From the monthly archives:

August 2012

Putting it all togetherNot a lot to say today, folks. I’m heading out early to enjoy the last weekend of summer. But if you missed these over the past few days, check ‘em out:

To all my US readers, have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! And, no matter where you are in the world, enjoy!


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Online marketingI love owning my own business. I love working with people to help them create opportunities and grow. And, as part of that, I love teaching people new things. So, I’m thrilled that I’m working with Rutgers University’s Center for Management Development (CMD) on their Mini-MBA programs (the next one, about Search Marketing and Analytics featuring Mike Moran, Rob Petersen and me runs in September).

As part of my work for Rutgers, I’m also blogging about online marketing, search, social media and analytics. And my first post for the CMD blog asks “What’s the point of online marketing?”

Here’s a quick excerpt:

“Have you ever thought about the reasons why businesses — or individuals, for that matter — work to market themselves? It’s such a basic question that it’s often overlooked. All marketing exists to achieve specific goals. But something more fundamental drives those goals.” [Read more]

Check out the post as well as the Mini-MBA programs. I’d love to hear what you think either here or on the CMD blog.


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E commerce tipsEarlier this week, we looked at content marketing tips and analytics to improve your business. Today, let’s look at what you do with your traffic when it arrives:

  1. First, here’s a round-up of 9 tips for improving your website’s effectiveness.
  2. Next, take a look at these 5 common mistakes messing up your online marketing plan.
  3. A guest post by Nii Ahene uncovers 4 keys to increase your e-commerce exposure this year.
  4. A couple of posts from earlier this year wonders whether $18 million is too much to spend on a website redesign and asks how much a redesign should cost.
  5. The right URL can help a lot in your online marketing. These two posts answer 5 questions about landing page URL’s and review
    the best URL for your business
  6. These posts look at whether you need a website at all and asks why your business is still invisible.
  7. A/B testing plays a crucial role in web optimization. But can you take it too far? Is testing 41 shades of blue is a good idea?
  8. Finally, check out these 6 simple rules of online (and offline) merchandising.

Want more? Leave me a comment or drop me an email. I’d love to hear what’s working (or not) for you.


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Analytics Tuesday: 8 Excellent Analytics Lessons

August 28, 2012 analytics

Today we look at 8 excellent analytics lessons to help improve your website.

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Content Marketing Monday: 5 Awesome Content Marketing Lessons

August 27, 2012 content marketing

Rounding up past coverage of content marketing on Tim Peter Thinks.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-26

August 26, 2012 twitter

Learnings from My Pinterest Experiment : @ProBlogger http://t.co/VLvVnc2j # Reading: How those spoiled millennials will make the workplace better for everyone http://t.co/xBVW4L4h # Tracking the Customer's Journey to Purchase from @HarvardBiz http://t.co/jUfQfwiD # Great insight: Forget Apple, Forget Facebook: Here's The One Company That Actually Terrifies Google Execs http://t.co/TC0qjA3g # Not sure about the "Watch [...]

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