When Google errs: A cautionary tale of great power
Update 4/28/15: Based on comments in response to this post, I did further research into the history of the cxotalk.com domain that I recently purchased. Based on many spam backlinks, there is no doubt this site had a bad history before my purchase. This leads to several conclusions: Before purchasing any domain at auction, be […]
Why I’m Dropping InstantSlideup Like a Hot Potato
This is one of those minor personal rants that come up from time to time. What good is having a blog if you have to be all serious and to the point all the time? I recently had tried a little piece of software called “InstantSlideup” (not gonna link to them as I don’t want […]
Google Says Spam a Priority, Not So Much a Problem
Official response from Matt Cutts on the Google Search Spam problem. The long and the short of it? There is acknowledgement that there has been a “slight uptick” in recent months but that things are much better than they were 5 years ago: The short answer is that according to the evaluation metrics that we’ve […]
Those Who Can’t Do, Teach. The Hidden Dangers of Email.
Oh, the irony. Communispond, the Agency that excels sending the same horrendously dumb email year by year actually has the ***s to hold a webinar titled: Writing Skills: The Hidden Dangers of Email: Emails are so quick and easy to write – and it’s so simple to hit the Send button. But most of us […]
There’s PR. And there’s Dumb PR. And there’s Even Dumber PR. And No CRM System Can Save Them.
The best CRM system can’t help you if your sales / marketing team is clueless. Here’s a ridiculous email I’ve just received. Name removed to protect the (not-so) innocent X. Y. kindly requests a meeting Hi Zoli, In celebrating our 40th anniversary, I’ve been given the privilege to manage the relationship between your organization and […]
The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts – Take Two
Some analysts (?) spammers just won’t learn. I ridiculed this “research report” a few months ago (quoting old post below): The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts The Top 10 Questions The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts Will Answer For You Include: 1. What are the ten deadly sins NOT to commit when working […]
The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts
Some of my email spam is actually quite entertaining, like this offer for a “research report”: The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts The Top 10 Questions The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts Will Answer For You Include: 1. What are the ten deadly sins NOT to commit when working with an industry analyst […]
