Ones and Zeros

Yahoo! Organic Search Transition has begun. Testing of Paid Search Account Transition is now underway also.

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As a technology marketer, I appreciate the free trial strategy, one that we suggest to many of our clients. We often recommend offering a free trial, promoting the free trial and then up-selling the next step to those who take advantage of the trial.

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With holidays quickly approaching and a planned visit from my parents, I realized that I didn’t have a bed for our new guest room but really didn’t think about it much until I saw an ad in the Wall Street Journal for an inflatable bed from Frontgate. Kudos to Frontgate for effectively using video to help their website visitors buy from them.

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I want to tell you about my first experience flying on Virgin America locally. Since the airline is relatively new to Orange County, I thought I’d give them a try on my recent business trip to the SF Bay area. It was a test to see how well they measured up to expectations created by their marketing promise.

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Whether you’re thrilled or disappointed with the results of November 4th, there are some undeniable lessons every business owner can learn about sales and marketing. In no previous election has the power of branding been more successfully realized. Let’s look at how five tenets of persuasive marketing played out.

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