommend a blog for him to read. He specifically asked people not to send him a link to their own blog. I asked him...
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Social media smoke blowers: How to stop them hurting your business
I recently wrote a post asking you what your main marketing challenges were, so I could cover them in future posts. One of the most common questions, was to do with the ocean of information being...
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9 Amazing free resources to help you grow your business and feed your mind
Right now, you have access to an Aladdin’s Cave of freely available marketing, business development and professional development tools. In today’s post, I am going to share just 9 of them with you....
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Social networking and the never ending race
The race is on. However, this race has no finishing line, is impossible to win and can damage your business. I’m referring to the race for social networking followers, fans or contacts. It’s endless....
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Social Business: Before you publish, press pause and think
I want you to think about the following for a moment: The last tweet you sent. The last blog post you published. The last marketing email you sent. The last blog comment you made. The last Facebook...
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Bloggers: Social search and the freedom to focus on quality
Social search is changing the game for business owners who blog and create content. Thankfully, it’s changing things in our favour and that’s what today’s post is all about. Even the best search engine...
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Getting less traffic from Google? Here’s why it may not matter soon
If you’re one of many business owners experiencing a drop in search traffic from Google, here are 3 important changes you need to know about. I’m also going to explain why I believe Google search...
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Your immediate attention is not required
Look at the updates below and consider how many of them need your immediate, urgent (as in drop everything) attention: Geeta just sent a tweet to you. Terry just liked your Instagram photo. Mary just...
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Get Twitter Direct Messages from people you don’t follow!
Twitter has just made a huge change to the way DM’s or Direct Messages work. You can now choose to allow everyone who follows you on Twitter, to send you a Direct Message. As you can see from my tweet...
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Are you making a noise or making a difference?
It’s easy to add to all the noise out there. Pester people with special offers via social networks. Invite people to your desperate sales video webinar. Retweet that guru who has already been...
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Social Media Marketing: A lesson from angry customers
An unhappy customer today has enormous power. Think about it: She can take her issue to Facebook or Twitter and tell 500 people how badly she was treated. Some of those people will reshare her story,...
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A valuable business lesson, from Twitter!
If you want to learn from the success of others, copy their strategy rather than their tactics. Just like Twitter Twitter succeeded because it was the first, mass market, micro blogging service. The...
View ArticlePhotos: What everyone needs to know about ageing online
Tammy was shocked when she emailed me today. She explained that she had been following a business expert on Twitter for years. Then today, he suddenly aged by around 15 years! 15 years older in just 24...
View ArticleTell me about you!
I love to receive messages or emails from readers. In fact, it’s easily the most rewarding part of writing Jim’s Marketing Blog. Because of this, I have made it extremely easy for you to connect with...
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