June 2009

Bing Advertising Fail

June 30, 2009

Details, details, details. If there’s one thing I learned in the Navy was attention to detail. Looks like Bing may have forgotten a very small detail in their online advertising. Saw an ad for Bing online today that was specific to golf. Here it is: According to the ad you can enter a tournament in […]

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Decrease email unsubscribes by adding frequency option

June 30, 2009

I was getting a lot of email from L.L. Bean, and decided to unsubscribe. On the unsubscribe page, I saw the above image. Instead of just unsubscribing, it gives me the option to change the frequency that I receive email from them. This may be old hat in the email marketing community, but I found […]

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Taste of Chicago – 2009

June 26, 2009

I’ve lived in the Chicago area for 5 years, but have never attended the Taste of Chicago. Well, I decided to change that this year. It started today at 11 a.m., and I thought I’d run down and check it out before the (legendary) crowds started piling in. There are dozens of booths from local […]

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My Favorite SEO Bloggers

June 16, 2009

I was recently asked which bloggers among the SEO community that I read the most. Considering there are easily hundreds (if not thousands) of SEO bloggers out there, I thought I’d share my list of must-reads. I know I’ll forget some of the great ones, so be sure to add them in the comments, and […]

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Sultans Run Golf Course Review, Jasper, Indiana

June 2, 2009

Sultans Run Golf Course, Jasper, Indiana

I spent a week in French Lick Indiana playing a couple other golf courses (Ross and Dye), and a number of my golf friends suggested I play Sultan’s Run in Jasper. This group has never pointed me in the wrong direction, so I called the day before and was able to get a morning tee […]

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