Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing

Consider subscribing to my blog’s RSS feed. It’s stickyThis is part two of a two course helping of snack sized small business marketing advice for 2009. Find the 1st course here.
With 2009 just around the corner I thought it would be fun to collect the thoughts of some of the leading marketing folks around the [...]

Search on twitter is a great way to find people based on content. The type of search that’s long gone missing though is a search based on a person’s name.
Last week search by name came back and works very well. Here’s a search for John on twitter - I find I’m in the #8 spot [...]

With 2009 just around the corner I thought it would be fun to collect the thoughts of some of the leading marketing folks around the web, but do so in what I am calling snack size fashion - so welcome to Snackfest 2009.
In keeping with the current trend in social media for small bites of [...]

The title of this post is one of my three marketing rules to live by, so from time to time I like to make reference to examples, good and bad. (Full rule list: Don’t be rude, don’t be boring, give to get)
I rarely rant on this blog, but I just can’t take it anymore. I [...]

As part of my work as a publisher and podcaster I get to read lots of books and interview some great authors. The following three books somehow made my top three list for the year, although ask me on another day and the list could change.

Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely - Gets at the heart [...]

Lists are always popular this time of year so I thought I would pass a couple along (and yes I made both, so of course I think they are brilliant.)
The 50 Best Business Blogs comes from Business Pundit a well-read general business blog. The list was compiled by Drea Knufken, senior writer at BusinessPundit.com. DTM [...]

Creating marketing materials that educate is the best way to develop customers, but it doesn’t and shouldn’t stop with lead generation and conversion. You can extend the education as a way to create raving fans and generate more referrals.
Whenever someone buys a product or service they should also be taught the proper way to get [...]

Right now, pretty much everyone is thinking about what it’s going to take their business to move their business to the next level in 2009?
To build a marketing system that shines in good times and bad?
To trust that their marketing in on the right track, preparing to deliver consistent results every single time.
So, please [...]