Social media’s the hot marketing topic right now (and this despite the reality that search and email remain the ROI leaders, and by a sizable margin).
Still, there’s no underestimating the amount of time most slackers freelancers waste on Facebook and Twitter, so if your New Years resolutions include “I will focus on my business and [...]
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Tom Chandler writes, consults and teaches marketing (and has done so for 22+ years).
He lives on the flank of a 14,000' volcano, and despite writing multiple blogs, he remains amazingly youthful and handsome.
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Google to Struggling Newspapers: Have You Guys Ever Tried Porn?
Google isn’t universally loved by newspaper execs and other content creators, who notice Google’s making boatloads of money from content created by others – much of which is originally found in newspapers.
Now – with newspapers struggling – Google’s noticing that the source of much of their salable content may disappear. And even Google knows that’s [...]