Greg Hoffman, Marketing Gorilla

Attorney at Law Preps for Tropical Storm Fay

2008-08-19T14:30:00.005-05:00

This Tampa Attorney, name removed to protect the guilty, went out and bought two bags of sandbox sand to protect his one-room office from the flood expected during Tropical Storm Fay. I'm pretty sure it won't work. Needless to say that the storm fizzled out anyway.

Heading to the Rome Braves Game Today

2008-08-17T07:42:00.002-05:00

I'll be attending the Rome Braves game today. I haven't been to Rome, Georgia in about 12 years. My old boss Mike Columbo, Editor of the Rome News-Tribune, told me the Braves are probably the biggest change in Rome since I was last there. So my friends Randy and Kim and their boys will take me back to Rome to see a game.
Greg, 813-507-0006

One Dream 2009

2008-08-13T08:29:00.004-05:00

This post is to help a fellow classmate of mine, Dr. JuanCarlos Arauz. Please help his cause.

An organization of 20 undocumented youth has devoted themselves to demonstrating humanity for undocumented immigrants. Of the total undocumented population, 3 million of them came as children and are being raised in this country. They would like the opportunity to choose this country as their own. Our national public awareness campaign illuminates the plight of undocumented youth as a dignified human experience. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q16uB0hFi3Q ) Although this began as an underground youth movement known as One Dream 2009, our intention is to bring the voice of the voiceless to the mainstream community. Our campaign is to emphasize immigration as a human rights issue. Ultimately, we want to bridge the divide of racism, classism, ageism, and nationalism; we live on one planet. We not only appreciate your support, but your support is necessary to reach our goals:

* Gather 15 million signatures (petitions) in recognition of the 15 million undocumented individuals.
* Sell 3 million ‘Human Being’ cards symbolizing the 3 million undocumented youth in this country.
* Present these symbolic messages (powers of people, money and respect - representing the voice of human solidarity) to the new President on Inauguration Day, January 20th 2009.

We urge you to read the list below and see other ways you are willing to support this cause.

1. Sign the Petition at www.onedream2009.org
2. Buy a card/key tag www.onedream2009.org
3. Join us on Jan. 20, 2009 (Inauguration Day of the new U.S. president)
4. Invite us to speak to your group/organization for a presentation or training for the go-kits
5. Spread the word to EVERYONE you know
1. Forward the message to your list-serve, organizations, individuals
2. Link our website to your email signatures, webpage, etc.
3. Share the video http://youtube.com/watch?v=nIWV8-cJ1c0
4. Share our products (t-shirts, cards, DVD, stories, music)
5. Sell the human being card/ key tag as your own fundraising event

Thank you. Together we can make this happen!
One Dream 2009 Team

Monies earned from this campaign will go towards supporting the One Dream 2009 project; pay for travel, stipends and the promotion of the campaign. Of every $5, 20% goes to scholarship, 20% goes to personnel, 60% goes to Conscious Leadership Institute; a pilot project whose aim is to close the educational achievement gap by developing young socially responsible leaders.

One Dream 2009

Along with undocumented youth, Dr. JuanCarlos Arauz brings a unique expertise as his focus on the educational achievement gap and immigration reform highlights the need for educational excellence and global sustainability. The One Dream 2009 campaign is part of the larger pilot project to address the inequities for undocumented youth in education. We offer exclusive insight to the lives of immigrant students who face inequities in education and the lives of undocumented individuals impacted by the I.C.E. Raids through mini-documentary films, Spoken Word/poems, and autobiographies that the students have produced. We demonstrate how to combine knowledge with activism through the concept known as Conscious Leadership Institute: Incubator for change.

