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Let’s talk internet numbers. A sweet little video.
This sweet little video gives us a snapshot on the state on the internet at the moment. Some of the numbers are staggering. Kudos to the creator. Nice graphics and music too! JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.
Merry Christmas
I want to take this opportunity to wish all my readers, clients and friends a merry Christmas and the best new year. If you don’t mind, I’m naming next year 2010sen. I’ll be working across the break excluding the public holidays so please don’t hesitate in contacting me with any requests. This is posted from [...]
Not going away
It’s been an exciting week for me moving into some new office space in Maroochydore and establishing a new business identity (to be revealed soon). As with most moves there are always phone and internet connection challenges and we’re reminded on how much we rely on the internet in our everyday lives. A local real [...]
Speed and THEN Design
With the speed of the economy and production, the short shelf life of news and the countless opportunities for innovation available to spread news about a product, cause or idea, I believe the need for speed in marketing now outweighs design. The term “don’t worry be crappy” comes to mind when clients pitch me an [...]
Producing a Manifesto – What, Why and How.
A client-friend of mine recently published a book which won business book awards over Seth Godin and Peter Drucker. Ken Wright’s new book “the People Pill” has become one of those I-need-to-read-this-yearly type book to those I’ve recommended it too. I’d recommend you head on over to http://www.thepeoplepill.com and start by downloading the Free 12 [...]
Guest Blogger – Aaron Parkes from FYOB
Over the last 6 months, I’ve come know Aaron Parkes and have the privledge to work with this clever guy on various projects. When I need to present or make a pitch I call in Aaron to work with me. I call him my ‘translator’ – keeping my techinical things practical and easy to understand [...]
I’m not a Flasher but I like to have fun!
Today a guy asked me if I build websites using FLASH. I said, ‘No’. (Flash sites are those super dynamic moving images and things you used to see on a lot of websites.) His next question was, ‘Do you do SEO.’ I said, “Yes, and sort of. Generally my sites generate good ranking because I [...]
Looking for measurable ROI on your advertising spend? Why?
ROI = Return on Investment. “You must be able to measure how much you make in return on your advertising spend!” “If you can’t measure the return on your marketing investment, you’re wasting your time and money!” Heard it all a thousand times. And fair enough, to an extent, it’s true. But it’s also tends [...]
Websites for Authors and Speakers
Lately, I’ve been building an increasing number of websites for international authors and speakers. They love the flexiblity and engagement that my websites bring them. They are getting great traffic and love the fact that they get to create and tweak the content as much as they want – when they want. The great thing [...]
The Blogging Pastor
It’s great being part of a church that communicates using social media. I think it says a lot about a church’s willingness to embrace new forms of communication and stay connected. Also, it’s important to understand that, in many cases, the medium is the message – just using this technology says a lot about an [...]
