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[Infographic] How to make money on the Internet

I find so many interesting infographics that it’d be a shame to not share them with others from time-to-time. The first that I’ll share here came to me via Fast Company and describes exactly how you can make money on the internet. Look closely to soak up it’s goodness and healthy dose of sarcasm too! [ READ MORE ]

Why Bigger is Not Always Better

I think a person’s choice in coffee mug says a lot about a person; especially if they don’t drink coffee but that’s another matter all together. Several years ago a former co-worker gave me a coffee mug from the American Marketing Association (also a former client) with the question, “Can you make the logo bigger?” [ READ MORE ]

Vote for Vodori as a 2010 Chicago Innovator

First things first…VOTE FOR US! Why? Glad you asked! Vodori has been selected as one of 75 top finalists in the 2010 Chicago Innovation Awards and with your help we could win the People’s Choice award. You have until October 14th to vote, but why wait? Please do it now. Past winners include: Groupon-Collective Buying [ READ MORE ]

The Tenets of Digital Strategy (via Mike Arauz – The Blog)

Couldn’t agree more on the iterative and integrated points on the process. Strategy should be alive, breathing, ever changing; not-one and-done. Successful strategies need to be fed in order to be sustained. (click for full-size image) I’ve been kicking these around for a little while. Would love to hear what you think. Process should be… [ READ MORE ]

Thought for the Day: Awards

When asked about awards I’ve won…”The awards I’ve won won’t be found on any mantel; they’re in my clients’ pocket.&#[ READ MORE ]

Do you need my money that bad? I’m pretty sure I need it more.

Apparently Capital One REALLY wants my money (and yours too, well so do all the banks and creditors right?). I was just checking my email and saw this “wonderful” offer Capital One is promoting for it’s “high yeild” bank account. It claims that if I start out now and deposit $10,000 and continue to save [ READ MORE ]

One to Grow on…

On a recent project I was welcomed to the team via email in which the closing statement was just too good not to share nor to illustrate: “Success will be found at the intersection of Time and Money.” — Jennifer Conklin and Howell Malham, Manifest Digital[ READ MORE ]

Encouraging Feedback Makes Customers Feel Like You Care

They’ve gone and done it again. They just keep me coming back for more… No. Not a crack dealer but you’re close! Nike. This year I was convinced that by buying something related to the Chicago Marathon I’d somehow jinx myself and not finish the race. So this time around I made sure I waited [ READ MORE ]

Much Ado About Manifest

Manifest Digital wins PhizzPop! Even though I was out of the country while the news broke, I’ve been keeping an eye out for posts surrounding this amazing event. Here is a sampling of what I’ve been able to collect thus far. If you come across any Manifest sightings please send them my way! Watch PhizzPop [ READ MORE ]

On Business Speak

Some of the Business Speak I’ve heard this week alone: Move the needle In the weeds  Riffing (meaning free form, making it up as we go) the ever popular…100,000 foot view Boil the ocean  texture around the edges get back to neutral  flip the switch on getting more religion around this Some recommended reading on [ READ MORE ]

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