Archive for October, 2008

Can You Hear Me Now?

If you’re like me, you’re disappointed when a resource or business you like doesn’t have any social media reach, where they connect with you where YOU are. From a business perspective, this is just one more lost opportunity to connect with a client.  From a relationship building standpoint, the relationship barely exists. Case in point:  How In their October 2008 edition, page 12, outline all these “online resources”, but they are all tied directly to their own website. With such tethering, it tells me they’ve really limited the reach they could have. Why no Twitter, why no Facebook? They have an online forum and a blog, but to me, that’s just standard outreach that should be expected. Even their own “Online Promotions” section never even mentions social media.

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Putting this out on Twitter, I was suprised at the number of people who thought typical, “safe” images were just fine for their website marketing, and even their other collateral. This blogpost by Jacob Cass does a superb job of exposing the reason why they really aren’t a great choice, and in fact, why they really might be a complete waste of your marketing dollar.

Another handshake? Yawn.

Boring...

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Oct
2008
Does this beer make me look fat?

Does this beer make me look fat?

This morning I was reading an article about a couple of University of Colorado at Boulder graduates who invented a contraption called the, “Booze Belly.” At first glance, it seemed like a dorky toy for frat boys and tailgaters, but what occurred to me (and likely them) is what a cross-section of customers they could really reach. Imagine how many applications something this simple could have and not only that, what types of things could be developed from this idea? Kids with “Juice Bellies”, runners with “Water Bellies”, and so on. What has been made isn’t a revolutionary idea, but it’s one that has taken things a couple steps further than the ordinary “Camel Back” you see hikers running around with. It’s also less conspicuous and than the traditional flask or the not so traditional refillable binoculars. (google it, they exist.)

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