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Life's A Beach: Eavesdropping In The Sand
"Sweetie, do you know what that is?" No response. "Look at that bird! You know what they call it?" Still no response. "It's a seagull!"
Time is running out to wrap up your holiday shopping for that hard-to-please Great Outdoors writer, so to simplify the task I've taken the liberty of making a list and checking it twice to make sure readers perceive that my tongue has been firmly planted in my cheek.
In the past I've forgotten that those who prefer tearing over a forest trail on a gas-powered vehicle to quiet travel on foot, or would rather roar across a secluded lake on a personal water craft than glide silently in a kayak, often live in an irony-free zone – and so when I've jokingly extolled the glories of snowmobiling over cross-country skiing, or dirt biking over mountain climbing their response has been, "Yeah, brother!" instead of "Ha, ha!"
Anyway, my fanciful gift list has become a holiday tradition that I occasionally turn into a quiz, challenging readers to guess which products and services are real and which are products of my sometimes-sophomoric imagination.
This year I have lifted the authentic listings verbatim from actual catalogs, advertisements and other promotional materials. By the way, in the interest in fair play I've tried to be an equal opportunity offender, taking shots not just at such easy targets as big game hunters and off-road riders, but also at high-tech trekkers and the extra-crunchy granola types.
With that in mind, here's my list. The answers are at the end – no fair peeking!
1. Hydro-Blast Max. All you need to replenish liquid lost during intense workouts, endurance sports and arduous expeditions now comes in a BPA-free, recyclable bottle. Hydro-Blast Max is an all-natural, organic, gluten-free product scientifically formulated to provide maximum rehydration, combining two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. Thirst disappears as if by magic after downing only one 12-ounce bottle; also comes in 16- and 32-ounce containers for extra-dry throats, as well as 6-ounce Quik-Sip® six-packs.
2.Trophy Hunting White Rhino Safari
The white rhino, through much effort by hunters and conservationists, has increased in numbers sufficiently to once again be hunted in South Africa. The white rhino is an exclusive grazer, social in nature and relatively docile, except when mating or protecting their young. The black rhino weighs in at just about a ton and can be much more aggressive than his cousin the white rhino. He has been known to charge without provocation.
Both species and both sexes carry two continuously growing dense horns. Dominant breeding bulls can be very territorial. Possessed of extremely good hearing and a well-developed sense of smell, their eyesight is poor, making them fairly easy to approach from downwind if your stalk is done slowly and quietly.
This member of the Big Five has very thick skin, thus larger caliber rifles with well-constructed bullets are the order of the day. Solids will always be a good choice for their excellent penetration, but remember to be cognizant of what is behind your target, as this type of bullet will often exit. Once again, look to the PH for guidance.
3. 21-Day Lion, Elephant and Buffalo Hunting Safari
The 21Day Lion, Elephant and Buffalo Hunting Package visits three of the prime hunting areas in South Africa namely the lowveld, the Limpopo bushveld and the Kalahari. The package includes three of the Big Five as well as three plains game trophies. It is a package aimed at the hunter who has the time to enjoy an extensive hunting experience in South Africa. Our hunting packages contain no hidden costs. The only safari-related costs which are not included are the dipping, packing and shipping of trophies and taxidermy work.
The success rate on the trophies is close to 100%. If however you do not take one of the trophies which is included in the package, 90% of the list price of the trophy is deducted from your hunting safari price. .
4. Disrupt A Rhino Hunt! Join an expedition organized by the internationally renowned Animal Protecting Extremists Society (APES) to game preserves in South Africa in an attempt to prevent big-game hunters from tracking down their prey.
APES employs predator drones to spot safaris, and then dispatches noisy groups led by native bush-beaters and drummers to ward off the big cats.
Complimentary medivac service included.
5. One-Track-Mynd® Global Positioning System. Unlike Garmin, TomTom, Magellan or other popular GPS devices, the One-Track-Mynd® doesn't automatically recalculate the route when you stray from the trail. Instead it initially offers a polite remark, "Excuse me, but it seems as if you've taken a wrong turn."
