Will You Go For or Forego Foursquare?

John Jantsch is one of my favorite marketing gurus.  It’s not only because I love the name of his company: Duct Tape Marketing, it’s that he knows how to get the word out effectively without being annoying.  For the past few weeks I’ve noticed that Jantsch has been “checking in” at different places using a new social media tool called Foursquare.foursquare-logo

In a recent blog post Jantsch describes Foursquare as a “location enabled service that allows users to ‘check in’ when they stop at a bar, restaurant, park, bookstore or really anywhere they want to list.”  I’m not sure I want everyone to know where I am, but Jantsch thinks it’s a good idea for small business owners.  Why?  He shares a few good reasons.  [Read more...]

Lights…Camera…Web Video!

#222-VideoJantschLast week I taped my first video for Working Naked. My younger son cringed as he watched it, then he told me it wasn’t funny.  He was right.

Thanks to marketing guru John Jantch’s post Creating and Using Web Video Never Easier there’s hope for me and the new round of videos I’m taping this week. In his detailed post, Jantsch shares reasons for taping videos (more sites are using them). He also includes tips for capturing, editing and distributing videos.  [Read more...]

Are You an Overnight Success?

Hard work does pay off
I remember seeing an interview with a well known actress who was asked about her overnight success. She said that it took her only 20 years. So much for the overnight part.

How long will your overnight success take?

How long will your overnight success take?

Chris Brogan, President of New Marketing Labs, is also an overnight success after years of hard work. In his video,What it takes to be an overnight success,” Brogan shows the not-so-glamorous, hardworking side of being successful.

Those folks looking for get-rich-quick schemes and for shortcuts to success, soon find out that those gigs are short-lived. Hard work pays off. Just ask Chris Brogan.

Lead, follow or get your ass out of the way
Another successful business guru, John Jantsch, reveals the 7 traits of the modern leader on his site, Duct Tape Marketing. A few of the traits Jantsch describes are: [Read more...]

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