This is an exciting opportunity for you and your organization to learn more about the one dream 2009 youth movement. There are three specific styles in which you can invite our youth to come present to your organization depending on time and type of audience:

1. 15 minute presentation
1. Contextual information
2. Human Perspective: 90 second video or Spoken Word performance
3. Sharing of the underground youth movement

2. 45 minute presentation
1. 8 minute video, 20 minute Teatro Campesino or Spoken Word performance
2. Dialogue with audience of impact of the stories
3. Presentation on de-mystifying the undocumented population
4. Sharing of the underground youth movement

3. 90 minute presentation
1. 8 minute video, 20 minute Teatro Campesino or Spoken Word performance
2. Dialogue with audience of impact of the stories
3. Presentation on de-mystifying the undocumented population
4. Go-Kits training for community members
5. Music entertainment by the hip-hop performers “Blaxicans”

Marketing Gorilla's Next Great Adventure

2008-08-12T19:54:00.002-05:00

Hear ye Hear ye,

The Marketing Gorilla announces he will be relocating to the Greater Atlanta Area within the next 60-90 days. Although born and raised in Tampa, FL and spending the last 8 years back in Florida, it is time to move back to the Atlanta area. I lived there from 1995 - 1999.

My goal is to find a place on the I-575 corridor near where my children will be relocating with their mother. I'll be networking on Facebook and trying to reconnect with all my former colleagues from my days as a newspaper reporter and from my first PR Agency.

In the meantime, I'll be continuing my affiliate management and PR work with Snow Consulting and Strategic Profits.

In fact, we have another Strategic Profits press release coming soon.

Bad Blogger

2008-08-08T21:09:00.003-05:00

Its been a month, must get back to blogging. But alas, too tired tonight. Will be back soon.

Free Internet Marketing Reports Hit One Million Downloads

2008-08-03T16:47:00.000-05:00

One of the best known small business strategists in the online world is celebrating his most recent accomplishment; one million downloads of his five free internet marketing reports. Rich Schefren, Founder and CEO of Strategic Profits, is the author of groundbreaking reports such as The Internet Business Manifesto (link) and the Maven Matrix Manifesto (link).

"This is a historic milestone for Strategic Profits as we strive to educate online business owners of the most efficient ways to increase profits, work less and grow their business," Schefren said. He adds that more internet marketing reports will be published for free soon as well as more online business coaching products.

The effectiveness of the free download has been significant for Schefren’s business. Offering the reports for free creates strong relationships with potential customers and creates an online community that delivers instant feedback. This in turn, allows Strategic Profits to use this knowledge to create products that are helpful to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Schefren’s products have taken off in popularity in recent years as a result. His interactive coaching program, Business Growth System(link), teaches online business owners how to use proven offline strategies to grow their revenue. They use an eLearning platform that delivers the coaching products using steaming video and audio, digital transcripts and workbooks to match the learning style of the client. The Strengths Mastery Program (link) is also wildly popular as Schefren gives customers a scientific strengths assessment that has the testimonials pouring in everyday. Finally, the Business Acceleration Program (link) is a huge home-study resource that includes 20 DVD’s with videos from the most legendary business builders in the world.

Schefren is well-known in the Internet marketing community as the "guru's guru," having provided sought-after business coaching to such high-profile luminaries as Jay Abraham, John Carlton, Joel Comm, Brad Fallon, Mike Filsaime, Yanik Silver, Jeff Walker and many more.

Previous published reports from Schefren - The Internet Business Manifesto, The Missing Chapter (link), The Final Chapter (link), The Attention Age Doctrine Part 2 (link) and the Maven Matrix Manifesto - have helped thousands of entrepreneurs start a business online and understand changing market forces.

Each free report is available in PDF format and can be found in the lower right section of the Strategic Profits homepage (link). Here are some of the tips online business owners should expect from the free reports:

* Strategies from other gurus who have created explosive growth
* How to deal with the information that's flooding your inbox
* Web 2.0 tactics that bring search engine ranking and traffic
* Become the dominant authority and most trusted advisor in a market niche
* Learn uncommon principles on how to deal with large competitors

Schefren said he is hard at work writing more free internet marketing reports and relevant products for entrepreneurs. As Schefren says in all his public appearances, he wants to help online business owners increase their profit and have more time off to enjoy their success.