Reminders become increasingly strident ("Oops! Still wrong." … "Halt!" … "Hey! I'm talking to YOU!" … "THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!!!") before the unit emits an ear-splitting alarm that can only be shut off if you retrace your steps and follow the original itinerary.
6. Vegannot®. Are you a carnivore or omnivore planning a camping trip with vegans and/or vegetarians, and can't stomach tofu or tempeh? Vegannot® is a tasty meal in a package that looks exactly like textured vegetable protein but contains varieties of 100 percent pure, Grade A meat, including veal, sirloin and other popular cuts. Available soon: Fish and Chicken Vegannot®.
7. Yak-Foil 360®. Is it a kayak? Is it a hang glider? Surprise! It's both! Strap on the Yak-Foil360® and hike up the nearest hill with at least a 45-degree slope, a drop of at last 100 feet, a headwind of at least 30 mph and a body of water at the base measuring at least 3 feet deep.
Yak-Foil360® wings automatically deploy and allow riders under 200 pounds to remain airborne for up to 10 seconds. Before landing in water pull ripcord to inflate Yak-Foil360® cockpit and convert Yak-Foil360® wings to a paddle. Note: Once used as a kayak the Yak-Foil360® requires Yak-Foil360® Conversion Kit, sold separately, to turn it back to a hang glider.
8. Adobe Adventurer Creative Suite. The latest configuration of this popular software package, available for both PC and Mac, uses a specially designed version of PhotoShop to place your image atop Mount Everest, K2, Annapurna or any of more than 100 celebrated peaks from the Himalayas to the Andes.
9. Hevvy-Pak Trainer®. Those planning to hike the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail or other long-distance footpaths can become conditioned to carrying heavy loads using the Hevvy-Pak Trainer® and its graduated weight system.
The Hevvy-Pak Trainer® 1.0 consists of a 10-pound slab of polished Vermont granite, sculpted to mimic the contours of a hiker's back. The Hevvy-Pak Trainer® 2.0 consists of a 20-pound slab; the 3.0, a 30-pound slab.
Includes instructions for combining the slabs to simulate a 60-pound pack.
10. When the call of the wild needs to be answered, outdoorsmen across the country can rely on the Brute Force® 750 4x4i EPS Realtree® APG™ HD® ATV to get them off the grid and into the wild. Wrapped in a durable, scratch-resistant camouflage pattern, the top-of-the-line Brute Force ATV is capable of even the most extreme adventures. Whatever the terrain turns to, wherever the trail leads, hunters, campers, fishermen and everyone in between will delight at its unbeatable combination of a super-strong 749 cc V-twin engine, continuously variable transmission, four-wheel independent suspension and Electric Power Steering (EPS) system.
Answers: 1-fake; 2-real; 3-real; 4-fake; 5-fake; 6-fake; 7-fake; 8-fake; 9-fake; 10 real.
Scoring: If you didn't get all 10 correct, shoot me an email and I'll send you my prospectus for investment opportunities in Nigerian lottery futures.
"Sweetie, do you know what that is?" No response. "Look at that bird! You know what they call it?" Still no response. "It's a seagull!"
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Host Your Web Site on the Cloud: Amazon Web Services Made Easy (英語) ペーパーバック – 2010/7/15
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"Host Your Web Site On The Cloud" is your step-by-step guide to this revolutionary approach to hosting and managing your web applications.
Cloud computing gives you the tools you need to prepare and cope with a traffic onslaught. You'll have the confidence to withstand a traffic surge without melting your servers or sending you into bankruptcy.
There are a number of ways to use the cloud to host existing applications, build creative new ones, and improve the cost-effectiveness and efficiency or organizations large and small.
You'll learn how to: gain a thorough understanding of cloud computingmaster the fundamentals of Amazon Web Servicesinstall and configure visual and command line toolsstore, retrieve, and distribute data quickly and easilybuild applications that scalemanage the monitoring, load balancing, and scaling capabilities of cloud computingAs a developer, you need room & flexibility to be innovative. Why waste time worrying about the technical aspects of server capacity? AWS handles security, load balancing, and server resources virtually so you're not restricted to one physical server.
