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Ask the Marketing Therapist – Why Blog??

December 4th, 2008
by Lorrie Thomas

Q. It seems like so much work to blog.  It is worth it?

 
A. Think of blogging as a marketing investment, that when done well, may have it’s interests compounded month after month.  Nicki, WMT’s Data Diva, just ran one of our client’s blog stats and the unique pageviews have consistently gone up, month after month, …

Posted in Ask the Marketing Therapist, Blog Babe Tips, On the Couch, Small Business, Social Media, Web Marketing Tips

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Web Marketing Inspiration

December 4th, 2008
by Lorrie Thomas

“To be well-informed is to have the world at your fingers.”  -Joseph Jones
I wonder when Joseph Jones said this if he knew that the world wide web would take over the way we communicate, work, live and spend money.  Marketing professionals need to remember that web marketing is our oyster IF (if, if, if, if, …

Posted in Daily Inspiration, On the Couch, Small Business, Web Marketing Tips

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Tough Love Web Marketing Dose of the Day – Shut Up

December 3rd, 2008
by Lorrie Thomas

Wanna get Smart? Then SHUT UP

After two back-to-back marketing therapy meetings with Nicki (Data Diva) and Emilia (Client Treatment Specialist) I had my “ah-ha” blog post revelation.  In the first meeting, we were in the trenches of intense, unsexy, ick, yuck web marketing data then moved into a gargantuan paid search assessment (a Google …

Posted in Comic Relief, Free Therapy Advice, Marketing Interventions, On the Couch, Tough Love, WMT Team News, Web Marketing Best Practices, Web Marketing Mantra, Web Marketing Tips

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Sharing is Caring – The Experience Project

December 1st, 2008
by Lorrie Thomas

In the name of web marketing therapy, I wanted to share a cool therapy-esque social media application called the Experience Project, where you can anonymously share experiences, confessions – whatever.  Got something you need to get off your chest?  Then post it!  What a great way to get free therapy!   I can see this becoming …

Posted in Addictions, Comic Relief, Daily Inspiration, On the Couch, Social Media, Technologies

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Geek Speak – Outliers

November 25th, 2008
by Lorrie Thomas

Today’s web marketing geek speak word is… (why am I having Sesame Street flashbacks?)
OUTLIER – an observation that is distinct from the rest of the data (translation, not like the other kids)
Today’s word of the day is being brought to you by The Colbert Report

I have always had an obsession with Malcolm Gladwell. It …

Posted in Addictions, Geeky Web Marketing Data, On the Couch, Positive Role Models, She-Geek Web Words, Small Business, Web Marketing Tips

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