May 30, 2023

10 Years Since the Tech Bubble Burst

Posted on March 10, 2010 by in Business, Economy

ShareIt’s been 10 years since the tech bubble burst. I was living in South Park San Francisco when it happened. It was a stunning transformation from boom town to depressionville. While the rest of the country was starting on a housing bubble, South Park became full of for rent signs. Share

Clipboards Aren’t Boring Anymore

Posted on March 9, 2010 by in Business, design

ShareJust because you need a clipboard, doesn’t mean you have to be boring. BlueDogz Design’s award winning clipboards are the bomb! Clipboards are great for your office, home, car, cubicle, kitchen or right in your bag – and of course, they are the essential ingredient to a fantastically great gift! Bluedogz Design also carries delightful […]

Irvington gets a new seafood spot

Posted on March 7, 2010 by in Irvington, News, Regional, Restaurants

ShareIRVINGTON, NY — Yum. Irvington now has a sea food options down by the tracks. the Day Boat Cafe at 1 Bridge Street is open. Chef John Durkin is bringing his unique take on the New England seafood shack, from lobster mac & cheese to crispy oyster sliders, to a waterfront property in Irvington. According […]

Chat Software for sales

Posted on June 2, 2009 by in sales

Share.!. I’ve created some Landing Pages to be the destination for some adwords campaigns. I wanted to add a feature where a chat box would pop up proactively offering the visitor an instant free consultation via chat when I’m at my computer. So I did some research into Chat Clients for Online Support or Sales. […]

Glenn Pere – The Good Client

Posted on June 1, 2009 by in Business

ShareNew York SEO Service clients is Glenn Pere from PerePartnership PerePartnership is a unique advertising and design agency in New York, located on top of Penn Station @ 1 Penn Plaza. Glenn Pere is a great creative director. He’s a guys guy and into football, baseball and boxing. You wouldn’t think he has an eye […]

Hot Dog Micro Economy in New York

Posted on December 6, 2008 by in Business, sales

Hot Dog Micro Economy in New York

Share In New York City, there are a bunch of hot dog stores with the word “Papaya” in the name. From what I can tell, these hot dog stands, that also sell tropical drinks, started when G.I.s returned to New York from the South Pacific after world war II. The ones that survived are almost […]

Worthless leads from Adwords

Posted on July 31, 2008 by in Business, sales

ShareI use Google Adwords to generate leads for my NYC video editing business download avatar movie . 90% of the leads are unable to become my customer and, therefore, are a total waste of my money. Some people click on my ads and then call me asking for a job or they ask for free […]

Promotional Video Editing – Wall Street Green Trading Summit

Posted on June 5, 2008 by in Business, promotions

ShareI just finished editing a video for the Wall Street Green Trading Summit. Something like this takes about a day to edit. Check it out. This is pretty standard fare for convention, events and promotional video. Here’s the formula for editing a promotional video of an event. Take a few MTV shots (slam zooms, tilts, […]

Qualifying Email Leads – closing sales

Posted on April 17, 2008 by in sales

ShareA big part of sales is qualifying — asking questions or evaluating THEM to make sure that they are capible of becoming your customer. Qualify early so you don’t waste time trying to close a prospect who can never close. Share

Class A Moron – Negative Publicity in 30 Rock

Posted on April 13, 2008 by in Business, sales, SEO

ShareA recent episode of 30 Rock featured a Google reference — Jack being called a Class A Moron on NY Post’s Page 6, and consequently, he was showing up #1 in Google for the search phrase “class A moron”. Share