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New .XXX Domains For Sale; Should You Buy Your Company’s Name?

ShareWebsites ending in .XXX are now for sale, a development that has been long awaited by those in the adult entertainment industry as a way to clearly identify sites with adult-oriented content. “While adult entertainment is enjoyable to many adults, it is not appropriate for all audiences,” said Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry, in [...]

2 Simple Steps to Brilliant Marketing Strategy

Share I discovered this video the other morning because a friend read it on a blog, then shared it (thank you @MillerCan). As someone who spends a fair amount of time focused on helping clients develop marketing strategies, this particularly resonated. It also reinforces, once again, my ongoing love affair with the Internet and the [...]

Content Marketing: Why Video Works

Share People. Love. Video. Not yet sure you’re buying it? comScore’s video matrix, published December, 2010, reported that some 89 million people in the United States are going to watch 1.2 billion videos. Not this year. Not this week. But today. They’re going to watch 1.2 billion videos today. comScore reports that there are some [...]

Strategy For 2011-Common Sense

Share This is a guest post written by Meg Fowler. She’s amazing. And shared these thoughts in a Facebook group. I liked them so much that I asked her to share them here – in a guest post. I think she’s onto something. I’ll bet you will, too. Common Sense I think my big push [...]

Breaking Down The Walls

Share I stopped at a local eyeglass shop this afternoon to begin the arduous process of shopping for new specs. There was really no time for this indulgence in an already busy day packed with wall-to-wall meetings, but I felt like stopping, so I did. This was a relatively new neighborhood store and one I’d [...]

Clueless Is Not An Excuse. SEO Matters.

Share Clueless. An apt description. And not so very long ago, I was pretty clueless about SEO and how important it is for business and, more importantly, for business growth. But now I know better. SEO is, quite simply, smart business practice. SEO is reality. If you want people to buy what you’re selling – [...]

Want to Sell More Stuff? Humanize Your Brand

Share I love Zappos. I have twin girls. And, while I’m not so good at math, here’s one thing I do know: Zappos + Twin Girls = LOTS of Shoes Why do I love Zappos? I love their selection, the fact that they remember what I like and let me know when they’ve got more [...]

Driving Sales Through Social Media

Share Social media has enabled companies (even some with notoriously poor customer service) to better field consumer questions and concerns. Major brands like Comcast, Dell and Best Buy have embraced social media as it has allowed them to connect with their consumers in a more immediate and impactful manner. If companies participating in the social [...]

OK Go. Smart AND Using Their Power For Good

Share I’m addicted to OK Go, I’ll just admit that right up front. I like their music, I like their movies, I like their style. Oh, and I love the marketing magic they so adeptly employ. Yesterday, when I saw that they were releasing their new song, I scooted over to YouTube to check it [...]

Groupon: Just Say NO to Ad Agencies

Share Today’s AdWeek features a story about the Internet darling of the moment, Groupon. Groupon’s Deal of the Day offer has managed to capture a significant share of voice, largely as a result of its inherently viral nature. Those elements, coupled with a struggling economy, deal-seeking consumers and businesses that need to sell more stuff [...]

Does Your Brand Use Protection?

Share It’s no surprise to anyone paying attention that the world of marketing has changed. Consumers are officially in the driver’s seat and are creating a new set of challenges for brands and marketers. A majority of consumers use the web as their primary source of information, especially when it comes to products or services [...]

5 Ways the Fortune 500 Are Using Social Media

Share I love it when my smart friends agree to write guests posts for the V3 blog. This one is from Jamie Turner, Chief Content Officer at the 60 Second Marketer. The Internet is packed with tips on how to use Twitter, how to supercharge LinkedIn, and how to get the most from Facebook. They’re [...]

Subway’s ‘Golf Therapy’ Series is Brilliant Marketing

ShareSubway launched a web series today with a one-hour special on NBC that links Therapy, Golf and Sandwiches.  Subway is once again leading the way in the fast-food category with a new social media savvy marketing initiative. The sandwich gurus latest campaign will be launched on multiple platforms, including web and in-store media. Subway has [...]

George Steinbrenner on Winning

Share George Steinbrenner passed today. As a NY girl who grew up with a dad that lived and breathed baseball, and for Yankees fans the world over, it’s a sad day. And for the record, my dad is a diehard Mets fan, but that doesn’t make Steinbrenner any less of a force in my childhood. [...]

Is Ugly The New Edgy?

Share I came across this Marc Jacobs ad in a posh and trendy fashion mag the other day and felt compelled to comment. I mean, seriously, what’s going on here? Is ugly the new edgy? Does anyone – at Marc Jabobs, or anywhere else, think that this image of a puny, scruffy, not-at-all-attractive dude in [...]

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