by dustin | Jan 12, 2007 | Viral Marketing, Word of Mouth
I just got this email from Staples today. My wife and I are trying to organize our home office, so I thought I would forward it to her. There’s no “forward to a friend” button. I could forward the email myself, but these HTML emails never look...
by dustin | Aug 25, 2006 | Branding, Business Management, Marketing, Viral Marketing, Word of Mouth
I was recently reading about the new Apple Mac Pro computers on digg. What’s most interesting is the reaction Apple gets from any announcement. Apple fans usually love it. Apple haters hate it (go figure). Reading their comments on digg is not for the faint of...
by dustin | Aug 11, 2006 | Advertising, Creativity, Ideas, Marketing, Unconventional Marketing, Viral Marketing, Word of Mouth
Nearly 2.5 million views in two weeks. I can’t stop playing this video. I think the beauty of it is how a big, polished production doesn’t get in the way of the even bigger idea. The music’s pretty good too. Send a link to your friends. Bloglines...
by dustin | Jul 10, 2006 | Advertising, Marketing, Seth Godin, Word of Mouth
Flickr photo by feefee. I advised a political candidate recently to follow up with a blogger who had contacted him. “The blog probably doesn’t reach as many people as TV, radio, or direct mail.” I acknowledged. Then I explained, “But the people...