Jeff Barr is a long-time member of the Amazon Web Services team, where he holds the position of Senior Manager of Cloud Computing Solutions. In this role, Jeff watches large-scale industry and customer trends within the cloud computing space, seeking to understand the current state and future direction of the industry. Jeff joined Amazon in July of 2002 and has also held the positions of Senior Software Developer and Senior Web Services Evangelist.
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Get this book if you want to learn more about each of the major components of AWS, and write PHP scripts to do simple operations. But do NOT get this book if you're looking for practical advice on how to host a web site on AWS. For example, there's no discussion about using SSL certificates within AWS, only a couple of paragraph about public IP's and directing your DNS entries to it, nothing about any considerations for Apache, Tomcat, Jetty, or other servers. The coverage is pretty much 98% all about how to do the very basic operations with AWS.
Summary: You can learn everything this book presents for free on the Amazon's AWS website. If you're looking to move an existing website to AWS, this book won't really give you any help unless you don't even know what AWS is.
Amazon's documentation and support is excellent, but Jeff Barr has put it all together in a precise, complete, and well documented roadmap.
Have you been intimidated by cloud computing and hosting your solution in the cloud? Don't be. Jeff leads you through the process step by step.
The previous review is right on - you """don't (need) to be a VC funded Silicon Valley start-up, or a Top 1000 website to take advantage of the power, flexibility and cost savings found in cloud computing."""
Although not just anybody can do it (such as my 84 year old mother) Jeff has done an outstanding job making it easy. If you are a reasonably web-savy mid-level PHP familiar programmer (my mother is not) you'll be up and running building highly scalable cloud-based solutions in hours. It's easier than fixing pizza....
Oh -- and if you have multiple programmers running around and want to keep a copy of the book for yourself - buy more than one copy. Someone already borrowed mine which means it will be MIA for at least a month.
If you've been intimidated by cloud computing and hosting websites on the cloud, fear no longer! This book will walk you through everything you need to know to transition from dedicated servers or shared hosting accounts and into supper affordable cloud hosting where you can rent servers for just pennies per hour and instantly go from 1 server to 20 and then back to 1 as dictated by traffic.
If you're still leasing servers for hundreds of dollars a month each, if commissioning a new server takes days rather than minutes, if you pay through the nose for bandwidth, if your site or web applications can't handle sudden traffic spikes then this book is for you. You don't to be a VC funded Silicon Valley start-up, or a Top 1000 website to take advantage of the power, flexibility and cost savings found in cloud computing. Anybody can do it.
The point I found annoying was its markup (on the kindle it looked all as links but were none, bold annoys you when reading long text,etc) in combination with a technical way of explaining whats happening. I expected more a general introduction but mostly it was too much strict about what you needed to make it all work. Their was too little depth (for example some extra chapters about region syncing or other higher level tips/tricks) during the story.
I think with blogs and aws.amazon.com you will find as much info about AWS during the time you will read this book, but can be interesting to PHP developers that wanna make their API to use AWS in their services. I really missed the higher level chapters to complete the book more and justify its price.
Since this book is written for newcomers to AWS (like myself), I'm hoping/pleading Amazon will push some basic updates to those of us with Kindle versions. I'm not asking for anything big, but as an example the often-included 'cloudfusion.class.php' is now 'sdk.class.php'. Can people find it on their own? Sure - if I did, anyone can :) But now that cloudfusion has been rolled into the official SDK, it'd be an easy fix for the author/publisher/Amazon to push that change to the Kindle version. I don't expect weekly updates - I get that the book will be outdated relatively quickly, and another edition will likely roll out - but since this book is aimed at relative newcomers and the fix is pretty painless to extend it's useful life, I'd just offer it up as a suggestion.
This doesn't distract from how good the book is - if you follow the examples you'll have a great understanding of how AWS works and how to utilize it by the time you are through.
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B2B marketing as media: Six ways to think like an editor
Reputation to Revenue
know the six types of content here don't fall neatly into lead generation campaigns or phases of the buying cycle. B2B marketers in great numbers have jumped on the content marketing bandwagon and embraced the idea that marketing needs to be more like media. We have to focus on providing "readers" and "viewers" (i.e., What kinds of content should you actually create? Who's In, Who's Out.
