Any publisher, be it online, television, radios or blogs is in the business of selling a channel. Ad rates are declining!  The sky is falling.  Print media ad rates have plummeted to an all time low.   I need ads that engage me! Media will only survive selling value added services! How many times have we heard a ‘guru’ say this about newspapers, magazines or even websites? To a large degree it is true and there certainly are better ways to connect with consumers. Personally I feel there still are applications for mass media marketing. adverts, with 1 advert containing 4 more. MORE >>

That being said, as you watch I’d love some comments, e-mails and tweets on the key tips: I’ll be sure to add them into this post (yes, I’m trying to crowdsource a blog entry). It’s been a while now, but I spoke at the MaRS Best Practices series with Erin Bury ( Sprouter ), Mark Evans ( MESH ) and Joseph Puopolo ( StickerYou ). Our topic was “How to promote your B2C Web Startup&#. was going to write an earth shattering entry summarizing the key tips, but much time has passed and most of the lively discussion is hiding in the deep chasms of my fragile mind. MORE >>

Now I have tools such as Twitter, my blog and Facebook Pages to mass interact with my audience. Otherwise you will just have to deail with my Twitter, blog, phone and e-mail. blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? How to Build & Sell Through a Community Part 2: Why? I’m expecting a flaming for this one but here goes. Last Thursday, the 3rd of June I deleted over 4,000 of my 1st level LinkedIn contacts bringing me down to a healthy 68 ( see the profile here.) More importantly, why did I do this? The spam was horrible. More power to you! MORE >>

even made a Speaking page on this blog, which I never formatted, updated once and have not touched since. Last year I was on a slight tear. was speaking everywhere, from MARS & Next Media in Toronto to KM World in Washington, and all sorts of places in between. Contrary to the dusty speaking page I did maintain speaking commitments; though I got more and more selective. This year I’ve been a little less visible with my speaking. It’s 100% intentional and due to a new rule I’ve self-imposed to curtail my speaking engagements, speak less panels. So, why? and 2. MORE >>

Pivoting (for those who don’t know what/why) It’s all in the build-up A quick and dirty study on Social Media Alex Blom Digital & Social Media Marketing, Toronto Home About Consulting Contact Me 3 ways to find Royalty Free Images for your Blog by Alexander Blom on June 3, 2010 in Featured , How-To Spread it! My faithful blog readers have noticed a huge change; I’m now putting a picture with every post! Tagged as: blog tips , blogging , royalty free images blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? Pretty eh? MORE >>