http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs Blogs about marketing Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:04:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Walking in the footsteps of Jay-Z and Nelly, Justin Timberlake is backing a line of expensive but delightfully ass-perking denim wear: William Rast, launched in partnership with Trace Ayala. (The brand is a combination of their grandfathers' first names.)...Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Timberlake-Uses-William-Rast-to-Explore-Throbbing-Redneck-Fantasy/ Walking in the footsteps of Jay-Z and Nelly, Justin Timberlake is backing a line of expensive but delightfully ass-perking denim wear: William Rast, launched in partnership with Trace Ayala. (The brand is a combination of their grandfathers' first names.)...Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Timberlake-Uses-Wiliam-Rast-to-Explore-Throbbing-Redneck-Fantasy/ Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.... ...Original Source: feeds.seroundtable.com http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Daily-Search-Forum-Recap-August-28-2008/ The Wall Street Journal analyzes and compares the online marketing strategies, successes and weaknesses of the two US presidential candidates. McCain turns out to be the more savvy search marketer, while Obama does a better job at SEO and is investing more in online display advertising. Click to continue reading......Original ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Obama-Vs-McCain-Display-Vs-Direct-Response/ Many search marketers know of "data geek" Bill Tancer, who has long entertained folks at search marketing conferences with tales and observations of what you can tell about people through search trends. Bill's got a ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Bill-Tancer-On-20-20-This-Friday-Talking-Search-Behavior/ Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Are You Giving Your SEO Enough Information to Succeed? Three years ago Todd Malicoat published a blog ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/SearchCap-The-Day-In-Search-August-28-2008/ Ok, it’s time to vote. Watch the video and look at the entries, and vote in the poll below for your favorite picture. The winners, who will be the top 5 vote getters, will each get a $100 Zappos.com certificate to buy anything they want on Zappos, even more mandals! Yes, ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Vote-for-Zappos-Mandals-Entries/ It's always a little irksome when a film boasts an "all-star cast," because if THAT'S the card it's playing, there's probably not much else going on....Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/More-Women-on-Big-Screen-Aptly-Called-The-Women-/ Studio Myerscough and Luke Morgan have transformed an old railway carriage into something of a local hotspot. T...Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/psfk http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/From-Rails-to-Roasts-Deptford-Project-Cafe/ Three years ago Todd Malicoat published a blog post titled Balancing the Link Equation, which offered conditional tips about how to improve the link profile of a website. I think of that post nearly every time someone asks for SEO advice because the field has grown so complex that both ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Are-You-Giving-Your-SEO-Enough-Information-to-Succeed-/ There are 3 days left of my personal coaching bonuses for the Blog Mastermind Blog Mentoring program. To recap - Blog Mastermind is a fantastic blogger mentoring program with some great teaching from successful Blogger Yaro Starak and his team. BlogMastermind is a six month program which you can either sign ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Just-3-Days-Left-to-Get-My-Bonus-Offers-with-Blog-Mastermind/ - Because what the world needs now is a hot blogger calendar....Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Hot-Blogger-Calendar-90210-Strip-Searched-Buffy-Increases-Church-Abandonment/ For some, imagery of schoolgirls (or any female for that matter) in pleated, plaid miniskirts presents an irresistible urge to let fantasy fun rampant and to, well, just be really, really bad....Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Marc-Jacobs-to-Make-Suburban-Dads-Squirm/ Never mind petitions, Greenpeace wants PICTURES. The organization's asking community members to submit photos of dearly-loved things being threatened by global warming....Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Greenpeace-Raids-Scrapbooks-for-Guilt-Trips/ TechCrunch reports Google has extended a deal to be the default search engine in Firefox for an additional three years, to 2011. The news comes the day after Microsoft released a beta of IE8. The deal is somewhat ironic in that Google has lobbied to to prevent Microsoft ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Google-amp-Mozilla-Extend-Default-Firefox-Search-Provider-Deal/ This Saturday, a unique art performance is happening at Brooklyn’s Issue Project Room at the Old American Can Factory. Called “Power 2″ it’s a hybrid between dance, music and interactive projected video. The dancer’s movements will control the action on screen, and the crowd, who are encouraged to wear all ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Event-Power-2/ I first met Zane Safrit at a Word of Mouth Marketing Association Conference in Orlando back in 2006. He was on a panel discussing how he, as then CEO of Conference Calls Unlimited, baked Word-of-Mouth into the corporate culture of his company. By far, he was the most lucid ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Talking-Shop-with-Zane-Safrit/ Sadly, for some, the LA County Fair bimbos have been retired after a two year run bringing attention to that annual geographical anomaly, the LA County Fair....Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/adrants http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/LA-County-Fair-Bimbos-Retired-In-Favor-of-Farting-Cow-Presidential-Candidates/ Over at New York Magazine, the number 1 most viewed, most commented and most emailed article at the moment is one that profiles Buffalo, New York as an ideal of urban living. A lot of people might be surprised at this declaration. Buffalo is seen by many as a post-industrial ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/The-Discount-Urban-Dream-Life/ Oli Laurelle has created a stunning flickr set of images showcasing the fluctuating prevalence of wireless technology on her different journeys through Europe. The picture above is a data visualization of the wireless access she picked up on a 45 minute car ride from a village to a city. 451 ... http://www.webalalza.com/marketingblogs/2008/08/28/Invisible-Journeys-Mapping-the-Connections-Around-Us/