A few weeks ago we were invited to talk about SEO at the Dallas-Fort Worth American Marketing Association and we took the opportunity to “de-muddle” the search and content landscape. We focused our presentation on how Search Engine Optimization is evolving into what we are calling CSO or Content Search Optimization. The concept behind CSO is [...]
Based on the analysis done over two contradictory studies about the use of social media for business purposes by small firms, posted on CNET, I would like to send a message to all small businesses – You must be amongst those in the 7% that are lading the new marketing revolution now, change is happening exponentially faster. [...]
A few days ago I read a research report from the IBM Institute for Business Value titled “The end of advertising as we know it”, which basically concludes that in the next 5 years the advertising industry will change inevitably. Over the next few days and weeks I will take this report and share my thoughts on how these changes and possible scenarios affect small and medium businesses, how they can prepare to maximize the opportunities that these changes will bring. I will do my best to address B2B and B2C scenarios
I read an article this morning, “Best Buy Asks the Wrong Question on Facebook” and all the comments and controversia that this simple question posted to the web. However, I took it from a different angle which highlights the importance of truly “living your brand”.
When employees are in direct contact with their marketing activities, the [...]
I am approaching this line of thought from big to small, probably not going small enough but let’s see.
The New York times published an article titled “Share the Moment and Spread the Wealth” where they talk about the importance of sharing content by leveraging influencers in social media platforms and how Internet sharing companies like [...]
I think that only the brave, audacious, innovative and serious marketers take the time to embrace “thinking outside the box”. They believe that original and creative marketing campaigns that are well executed and properly distributed using the right media for their target audience will give them a boost in their branding and sales. I believe [...]
My last post was about a week ago…that is lazy. With so much going on I should be sharing my thoughts, learns and stories more often.
I have been networking and focusing on business development, well last night I met this guy from Colombia, Dario, an entrepreneur full of passion, ideas and energy. The conversation took [...]
The average waiting time at ER in the U.S. is simply getting out of control, more than 4 hours.
The alternatives one has when facing a longer wait than expected at a doctor’s office are only a few; reading those old magazines, watching the TV, sending text messages or checking emails on your iPhone…not much for [...]
It is a new week ahead of us and a lot of plans for it…The first one is to stop planning and get some real action – hard coding (Dwamian, not me) and hard selling.
I think it is going to be a week of many learns for me. I have always sustained the theory that [...]
This is my first blog post ever and I am not sure what to write because I am tired, but….I feel like explaing the origins of the name of my blog.
I was marked in my life by the experiences I shared with my friends during my high school years, probably like many of you. I [...]