Study: Only 1% of Facebook 'Fans' Engage With Brands
Interesting. This suggests not reaching out to loyal customers, but to light and medium buyers.
“Sometimes at work, I feel like a brain surgeon. A brain surgeon who’s been given a pair of safety scissors to work with. And mittens. Giant mittens to operate the safety scissors. In the dark. Just sometimes.”
Opt-out of receiving the Yellow Pages Directory and save paper
I know my books have gone straight into the recycling bin for years. Finally, this form will keep me off the mailing-list for 5 years.
An Introvert's Guide to Networking
“I have met so many introverts in business who talk about introversion as if it’s a malady that one must get over in order to be successful. This is wrong.”
Online Ad Spending to Surpass Print for First Time in 2012 [STUDY]
This is only the beginning.
“For the first time in U.S. history, marketers are projected to spend more on online advertising than on advertising in print magazines and newspapers.”
What teachers want to tell parents
This one is for all my friends who have worked as teachers. Having only taught a handful of times at the graduate level, I feel lucky to have avoided these issues. But I’ve heard enough stories from friends that have taught high school and college that convince me that parents need to start doing their fair share in helping their children develop in the education system. This includes stopping their tendencies to make excuses for them.
This is dedicated to all the project managers I know. I’ll always respect you and the crap you face everyday.
The Secret to a Great Place to Work.
Leadership is all about building trust, “…leaders do not “lead” money; they lead people.”
Every presentation ever.
Having seen my fair share of presentations, I can truly say I’ve seen all of these and have been guilty of a few myself. Presenting is something you improve on with time and practice. But for those truly looking to improve, seek out constructive feedback. We are the worst judge of our own presentation skills. What you may think was a home run, could in reality be complete suckage.
Bizarre Foods covers Montreal
Test of the Week: Landing Page A/B Test: Which Version Increased Wedding Registry Sign-ups from 3% to 6%?
This one is pretty straightforward. Always remove as many distractions as possible.
“Today, I coin the term, “Social Media Optimization” or SMO for short. You just know this industry is about to explode. If the term exists already, well, it’s still cool ;)”
Google Merges Search and Google Into Social Media Juggernaut
I’m not convinced it’s a “Facebook Killer” per se, but it should be interesting to see how this unfolds.
An Introduction To Object Oriented CSS (OOCSS)
For those looking to clean-up their CSS stacks.
Is gamification right for your business?
I think this is interesting, but it is not worth the trouble for many companies. Unless the game is in line with your business needs, your customer needs and the expectations of your brand, it is pointless.
