Monthly Archives: July 2009

Dr. Evil Stole My Mojo!

By Kurt Smith | Published: July 29, 2009
As we head into August and the heat of the summer is upon us, it is sometimes hard to stay focused and motivated. Maybe you are one of the many currently looking for work and are frustrated at the lack of progress. Or, perhaps you are just keeping your head down and weathering the current [...]
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Take Two Blue M&Ms … Call Me In The Morning

By Kurt Smith | Published: July 28, 2009
Have you ever read any of the riders from Rock Bands? The Smoking Gun lists them, most are ridiculous. We have worked with a variety of “stars” over the years, mainly as either keynote speakers or headline entertainment for the final night party. Most are rather subdued and are just doing the corporate thing for [...]
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iPhone Apps 1 Year Later

By Kurt Smith | Published: July 13, 2009
Fortune magazine had an interesting article on the state of iPhone apps. It has been a little over a year since the iTunes store started selling apps for the iPhone. There are over 60,000 apps currently for sale and on average 140 additional apps added each day. The numbers are increasing and show no signs [...]
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Is This A Comment Or A Conversation?

By Kurt Smith | Published: July 10, 2009
According to Technorati there are about 1 million blog posts daily and that number greatly increases every year. One of the tips that is often mentioned by the social media gurus is to comment on the blogs that you visit. The reason they recommend this is that it is a first step in getting you [...]
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Kickin’ It Old School

By Kurt Smith | Published: July 6, 2009
BBC Magazine ran a really great article last week about the 30 year anniversary of the Sony Walkman. They asked a 13 year old blogger to trade his iPod for a first edition Walkman. Here are his observations: Size – his dad told him it was large but he had no idea how big it would [...]
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Experience Marketing vs. Event Marketing

By Kurt Smith | Published: July 3, 2009
I have seen Experience Marketing defined as a strategy for 35+ year old workers to use as a tool to highlight their professional experiences on their resumes. Not really the definition most of us would use but interesting none the less. Takes the whole “Are you experienced” in a different direction, doesn’t it? The definition [...]
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