Category Archives: Marketing

Google Likes Blogs; Why You Should Too!

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Tom Gray

Do you still wonder why (or if) you should be blogging? I’m going to give you 3 hardly comprehensive reasons… Customers & Prospects like blogs with good, relevant content that addresses their interests, opportunities or needs. You can engage those … Continue reading →

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Twitter – the End is Near … Not!

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Tom Gray

… funny stuff from Geek and Poke.

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Social Media Networks: Still Think They’re a Fad?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Tom Gray

The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that use of social networking sites by adults has quadrupled from 2005 to December 2008. In 2005 only 8% of adults reported having a profile on the social network sites while today … Continue reading →

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Social Media Maven, Dr. Sally Witt, is Going to Interview Me on BlogTalkRadio

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Tom Gray

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Sally Witt, social media maven extraordinaire, at a Social Media Intensive sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Dr. Sally is a true dynamo and just a fantastic resource for … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Economic Storm: Advice from Team Double-Click

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Tom Gray

Good advice on surviving tough economic times from the virtual assistant folks at Team Double-Click® … I do want to draw special attention to one thing …  We didn’t stop marketing or selling.  Let me say that again.  We DIDN’T STOP … Continue reading →

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Marketing Tactics to Use for Biggest B2C Payoff

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Tom Gray

Paid Search, SEO Email Marketing Aren’t all these tactics supposed to be dead?

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Social Media Networking: The Formula for Success

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Tom Gray

I recently made a presentation on social media marketing where I presented the following as the formula for social media marketing success… P4 + V = Vx Where the components of the social networking equation equal: P = passion, the … Continue reading →

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Build Site Traffic by Blogging

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Tom Gray

One of the best ways to build traffic to your web site continues to be with a consistently published, compelling blog. I was forced to lay off blogging for over a month due to circumstances I couldn’t control. The upshot, … Continue reading →

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Who’s the King of Social Networking Sites?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Tom Gray

I recently posed the following question on LinkedIn: There are literally thousands of social media and social networking sites available to the business community. I’m wondering what you feel are the 3-5 most valuable for developing business opportunities? If you … Continue reading →

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The Long Tail Snipped

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Tom Gray

Read an article on 20 Internet Marketing Trends for 2009. Trend #18 said that the Long Tail (<–click this link for a definition), as championed by Wired Magazine Editor Chris Anderson, will be even more important to small business in … Continue reading →

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