Sustainability best practices can guide social media too
Reputation to Revenue
Marketers investing in social media often focus on building awareness, demonstrating thought leadership, and (if at all possible), generating new leads. Jon Hampson, Environment Director, for Capgemini UK , gave a great presentation last week on the top lessons for building sustainability programs at large corporations. Focus on what matters. Social media is similar. Do you agree?
Is sales enablement dead?
Reputation to Revenue
We all know the B2B sales cycle keeps getting longer, more and more people are involved in big purchase decisions, and lead nurturing is incredibly important. Sales Enablement is a huge topic in B2B these days. Forrester's upcoming forum is a great example.). The activity makes sense. And this isn't just talk. Sales enablement is a big area for investment. Well, I wonder. Indeed not.
B2B ads worth spreading
Reputation to Revenue
We're cutting back on traditional ads and shifting resources to content marketing (white papers, expert video interviews, ebooks, blogs, and the like) in hopes of getting our customers to pay more attention, raise their hands as "interested," and accept entry into our shiny new lead nurturing systems. It wasn't an original idea. So what's the B2B connection? Am I setting the bar too high?
150 Content Marketing Tips
Drive traffic—and leads—with these tips for SEO, social media, content optimization, email marketing, and more
The four engines of B2B marketing success
Reputation to Revenue
This includes thought leadership content to help build reputation and interest, educational content to support lead generation and nurturing, solutions and customer success content to support sales conversations, and, of course, social media content to support ongoing connections with customers and others. Four Engines for B2B Marketing Success . What do you think? Photo credit: Imnop88a.
HP backs solutions rhetoric with org change and investments
Reputation to Revenue
Finally, at the corporate level, HP has added a new team for solutions marketing which Assem himself leads. . Everyone talks about "solutions" these days but few seem to invest in the changes necessary to move beyond the rhetoric. For example, truly developing, marketing, and selling integrated B2B solutions typically requires both a strong focus from the top down and a new alignment from the bottom up. Far too often, companies talk the solutions talk but fail to walk the walk. Walking the Walk. You have to look outside-in to really understand the key areas to highlight. What about you?
Editorial strategy: Why do B2B customers need your information?
Reputation to Revenue
Analyzing a year of data on the top news stories discussed, linked to, and viewed on blogs, Twitter , YouTube , and other social media, the Project found that, "the stories and issues that gain traction in social media differ substantially from those that lead in the mainstream press. We all know that social media is increasingly central to how we get our news and information.
Lessons from IBM's CIO community program
Reputation to Revenue
Focused on advancing the profession, this mission-driven organization, for which IBM provides lead sponsorship, emphasizes the development of leadership skills for current and future CIOs . Everyone selling high value solutions wants to engage C-level executives. They're the ultimate decision makers. They Influencing the direction of organizations or initiatives that are important to them.
Evangelizing a Content Marketing Program
B2C Marketers companies that excel at lead nurturing generate. 50% more sales-ready leads at a 33% lower cost 15 1,200 Blog posts per month Avg new monthly leads ULTIMATE CONTENT STRATEGIST PLAYBOOK CONTENTLY11 Content marketing's impact also extends to social me- dia, where brands that don't have compelling content to. Do you want to drive more leads? leads.
Master narratives and framing the debate with B2B marketing
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Ideally, you're leading that discussion or changing the terms of the debate. The fast-growing provider of "inbound marketing" tools promotes the concept relentlessly with a daily dose of useful content for marketers on how to build awareness and generate leads through search engine marketing and social media. Politicians understand this the best. It's critical with B2B marketing, too.
Aligning marketing and sales.with what?
Reputation to Revenue
Four years ago, I wrote this : The typical approach to marketing-sales alignment emphasizes getting marketing closer to sales through initiatives such as tighter alignment of marketing activities with the sales cycle, better coordination around demand generation and lead management, and allowing sales to have more input into marketing programs and materials. What do you think? sales sales2.0
More evidence that give-to-get is the key to success
Reputation to Revenue
You keep at it until they open up to a conversation that, over time, can lead toward an actual sales opportunity. It's pretty much a cliche to say that marketing today is all about give-to-get. You provide customers and prospects with new ideas, new experiences, and new connections in order to earn their attention. For me, the key point here is that give-to-get is more important than ever.
