Tag "web sites"
More Profits – Less Groupon
What business wouldn’t love clients calling day and night, lining up at your door waiting to buy whatever your selling? And with sites like Groupon, Social Buy, and Living Social, businesses of all kinds are seeing a huge spike in sales. The problem is, at the same time they’re also seeing a drop in profits [...]
When customers come calling
We all know there’s nothing better than a personal conversation with a potential customer. So then why do so many business people choose to pass folks on to their web site instead of talking to them? Because they are dopes who think that their web site should be their number one sales person. When in [...]
SEO: The Real Deal
Before you start spending time and money on SEO experts, spend some time reading your web site. It’s there that you’ll see what makes your site worth visiting (or not) – by both search engines AND people.
Facebook or Twitter – Should you care?
With so many companies thinking that social media is their key to success, I thought it was time to talk to some real experts – companies who’s products and services are only available through the web. So how do they use Facebook and Twitter? And how important do they think they are? Special thanks to [...]
What a bunch of pot heads can teach you about marketing
Who would think that a bunch of pot growers would be marketing experts? Well if you think your industry is a tough one, you ain’t seen nuthin’ like this. These folks know effective marketing is just as important as a healthy marijuana crop. And they’re ready to share their secrets with marctv. Watch, learn, and [...]
What would social networking do for Live Aid today?
25 years ago this week, Live Aid was broadcast to over 2 billion people in over 60 countries and raised $280 million for Ethiopian hunger relief. And all this was done without Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, or any part of the internet. So what’s changed between then and now? Has social media made us more [...]
My day at the G20 Summit
While most people were playing outdoors, having a BBQ, or just enjoying the weather, I went down to the G20 summit in search of trouble. Did I find any? You’ll have to watch the newest episode of marctv to find out. But what I can tell you is that I did find a great lesson [...]
The Fourth Word
Time to Say Goodbye to the...
It feels like only yesterday, but really it was about fifteen years ago, that every business meeting out of the office was conducted face to face, without the use of a laptop computer. It was around that time that laptops with real power started to emerge. Suddenly, business people started using laptop computers in business [...]Quick Tips
