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The GottaQuirk eMarketing blogThe GottaQuirk eMarketing blogThe GottaQuirk blog is a great resource for information about internet marketing. Its an up to date resource on the happenings in the fast moving eMarketing industry. Articles
Ewok's are Scary
2008-07-20 09:50:00 I consider myself an average Star Wars fan - while I'm not likely to dress up as an alien anytime soon, I grew up watching the movies and so do appreciate som... More About: Viral Marketing , Scary
Mr. T Pities Those without Nuts!
2008-07-19 08:58:00 Food manufacturers, Mars Incorporated, have recently launched a new viral campaign for their famous chocolate bar Snickers. In a series of videos, Mr. T urg... More About: Viral Marketing , Nuts
A Birthday Message from the QuirkStars
2008-07-18 12:50:00 Happy Birthday Tata Mandela you have been an inspiration to all of us to strive to be better South Africans by working towards a better life for all. May you enjoy your special day in full knowledge that you have played your role. Long live, our Madiba, long live! ... More About: General , Message
Google and Radiohead Get Creative.
2008-07-16 10:00:00 This post is for one purpose only. CHECK OUT THIS PROJECT A first as far as I’m aw... More About: General , Radiohead
Ideas and Money Moving Online. Credit Slow to Follow.
2008-07-15 09:07:00 Let’s talk about ideas. I cut my teeth in ‘traditional’ advertising where ‘the idea’ i... More About: General , Moving , Online , Slow
Who Said A Baby Starts Out With No Social Networking Skills?
2008-06-09 07:47:00 I have always had issues with baby books. My sister has many of them, painstakingly documenting everything from her very first nappy change to the time she stuck a pea up her nose. Me, not so much - not even my own dedicated photo album. I have however suitably gotten over... More About: Social , Baby , Social Networking , Networking , Skills
Critical Customers Should be Your Best Friend
2008-06-05 12:51:00 Business Week’s March edition dealt with consumer vigilantes – the people who take a step up and demand better service from companies. While I realise the edition is two months old, I find the topic so... More About: Customers , Friend , Critical
Can there be only One?
2008-06-02 15:34:00 When we think about the Internet and about search engines specifically, the majority of us think… Google, Yahoo! and MSN. When you’ve searched for something online do you remember what website you got the information from? Chances a... More About: General , Search Engine Marketing
Mobile Marketing and New Media Law over Breakfast
2008-05-29 16:05:00 Quirk’s Breakfast Briefing in Cape Town yesterday, and in JHB this morning, featured two exceptional guest speakers. First up was Allan Kent, who spoke on Mobile Marketing . He’s the head o... More About: Media , General
5 Tips for Email Marketing
2008-05-28 08:11:00 Email Marketing gets a bad rap, because of its perceived association with spam, which, like an STD, will infiltrate your inbox as soon as you let your... More About: Email , Email Marketing , Tips
Artists and Innovators on iGoogle
2008-05-27 08:03:00 Google launched their new iGoogle Artist themes in New York this month. The designs have been contributed by a number of Artists and Innovators, among them ... More About: Design
Taking your site to the mobile Web
2008-05-26 13:14:00 The mobile Web is much discussed and a point of contact you should be taking advantage of. Below are some basic points you should consider when looking at how your site will display on the mobile Web. Mobile phones have small screens an... More About: Site , Mobile Web , Taking
We'll let you in on a little secret
2008-05-25 09:19:00 I know all of you (and when I say all of you I mean the men reading this post) wonder why us girls buy so many magazines and catalogues and then leave them lying around. We know it may be slightly obsessive but we need the last 6 months worth of editions. And it&rsquo... More About: Viral Marketing , Secret
Xenophobia - finding a solution!
2008-05-23 14:50:00 The past two weeks represent a significant blot on the landscape of South Africa’s recent past; not since 1994 has the nation been shaken by such an upsurge of senseless violence. Attributed to xenophobia, these attacks, which have esca... More About: General , Solution
Digital Rights Management - downloads might not only be for pirates...
