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RSS Google Maps and Local Search

  • David Mihm’s Updated Local Search Ecosystem Infographic February 22, 2012
    David has just created an update to the great chart describing the mishegas that is the Local Search ecosystem. The chart elegantly captures the flow of data from the top tier data suppliers through the directories and into Google and the other search engines. The complete set of charts detailing the relations can be found at A [...] Related posts: David Mih […]
    Mike

RSS Direct Creative

  • Mastering the almighty advertorial space ad February 7, 2012
    There are basically two types of space advertising: promotional ads and advertorials. Each has its place in your marketing toolbox. However, while most copywriters and designers have at least a fair understanding of promotional ads, advertorials can pose a challenge. Designers in particular have issues with advertorials because they’re ugly. So let’s take a […]
    Dean Rieck

Business Metrics

How Much Do Wraps Cost?

April 27, 2011
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Price vs cost

How much do wraps cost? Good question. The cost of something is always important from an out-of-pocket, cash-flow, point-of-view.  The cash-out-of pocket answer is simply, about $10-$12 per square foot for car wraps. Box trucks run $8-$10 per square foot. That includes graphic design, vinyl printing/lamination, and installation. If you can afford that, then...
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Wraps Are Marketing Tools

April 25, 2011
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Vehicle wraps are marketing tools.

Did you know that wrapped vehicles can be tracked? Not like your driver took the afternoon and headed to Windstar tracked, but tracking the responses generated from the auto graphics you paid good money for. If you’re wrapping your vehicle in hopes of gaining new business but have no tracking mechanism in place you’re...
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Left-Brain Landing Page Design

March 9, 2011
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Landing page development

Okay, I admit it. I can’t stand it when a right-brainer tries to design something that’s obviously crying out for a structured, analytic approach to making something work. God bless ‘em all but putting lipstick on a pig won’t make it fly. Designing landing pages is a good example of that. “Pretty” won’t engage...
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What is A/B Testing?

March 8, 2011
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A/B testing is the simple concept of testing two versions of the same thing to see which one performs better. That could be a web page, an email, an SMS message, or almost anything you can think of to test head-to-head. Here’s how it works for a web page. Suppose you’re running a campaign...
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