Tampa Bay Rays, Sitting on Top of Major League Baseball

2008-07-04T11:21:00.000-05:00

Today, July 4th, 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 52-32 record, with a .619 percentage. The best record in MLB. We are three games in front of the Defending World Series Champions, the Boston Red Sox.

I'm on the bandwagon. I wear my TB blue cap all the time now. It has replaced all my other favorite hats. I've been a baseball fan my entire life, but I've never been a Rays fan until this year. The year they started winning.

I didn't like the team for several reasons. Number one, the stadium was built in the wrong city and in the wrong place. I can't wait until the team and the city leaders come up with a new stadium plan. But in my opinion, it should have been built in Tampa in 1988, when the city tore down Al Lopez Field. If Tampa built a stadium then, I believe we would have been awarded a National League Franchise in 1991, instead of Miami getting the Mullets. Probably the biggest problem the Rays have had since opening day in 1998 has been the team owners complete lack of commitment to fielding a winner. Until now.

Its not just the winning that changed my opinion. It was a game in June against the Chicago Cubs with my dad. The first time the Cubs have visited St. Pete. The Cubs have always been my favorite team. Between WGN and the fact that my grandfather played for a Cubs Minor League team after WWII, I was destined to follow them. Oddly enough, my grandfather became a Rays fan in his final years. He didn't hold grudges. He just loved the game. I finally get it. The Rays/Cubs series was pure baseball and I pulled for the home team. I've watched or listened to every game since then.

Go Rays!

Carter Gaddis from the Tampa Tribune on the Rays in 2005

2008-07-04T10:19:00.003-05:00

On February 3, 2005, Carter Gaddis, the baseball beat writer for the Tampa Tribune, gave an interview to a blogger. The blog is closed now but the post is still active. Read the whole interview but check out what Carter predicts. He was only off by one year.

JL: Last question: Is there any parting words that you'd like to leave me and/or Devil Ray Fans? Thank you, Mr. Gaddis and I hope that this year is your best year as a writer.

CG: Hang in there. I believe that better days are ahead for the Rays. Those days won't happen this year, or even next year. But by 2007, if the stars align, things could turn in a winning direction. There's enough young talent (Upton, Young, Crawford, Baldelli, Kazmir, Niemann, McClung) to warrant optimism in the next few years. Just don't expect too much, too soon. This year (and probably next) will be more of the same.

Gold Dust Woman - by Mary and Sledge from Red Bear Radio

2008-07-03T20:08:00.001-05:00

Listen to Red Bear Radio on Stickam.

Affiliate Marketing Press Release Service

2008-06-29T21:56:00.001-05:00

Since 1997, I've been writing and distributing press releases. My first was about berber carpet for a Northwest Georgia carpet giant. I knew absolutely nothing about carpet at the time, but as a new account manager at a PR firm, I had to learn fast.

I've sent press releases for companies ranging from garbage can manufacturers to marine electronics resellers to a local gym grand opening in Largo, Florida. A well written press release distributed through the right channel can significantly drive quality traffic to a site. That is a proven fact.

I'm going to start writing press releases and sending them out for affiliate merchants launching their programs or sending out news that affiliates can use as content. These press releases would add validity to the program, old or new, especially if the content is picked up by media. And with PRWeb.com as my distribution partner, search engine optimization is a highly added benefit.

My charge for this service is $300 plus the costs from PRWeb.com. Typically this is a $500 total investment as I like to recommend the SEO Visibility option. After Day 1, 7, 14 and 28, I will submit a statistics summary to the client that includes total full-page reads, headline impressions and search engine hits.

There are four levels of press release distribution options through PRWeb, plus some upsell services that are well worth the investment.

