tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-518250 2012-02-15T11:59:53-08:00 Strategic Marketing Tips & Ideas for Growing Your Business: Steve Miller's thoughts, ideas, and Ramblings. TypePad TwoHatMarketinghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0168e7689181970c 2012-02-15T11:59:53-08:00 2012-02-15T12:46:17-08:00

If you're old, like me, you probably remember vacationing with the family way back when...driving down brand new interstates...and staying at some motel, like Holiday Inn or Howard Johnson's (HoJo's!). Back then we didn't expect much from our motel room....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/bm4rYcPyXWw" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2012/02/damn-those-customers.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef01630086ba7b970d 2012-02-02T07:17:35-08:00 2012-02-02T07:17:35-08:00

Joe Pulizzi has a cool post about Coca-Cola's new efforts to be a content marketer: Coca-Cola Bets the Farm on Content Marketing: Content 2020 I am big on content marketing, especially for B2B companies. And if a consumer products company,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/gzXx_4v8w90" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2012/02/more-stuff-about-content-marketing.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0167612e4ce2970b 2012-02-01T06:31:07-08:00 2012-02-01T06:41:19-08:00

I'm currently in Cincinnati speaking at a workshop for exhibitors in the huge International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). This is our fourth stop on a six-city tour educating companies how they can get the most out of exhibiting at the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/g5-sEyEKmCk" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2012/02/more-successful.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0168e5b2051e970c 2012-01-17T11:37:29-08:00 2012-01-17T11:34:54-08:00

I received an email from my good buddy, Richard Schenkar, with a link to Tyler Nichols recent blog post, I am done with the Freemium Business Model. Richard asked my take on Tyler's conclusion. Is freemium marketing dead? Was it...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/tW5c901DqRM" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2012/01/does-free-work.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0168e533da19970c 2012-01-08T13:23:31-08:00 2012-01-08T13:24:14-08:00

My smokin' hot wife, Kay, forwarded this video to me and I love it. A GREAT way to start the New Year for Two Hat Marketing and YOU, my awesome BFF's!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/a8mjHm-qIvg" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2012/01/oh-the-places-youll-go.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef01675f8ab775970b 2011-12-28T10:13:53-08:00 2011-12-28T10:13:53-08:00

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Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2011/12/watch-how-an-audience-reacts-when-asked-to-turn-off-their-phones.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0162fe36293a970d 2011-12-22T10:25:47-08:00 2011-12-22T10:25:47-08:00

Here's a link to an interesting article about how BlendTec measures their social media participation (click here to read). For those of you who don't know BlendTec, they are one of the true business superstars of YouTube with their famous...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/vHElYO8n-OA" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2011/12/will-it-blend-with-social-media.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef01543834ed8d970c 2011-12-12T09:38:11-08:00 2011-12-12T09:38:11-08:00

What will you do different in 2012? I asked that question in my last post. It's a pretty big question and, frankly, you may not know how to answer it. I can help you on that. I'm a consultant. That's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/XAKW7hf5qwc" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2011/12/4-questions.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0153941bea31970b 2011-12-06T12:22:11-08:00 2011-12-06T12:25:14-08:00

Holiday season is tough. It's tough for a lot of reasons - some small and some not. For example, I like to say "Merry Christmas" to people. It's what I grew up saying and I WANT to say it, so...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/60KMNRHT1QU" height="1" width="1"/>

Steve Miller http://www.twohatmarketing.com/ramblog/2011/12/nothappy.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8d6453ef0154373d060b970c 2011-11-22T16:40:48-08:00 2011-11-22T16:42:13-08:00

One of my best friends is also one of the top business speakers and authors in the world. I first met Mark Sanborn about 25 years ago through my membership in the National Speakers Association. It was pretty obvious then...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoHatMarketing/~4/O1Z5CqwORgg" height="1" width="1"/>

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