Tue Apr 20

How much would you pay a Marketing professional to gain you legitimate Twitter Followers? $1.00 per follower? (Linkedin) [marketing]
A friend of mine has been tasked with building a companys followers on Twitter and he is wondering how to bill them for this work, they want 5,000 legitimate followers in about 4 [...]

Tue Apr 20

Adwords/Adsense Help (Linkedin) [ads]
Hello, I just noticed some strange results on Google under sponsored links, for the term “yatra”. I was wondering what one need to apply to get sponsored listings similar to what they have for Yatra.com and Business.com (links to other pages in ad copy, along with the main landing page)? My understanding is that, its likely that [...]

Tue Apr 20

Cox ad promises to deliver right-sized world (Adfreak) [ad]
All of you tall people out there, grazing the ceilings like giraffes, probably think this Cox Communications spot from Minneapolis shop Periscope is a riot. We see a tiny elevator, wee laptops and mini TVs—all illustrating the point that "in business, the wrong size can make a big difference." Well, maybe some of us—through a fluke of [...]

Tue Apr 20

What are your top questions about using Facebook for business? (Linkedin) [facebook]
I am currently in the studio recording a new 12 week course on social media. What are your most pressing questions about using facebook for business? Mainly about using fan pages and integrating Facebook with your existing [...]

Mon Apr 19

I need a refresher course on what it is you do, please. (Linkedin) [course]
And maybe, just MAYBE, itll awaken some of us in being able to better match your with the right customers/clients. That would make my day!Clarification added April 13, 2010 9:49 PM: I am extending this question for another go round - 74 answers in the first 6 days. Im inviting one and all to update us on what your work [...]

Mon Apr 19

How do you create personalized 1:1 communications using social media? (Linkedin) [social]
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Tue Apr 20

Any creative ideas for targeting ONLY brand directors with cross country, international print campaigns especially UK and US based? (Linkedin) [targeting]
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Sun Apr 18

Accounts, People & Miscellany (Nytimes) [people]
Client assignments, executive appointments and other news of the advertising [...]

Mon Apr 19

What Would Digital Shop ICrossing Bring Hearst? (Adage) [digital]
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Hearst is poised to acquire iCrossing, one of the last big, independent digital agencies, according to a Wall Street Journal report. But with the acquisitions strong heritage in search marketing, the question remains: Why would a publisher want a search [...]

Mon Apr 19

Giving away a magicians secrets (Typepad) [secrets]
Steve Cohen makes more than a million dollars a year doing magic tricks.I will now tell you the secrets of this He sells to a very specific group of people, people who are both willing to hear what he has to say and able to pay what he wants to charge He tells a story to this group, a story that matches their worldview. He doesnt [...]