STANDARD VISIBILITY - $80
* Your release on top sites like Yahoo! News and Google
* Permanent hosting on PRWeb.com
* Attach images and documents
* Track results with statistics on reads and impressions
* Two-day distribution

SOCIAL MEDIA VISIBILITY - $140
All the benefits of Standard Visibility, plus:
* Distribution on industry-specific Web sites and blogs
* Premium placement for enhanced search results
* Social bookmark links for increased distribution

SEO VISIBILITY - $200
All the benefits of Social Media Visibility, plus:
* Embedded news image
* SEO tools including anchor text for search optimized results
* 10 industry and 5 regional news feeds
* Advanced SEO statistics
* Next day distribution

MEDIA VISIBILITY - $360
SEO Visibility, plus:
* Guaranteed distribution through the Associated Press to top US newspapers and media outlets
* Add an embedded video to your press release
* Advanced analytics show you where your news is being read

Standard Podcast - Add $100.00
PRWeb Podcasts are the perfect multimedia complement for your PRWeb press release. The podcasts are 4-5 minute interviews conducted by phone with the PRWeb staff.

Extended Podcast - Add $200.00
This package takes the PRWeb Podcast to the next level -- an extended interview of 10-20 minutes for a more in-depth interview.

BusinessWire Distribution - Add $269.00
Amplify the distribution of your news with Business Wire. Business Wire provides simultaneous distribution to newspapers, radio and TV stations, trade journals and other regional publications. Online distribution includes a wide range of online outlets including Yahoo! Finance and MorningStar.com.

If you are interested in having a press release written and sent to thousands of journalists, bloggers and affiliates, contact me and let me know what options you would like added.

Greg Hoffman, Marketing Gorilla
akagorilla at gmail.com

Marketing Gorilla releases Press Release for Strategic Profits

2008-06-26T00:04:00.000-05:00

It's been a year since I sent out my last press release. This one for Rich Schefren at Strategic Profits puts me back in the game. If you didn't know, I owned a Public Relations Agency from 1999 to 2003, called the The Tarpon Agency. My work was mostly for a hospital group in Atlanta and a garbage can maker from North Carolina. But I had a few good local clients here in Tampa and I've missed the press release writing and distribution process.

Read the press release below, download one of Rich's free reports and let me know if you are interested in my press release service. I would love to start doing PR for affiliate launches or news from merchants. My rates are affordable and I use PRWeb.com for distribution.

Rich Schefren Celebrates One Million Downloads of His Free Internet Marketing Reports

Delray Beach, FL. (PRWEB ) June 26, 2008 -- From the Internet Business Manifesto to the newly published Maven Matrix Manifesto, a total of one million reports written by Rich Schefren, Founder and CEO of Strategic Profits, have been downloaded for free by business owners who want to increase profits online.

"This is a historic milestone for Strategic Profits as we strive to educate online business owners of the most efficient ways to increase profits, work less and grow their business," Schefren said. He adds that more internet marketing reports will be published for free soon as well as more online business coaching products.

This is a historic milestone for Strategic Profits as we strive to educate online business owners of the most efficient ways to increase profits, work less and grow their business

Schefren is well-known in the Internet marketing community as the "guru's guru," having provided sought-after business coaching to such high-profile luminaries as Jay Abraham, John Carlton, Joel Comm, Brad Fallon, Mike Filsaime, Yanik Silver, Jeff Walker and many more.

Previous published reports from Schefren - The Internet Business Manifesto, The Missing Chapter, The Final Chapter, The Attention Age Doctrine Part 2 and the Maven Matrix Manifesto - have helped thousands of entrepreneurs start a business online and understand changing market forces.
Each free report is available in PDF format and can be found in the lower right section of the Strategic Profits homepage. Here are some of the tips online business owners should expect from the free reports:

Strategies from other gurus who have created explosive growth
How to deal with the information that's flooding your inbox
Web 2.0 tactics that bring search engine ranking and traffic
Become the dominant authority and most trusted advisor in a market niche
Learn uncommon principles on how to deal with large competitors

About Strategic Profits:
Strategic Profits is a privately held company headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla. Strategic Profits exists to help business and entrepreneurs online and offline with business coaching advice and tools that they need to succeed in the Attention Age. Visit the corporate Web site www.strategicprofits.com for more information or leave your questions and/or comments on Rich Schefren's blog at www.strategicprofits.com/blog.

