Archive | July, 2009

21 July 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Starbucks networks with 720,000 for Free

Today Starbucks is running a nationwide social media campaign to give away a new line of pastry.
Be prepared to get up early and be sure to bring your invitation.   They warn that they may run out  (fear of loss) if you don’t get there early enough, and the special ends at 10:30am.
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17 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Email Marketing Madness – Pop to the Left?

Today’s blog post is inspired by 2 or 3 emails I just happened to receive today.
Here we are in mid-2009.  It’s been about 15 years since the world evolved from dialing up to long-distance bulletin board services.  Today it seems that many, if not most people are “always on” with DSL, Cable and other types [...]

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13 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The Politics of Words: Recession, Depression or Bananas!

A few weeks ago I had a post titled “Recession Over Soon” headlines misleading.  I received a few twitter remarks that tried to label me as a fear-monger.  In what I refer to as the ultimate “October Surprise,” nobody called the media “fear mongers” when talks of billion dollar bailouts made the news just 2 [...]

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