Cuong Huynh on October 23rd, 2008

Black hat SEO is defined as “SEO techniques or practices that are used to get higher search rankings in an unethical manner.” There are various different ways other websites define this, but the gist of it is it is unacceptable practice from both a search engine’s and human’s point of view. I’m using BHSEO for short [...]

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Cuong Huynh on October 22nd, 2008

Marketing Charts summarized a recent study done by the CMO Council, called “Driving The Bottom Line From The Front Line”. The study highlights an alarming reality among large, multinational companies: marketing and sales collaboration and effectiveness are rated as poor according to the organizations’ own assessment.
Here are some results summarized at the Marketing Charts page [...]

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Cuong Huynh on October 21st, 2008

Here’s something I like from reading Paul Barsch today:
“Life, including business, is a series of choices. Read much, ask questions, and spend the time to do the analysis. Then choose wisely. Flying by the seat of your pants and making choices haphazardly without the facts or reviewing all the angles is a recipe for much [...]

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Cuong Huynh on October 20th, 2008

One of the more well-know events, the 3M Carjacks of the Post-It Note Jaguar, is an interesting case study of mine because it is so simple and so big. Of course in hindsight it’s easy to critique, but if one looks at this as an observer and marketer, what is the real learning opportunity here?
Well [...]

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