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PMG's Logo is now Trademarked

2008-06-25T17:54:00.003-05:00

Heather Paulson used DirectLegal.com today to trademark her company's logo. This is the affiliate program I am managing for PMG and there is no better way to demonstrate how fast and easy it is to register a trademark with DirectLegal.com.
Read all about it on the Paulson Management blog.

Earn up to 14% by Joining the OnlineSports.com Affiliate Program

2008-06-21T18:22:00.003-05:00

I picked up another affiliate program through Snow Consulting last week. This one is awesome. OnlineSports.com sells sports equipment, jerseys, jewelry, fan gear, gifts, and memorabilia with more than 100,000 products.

They have programs in both ShareASale and Commission Junction. Affiliates earn 10% by joining and can get bumps up to 14% based on performance. The return cookie is 60 days. They have GoldenCAN datafeed integration, Popshops Custom Storefronts and dynamic product showcase creator, all in SAS.

Join the SAS program. Click here

Join the CJ program. Click here

Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm Review for the XBOX 360

2008-06-20T21:36:00.010-05:00

This is not a professional game review so don't get all excited...But Gamefly did deliver Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm to us yesterday. We are addicted to the series on Discovery Channel and we've waited for more than a month for the release.

I haven't played it yet but I've watched my 10-year-old son go fishing in the Bering Sea. He has mastered every game we've rented n the last few months and this one is kicking his butt. He's actually turned the game off a few times because of the difficulty level and the time it takes to accomplish missions. It requires him to THINK - not hit AAAAAA and vaporize bad guys over and over again. So this is a good thing.

The graphics are great and we love the seagulls flying around the ship. Very realistic. We also like the mini missions like helping the U.S. Coast Guard and throwing the flaming hook.

Of all the games I've rented since December, this is only the second one I've considered buying. The first was Assassin's Creed and that one kicks my butt. So I say buy Deadliest Catch...

Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm - Pre-Played

Earn up to 40% Commission by Joining the Strategic Profits Affiliate Program

2008-06-20T19:38:00.004-05:00

Sometimes I post new affiliate programs on this blog because OPM's or Networks ask for extra publicity. Sometimes its because I know the Affiliate Manager and sometimes because its me. In this case, my buddy Chris Thompson, formerly of Boca Java Coffee, is heading up the newly launched affiliate program for Strategic Profits. I highly recommend you join this program. Chris is one of the best in the business and I know this program is going to skyrocket with him taking the lead.

Why Join?

They pay between 25% and 40% commission on opt-in leads and customer sales
Recurring Commissions
Tier 2 Commissions
Performance Incentives
Great Support
Real-time reporting
Dedicated Affiliate Management
90-day Cookies
Monthly Promotions

Start earning your commissions now, join the Strategic Profits Affiliate Program.

Bob Barr on Fox Today

2008-06-18T14:17:00.000-05:00

Dear Barr '08 Supporter,

Bob will be a guest on Your World w/ Neil Cavuto today. The interview is scheduled for 4:20pm EDT on the Fox News Channel. Please invite your friends and family to tune in.

Thanks,

Russ Verney
Campaigner Manager
Barr '08

Politics and Affiliate Marketing Revisited

2008-06-12T08:47:00.007-05:00

Last summer, Shawn Collins raised the issue of politics and affiliate marketing - whether the two should mix and how well it would work if they did. Apparently the RNC had a Commission Junction program for several years but it was left on auto-pilot and floundered without proper management.

I'm not here to talk politics. This would work for McCain, Obama and Nader, but the Libertarian Candidate, Bob Barr (someone I have met and talked with at length), is my guy this year so I'm using him as an example.

