Inbound Marketer, Outbound Geek | Brian Carl

You’re the thought leader of what now?

July 15, 2009

What is thought leadership?
Lets be honest now here. It’s gobbledygook. Thought leadership has become just another Internet hype word, that people are told they should strive for.
The basic idea is that if you blog, tweet, and post thoughtful content online you can become a thought leader and the leads will come flying in. Is this [...]

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For Once Microsoft is Doing the Puking, Instead of it’s Users

July 13, 2009

A few weeks ago Microsoft took down a video that they produced called OMGIGP. Luckily YouTube still has a copy posted.

There were a lot of different reactions to this video being posted from people thinking it was a fake and then others thinking it is in bad taste.
I have to say I think its brilliant. [...]

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Weekly Links July 11th

July 11, 2009

Since we are talking about e-books yesterday here is a great link to take a look at

So you want to write an e-book? 30 tips for success

This next link is something I think is going to become more and more important in the future

Résumé 2.0 – Down & Dirty On What to Include

Personally I have [...]

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How can you make a $7.95 Marketing Plan

July 10, 2009

Everybody seems to be writing e-books these days. They are a great way to help out your brand and can be an amazing way to generate leads.
Anytime there is some new trend in marketing, especially online, every marketer jumps on board and lets be honest most of them suck.
One that doesn’t suck is the $7.95 [...]

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When is wrong right for business?

July 8, 2009

Nobody likes to be wrong. I am a very suborn person myself and usually think I am right. Usually might be an understatement. But I can be wrong after the fact and I am okay with that.
Why is it okay to be wrong? We are all working in a new medium and I don’t care [...]

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Away for the Week

July 4, 2009

This is normally the time when I post my weekly links, but unfortunately that is going to have to be passed on this week.
I should have posted earlier that I was away all last week.
With that said I was going to try and find some links to post, but without having the time to really [...]

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Weekly Links 6-27-09

June 26, 2009

I’ve only been making these link lists for a few weeks now, but already it is hard only posting 5 links a week. This medium moves so fast and were lucky to have so many smart people posting on their blogs and twitter to keep it moving. I am going to try and keep to [...]

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I’m su.pr thanks for asking.

June 25, 2009

If you use Twitter, you know all about URL shorteners by now. In fact, you can probably name more of them, then the real name of your twitter followers.
StumbleUpon recently released their own. What makes this one any different then all the others? Before we get there:
What is StumbleUpon?
StumbleUpon is another social site, but really [...]

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Weekly Links 6-20-09

June 21, 2009

Here is the first installment of the new weekly link section of the site. As I wrote last week, I will post 4 links about social media and 1 link that’s a fun link. It might be about social media, it might not.

HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Twitter #Hashtags
Promoting your Social Media accounts [...]

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