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You know, I have already found the Outback radio commercials (and shorter TV versions) to be quite annoying, but this latest randition is VERY annoying! Has anybody else heard this blatant rip off of that song by the band Of Montreal? Quite frankly, until 5 minutes ago I have never even heard of Of Montreal […]

Seriously folks, Google is going all out to protect their brand name. A recent post over on the official Google blog gives us the rundown on how and when to use the word “Google”.
Here is their list of helpful examples:
Usage: ‘Google’ as noun referring to, well, us.
Example: “I just love Google, they’re soooo cute and […]

I love a good ad. I got one the other day in the mail. Not only was it an ad with a coupon, but it came with useful information. I wish every ad was this useful.

Ad on the left, helpful information on the right. These are all important numbers, numbers I wish I had handy […]

One of the things the blogosphere is most known for is getting it wrong. At least that’s what we are told by the mainstream media. Its a fair criticism in that unlike mainstream media bloggers don’t have editors or fact checkers at their disposal so a lot of what is written can and will be […]

While the debate on the Grand Sierra Resort logo has been raging, one commenter was kind enough to point out that this blog might have its own logo issues. I was reminded of Luke 6:41 which says
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the […]

Since Christmas is coming mighty fast I spent some time last week doing some Christmas window shopping. I have an idea of what I’m looking for so I’m trying to find the least expensive source with the best product that fits my line of thought. I’ve been to several shopping engines and many different websites […]

At the risk of turning this into the “customer service blog” I’ve got two more customer service related stories for you. While the first is yet another bad customer service experience (it doesn’t rise to the level of anti-customer service as I’ve talked about before), the second is a true story of very real and […]

Winning Results with Google Adwords
Author: Andrew Goodman
Paperback: 352 pages, $16.49
Published: 2005
Anybody that is involved in PPC, whether it be for clients or for your own website, Winning Results with Google AdWords is a must-read, for experts and beginners alike. This book is written in a manner that will not bore the experts nor be “over […]

It appears that my last post about the Grand Sierra Resort was based on information that I didn’t fully verify. I made a serious rookie mistake and want to extend my apologies to both the Grand Sierra Resort and to my readers as well.
So here’s what happened.
Over the weekend I received two comments posted to […]

Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?
Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing
Authors: Bryan & Jeffrey Eisenberg
Hardcover: 240 pages, $13.59
Published: June, 2006
When I first heard that the Eisenberg brothers were releasing a new book, I immediately put it on my Amazon wish list. I thoroughly enjoyed the Eisenberg’s previous book, Call to Action and really couldn’t […]

This post has been pulled. I was duped into posting false information. Please see my post about this for more details.