Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good – From TED

Not sure if any of you visit www.ted.com or have been lucky enough to attend a conference. TED – Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world Have a surf around if you have never seen this site before. Every time I watch a video here, it makes my brain juices flow.  Read More →

eMail Marketing Blog Quick-Hits

1. Contactology “Contactology is an email marketing software built for business. If you want to maximize your permission-based email marketing deliverability, create attractive, branded emails and keep your content out of the spam box, Contactology can help you. We offer enterprise-level features and excellent service at a reasonable cost. Clients come to us for our impressive analytics, premium... [Read more]

Blogging to be the Expert

Yesterday’s How To Be Famous On The Internet Seminar, hosted by SMOJOE, was a great success for all involved. There were a couple of real gems for SEO/SEM/SOM campaigns and I will pass those along in this post and others over the next couple of days. SMOJOE and Rob Cambell First up was the man behind SMOJOE, Rob Cambell. Rob talked about his experience as a Search Engine Optimization expert... [Read more]

How To Be Famous On The Internet

This is the title of the Social Media Marketing event I am attending this afternoon on behalf of The eMail Guide. The two bloggers I will be meeting are  Raymi the Minx and Petite Fashionista, who are amongst the most influential bloggers in Toronto, each with a large international following.  Not sure if becoming a celebrity will be the result of this seminar or not, but at least it will... [Read more]

The Official StreamSend Blog

StreamSend has an active and well-crafted company blog that has several contributors. With useful tidbit articles and pointers such as “How E-mail Became a Direct-Marketing Rock Star in Recession” and “Some Elements of Good and Bad Subject Lines” I was happy to subscribe to their email list.  Looks like they post every few days with current trends and events in focus.  You... [Read more]

Another Quick SEO Tip from The eMail Guide…

Reading some very good articles about what to do and what not to do for Blog SEO / SEM best practices. Here’s something that jumped out at me – as it helped maintain and grow my own personal blog numbers instead of an initial spike that dwindles quickly: Write your content for human audiences, not for search engines!  It’s pretty simple but many, if not most, aspiring bloggers who... [Read more]

Spam contributing to Global Warming?

Interesting blog out today on the NY Times website regarding a report by McAfee that spam has a significant impact on the environment.   Some of the findings include: 62 trillion spam e-mails were sent in 2008. (That’s 10,333 emails for every person on earth) The energy used to send and deal with spam during that period equals the electricity consumed in 2.4 million homes. (That’s a city large... [Read more]

Spam Links Blog

Spam Links is the anti-spam portal with the notable byline:  ”everything you didn’t want to have to know about spam.” It is a great resource for tips and best practices for permission email marketing and a formidable tool for combating spam.  Unfortunatly, the blog does not seem to have been updated for several months. You can find information, the website and the blog address for... [Read more]

the Touch Blog

Raj Khera,  CEO of MailerMailer LLC., shares his experienced insight on trends and useful software applications around the theme of email marketing.  Updates seem to average twice a month.  You can find Raj’s blog here.  Read More →

StrikeIron Blog

StrikeIron provides an on-demand Web-based infrastructure for delivering business data to any Internet-connected system, including Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, Web sites, mashups, spreadsheets or core enterprise systems. Their blog covers a wide variety of topics relating to their core services and SaaS trends in the marketplace.  It is a good, professional read and seems to be updated... [Read more]

Canada: Anti-Spam Bill Raises Concerns

On April 24th, the Government of Canada introduced  the Electronic Commerce Protection Act (ECPA). Though it has not been enacted yet while it goes through the process of a parliamentary system, it is causing great concern within the permission email marketing industry. An example of this concern is that the wide-sweeping definition of what constitutes malware, spam and phishing could also theoretically... [Read more]

Internet Marketing Manager

Vancouver, BC Vancouver, British Columbia About the Job Primary accountability of this position is to drive online subscription sales for our clients products and increase site traffic. Our client is a fast growing and very successful on-line consumer service RESPONSIBILITIES: You will be responsible for creating effective online marketing messages to drive online sales. Your experience with SEM,... [Read more]

ExactTarget Secures $70M Venture Capital Investment

As seen on the Exact Target Blog. No One has ever disputed the fact that the email marketing industry is alive and well. With a 70 million dollar investment  it makes me think that the economy and VC world is waking up again after a power nap. I’m sure the guys at ET will put the money good use, just have a look at their product. You will soon learn that these guys and gals know what they are... [Read more]

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Sendomatic Inc.

Sendomatic Online Invitations; Electronic E Invites; Announcements and Greetings. Great for baby showers; event planning and party; birthday; shower; wedding; baptism or graduation invitations. Customization makes Sendomatic also perfect for corporate eve  Read More →

Rattlebox

Rattlebox.com is the best site on the web for free video ecards that don’t suck. Our ecards for free are perfect for every occasion!  Read More →

Prospectiv

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Blue Mountain

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OpenBOX Technologies:

CRM and business software – sales force automation; marketing campaign management; help desk; order management; project management; partner management; workflow – OpenBOX Technologies; CRM and business software for SMBs and large enterprises.  Read More →