While I was perusing the Barr Blog this morning, I noticed they had a page for widgets and banners. They are already half way there!!! All they need is to join a network and hire an affiliate manager. The links below could easily be used to track donations and email sign ups from affiliate sites. Shawn says the RNC gave affiliates 30% of the donations, capped at $30, with 45 return days. How much is a voter email worth to a political candidate? $.15, $.50, $1.00???

The market already exists. There are thousands of sites dedicated to each political party and millions more with completely different themes but I'm sure they would be happy to promote their favorite candidate and receive an affiliate commission at the same time.

So let's think about this from the third party stance. Continue to beg sites to post widgets or banners for free and raise about $100,000 a week online, or start an affiliate program, sign up thousands of affiliates within the first week and potentially reach hundreds of thousands of voters with a convenient little widget asking them for money or their email. Seems like affiliate marketing should be part of the mix already.

Now who will be the first to capitalize on this idea? There are four months left. It's worth it for one of the candidates to at least try it.

As God is My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly

2008-06-11T22:21:00.003-05:00

WGN has retro Sundays going on - Outta Sight Retro Night featuring WKRP in Cinncinnati, Barney Miller, Newhart and others.

I've been taping them and watching when time allows. Tonight I watched the most famous WKRP in Cinncinnati episode ever - the turkey drop.

Ya know, watching that show really makes me remember the employees that I worked with when I was at WRBQ - Q105 in Tampa. Even in 1991, radio stations were exactly like WKRP. The characters were all the same. Crusty old nutcase newsman. Pompous, egotistical or extremely cool deejays. Cute and lovable promotions babes. General managers that were clueless. And a Program Director that rocked, or at least thought he did.

I kinda wish I could name names, but I wouldn't want to give some of them the satisfaction of eternal search engine glory. Let's just thank God that one of them made it to the big time - I still listen to Ronnie "Night Train" Lane on XM 175, the MLB Home Plate station. I've been listening to him for about 25 years and I loved working with him in the early 90's.

And for the morning show producer that got fired and was replaced by ME, too bad you never amounted to anything. Yea right...you were known as Hacksaw Jimmy back then. Send money you jackass! I answered your phones too many times at 6am and put up with horrible shtick with you and Mike and Kent. I still have a picture of you dressed as a referee for a Hot Dog Vendor mud wrestling match. I'll post it on ebay one of these days and sell it to Letterman.

Who Won the ShockCoffee.com June Affiliate Contest?

2008-06-11T15:56:00.006-05:00

Roger Snow and I have drawn the first name in the ShockCoffee.com June Affiliate Contest. Anyone who joins is eligible. Winners receive the Shock Coffee Starter Kit, valued at $29.95.

I will update this post with every winner and link to their affiliate site.

June 11 - Scott Rezka - www.shopaneer.com
June 12 - James Loter - www.promo-code.com
June 13 - Zac Johnson - www.zacjohnson.com
June 14 - www.myprosperityplace.com

A Father's Day Moment, courtesy of Omaha Steaks

2008-06-10T15:33:00.003-05:00

I was there today when my father received his Omaha Steaks shipment, the Father's Day Cookout Classic. I love the white cooler that the meat comes packed in, with the package of dry ice. I'm sure we'll be using the cooler at the drive in theater or on an upcoming fishing trip.

But, there was a special moment I'd like to share and I'm sure many of you will understand. After pulling out the steaks and hamburgers, we both had to admit to my mother that we had touched the dry ice and needed some Aloe...

Acorns do not fall very far from the tree. Happy Father's Day!

ShockCoffee.com Coupon and Contest for Affiliates

2008-06-09T18:26:00.007-05:00

For the first time ever, ShockCoffee.com has added a coupon for its affiliates. I just added the coupon code in the ShareASale coupon database and a text link to go along with it. So you couponers can post away promoting a 5% off all orders coupon. We'll have more coupons in the future.

Now, about this contest....it's gonna be fun.

