Marketing Books

Book Review: YouTube for Business

Posted by on November 9, 2009 at 8:07 am

The most overarching statement I can make about YouTube for Business, Online Video Marketing For Any Business (Copyright 2009, by Michael Miller), is that it is a simple book. And I mean that in a positive way. Although, personally, I cannot say I derived much new knowledge from the book – since I’ve been creating [...]

Scientific Advertising

Posted by on October 29, 2009 at 7:25 am

You’ve read a few marketing books. Which has been the most valuable to you? I’ve gobbled up a bunch over the years and continue to do so as much as possible. And although I have a few favorites, in my opinion, the most important one is not a new one. In fact, it may very [...]

“Offer Service” (For Free?)

Posted by on August 17, 2009 at 7:26 am

The concept of giving away something valuable for free, to gain business attention, has been ongoing grist for argument, within Internet marketing circles for a while. The obvious point of contention is that giving away something free, to get your product or service into the hands of potential paying customers (who would not otherwise know [...]

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

Posted by on April 28, 2009 at 7:48 am

Although I’ve read many useful books on marketing and public relations, this one, by David Meerman Scott, is very relevant to anyone interested in leveraging the Internet to get their message out to a broader audience. The New Rules of Marketing and PR (copyright 2007 and 2009), highlights that marketing and public relations is significantly [...]

Internet Technologies Facilitate Communication

Posted by on April 26, 2009 at 1:39 pm

Seth Godin is a prolific author of business books, a renown blogger and a celebrated speaker. His latest book (11th) is titled Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us. Godin defines the title in this way: “A tribe is a group of people connected to a leader, and connected to an idea.” Here’s why I [...]