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Gravitational Marketing: Why Same is Lame!

Friday, March 14th, 2008 Read more about Articles

At Orlando I got invited to dinner with the very memorable duo of Travis Miller and Jimmy Vee. These guys are the authors of Gravitational Marketing: The Science of Attracting Customers.
It’s a fascinating concept and has to do with the idea of positioning yourself as a maven and being “different” from the norm.
I found Jimmy [...]

Mary Ellen Tribby and EarlyToRise.com’s Amazing Growth Spurt from 8 million to 27 million in one year

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Read more about Articles, Conversion Rate

At the recent Strategic Profits seminar I attended in Florida I got introduced to Mary Ellen Tribby of EarlyToRise.com.

EarlyToRise is owned by Agora Publishing, which in Tribby’s words is an “Idea Company” and they focus on direct marketing.
I was totally blown away when they shared their metrics with me. They have a list of [...]

How Internet Marketing Gurus are Screwing The Public and Making it Increasingly Harder for Newbies to Gain Guidance

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Read more about Articles

I came across a rant today by Mr X, the Internet Marketer behind the Adwords BlackBook. It’s well worth a read.
This got me thinking.
In the last few years, Internet marketing has gone from a legitimate business building skill with a few solid quality products to a industry of opportunity seekers blowing money on every dumb [...]

Do You Know Your Customer Avatar

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Read more about Email Marketing

Frank Kern discussed the concept of the “Customer Avatar” on Day 2 of the Strategic Profits Event in Orlando.
So What’s a Customer Avatar? In this video I explain this concept and talk about a major screw up we made by sending out an email recently without understanding the “Customer Avatar” Concept.
Watch the Video Below…

Mike Filsaime on Integration Marketing : A Report from the Strategic Profits 2008 Seminar in Orlando

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Read more about Checkout Design, Conversion Rate

It’s Day 1 at the conference as I write this.
I arrived a little late due to my plane troubles. But was just able to catch the last 30 minutes of Mike Filsaime’s session.
Here’s the thing I like about Mike. You can walk in just as he’s wrapping up and still find enough juicy nuggets of [...]