Google will use Your Face in Google Ads

Google has released a Terms of Service update (read more) that will take affect on November 11th 2013. Google will use your face in Google Ads to endorse products or services you have reviewed or interacted with.  Similar to Facebook recommending pages that your friends also like, Google will now be using any sharing, +1ing, …

Sometimes it’s Good to Say No on a Sales Call

Today I had a really tough call with a prospect and what I learned from it is sometimes it’s good to say no on a sales call.  My title is Product Marketing Manager but I find myself constantly working as a Sales Engineer, an onboard specialist, an IT consultant, a sales team organizer, a social …

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Getting Facebook Likes with Advertising

One of the goals I set when joining TimeTrade was to increase our social footprint through Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and our Blog.  At the time we were very low on Twitter followers, and just over 100 likes on our Facebook page.  Our Google+ page didn’t exist yet either, but hey, it’s a new network. In this …

Cool Releases: Badgeville for Salesforce

It’s been announced today that Badgeville has released an integration with Salesforce.  Badgeville is an internal gamification service that help keep employees engaged in their work by offering achievement awards and proper recognition for their productivity.  It’s released that they will help reward your Salesforce users for any opportunities closed and leads converted. It’s unclear …

Applying Real Time Marketing To A Personal Message

This is an example of how I applied David Meerman Scott’s techniques of real time marketing to a contest that Chris Brogan was recently running. Chris Brogan’s Blog: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/ Fellows Shredder Contest: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/shredder/ David Meerman Scott’s Blog: http://www.webinknow.com/ David’s Book “Real-Time Marketing & PR” on Amazon David Meerman Scott’s keynote At 2012 NAMM on Vimeo