Reengineering the white paper, part 1
Reputation to Revenue
They're unoriginal, boring, and overly promotional, which pretty much rules out having the intended impact of generating interest and leads. Several months ago, I began talking with colleagues Bob Buday and Tim Parker about "reengineering the white paper." they are developed and marketed the right way. Photo by kevindooley. .
Content Marketing 2016: Staffing, Measurement, and Effectiveness
Lead conversion (32 percent) is the most. budget can lead to more time if you're able to hire. percent, was lead conversions and sales. ON SITE 7% OTHER 6% 32% LEAD. SALES 20 Content Marketing 2016: Staffing, Measurement, and Effectiveness Across the Industry Results and Analysis It's reassuring that leads and sales, two elements. Copyright © 2015 Contently.
Aren't we past random acts of "selling"?
Reputation to Revenue
How is this random calling to "qualify" a "lead" based on white paper download a month or two earlier worth anything? Sigh -- another random call this morning from a telemarketer on behalf of a large tech company: Caller: "Hi, this is [name] from [company name] on behalf of [tech company]. noticed you downloaded some research. Did you find everything you need? 30 or 60 days ago?
Put everyone in marketing? Yes, and with a social spin
Reputation to Revenue
Isn't it time to accelerate efforts to connect with customers through social networks and communities, and tap employees around the organization who are already active to lead the charge? Harvard management guru Rosabeth Moss Kanter last week suggested: "In a Recession, Put Everyone in Marketing." When times are tough, everyone needs to contribute to growth. Great. Invest in employee morale.
Can corporate journalism work?
Reputation to Revenue
That program did lead to some interesting inside reporting but whether the program overall actually served the public interest in terms of independent coverage is far from clear. Read an interesting post by Ike Pigott today (thanks Amber ) suggesting that as mainstream journalism continues to shrink, struggling journalists should consider jumping to the dark side and plying their trade as corporate journalists. Ike distinguishes his notion of the corporate "embedded journalist" from the age-old tradition of reporters simply leaving the newsroom to go work in corporate communications.
In Industrial Lead Generation, a Lead is a Lead, Right?
Industrial Marketing Today
Every discussion I've had with manufacturers and industrial companies starts with "we need more leads" or ends with "we need results." I understand and accept the fact that the main goal of industrial marketing is to generate leads. have no issues with that but do these companies know what a qualified lead is? by Achinta Mitra appeared first on Industrial Marketing Today.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report
industry metrics such as sales and leads, or. generation Lead generation: Create. high-quality leads. Lead conversions • Avg. lead score • Sales-qualified leads (SQLs) • Opportunities • Search traffic • Return visitor rate Lead nurturing: Move leads. leader with industry-leading. Content. Methodology: A Best. All rights reserved. going.
Introduction to Lead Management
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Tweet If Sales and Marketing were a manufacturing operation starting with raw materials — leads — and ending up with 5% to 20% in deliverable product — won sales — it would soon be shut down to determine what is wrong. However, companies continue to spend untold dollars on lead generation efforts ultimately doomed to fail. Lack of lead management impacts lead conversion and ROI.
Lead Generation: Balancing lead quality and lead quantity
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Tweet Lead generation is somewhat like a tightrope act. Generate too many leads, and the rope between Sales and Marketing breaks. If you don't generate enough leads that turn into sales, your ROI plummets. As Debbie Pryer, Program Manager, Siemens Healthcare , discovered, finding the right balance between lead quantity and quality takes trust, teamwork and planning.
Lead Generation That Converts Leads into Sales Opportunities
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Tweet Ask most executives and marketers what salespeople need to sell in this economy, and they will say one thing: more leads. That's why many marketing and lead generation programs tend to focus on quantity. Unfortunately, as little as 5 to 15% of all marketing inquiries (aka leads) turn out to be truly sales-ready opportunities. challenge. Create a marketing funnel .
