The Top 10 Posts, 2009, on Marketing In Progress

With the prompting from the boys over at Marketing Over Coffee (and yes, I’m digging the new look), I give you the top 10 posts on Marketing In Progress for 2009.

Admittedly, my commitment to and diligence in blogging this year was sub-par, and in many ways I feel as though I’ll be starting from scratch in 2010. And I’m OK with that. Nonetheless, there were still some real gems in this years top 10, while others simply found some elbow room in Google’s search results. Enjoy, and let me know which one you like the most.

1. Phil Knight, Nike CEO, on Product Marketing: I started these short posts last year, and for whatever reason, Google loves this site for “Phil Knight.” Go figure. (Read all of the quotes here).
2. Squarespace is Trailblazing on Twitter: At the time, I thought this campaign was pretty groundbreaking. Ends up it was a little too groundbreaking, as this sort of thing isn’t allowed on Twitter anymore.
3. David Ogilvy on Content: On quote that Google likes from the legend of advertising.
4. 6 Links Every Entrepreneur Can Appreciate: a best of post of stuff I was reading at the time.
5. Stop Shouting on Twitter: I especially see direct sellers using social media to do too much one-way communication. Stop it.
6. The Greatest Feature of Direct Sales: Probably my personal favorite for the year, if I do say so myself.
7. Infomercials, Billy Mays and the ShamWow: Little did I know this would be Billy Mays’ swan song.
8. Stuart Britt on Advertising: I’d never heard of Stuart Britt before I stumbled upon this quote.
9. Overcoming the 4 Fears of Starting a Business: this is a great resource for any direct seller trying to build a case for building a business.
10. The Illusion of the Ground Floor: Since when did you have to be one of the first to be successful?

While I’m at it, I’ll throw an honorable mention out there: Opportunity Doesn’t Care. Regardless of where you’re at, what you do, or why you do it, this truth applies to you.

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• Stuart Britt on Advertising
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