10 Creative Advertising Ideas from Students

If you’re looking for new customers, there’s a lot of people talking about your product / marketplace on Twitter. You can now find them easier with Tweet Scan. Search for your product name or marketplace and you can them send those people a message about your product. Twitter can also be a great way to…

Continuing from my last post on this topic… How to be successful in the web design and development industry: Do great work. Meet and talk to lots of people in the industry. Especially locally. Always finish your projects. Did I miss anything?

I spoke with a Flash designer in Phoenix this afternoon and found it interesting that he was seeking contract jobs in Europe… and specifically in the UK. I asked him why and he mentioned the exchange rate and that he wants to be a sweatshop to companies in Europe. Wow, that’s either very smart or…

Here’s a cool marketing idea… Some family was in town visiting for the Barrett-Jackson Auto Show in Scottsdale this weekend. Some folks from Jeep took their photo and gave them a card with a special photo id number. They go to a special page on the Jeep web site where they can see their photo….

As an independent wordsmith, I’m well acquainted with working in non-traditional work places; for instance, my main office (home) and the other locale’s I frequent (coffee houses). Notice the title of this entry. It’s not about how to be productive. Anyone can be productive, if they so desire, every now and again, sometimes on purpose,…

Do you give gifts to your clients (specifically for Christmas/Holidays)? What about coworkers? Do you give everyone the same thing? Or are you just sick of giving out gifts?