Measure Your Way to Lead Nurturing Success
The Point
Demand Gen Report just published " Top B2B Marketers Measure Lead Nurturing Effectiveness to Boost Performance ," a special report in which they address the whys, whats, and how tos of measuring lead nurturing's true impact. That, ultimately, is what lead nurturing is designed to do – move leads towards opportunity and close. The results were dramatic.
Content Marketing Playbook: Strategy and Roadmap
returned to the company after a 28-month stint leading. And it would lead to GE's. leads through inbound marketing. "I think it's almost. ULTIMATE CONTENT STRATEGIST PLAYBOOK CONTENTLY1 The Ultimate Content Strategist. Playbook No. 2: Strategy and Roadmap Copyright © 2015 Contently. All rights reserved. Introduction 3 II. Adopting a Winning Perspective 7 III. Back at GE and in.
5 Ways to Expand Lead Nurturing Beyond the Inbox
The Point
Email may still be the workhorse in how B2B companies build relationships, maintain awareness, qualify leads and nudge prospects along the sales cycle, but these days, it pays to think about "lead nurturing" as more just an email campaign. The post 5 Ways to Expand Lead Nurturing Beyond the Inbox appeared first on The Point. That's not because email is going away any time soon.
New Chapter for the B2B Lead Blog
B2B Lead Generation Blog
You may have noticed the B2B Lead Blog has a new look. Over the next few months, I'll be starting a business and working on my next book, a sequel to Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. Back when I started this blog in 2003, I couldn't find any place where people were sharing ideas related to lead generation and the complex sale. Image credit: PhotoDune.
Best B2B Lead Posts in 2014: Lead generation, lead nurturing and content marketing
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Read on to find out what B2B Lead Roundtable Blog posts were shared the most as well as the three topics B2B marketers valued most in 2014. Topic #1 — Lead generation is king. Lead generation was a huge topic for 2014 and for good reason. Every lead nurturing campaign, every lead conversion, every sale depends on first generating a lead. The difference?
New Research on How B2B Marketers Get More Leads
Lead generation, also commonly referred to as lead gen, continues to be one of B2B marketers' top goals. It's so important that if you distilled an average B2B marketer's job description down to two words, they might well be "get leads". Most marketers struggle to land enough leads, and enough quality leads. Struggling with your lead generation efforts?
B2B Marketing Trends for 2016
distribution and lead nurturing, to more effectively communicate with prospective buyers at each stage of funnel. To get a more granular view of how B2B marketing professionals are adapting to these trends and pressures, we asked 25 leading influencers. preference, lead generation) isn't new, just more intense. its role beyond lead gen. Tom has been published on leading.
Building Your Strategic Lead Generation Portfolio
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Tweet To be successful at lead generation, marketers can't rely on one specific tactic. while ago, I created a mind map of lead generation channels for my book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. I've updated it to include more content marketing and social media channels. How do you determine which channels are the best for generating leads and finding future customers?
Lead Generation: 2 simple tips to determine cost per lead
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Tweet Getting to the heart of lead cost is not easy. In today's B2B Lead Roundtable Blog post, I wanted to explore cost per lead by sharing a few tips and insights from the panel of industry experts that spoke on the subject at MarketingSherpa Lead Gen Summit 2013. Clearly define what a lead is for your organization. Move toward thinking of lead cost in aggregate.
A Simple 2-Step Technique for Improving Lead Follow Up
The Point
In an era when "demand generation" and "content marketing" are virtually synonymous, most B2B sales leads are the result of a prospect downloading or requesting content. Most B2B marketers take for granted that content marketing will, by default, generate a wide spectrum of leads – some of them qualified, perhaps, but most just conducting informal research (the proverbial "tire kickers").
Why You Should Consider Using Twitter for B2B Leads
Whether you turn these moments of opportunity into high-quality leads is up to you. But when you listen to what others are saying on Twitter (and successful sales people have known this for years), you can really begin to harness the platform's full potential for lead generation. B2B marketers who use Twitter generate twice as many leads as those who don't. Forrester , 2013.
