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No B.S. Live TV by Bill Glazer

WEBISODES:  No B.S Live TV by Bill Glazer
These 13min webisodes are presented by one of my most trusted marketing sources Bill Glazer.   These webisodes include a segment which I get very excited about, the ‘S & D’ segment – Swipe and Deploy segment.
In the S & D segments Bill shows us direct mail pieces which [...]

Posted by Gail on May 10th, 2010 under Guru Favourites, Marketing Strategies, Swipe File - Resources, Website Favourites Tags: , , , ,  •  104 Comments

Sean D’Souza & www.Psychotactics.com

www.psychotactics.com by Sean D’Souza
It was 2006 when I first was introduced ‘Psychotatics’, and have been addicted to Sean’s articles and advice ever since.
I would advise anyone serious about effective marketing strategies, spends considerable time trawling through Sean’s articles. You will learn heaps!
My current area of fascination is around putting together presentations that really grab the [...]

Posted by Gail on May 10th, 2010 under Guru Favourites, Marketing Strategies, Website Favourites Tags: , , , , ,  •  3 Comments

Bazza does Northland New Zealand

http://www.youtube.com/user/northlandnz
I am so proud of Destination Northland for their series of simple yet very clever ‘Bazza’ videos showcasing Northland as a destination for Australians to visit. They’ve broken away from the stock standard tourism videos of boring yet pretty pictures, and instead  capitalised on Buzz marketing by creating these ultra funny Bazza videos.
I’ve taken quite [...]

Posted by Gail on April 22nd, 2010 under Marketing Strategies, Video Favourites Tags: , , , , , , , ,  •  5 Comments

How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds of Less by Milo O.Frank

BOOK: How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds of Less by Milo O.Frank
I’ve found this book particularly useful for my website and eNewsletter content writing – because on average you get only 8 seconds to captivate your visitor before they click off your website / eNewsletter / Sales Brochure etc.
Website visitors in particular [...]

Posted by Gail on April 8th, 2010 under Marketing Strategies, Swipe File - Resources Tags: , , , , , , ,  •  3 Comments

www.blendtec.com/willitblend

These guys are very clever! They know how to take something rather dull such as a ‘kitchen blender’, and spice it up into something compelling!
They’ve filmed many videos of trying to blend unusual items, simply to answer the age old question… “will it blend?”.

Aswell as the outrageous “don’t try this at home” videos, they’ve got a massive Facebook following of almost 17,000 fans!

Posted by Gail on March 30th, 2010 under Marketing Strategies, Video Favourites, Website Favourites Tags: , , , ,  •  7 Comments

www.thomassabo.com

Thomas Sabo is not just any Jeweller. He’s taken his offline persona and put together a website that oozes personality and captivating storytelling. There wouldn’t be too many Jewellers who can do achieve online what Thomas Sabo has!

Before you leave his website, you absolutely must view his video. This video and website is an incredible showcase of how the best way to draw your audience into your sales funnel is through emotive storytelling.

Posted by Gail on March 30th, 2010 under Marketing Strategies, Video Favourites, Website Favourites Tags: , , , , , , , , ,  •  10 Comments

www.yikebike.com

Because my background is in Television Commercials, I get immense enjoyment when I come across online videos that are captivating. This Yike Bike video has cleverly used persona to draw on the audiences emotive side. Also plays on solving problems that the audience and their peers are currently experiencing. All aspects which are critical in creating Buzz

Posted by Gail on March 30th, 2010 under Marketing Strategies, Video Favourites, Website Favourites Tags: , , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

Outrageous Advertising that’s Outrageously Successful by Bill Glazer

In this book Bill shows you how he took the principles he learnt from Dan Kennedy and created a huge menswear store empire when all other menswear chains were closing down. Bill then went onto work as a consultant and alot of the examples in the book show his work as a consultant – vital because it showcases how these strategies can be used in a wide spectrum of industries.

Posted by Gail on March 30th, 2010 under Marketing Strategies, Swipe File - Resources Tags: , , , , , , , ,  •  4 Comments

Dean Hunt – Authority on Buzz Marketing

Dean has an uncanny ability to captivate an audience with his online and offline persona. Through some brave experimenting, Dean has unleashed a Buzz Marketing strategy which allows him to basically print his own money! Not a natural public speaker, Dean is an inspiration with his bravery at getting infront of a camera and audience.

Posted by Gail on March 30th, 2010 under Guru Favourites, Marketing Strategies Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  58 Comments

Gary Vaynerchuk – founder of www.tv.winelibrary.com

Gary really knows how to develop online and offline persona and make alot of money out if it! He’s only in his 20’s and has taken his dad’s small wine boutique store into what is now fast approaching a US$60 Million dollar a year business! Gary has capitalised on his strengths (starting a video blog), which is the single biggest reason why this is such an outstanding success. Gary is very much in demand on the speaking circuit too!

Posted by Gail on March 30th, 2010 under Guru Favourites, Marketing Strategies Tags: , , ,  •  2 Comments