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SEM for Small Business Dummies

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Because I know absolutely nothing (and I mean absolutely nothing) about search engine marketing, I was pleased for Ben Hook to write for SarahMerion.com. I hope you found this guest post as educational as I did. Ben is a search marketer and owner of Navaro, a UK SEO company helping clients to increase their online visibility. [...]

“Improvement” Doesn’t = Up

Thursday, March 18, 2010

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I’ve always taken “improvement” to mean up, rise, ascend. On the ladder scale of “improvement”, anything upward moving is considered “good” and anything downward moving is considered “bad”. For the sake of this argument, anything stationary is also considered “bad” because it’s not going up, which is the expected movement. If we think about this though, [...]

Tips For A Successful Internet Hiatus

Monday, March 15, 2010

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For the past month or so, I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from my “productive” and “value-adding” internet activities. I have not been regularly participating online like I used to, did not share as many interesting articles or links, have not been actively tending to SarahMerion.com, and am not sorry about any of it. [...]

Advertising As Supplemental Content

Monday, January 4, 2010

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Banners don’t work too well, right? It’s not nice to be interrupted by an ugly banner when I’m in the middle of looking for something completely different. We can agree on this, correct? Then again, banners are merely advertising. Albeit not a very effective form of advertising, but if you’ve got the budget, you may do what [...]

Quantum Physics & Marketing

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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I wrote this article with a little help from Dr. Quantum. Dr. Quantum teaches us about physics, so unless you’re an astrophysicist, you will get more value out of this article if you watch this 5 minute video. Dr. Quantum is my favorite teacher for alternate views on business subjects. This cute video on physics has [...]

Outrageous Customer Service

Friday, December 4, 2009

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It’s not what you think. Outrageous in the over-the-top-way-to-go-I’m-a-customer-for-life-awesome-customer-service. I’m outing Rent The Runway I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by their customer service. If you’re unfamiliar with Rent The Runway, they’re the hottest trend in female apparel e-commerce. You can rent designer dresses for a fraction of the price. Anyway, here’s the nitty gritty: I ordered one [...]

Movement and Innovation

Monday, November 23, 2009

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There was an article in the New York Times a few days ago. It profiles these kids (mostly out of LA) who came up with a new style of dance called jerking. Goofy, gentle, nimbly amateurish, jerking was little known outside certain precincts of this sprawling city until a year ago. But in the last nine [...]

The Recession Was A Good Thing

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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After coming out a particularly tumultuous presidential administration, hopes were down. Cherry on top? Entering a deep, dark, scary, recession. However, haven’t heard much about the bugger in a while. People seem to be done complaining about the recession (or at least I hope). In recessions, people love to talk ABOUT the recession – the deep, [...]

Sometimes To Stand Out, You Have To Stand Still

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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It’s 5:30pm at Grand Central Station. It’s buzzing with energy and it’s the type of energy that makes you feel an odd combination of anxious, on edge, and alive. What is everyone doing? Moving, talking, rushing, pushing, hurrying, worrying, and texting. Last month, I was in Grand Central Station at 5:30pm. I [...]

The Best Brands Are Not “Brands”

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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New media has the world in a frenzy about “humanizing” businesses, making companies raw again, and remembering the customer. I can’t say I disagree with this trend. It’s the lifeline a business. Connect or die, I suppose. I was thinking of my favorite brands – not that it’s about me, but as a test. [...]

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SEM for Small Business Dummies

“Improvement” Doesn’t = Up

Tips For A Successful Internet Hiatus

Advertising As Supplemental Content

Quantum Physics & Marketing

Outrageous Customer Service

Movement and Innovation

The Recession Was A Good Thing

Sometimes To Stand Out, You Have To Stand Still

The Best Brands Are Not “Brands”

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