Category Archives: Marketing Thoughts

If I Worked for the Dunkin’

July 2, 2009 – 11:24 am

This post has been brewing in my mind for over 3 weeks.
On June 5th, National Donut Day, Dunkin’ Donuts had someone (their head chef, their CEO, cannot remember?) on The Early Show to announce a new donut that won a month long voting process - I of course voted, but not for the winner.  After [...]

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My Mother Would Be Proud

April 11, 2009 – 8:41 pm

My mother was a true-blood coupon cutter and she taught me well. I have always been a user of coupons when I do my grocery shopping. I’m also known for bringing a dining coupon with me to a restaurant. Lots of people find this surprising. Not sure why. But with these times of needing our [...]

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Self-Professed Microsoft Girl

October 26, 2008 – 10:58 am

I was on the plane yesterday - it was extremely early, I left my home at 5 am - thinking over why I have not blogged here lately. Each day a thought pops in my head and I say to myself “I should blog about that!” But then I turn my attention back to either [...]

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Conference Follow-up Goal Met

July 3, 2008 – 10:05 pm

I had stated in an earlier post that I had a goal of getting the eBay Live 2008 Dummies follow-up email out within two weeks. I am not the greatest at post-show follow-up so this was a major goal for me this fiscal year.  Lead retrieval companies have made this easier over the years - [...]

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Customer Reviews Influence the Buying

June 5, 2008 – 3:37 pm

I’ve had various discussions this week about the importance of customer reviews on our books at a site such as Amazon.com and how these influence buying decisions.  I am squarely (not even vaguely) in the camp that customer reviews can make or break your product here. 
Recently, I was in search of a clock for my [...]

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