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Posted by Michelle Lamar on July 27, 2010 · View Comments
Shelly Kramer and I love marketing. We are card carrying geeks who love to obsess and learn about all kinds of different businesses. Some people knit or make bird houses—Shelly and I get fired up about figuring out efficient and effective marketing strategies, tactics and plans.
The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce offers a popular educational [...]
Filed under Events / Training, Featured Articles, Free Marketing Resources, Free Resources · Tagged with American Express, American Express Open Forum, Business Advice, Business Brain Food, Business Owners, Chris Brogan, Geeks, Gregory Go, Guy Kawasaki, John Jantsch, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, KC Chamber of Commerce, Linked In, marketing, Mary Ann Reilly, Michelle Thompson Dolberry, Open Forum, Shelly Kramer, Shira Levine, SlideShare, Small Business, small business marketing, Small Business Owners, Social Media ROI
Posted by Shelly Kramer on July 6, 2010 · View Comments
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 a [...]
Filed under Consumer Behavior, Featured Articles, Marketing Tips, Strategies and Tactics, Traditional Marketing · Tagged with business tactics, Dustin Dlouhy, Dustin Duke, Kansas City Marketing, Kansas City Marketing Agency, Marc Jacobs, marketing, marketing strategy, tactics
Posted by Michelle Lamar on June 21, 2010 · View Comments
What does Social Media and Blogging DO for my bottom line?
Do you ever get this question from a client? We created a quick and easy presentation that makes the case that social media is not just for kids or tech companies. It’s over on SlideShare and please feel free to download it or [...]
Filed under Blog Marketing, Branding / Identity, Social Media Marketing, Strategies and Tactics, Tactics and Tips · Tagged with B2B, Blogs, marketing, SlideShare, social media, Social Media B2B, Social Media ROI
Posted by Shelly Kramer on May 21, 2010 · View Comments
Okay, I’m a dork. I know it. Admit it. Embrace it. And while I don’t watch a bunch of TV, I’m online constantly. Big surprise, I know. This Google TV announcement is awesome. And I know that Microsoft tried to do this and that Apple TV is out there, but I’ve never really paid attention [...]
Filed under Featured Articles, marketing · Tagged with content generation, design trends, Google, Google TV, marketing, Peanut Butter Jelly Song, Spice Girls, Spice Girls Wannabe, Technology, television, trends, TV, WildEarth, WildEarthTV
Posted by Michelle Lamar on May 15, 2010 · View Comments
For your weekend reading pleasure, here are a few of our favorite links of the week!
My friend Jessica Gottlieb gave me the heads up about this nightmare video of little girls doing a very sexy dance. Go to Jessica Gottlieb’s blog to read the background on this story, if you haven’t seen it. The parents [...]
Filed under Featured Articles · Tagged with Alltop, Apple iPad, Cisco, Good Morning America, Guy Kawasaki, Holy Kaw, iPad, Jessica Gottlieb, marketing, Mashable, research, Sexy Single Ladies video, TLC, Toddlers & Tiaras, twitter, web, WebEx
Posted by Shelly Kramer on April 30, 2010 · View Comments
I’m in Chicago, hanging with my buddy Erika Napoletano, of Redheadwriting getting ready for Day 1 of Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker’s signature event, SOBCon.
For those of you who don’t really know what SOBCon is, rest assured, you’re not alone. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve run into during the course [...]
Filed under Featured Articles, Social Media Marketing, Strategies and Tactics, Traditional Marketing · Tagged with @redheadwriting, blogging, Erika Napoletano, Liz Strauss, marketing, SOBCon, social media, Terry Starbucker
Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 31, 2010 · View Comments
Dear Competitor,
I couldn’t sleep last night and found myself thinking of you. I love competition, both for myself and for my clients. It keeps me thinking (which I enjoy), on my toes (good, because I’m short) and adaptable (which I find, perversely, fun). And while I was thinking of you, I felt compelled to write, [...]
Filed under Featured Articles, Marketing Tips, Traditional Marketing · Tagged with Blippy, eMarketer, facebook, Foursquare, Google, Google alerts, Kansas City Marketing Agency, Kansas City Small Business Marketing, Kansas City Social Media Agency, marketing, mobile marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, seo, social media, socialmedia, stats, strategy, twitter, web design
Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 24, 2010 · View Comments
Kansas City marketers, business owners and social media evangelists have a the opportunity for an up close and personal insider’s glimpse into the workings of Google and how important it is to today’s business world. KC Small Business/Thinking Bigger Media Publications is bringing Doug Merrill, former CIO of Google, and author of Getting Organized [...]
Filed under Featured Articles, Marketing Tips, Social Media Tips and Training, Traditional Marketing · Tagged with Doug Merrill, Getting Organized in the Google Era, Google, Google Apps, I Think Bigger, Kansas City, Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City Marketing Agency, Kansas City Marketing and Social Media Agency, Kansas City Social Media Agency, KC Small Business Monthly, Kelly Scanlon, marketing, social media, V3 Integrated Marketing and Social Media Agency
Posted by Shelly Kramer on January 29, 2010 · View Comments
I don’t care what you believe. Not when it comes to politics. Not when it comes to religion. Not when it comes to the issue of abortion. Not even when it comes to the issue of what color you should paint your house. You can vote, worship, abort or not – AND paint your house [...]
Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 15, 2009 · View Comments
I was engaged in the highbrow process of folding laundry yesterday, when inspiration for my latest blog post struck. As I reached for a pair of my husband’s favorite boxers (yes, I know my life is exciting – trust me, I know), and saw that they were ripped in a couple of places, I shook [...]
Posted by Shelly Kramer on August 29, 2009 · View Comments
It Matters.
It’s Suppose To Matter. It Use To Matter. It Still Matters.
So, reading that tagline really makes you want to hire me, doesn’t it? Because, clearly, you know that I can’t spell. And clearly, you also know that I don’t care about accuracy.
Wow! Sure makes me want to hire someone. An agency. A freelancer. [...]