The March 2007 Costco Connection member magazine has a quick one-page article entitled “The Power of Podcasts” for marketing small businesses. Definitely. Always glad to see someone with the reach of Costco is promoting podcast as an “indirect direct marketing” tool and “silent sales force”.
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
If Radio Changed Would Anyone Hear It?
“If radio featured significantly less advertising, would that keep listeners away from their CD’s and iPods and satellite radios and TV’s and video games? Indeed, would that make the radio industry a healthier one?” – Mark Ramsey, Mercury Radio Research. These days, after more than 5 minutes of broadcast radio, I need to turn it …
2 Things
First, a reminder – that when you sit down to do something, and focus on it the results are impressive.A little back story – this last week all I did was add things to the To Do index card stack. Rarely, did I have the celebratory crumple-up-and-toss-in-the-recycling-bin. Today, I cranked through a bunch of them …
Sunday, March 4, 2007 7:45:31 PM
Just got word a good friend is now home from the hospital after being victim of a car-v-person hit-and-run. The damage: two broken legs – one expected to heal in 3 weeks, the other in 3 months. If you’ve got some good vibes, perhaps you could send them towards Chicago’s north side. Thanks.
Sunday, March 4, 2007 10:12:22 AM
I’m using Basecamp for a couple of client projects – and my biggest issue with the very popular project management system is that I can’t reply to the email alerts. WordPress has post-by-email. So, I wonder if WordPress (and WordPress mu) could be a more flexible alternative for web-based project management.
Google Won’t Let Me Sign Out
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Starbucks Tomorrow: McDonalds or Neighborhood Roaster?
When I’m on the road, Starbucks is where I get my internet access. My taste for their coffee has gone from dislike to barely tolerable. These days, I spend $1.57 there on a small decaf that I sip for my 2 hours of laptop battery life. “Put another way, there are two markets for coffee …
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Betch’ll Listen
Mark Kermode’s film reviews are quickly approaching ‘must listen podcast’ status. Not only are the reviews hilarious, Mark is at his best when he’s terribly off-topic, like this insightful tidbit from the 23 Feb 2007 installment: “He’s a Methodist, we don’t bet” Huh, I wonder if that’s why I’m not a fan of gambling.
The Godfather Reminder Pillow
Both funnier and creepier than ‘waking up with the King’.
Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:38:53 PM
Digg v. Wikipedia – Which would you prefer to get thousands of referrers a day (exponentially increasing) from? I say the latter.