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One incredibly simple step for building your social networks

Social networking

Social networking connects you with like-minded people across the globe. Rather than spend an age searching for contacts, but don’t forget this one very simple step to build your social networks.

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How NOT to use Powerpoint

PowerPoint is a common computer program for some visual aids during presentations, but when was the last time you saw one that wasn’t cringeworthy?

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How you’re marketing on April Fool’s Day

April Fool's Day 1

A few years back, on April 1st, I was catching a flight from Belfast to Edinburgh. Me and the rest of the passengers were surprised to hear the captain announce, “We will shortly be arriving in Amsterdam.”

Good one (cue tumbleweeds).

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How to combat anti-smoking cigarette packaging

Are you a smoker? Would this cigarette packaging (above) put you off smoking? I bet Marlboro are loving this government addition to their cigarette packets. Pitcure the facial expression of your date, when you calmly light up a cigarette before flipping the packet onto the table where she sits opposite. I think it’d be a [...]

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Ringtone, dialtone, Pantone

Pantone mobile phones

#1: What colour shall we make our new range of mobile phones?
#2: Hmmmm. Shall we use Pantone?
#1: Yes! What will we call the colour range?
#2: Hmmmm. Shall we use Pantone?
#1: Super! How will we market the new style?
#2: Hmmmm. Shall we use Pantone?

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Get free Google, Yahoo and MSN sponsorship

Free sponsored link on Google

Do you want old friends or family to be able to easily find you online? Is your name a common one that you think will never be at the top of a Google, Yahoo or MSN search? Well, here’s a quick and easy way to get yourself a FREE sponsored link at the top of all these search engines.

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BMW’s manual gear shift

BMW gear shift ad

Here’s a new ad from BBDP & Fils for BMW’s 7 Series.

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Look inside the Googleplex

With work becoming more and more time constrained, in today’s 24/7 flat-world environment, can you say you’re happy with your current working conditions? Well, when you put things into perspective it’s very hard to argue against what you have.
However, I know that some of us like a good argument (I mean debate) so take a [...]

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bla.st – the free card directory

bla.st screenshot

I’m not one to advertise a third party unless I think it’s a valuable service for you, so this is one worth a look in my opinion. bla.st is an online business card gallery to promote your business.

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Top 150 marketing blogs

marketing books

Are you interested in marketing? If you have something to sell, be it a product or service, then you should be.

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