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February 22, 2012 | by Jacob
I recently received two automated emails from Dreamhost and CloudFlare that reveal the power of a well structured message. We’ve used Dreamhost in the past but have switched most of our hosting to Voxel dot Net and we’re currently trialling CloudFlare. Here are the subject lines of the two emails: Both are good automated transactional emails that seek further engagement
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February 21, 2012 | by Seth
Since starting last summer, Google’s new social network, Google+, has signed more than 90 million members which is amazing growth. The big question: how to engage with it. In this guide, I offer 6 ways to involve your business in the Google + community to connect and grow. Set Up a Personal Page and Brand Page. A personal profile allows
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February 17, 2012 | by Jennifer
Is your product or service a ‘vitamin’ or a ‘painkiller’? Let me explain. Vitamins are ‘nice to have’ whereas painkillers are a ‘must have’. People pay for painkillers. I know the analogy is a little shaky because vitamins are thought of as ‘good for you’ whereas painkillers are potentially addictive. But the terminology is arresting because it makes you focused
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February 15, 2012 | by Jennifer
The switch was flicked and the light went on. It was a lightbulb moment. It happened during our regular Team Dinkum project meeting. After running through our current projects and working out where we were up to, Jacob offered a valuable insight. He said, rather than simply responding to our clients needs, let’s come up with new strategies to help
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February 14, 2012 | by Jacob
Most of the Dinkum team is in a philosophical frame of mind – including yours truly – since working on an eBook for our clients. Luckily, we have a lot of exciting client work (and Dinkum work) to do which means there’s little chance I’ll be re-reading my college library of German existentialism or attending late night poetry jams. Jokes
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February 10, 2012 | by Jennifer
There’s a new social media platform that’s broken through the pack. It’s called ‘Pinterest’ and works like a virtual pin board. See a cute picture or image you want to share? Easy. Simply ‘pin’ it to Pinterest and others can see it and share it. It seems everyone loves a photo. The platform is easy to use with visual content
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February 8, 2012 | by Rick
In the past two weeks, I attended two conferences that were world’s apart but linked. One was focused on large, profitable companies. The other involved nonprofits. They both discussed social media. The first conference featured CEOs, many of whom are grappling with the use of social media within their organizations. Each CEO had a bit of a different take on
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February 7, 2012 | by Regina
We have previously discussed the ominous (not provided) that shows up in Google Analytics after Google decided to withhold the search data of users logged into Google account. Rather than come down on one side of the debate, Dave Davies‘ blog post for Search Engine Watch has some useful tips and ideas on how to use the features in Google
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February 3, 2012 | by Jennifer
There’s been quite a bit of discussion about Coca Cola’s evolution of its content strategy. For many years, the company dominated the advertising space – globally – but the Internet has forced a change in its strategy. Rather than ‘Creative Excellence’, they’re now after ‘Content Excellence’. One commentator, Jeff Bullas, believes there are 5 lessons to be learned from Coke’s
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February 1, 2012 | by Seth
If you think you’re too busy for social media, think again. The days of one-way communication are slowly falling away in favor of engagement. Many business owners we meet say they don’t have time for social media – that it’s too time consuming. This can be true, but social media is where the conversation is being held. If a comment
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