PerkettPRsuasion - The PerkettPR Blog » LifeHacker http://perkettprsuasion.com The PerkettPR Blog Mon, 21 May 2012 14:15:38 +0000 en hourly 1 Persuasive Picks for the Week of 06/28/09 http://perkettprsuasion.com/2009/07/03/persuasive-picks-for-the-week-of-062809/ http://perkettprsuasion.com/2009/07/03/persuasive-picks-for-the-week-of-062809/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:28:10 +0000 Christine Perkett http://perkettprsuasion.com/?p=1114 Top 10 Productivity Basics Explained
Every once in a while I like to include a non-social media, PR or marketing pick. This is one of those times. As a virtual worker, I continually find motivational inspiration in productivity-based posts. Here’s a nice basic one from LifeHacker.com.

Comment Marketing for Beginners
Shannon Paul applies a fun “red light, green light, yellow light” approach to the basics of “Comment Marketing.” Be sure to read (and contribute to) the comments for more insight.

HOW TO: Get Retweeted on Twitter
Pete Cashmore posts some interesting data (via Dan Zarrella) on re-tweets and re-tweet behavior. Good food for thought when using Twitter as part of your social strategy.

Timing Is A Critical Success Factor for Blog Posts
Michele Goetz expands on the importance of blog post timing and shares an example of how the great posts can fizzle out of the gate, but come back to life when the timing is right.

Buy Twitter Followers: 100,000 for $3479
It was only a matter of time. Once Twitter started to make a routine appearance on nightly news and mainstream media channels, the scammers and low-end profiteers started coming out of the woodwork. Got some extra cash laying around to buy followers who have absolutely no interest in what you have to say? Read on for pure comedy.

]]> http://perkettprsuasion.com/2009/07/03/persuasive-picks-for-the-week-of-062809/feed/ 1 Persuasive Picks for the week of 08/04/08 http://perkettprsuasion.com/2008/08/08/persuasive-picks-for-the-week-of-080408/ http://perkettprsuasion.com/2008/08/08/persuasive-picks-for-the-week-of-080408/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:54:10 +0000 Christine Perkett http://perkettprsuasion.com/?p=138 Lego Time TrackerAre Social Media Jobs Here to Stay?
Ben Parr from Mashable.com touches upon the future of social media oriented jobs. Are they a flash in the pan or here to stay?

An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube
Be sure to set aside an hour to watch this one. Its well worth it and gives a very detailed and interesting look at the birth and success of the YouTube phenomena.

Marketing 103: Jeff Pulver’s e-mail Marketing Tips
Jeff Pulver shares a plethora of practical e-mail marketing tips based on 13 years of personal experience as a parallel/serial entrepreneur. Extend your e-mail marketing knowledge with additional tips directly from Constant Contact (PerkettPR client).

Twitter Brand Index
A tremendous number of brands are finding their way onto Twitter and there are a wide variety of opinions on how brand activity on Twitter should be approached. While the topic will continue to be up for debate, Jonathan Kash shares his extensive list of brands that are currently on Twitter. By the way, PerkettPR is one of those brands. How are we doing?

Track Your Time with LEGO Bricks
I’ll finish up this week’s picks with something a little light and somewhat humorous. Gina Trapani from LifeHacker.com shares one developer’s take on keeping track of the time spent of various project using Legos instead of more traditional time tracking methods!

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