http://marketingwithmoxie.com Ideas, thoughts and cool stuff about small business marketing and marketers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:09:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/why-you-should-blog-for-your-business/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/why-you-should-blog-for-your-business/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:09:08 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=546 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Quick post:  Check out this great post from the folks at Splash Media.  What’s stopping you from blogging?  If it’s time, consider outsourcing. I have some good resources I can recommend.  ]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/why-you-should-blog-for-your-business/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-1-15-12/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-1-15-12/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:25:21 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=535 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I have the privilege of hosting a group of colleagues from the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant network in Austin this weekend. We shared some of our favorite online marketing and business tools. Some cool stuff here to help you take action, get organized and more!  Universal Business Listing Great service to get your business listed online. [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-1-15-12/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/think-bigger-in-2012/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/think-bigger-in-2012/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:06:46 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=527 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } After a hiatus, the Marketing with Moxie blog is back!! Have you missed us? As part of my effort to think bigger in 2012, I’ve decided to take a more proactive approach to my posts here. So look for marketing tips and tidbits in three general categories. 1. Tips and cool tools. Once a week [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2012/01/think-bigger-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/08/wanna-chance-to-speak-with-me-at-sxsw-next-year-vote-by-this-friday/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/08/wanna-chance-to-speak-with-me-at-sxsw-next-year-vote-by-this-friday/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:45:15 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=517 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Hundreds of speakers and experts have submitted their ideas for SXSW Interactive 2012 sessions and the public at large can chime in until this Friday, Sept. 2. I proposed a panel called “Real Small Business Owners on Google.” I invite you log on to the SXSW Panel Picker, and give me a thumbs up! Click here [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/08/wanna-chance-to-speak-with-me-at-sxsw-next-year-vote-by-this-friday/feed/ 2 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/08/stuff-with-moxie-google/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/08/stuff-with-moxie-google/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:39:49 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=511 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I have been getting a lot of info about Google+.  For this edition of Stuff with Moxie, I’m posting some info worth checking out if you want to drill down a bit on Google+ for your business — and life. Good “insider” interview with Google’s Joseph Smarr What’s New in Google+ An easier way to [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/08/stuff-with-moxie-google/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/10-thought-bubbles-from-my-first-few-weeks-in-g/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/10-thought-bubbles-from-my-first-few-weeks-in-g/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:29:42 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=480 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } 1.  Wow… this is cool.  Wish I could get in.  This is kind of like walking by a cool new store. I peer through the windows.  The lights are on.  But the doors are locked. Will someone invite me — please? 2.  Drat. I got an invitation, but Google is picky about who’ll they’ll let [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/10-thought-bubbles-from-my-first-few-weeks-in-g/feed/ 1 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-7-03-11/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-7-03-11/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:46:51 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=466 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } More quick links of interesting marketing tips, tools and info that came to my attention over the last week. Google’s taking on Facebook Watching this one closely as Google rolls out Google +.   It’s invitation only right now (I didn’t get one, bummer), but here’s how Google describes it in their tour: http://www.google.com/+/demo/. There’s [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-7-03-11/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/write-a-book-grow-your-business-part-two/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/write-a-book-grow-your-business-part-two/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:04:23 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=460 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Here’s the second part of my interview with “The Book Doula” Liz Alexander. If you’ve wondered about writing a book to share your knowledge or expertise, it could add value to your business. Moxie Marketing:  Okay, let’s say a business owner is inspired to start writing.  What subject should she pick?  Does it have to [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/07/write-a-book-grow-your-business-part-two/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/06/write-a-book-grow-your-business/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/06/write-a-book-grow-your-business/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:33 +0000 Rick L\'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=424 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Have you ever purchased a product or service after reading a book by a business leader or hearing an expert speaker talk about the subject of his or her book?  Yes?  Then you’ve encountered the king of content marketing  - the business book. You’ve heard me talk frequently about how content that educates does more [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/06/write-a-book-grow-your-business/feed/ 0 http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/06/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-five-ways-to-improve-your-business-cards-plus-two-more/ http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/06/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-five-ways-to-improve-your-business-cards-plus-two-more/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:19:56 +0000 Rick L'Amie http://marketingwithmoxie.com/?p=439 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I came across this interesting article on the Marketing Profs Blog about how to make your business cards do more work to promote your business. Tara Horner offers five great ideas, and I’ll add two more: Be sure to include your social media links – your blog site name and your Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter [...]]]> http://marketingwithmoxie.com/2011/06/marketing-stuff-with-moxie-five-ways-to-improve-your-business-cards-plus-two-more/feed/ 0