Archive for Marketing

The $0 Startup

Almost anyone can start a business today for $0 . I’m not kidding. Starting a business is very simple these days. I’m not guaranteeing that you’ll get rich (you might), but I can guarantee that if you want to make money running your own business, you’ll be able to. The tools necessary to showcase, market,

Culture and Commerce

Culture. We’re born into one and we choose the rest along the way. The cultures we embrace become the embodiment of our being. Everything has a culture. My grocery store, my neighborhood coffee shop, my gym, my high school, my college, my place of employment…

The 4 C’s of Social Media

Social networks are popping up all over the place. Friends who aren’t in the social / marketing / tech industry are always saying things to me like, “What’s the point of LinkedIn anyways? I’m already on Facebook.” or “Why the heck should I get a Pinterest? I already have Twitter!”. I understand that it’s overwhelming,

There’s Too Much Good Stuff Online

The Internet has long been a time-suck. We used to spend hours upon hours “browsing the web” and “surfin’ the ‘net” ‘looking for the coolest, newest and most interesting stuff. Mostly, this “stuff “was found on websites without any sort of social interaction (unless, of course, you enjoyed spending time in the AOL chatrooms, A/S/L

How To Self Promote On The Internet

This is a guest post that was originally written and published on the Spin Sucks blog back in August. I’m reposting it here because I want to make sure that you guys see it! Enjoy. Something odd is happening in the land of the web these days; we’re becoming weary of self-promotion. (Some) Business people

Facebook, Meet Spotify

  Last night I went to a show at the 7th Street Entry where one of my new favorite bands, The Drums, put on an incredible performance. What’s interesting is that I’d only heard about The Drums about 10 hours prior to the show. So how’d I end up there so quickly? Well, it was