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Email Marketing Company Blunders

I mentioned in the weekly newsletter how badly I wished this blog post came in the form of a blooper reel. That sentiment hasn’t changed. You know you’d enjoy it more too if the payoff was an unsuspecting person taking a shot to the junk. Learn from these Email Marketing Company Blunders.

Online Marketing News: Google+ Growing in Usage

The hype around Google+ continues. The more people that flock to it, the more we’re learning about it. See what happens as Google+ Grows in Usage.

7 Keys to Effective Email Marketing during Recession: Part 2

Either Hal’s Part 1 of this blog was so long ago that I can’t remember it (the most likely scenario) or Part 1 was lost to the recession. Times are hard! Find out what you can do with these 7 Keys to Effective Email Marketing during Recession.

The Marketing Power of Great Customer Service

I have written before about how much I detest my cable provider, Charter Communications. The services they offer at the price they offer it is deplorable. However, any time I’ve had any issues (which happens more often than it should) their customer service has kept me from wanting to murder people. Their customer service is so helpful that if their product was even slightly better I’d suggest it to other people. See what you can do with The Marketing Power of Great Customer Service.

Integrate Email Marketing with Facebook Messages and Communication

It seems like hardly a week goes by without Facebook making some changes that cause dozens of people on my timeline to post the instructions on how to make Facebook the way it used to be. I haven’t heard much feedback on the new seamless messaging system, so I’m glad Denise wrote about it. Find out how to Integrate Email Marketing with Facebook Messages and Communication.

A Very Popular Way to Obtain Real Estate Email Addresses…Is Wrong

If everyone else was jumping off a bridge, would you do it too? Something my parents used to tell me all the time when I would inform them that everyone else was doing what they would not allow me to do. I always wondered where these large groups of people jumping off bridges were. The confusing adage aside, they were right. Just because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t make it right. Likewise, A Very Popular Way to Obtain Real Estate Email Addresses…Is Wrong.

Email Marketing News: The Importance of the Do Not Track Kids Bill

Hark! Something the U.S. government is doing right! Since it happens slightly more often than Halley’s Comet, it’s worth taking note. Discover The Importance of the Do Not Track Kids Bill.

Get an Insider Look at Your Competition with Competitive Analysis

Your home may smell of rich mahogany and you may have many leather bound books, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. One way to get better is to see what your competition is doing. Borrow from what they do well and improve upon what they do not. Learn how to Get an Insider Look at Your Competition with Competitive Analysis.