January 24, 2013
Client databases are the bane of many a business person’s life. Common scenarios include having multiple lists in varied locations, lists full of inconsistent information, handwritten lists awaiting data entry (never gonna happen!) and great big lists that have grown old and mouldy from disuse. Others still don’t collect any information from their customers…
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December 20, 2012
So Christmas is coming, you’ve spent all your sweet dollars on presents for your family and friends, and now you have literally just $5 to market your business until the end of the year. What do you do? First thing – DON’T PANIC! Luckily I have pre-empted this over-spending on pressies and put together five fun, cool…
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December 19, 2012
What do you get if you put 7 awesome marketers on a couch with the adapted words to a classic christmas carol? Well the answer can be seen in this christmas video from the Threesides Tone Deaf Choir. They have all been medically tested and proven to not have a single singing bone in their…
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November 19, 2012
Bloggers. We’ve all heard about the rise of bloggers — from the masses of mummy bloggers to the prolific food blogger who documents every meal and reviews every restaurant. But who are they, and how can they help with your marketing? Defined, a blogger is someone who writes on a blog, which is a website…
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August 13, 2012
Here’s one that we pulled out of the archives – it was a story that we did on QR Codes. If you didn’t want to read the whole story, here’s the punchline: ” QR codes are probably number 20 thing on the list you can do in online marketing for your customers. If you have…
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July 11, 2012
I’m a big fan of spring cleaning – and I’m not talking about the house – I am talking social media here. This morning I got to work early (which is very unlike me) to get my inbox in order. Exactly 70 minutes later after wading knee deep through posts updates, tweets, feeds and pingbacks…
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December 15, 2011
I used to really like shopping before I had kids. I would enjoy hours just casually browsing the shops and buying lots things I didn’t really need. But over the years I have come to like shopping less and less. It became such an EVENT, dragging my bored, nagging, often noisy children around the shops….
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June 8, 2011
Ever wonder why some days it seems that everywhere you look you see the same brand – in the right place at the right time? Well it’s no fluke and good marketers know there’s existing media hype everywhere ripe for the picking. Keeping a keen eye on existing media hype around particular themes that relate…
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April 28, 2011
Every month Threesides presents on different issues around online marketing and social media to different groups around town. Here’s some info on an upcoming event being held at the Australian Instititue of Management in Canberra – It’s a Hot Topic Presentation. Open to members and non-members alike – should be a good chance to network…
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April 12, 2011
This month’s issue of Nett magazine features the cover story ’20 Steps to Better Email Marketing’, and we think it’s an extra special issue ’cause it features (drum roll please) our very own Todd Wright. Todd has plenty of tips on how to get the most out of your email marketing efforts, including database development,…
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April 4, 2011
Being 3 months in with Threesides now, I have the unique opportunity of seeing things with new and fresh eyes. I’ve noticed a couple of questions which have popped up a few times from our clients “what are the benefits of Google Ads (and) How can I make use of it and why should I…
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April 3, 2011
It’s fascinating to see Google and Facebook go head to head. The competitor in me loves seeing two giants clashing heads. Late last year Facebook released information on their new email project, one which will revolutionise email (and bring Google Mail down) as we know it. Last week Facebook released information on their new ads…
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