Staffing and Launching Your Content Marketing Program
These examples may sound hyperbolic, but they get at values that lead. ULTIMATE CONTENT STRATEGIST PLAYBOOK CONTENTLY12 While the business goals of your content marketing efforts are import- ant—be it generating leads, sales, brand awareness, industry education, or, more likely, some combination of initiatives—we find it extremely. original photography as something Steve the Lead.
Lead Nurturing: Unique tracks and impactful tests
B2B Lead Generation Blog
Tweet I was recently interviewed by Marketo for their Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing eBook, and I wanted to share some ideas that didn't find their way into the guide as well as some additional thoughts on lead nurturing with you. This is the essence of lead nurturing. Without relevance, lead nurturing becomes just another marketing campaign. Think relevance.


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Complaint Review: Buyer's Broker - NAEBA
Buyer's Broker - NAEBANAEBA.org Redwood City, California U.S.A.
Buyer's Broker and NAEBA Alleged "Buyer's broker" only looks out for her own bottomline - $$$$! Redwood City California
*Consumer Comment: Let The Buyer Decide
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Within a day of asking for a referral online at NAEBA's website, we were contacted by one Barbara D (works out of the Redwood City, CA office) who offered to assist us with the home buying process. We were informed, upfront, that we'd have to sign a contract with the agent we "hired" and Barbara acted as if she was giving us a break by telling us that we could work with her first and see how we "gelled". So far, so good. Actually, up until we were ready to make our first (and ONLY!) offer, Barbara acted as if she was looking out for our best interests even though she was snipy with me now and then.
After a few days of searching, we found a condo that we liked in San Jose, CA. The unit was listed at $476K and after looking through the CMA, we decided to make an offer for $465K. Right off the bat, she insisted that we sign an exclusive buyer's agent contract with her, and she insisted that the contract be for TWO months. She wanted this done first EVEN before we started writing the offer. When we signed the contract - we really liked the condo and didn't see a problem - then, the woman's colors came shining through and the claws came popping out.
The first thing she did was to insist that we were to put down more down payment in order to make the offer "more attractive" to the seller! Well, we refused. We had already been pre-approved at that point of time and we didn't see why we had to increase our downpayment. The property had been in the market for TWO months at that time and had not received a single offer until then. The seller was getting married and his agent had let on that he was desperate to sell the property, so we knew he'd be glad to just have an OFFER. But Barbara didn't think so. She insisted that we increase our downpayment and also increased interest rates to 6.5% although our lender - CALHFA - had agreed to finance our loan at 5.75%. Her argument was that the seller would not "believe" that any lender would agree to give us the loan at that %. Ummm, I still fail to see how it was any of the seller's business... but it gets even better.
After going through the CMA, we decided to make an offer of $440K. Barbara, "our agent", did not like that we were offering less than asking price. When it came to the part where we discuss home warranties, she said that since we were making an offer of less than 10k, we should pay for the home warranty ourselves!! Her words were "Why should the seller pay the 300 odd dollars it costs for home warranty when he's accepting an offer of 10k less?!" So much for being a BUYER'S agent! Then she insisted on a 3% security deposit and failed to disclose that this downpayment was completely negotiable. In addition, she did not explain that if the deal fell through in case of non-obtainment of finance or for any reason, we could lose the entire deposit. She probably hoped to put us between a rock and a hard place so that SHE could walk away with her commission and d**n the buyers! I have to admit that we made a mistake too - we blindly believed this woman and were so very keen on buying the property and assumed that the deposit was refundable under any circumstances. The next day, the seller made a "counter offer". We had asked for 14 days to conduct the home inspection and he came back asking for the inspection contingency to be removed in 10 days. I seized this chance to make my own counter offer - we'd remove the inspection contingency clause in 10 days IF we could change the terms of the downpayment and the interest rates. Barbara's reaction? "Buyers DO NOT make counter offers, sellers do!"
