Invesp Consulting spent eight months perfecting their blog rank algorithm. I'm glad they put so much thought into it, because AdPulp is ranked in the top ten and I like that. Why does any of this matter? It doesn't. Unless, we're pitching a potential advertiser. Potential advertisers like to know things like "AdPulp is the 8th biggest Ad Blog in the world." Other than that, it doesn't mean much. There's some ego …
Agency Sites That Merely Showcase Credentials Are Done
What you are about to see may appear innocent at first glance. But it's not innocent at all. At 1:09 in to the action, "Billy," the hardly fictional marketing director and star of the first segment in this BooneOakley self-promo piece is axed to death by his angry wife. Why is she angry? Because Billy didn't know enough to look beyond Manhattan for an ad agency. Like I said, there's nothing innocent here. But please, …
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Today In Twitterverse: Term Limits
If You’ve Got The Chops, It’s All Goode
Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma is offering someone A Really Goode Job. But first, that special someone needs to display amazing powers of Web 2.0hness. Something along these lines might do it: If you like how Dirty South Wine rolls, you can Vote for Hardy and help put him in his dream job. …
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Work And Learn
Mark Goldenson started an internet TV network for games called PlayCafe 18 months ago. Things didn't work out exactly as planned. Thankfully for others walking the entreprenurial path, Goldenson isn't afraid to air his laundry in public. In fact, he's offering a "post-mortem" on Venture Beat. Two of his 10 points really ring a bell with me: Content businesses suck (or: do it for love and expect to lose money). …
Need A Diversion? Try Social Media!
Fallon's Skimmer story got picked up by the Minneapolis press. BTW, Fallon laid off 18 people, or 9% of its MN-based staff yesterday. …
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Ads Were Primitive Then
Ad Age sees similarities between 1938 and today, particularly as expressed in the pages of Fortune Magazine. Rising unemployment. Weak economic activity. Competitive upheaval. Technology transforming work and play. Revolutionary changes in the media world. An uncertain international environment. Yup, times were tough in 1938. The Ad Age piece also features several self-promo ads from agencies selling their services …
AdPulp At 54 (Months)
The simplest thing you can do to increase your traffic is write more. -Skellie Skellie is a blogger, writer, occasional entrepreneur and sometime freelancer. She's identified five content strategies employed by top drawer bloggers. They are as follows: 1. Long, Deep and Less 2. Every Day, Without Fail 3. A Lot of a Little 4. Maybe There's a Little I in Team... 5. Social Media Mayhem For her full explanations of each …
