Logging on to Yahoo this morning I was caught by their feature article on "Texas Town For Sale". It turns out that Albert, Texas is for sale and you could own it for $2.5 million or more. Why is this making headlines at Yahoo? Obviously because a town for sale is a unique product, but […]
Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Aaron
Filed under: marketing, resources, small business, promotion | 1 Comment »
Some of you marketing hounds might remember back to January 2006 when Pontiac ended one of their tv commercials with a screen shot of Google’s search box with the search term "pontiac" being entered. The commercial voice over stated "Google Pontiac and discover for yourself". Ifyou don’t remember, you can read some past thoughts on […]
Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Aaron
Filed under: marketing, small business, search, local search | 5 Comments »
Maple Grove, Minnesota continues to increase it’s weight as a destination city with all that it has to offer. With more and more retail and dining options every day it seems, hotels are now popping up as well. I’ve even heard that Maple Grove’s Shoppes, Fountains and Arbor Lakes areas have now pushed Maple Grove […]
Posted on October 15th, 2007 by Aaron
Filed under: web design, marketing, community guides | No Comments »
As a small business ourselves in a big pond we have to look inward at how we market and brand, just as our customers do. Patrick Schaber of The Lonely Marketer and the Branding Wire project put out his checklist on what a B2B consulting firm should do to market and brand themselves.The interesting perspective […]
Posted on October 9th, 2007 by Aaron
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Digital billboards are popping up everywhere including here in the Twin Cities. I remember reading a few articles locally on the City of Minnetonka, MN having a dispute with Clear Channel over the new billboards and the public/resident reaction. There are currently three that I know of in the area on 494 and 394 (one […]
Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Aaron
Filed under: marketing, small business, technology | 7 Comments »
Are you considering allowing user reviews on your website for your products or services? Maybe you should. Matt McGee of Small Business SEM is responsible for this headline as he pointed out that not only are good reviews a positive thing, but negative reviews are as well. Matt explained that people expect some negative issues […]
Posted on August 29th, 2007 by Aaron
Filed under: marketing, seo, content | 3 Comments »
