Thank You Veterans!
As we do every time this year, all of us here at Direct Online Marketing would like to say thank you to all those who are serving and have served in defense of our country. If you haven’t seen this before, here’s just a tremendous video well worth your time. [...]
Happy Holidays & an SEO Offer for Non Profits
As my esteemed Onion colleague Jim Anchower might start out, “Hola, amigos. I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya.” Things have been extra busy around here in wrapping up the year and setting out plans for our clients for 2009. Consider this your early holiday [...]
Thank You to Our Veterans
We try to stick on topic on our internet marketing blog, but this Veteran’s Day marks an exception. Bob Coffield wrote a great post on his health care law blog today honoring his family that served in the military and all our veterans. I was so moved I wanted to [...]
My Re-Gift to the World: Help A Reporter Out (HARO)
You know what’s really awesome? When someone does all the hard work on something and then you can pass along that information and look like the good guy. Enter Peter Shankman’s Help a Reporter Out (HARO). Or more accurately, enter me talking about HARO. Justin SeibertJustin Seibert is the President [...]
Riddle: How do You Get 5 Kids under the Age of 3 to Sit Still?
Answer: Sorry – nothing of marketing value in this post. I just thought this was funny. Bonus points to any of our readers that tie this into online marketing. Justin SeibertJustin Seibert is the President of Direct Online Marketing. He regularly speaks on search engine marketing, social media optimization, and [...]
Google Billing Problems: Phishing Scam
Hi all. I normally don’t write about these because they happen all the time, but I’ve had a client and a colleague both email me in the last two days regarding the same issue. Consider this my public service announcement for the year. If you receive an email from Google [...]
Love is……
I’m not one to fall in love easily. I’m more inclined to fancy the pants off something from a distance. The thrill is in the chase and the whiff of the greasepaint. You are my quarry – hear me roar. Paul WoodhousePaul looks after the SEO side of things here [...]
Happy Holidays
Hi everyone – just a quick note wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season. We’ll be closed Monday and Tuesday (Dec. 24-25) to let our team enjoy a long weekend winter break. And if you want to extend any wishes to Paul before New Year’s, you’d better do it [...]
Of Apologies, Black Hatting, & More – Follow up to the Mitchell Report Post
Last week I posted about the Mitchell Report and how the accused baseball players could use search engine reputation management to protect their future earning capacities. I did not get into the ridiculousness of Donald Fehr, how football probably has an even bigger problem with HGH, or any of the [...]
Would you kill for a sale?
I love being a strange foreign man in a strange foreign land. As you may have gathered by now, I have a beautiful excuse to hide behind anytime I wish to flirt with something remotely controversial. All I have to do is play my ‘get out of jail free card’ [...]
What's Worse Than Reds Under Your Beds?
I was brought up in the latter part of the Cold War. As a child I remember being terrified of the marauding red menace and of their ability and willingness to invade England via Scotland at a second’s notice. Mutually assured destruction was the backdrop. No wonder I wet the [...]
A Special Treat: Pop vs. Soda
Things are finally starting to settle down where I can return to blogging. Perhaps not 5 days at week for a little while, but at least 3 days a week. To thank you for continuing to check in during my hiatus, I would like to present you with my favorite [...]
I Want to Pay Someone to Box my Ears until I Lose Consciousness
Quick update on my earlier post about Michael Richards. Due to his “antics”, the newest Seinfeld dvd is selling like hotcakes. Which of course, means more cash for Kramer. In addition, I’ve been told that he was offered a role on a popular prime time sitcom after the incident occurred. [...]
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