Marketing

...now browsing by category

 

Big Discount for Upcoming St Louis Business Conference

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

On April 1st I’ll be speaking at the Market Saint Louis conference about how any business can dominate their local area in search results. Along with myself are some other awesome speakers including Jason Tinnin from Saint Louis-based SimpleFlame and Derek Chew, former SEO lead at Yahoo!.

The conference only happens once a year, and there are only 100 tickets sold.  It’s a perfect fit for  small and medium business owners/execs.  There are two tracks – a beginner and an advanced, so no matter what you’re expertise level, you’ll learn a lot.

The tickets are $249 each, but I’ve been given the green light to offer a pretty sweet deal.  From now until tickets sell out, all purchases are Buy One Get One Free!  But that’s not even the best part – if you use the promo code ‘SPEAKER‘ you’ll get $50 off of the ticket price.  That means 2 tickets to this premier conference will only cost you $199!

How cool is that?

Like I said, this deal only lasts until all the tickets are sold out.

As if I need to sweeten it any more, the tickets also get you admission to the conference’s pre-event mixer on March 31st at 7PM.  You’ll get a few free drinks and will be able to meet the speakers and mingle with all the other business owners.

It’s going to be so cool.  I hope you can make it!

Details
Market Saint Louis
http://www.MarketSTL.com
April 1, 8am-4pm

Mixer (free with ticket purchase – sponsored by SimpleFlame)
HoteLumiere
March 31, 7pm

List of freebies: http://www.marketstl.com/register/freebies/

Posted in Marketing, St Louis, conferences, small business | No Responses »
Tags: , , ,

Does Your Business Have Groundhog Day Syndrome?

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

It’s February second and everyone knows what that means – whacked out people crowd around a groundhog and look up at the sky.  And on TV one of the greatest movies ever made is playing – Groundhog Day.

It’s one of my all time favorite movies. I’m not even sure why it appeals to me so much, but any time it’s on, I watch. The idea that the lead character (aptly named Phil) is waking up every day of his life in the exact same scenario is too funny.

Once he figures out what’s going on, he starts testing.  One day he steals the groundhog and drives off a cliff.  Another day he drops a toaster into his tub while he bathes.  Every day he wakes up and gets to do it over again.
Click to continue »

Posted in Marketing | 1 Response »
Tags: , , ,

Kickin it Old School Ain’t Cool

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

I’m a big 80’s fan. Grew up in it, love the tunes and always look forward to the 80’s category at local trivia nights. When Kickin’ It Old School came out, I sat and laughed and laughed at the totally rad outfits and hip break dancing moves.

In the 80s I was warming up to a Vic 20, then Commodore 64 and Apple IIe. But now I use a badass Dell laptop, widescreen monitor and high speed Internet connection. The 80’s are fun to look at and reminisce about but I’ve moved on.

Unfortunately, many businesses haven’t.
Click to continue »

Posted in Marketing, trending | 2 Responses »
Tags: , , , ,

Interview: David Siteman Garland from The Rise to the Top

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

David Siteman GarlandToday’s interview is with David Siteman Garland, CEO of The Rise to the Top.  David bills TRTTT as The #1 Non-Boring Resource for Marketing Like an Entreprenuer: Smarter, Faster, Cheaper.  His website is an awesome resource for anyone who is getting started or already in business.  He also hosts a weekly TV show on ABC.

I’ve spoken with David a few times via Twitter (@TheRiseToTheTop) and also met him at the November ‘edition’ of the St Louis Social Media Group.  He’s quite energetic and I enjoyed his presentation.

David, I know your business has been around for several years, what first spurred you to get involved with social media for your business?

Social media for me was a little bit of being in the right place at the right time. I was one of the first 5,000 members on Facebook because I happened to be in college at the time (back when it was called THE Facebook and only for college students) and my school, Washington University in St. Louis, was one of the first schools to be added to Facebook.

For me, it started as a way to communicate with my friends in school and quickly evolved to be encompass forming relationships with other, promoting my businesses and other people’s businesses.
Click to continue »

Posted in Marketing, Saint Louis, St Louis, interviews | 2 Responses »
Tags: , ,

« Older Entries