This is open to all new affiliates who sign up until next Tuesday night, June 17. I'm giving away 1 ShockCoffee.com starter kit everyday to new affiliates who join and answer a trivia question. The ShockCoffee Starter kit is valued at $29.95 and includes: one 13oz bag of ground coffee, one 4-pack each of Shock Triple Mocha and Shock Triple Latte cold coffee drinks, one bag of Shock-A-Lots chocolate covered coffee beans, one Shock sticker and one Shock Coffee T-Shirt(please let us know what size you would like).

All you have to do is join the program in the ShareASale network, then visit www.shockcoffee.com and find the answer to this question: Is Shock Coffee available in decaf? Send me the exact answer to that question at affiliates@shockcoffee.com and with confirmation that you have joined the program, that makes you eligible to receive the Starter kit for that day. Affiliates will be chosen at random to win the prize. I'll give away 8 total.

While you are looking for that trivia answer, look at the products we have available at ShockCoffee and think of some creative ways to promote this product to your customers.

Earn at least 15% With the ShockCoffee.com Affiliate Program

2008-06-06T12:54:00.005-05:00

ShockCoffee.com is the newest merchant in my stable of managed programs.

We've already increased the commission from 10% to 15% and private commissions are available to Full or Premier Affiliates in Share A Sale.

Within the next week or so, we'll have a coupon available and new banners and text links will be added as well.

I've managed a coffee affiliate program in the past, Cafe Belmondo, but this is a completely different type of product and program. At this point, it's not based on a coffee continuity model. Your customers won't be getting a free coffee pot and have to commit to a coffee club forever. They will be buying ShockCoffee merchandise because the product is Unique and GOOD!!!

The coffee energy drink niche is wide open for affiliates and I promise to reward affiliates for creative promotions and strong performance.

Sign up for the ShockCoffee.com Affiliate Program.

What to buy Dad for Father's Day?

2008-06-04T08:21:00.002-05:00

It's Father's Day time and here are some of my top best sellers I've promoted for this holiday in the past.

If you know me, you knew I was going to add a link from Thompson Cigar. It's their second biggest holiday of the year. 10 Cigars for $29.95 plus a free aluminum case. The deals don't get any better than that from Thompson, trust me...

Ahh, my old favorite, Omaha Steaks. I started posting about them on Father's Day several years ago. My friends tell me this year's steak special looks better than ever. Click on this link and check out the American Collection and the Father's Day Cookout Classic.

This year, I'm adding Netflix to the promotion. Personally, I love my Netflix subscription and don't know what I would do without it for the last six months. I think this would be a cool gift for dads this year.

Online Revenue Idea for Newspapers - Buy a coupon site

2008-06-03T08:29:00.002-05:00

I really like the way Media General has been promoting their affiliate coupon site here in the Tampa market. Back in February, the owner of the Tampa Tribune and our local NBC affiliate, purchased Dealtaker.com.

Since then, I've talked with Alan Rappaport from Dealtaker and he told me they are very happy with the regional traffic that has been visiting their site.

So a friend of mine has been trying to find a way to monetize newspaper websites more efficiently. I'm 100% sure Media General has figured out the recipe. Buy an existing high volume coupon site and advertise the heck out of it. This way, you can advertise hundreds of products and not have to worry as much about the traditional cpm ads not selling everyday.

Pacific Modeling & Acting Academy a fraud?

2008-05-31T14:28:00.004-05:00

I don't understand why parents can't use Google to check out companies like Pacific Modeling & Acting Academy before they invest thousands of dollars for classes. I read a story on tbo.com today about parents who were stood up by the agency at the Tampa Convention Center. Some of them spent up to $9,000 on acting classes that were supposed to start this morning. No one from Pacific Modeling showed up.

While the kids were crying, the parents were calling the news media. TOO LATE! Your money is gone.

Here is a blog created by parents in Seattle that were screwed by this company. If you do some research in search engines, it won't take long - and don't end your search after the first four listings, go several pages deep.