Vi Wickam - Left-Handed Fiddling Online Marketing Strategist » Online Marketing http://www.vithefiddler.com Because Left-Handedness is a true sign of Genius, and fiddling is cool. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:59:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 CHEVY BILLBOARDS Make an Emotional Marketing Connection http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/12/chevy-billboards-make-an-emotional-marketing-connection/ http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/12/chevy-billboards-make-an-emotional-marketing-connection/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:21:49 +0000 Vi http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/12/chevy-billboards-make-an-emotional-marketing-connection/

I received these pictures in an email claiming that these billboards are all over Detroit during the Woodward Dream Cruise, a large classic car event in August.

 

These new Chevy Billboards capture the glory years of the US automotive industry. I really like it that in recent years, US automakers have returned to some of the beautiful design concepts of the past. These billboards really connect with the emotions that people feel when they think of those cars, and they capture the beautiful styling of these cars in spades.

 

The only criticism I have is that they don’t include any current cars. Selling a 1960 Corvette Stingray or a ’57 Chevy doesn’t help Chevy’s sales, but selling a bunch of 2010 Camaros would do wonders.

 

 

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Here are the highlights from my Personal Branding presentation:

  1. Find out who you are deep down.
  2. What is your Passion
  3. What tools can I use to communication my passion with the world
  4. Start writing. Begin to engage your audience by writing authentic, interesting content.
  5. Understand that this is a dialogue, not a broadcast. (You must listen as well.)
  6. You are creating community, not just an audience.

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]]> http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/12/personal-branding-in-5-minutes-or-less/feed/ 0 How to Promote Your Business on Flickr http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/03/how-to-promote-your-business-on-flickr/ http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/03/how-to-promote-your-business-on-flickr/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:42:29 +0000 Vi http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/03/how-to-promote-your-business-on-flickr/ Flickr offers one of the largest image archives and communities online and one that is often not targeted because most small businesses aren’t yet good at creating the one thing they need to have credibility in Flickr … high quality non-marketing images.

https://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-to-promote-your-business-on-flickr-rohit-bhargava

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]]> http://www.vithefiddler.com/2009/12/03/how-to-promote-your-business-on-flickr/feed/ 0 The Vi The Fiddler Blog Begins http://www.vithefiddler.com/2008/05/04/the-vi-the-fiddler-blog-begins/ http://www.vithefiddler.com/2008/05/04/the-vi-the-fiddler-blog-begins/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 18:36:41 +0000 Vi http://www.vithefiddler.com/?p=3 This is my experiment to see how a wordpress blog compares with Joomla from a SEO standpoint. I have been running http://www.wickam.net on joomla for  a while now, and since we are using WordPress for the news on http://www.424help.com/news and http://www.principalwebsolutions.com/news I figure it is time to give it a try on my personal stuff.

I will be covering Fiddle Music, web development, online marketing, and whatever else suits my fancy. I hope you enjoy.

Vi

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