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Workers of Iniquity in the Internet Marketing Cesspool
If you’ve ever wanted proof that the guys running boiler rooms are workers of iniquity, look no further than John Paul Raygoza of PushTraffic. The short version: Raygoza and his thugs scammed people in desperate financial straits in amounts ranging from $4,200 to $58,000. They manipulated “marks” through false promises of financial gain, then denied […]
Continue readingCreativity and Constraints
In my early twenties, I wrote a number of “philosophical fragments.” These thought-fragments were inspired by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, Blaise Pascal’s Pensées, and Søren Kierkegaard’s Philosphical Fragments. Fragment #92 I wrote says this: Creativity thrives under limits, be they natural or imposed. Since then, I’ve seen this principle at work time and time again.
Continue readingFlattery from a Stranger
So I got this little gem of an email in my inbox this week. GREETINGS MY NAME IS ANGEL AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA REPRESENTING VISUAL MEDIA IMPACT IN TARRYTOWN, N.Y. I AM EMAILING YOU BECAUSE I SEE POTENTIAL IN YOUR TRAFFICKING DUE TO MY EXPERTISE OF SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZING. I HAVE OVER […]
Continue readingToday We Tell Congress to Shove It
Today, many of the world’s largest websites are protesting SOPA and PIPA, two bills that threaten the open and free Web. Wikipedia is protesting…
Continue readingMake Your Prospect Feel Special
For experienced marketers, this may be old news, but the Harvard Business Review found that people who were made to feel special were three times more likely to want to buy a specific item. How, exactly, was this conclusion reached?
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