Jul 25, 2009 Posted in Fun and Inspiration, Random Thoughts

Dazed and Confused in Nottingham

This is pretty funny. I just hopped on a bus for the five minute journey from my flat to the city center to satisfy my weekly McDonald’s breakfast craving (I know, my bad). The bus was unusually busy and I had to squeeze by a number of people before finding a seat about three quarters of the way back.

Well, you could imagine my surprise when I look up to see that I had walked right past a dude dressed head-to-tow in an awesome neon green drag outfit. I guess Nottingham is having its first ever gay pride parade today. (more…)

Oct 24, 2008 Posted in Marketing Ideas, Success Stories

Using Publicity and Buzz

I recently wrote a post about Dean Hunt and his unique approach to generating buzz and traffic using web 2.0 and social media. My review was pretty flattering but sincere. And to prove it I’m actually in the middle of testing two of the ideas contained in one of his reports.

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