2008-05-23 06:27:00 The opinions and debates over online piracy and Digital Rights Management (DRM) are endless. At the end of the day, you're either in favour of the consumer's right to download content for free or you're in favour of ... More About: Downloads , Pirates , General
Good SEO vs. Bad SEO
2008-05-22 15:15:00 So here we are. For my sins, I am the new SEO manager at Quirk. On the blank canvas of “SEO things” to talk about at Quirk... More About: Search Engine Marketing , Good
The Effect of Usage Data on SEO
2008-05-21 15:19:00 The practice of SEO – tweaking a site to make it rank higher in search results – has thus far evolved alongside developments in search. There has been some discussion, however, that searc... More About: Search Engine Marketing , Data , Effect , Usage
A beginner?s guide to Conversion Optimizer: Part 2
2008-05-19 11:07:00 In my first post about Conversion Optimizer (CO) I outlined a few guidelines when first setting up Conversion Optimizer. I also documented the results of one of my clie... More About: Beginner , Guide , Affiliates , Part
The BBC goes virally HD
2008-05-17 09:20:00 When I saw BBC in the title for this viral I have to admit I got a little excited. I’ve always been a fan of British humour (Monty Python is responsible for a fe... More About: General , Viral Marketing
An Open Introduction
2008-05-15 07:43:00 So it has got to this, I am the new Sys Admin here at Quirk. And as most people know us technically minded individuals do not have the knack for writing any sort of articles, blog posts or user manuals and tend to think in binary rather than in &lsqu... More About: General , Open , Introduction
It's Google Earth: Putting South Africa on the Map
2008-05-14 15:31:00 Finally, I can talk about the exciting project that has been keeping me up late and in the office early. Introducing: The South Africa n Tourism layer in Google Earth (downloadable he... More About: South Africa , General
Tourism Begins Online
2008-05-13 17:25:00 With the current focus on tourism, as evident from the Tourism Indaba that drew to a close in Durban today, it seems valuable to discuss one of the most significant developments in tourism in the last few years. The ... More About: General , Online
Insightful Nokia understands the importance of the mobile Web
2008-05-13 11:20:00 That the mobile Internet is significant and growing in importance is hardly news. In Africa specifically, challenges in landline infrastructure and the costs of an Internet connection has made the cellphone the obvious choice for most of the population. Statis... More About: Mobile , Nokia , General , Mobile Web
7 Tips for Online Marketing Managers (partners)
2008-05-12 16:08:00 Although I am quite new to the world that is eMarketing , the environment here at Quirk is pretty fast-paced and you find yourself being... More About: Online Marketing , General , Tips , Online
Reality Facebook
2008-05-10 11:40:00 Mary sent this viral clip around on Wednesday morning. For hours after the sounds of giggling QuirkStars could be heard from all over the QuirkStation. Yes, w... More About: Reality , Viral Marketing , Facebook
Like Coldplay? Like Free Stuff?
2008-05-09 14:05:00 Well here’s a little humdinger of a promotion using the very source of masses of lost music industry revenue - the Internet … dum! dum! dum! (dramatic sounds ensue). Shabang! (magic surprise effects) Free ti... More About: Free Stuff , Stuff , Coldplay
Protecting Children on Facebook
2008-05-09 12:55:00 49 Attorney generals in the United States have signed on with Facebook to protect children from being bullied or contacted by potentially dangerous people through their profile p... More About: Children
A Finnish Edition
2008-05-08 14:08:00 Hi, my name is Peter and I’m a Quirkaholic... Just kidding... kind of. Who is Peter Lehto? Well, I was born in Helsinki, Finland, to a South African mother and Finnish father. (Quite a weird combo I know... More About: Edition
TheWB.com - The New Tv
2008-05-01 16:13:00 In an effort to occupy a higher percentage of consumers' time, media companies are researching new outlets to show their stuff. Broadband distribution is the most recent of these. The latest platform for entert... More About: General
Five Tips to Make Social Media Strategy Work for Your Business
More articles from this author:2008-04-30 13:18:00 True computer geeks (recently I was informed that that there is a discernable difference between nerds and geeks, although my friends - who may or not fall into this category - have some trouble explaining this subtlety to a mere mortal such as myself) predate Social ... More About: Business , Media , Strategy , Tips 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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