Posted by Michael Jozaitis on Dec 18, 2008
After years of carving out a niche of highly dedicated, involved, loyal & die-hard fans Apple has essentially turned their back on their base. I’m not MacWorld historian but I’ve got a pretty good idea that it’s a summit for die-hards, early adopters and major media press.
Apple just annouced they won’t be exhibiting at MacWorld [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Nov 28, 2008
Well, it has come upon us…Black Friday is here, and Cyber Monday (December 1st) is around the corner. But don’t overlook “Green Monday”, the second Monday of December (December 8th), which, for some online stores, is more profitable than Cyber Monday.
http://www.3tailer.com/ecommerce/green-monday-vs-cyber-monday-2008-showdown
If you haven’t already done so, ramp up your PPC bids and budgets, and don’t [...]
Posted by Michael Jozaitis on Nov 11, 2008
Read an interesting article this morning - what’s more effective at driving interest, brand exposure, brand persuasion and share of voice (to name a few) is it a “highly targeted” TV ad or a promo gift?
From attending some industry conferences / expos it really does make you think a bit…which sticks with you better [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Nov 7, 2008
If you are following the Yahoo/Google agreement, you will be interested to know that as per the following from Hilary Schneider, Executive Vice President for Yahoo! U.S., Google has decided to terminate the proposed agreement:
Dear Advertiser,
We wanted to reach out to you directly regarding Google’s decision, announced earlier today, to terminate the advertising [...]
Posted by Joanne Hart on Oct 31, 2008
If you’ve been watching the news, listening to the radio or reading newspapers during the past couple of weeks, chances are you’ve heard at least one financial adviser warning investors at large that panic is not a sound investment strategy. Of course, it’s not easy to watch your portfolio lose so much of it’s value [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Oct 29, 2008
To add to Marc Manfree’s encouragement to get out there and vote, following is another helpful resource, courtesy of Google:
http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/mapplets/elections/2008/us-voter-info/us-voter-info.xml
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Oct 24, 2008
If you have read any of my other blog posts, you know that from time to time, little birdies visit me and share all kinds of interesting tidbits. (maybe it is because of my name–Robyn)
Most recently, I was advised of some free entertainment that occurred right here at Solid Cactus headquarters. Apparently, a male individual [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Oct 24, 2008
I recently joined an Internet Marketing networking group called eMarketing NEPA that aims to offer information and resources for business professionals in the Northeastern Pennsylvania area. This new organization is headed by Tim Moran, Director of Interactive Media for WNEP-TV (www.WNEP.com) and Julie Space, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service for www.BabyAge.com.
Membership is free, [...]
Posted by Jean Lloyd on Sep 29, 2008
I’m a fan of a huge variety of PPC & SEO related blogs. There’s a wealth of information that can be obtained from these blogs. In the ever-changing world of search, they keep me up to date with the latest Page Rank & Adwords Quality Score updates.
One blog in particular that I’m a fan of [...]