At this point of time, I lost whatever little trust I had in the woman. In addition, that very day, the business section of the SJ Mercury News carried a small paragraph about pending layoffs in my husband's company and we simply did not feel comfortable signing the counter offer.The sale fell through, we put a stop payment on my deposit check and thanked our lucky stars that we left when the going was still good.
Another thing that this "buyer's broker" failed to disclose was that closing costs are completely negotiable and could be split with the seller in a cool market. We learned this from friends AFTER the fact, when we discussed this with them.
Funnily enough, Barbara took our decision well. When she emailed asking if we wanted to continue receiving listings, I responded saying No, as we wanted to stop the process at this time and would touch base with her as soon as the job issue was cleared up. My husband, however, still had some confidence in her. HOWEVER, that changed after discussing the contract with our experienced friends who had purchased home before. Our friends helped us realize that we could have gotten a better, pro-buyer deal if Ms. Delantoni had guided us better.
When I called to complain to NAEBA in Oct, 2006, they completely REFUSED to take a complaint stating that NOBODY had *ever* complained about Barbara before! Well, DUH, if they refuse to accept *any* complaints, OF COURSE they would have none on file. I later found out that Barbara's boss, a realtor that sells luxury homes in Souther CA, John R, is an important member (or even founder?!) of NAEBA! OF COURSE they were not going to take any action against either Barbara or her employing broker, John R. John, when I contacted him, claimed that Barbara was a "good" realtor and that we had probably just had a "personality" clash.
Yeah, right.
My suggestion to ALL buyers out there - DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT believe that any realtor is working *for* you if you are a buyer. Their bottom line is ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS their OWN commission, even if they CLAIM to be a "buyer's broker" as our experience has shown! Barbara NEVER showed us any For Sale By Owner Properties - which was a dead giveaway to her intentions and motivations. We got off easily but you may not be so lucky. Never, ever, ever believe that anyone is working for you. Remember, in the homebuying process, you, the buyer, are on your own.
Good luck.
Belmont, California
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#1 Consumer Comment
Let The Buyer Decide
AUTHOR: The Difference Maker - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, October 15, 2010POSTED: Friday, October 15, 2010
Lets see, Home Buyer supposedly ripped off by NAEBA - one. Home Buyers actually ripped off over the years by the traditional real estate industry masquerading as Buyer Agents endless, and still counting. You decide Home Buying public.
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#2 Author of original report
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AUTHOR: Anon - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, February 18, 2008POSTED: Monday, February 18, 2008
While Mr. Rygiol did in fact offer to help us in the purchase of our home, he did not make this offer in Oct, 2006 when we first attempted to file a complaint with NAEBA, after realizing that Ms. Delantoni had not adhered to the NAEBA's Code of Ethics, which include behaving in a trustworthy manner, being loyal to the principal (the buyer), helping buyer reduce closing costs, etc. Not only did NAEBA refuse to register a complaint (for the same reasons that Mr. Rygiol presents here - NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH MS. DELANTONI, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE, SO WE ARE NOT TAKING A COMPLAINT!), but also Mr. Rygiol did not bother to contact us even after he probably heard from NAEBA about our grievance. If NAEBA never registers complaints against their agents, how do they ever expect to have any issues on file?
Emails to Mr. Rygiol's accounts also went unanswered, until he finally responded to a phone call that WE had placed. In other words, he did not make the attempt to resolve our grievance but offered to help us when WE contacted HIM to complain about Ms. Delantoni's attitude.
Thirdly, I am not sure how he expects us to continue trusting NAEBA even after our VERY negative experience both with the organization AND with one of their agents. We moved from the area and used a "regular brokerage" firm to buy our house. I am happy to note that the service we received was ABOVE average - the agent (who also takes listings) was very courteous, very accomodative, upfront and helped us through out the sales process, including telling us how we could reduce closing costs.
I found the services of a regular brokerage SUPERIOR to the "service" we received from NAEBA and will gladly recommend our realtor to our friends and family. In this poor housing market, such word of mouth would definitely benefit our realtor. We are very grateful to him and his brokerage for easing us through this process and have learned a lot from him. The best part? No exclusive agent contract, no high pressure sales tactics - we were free to change realtors at any time and we're glad that that pressure of losing us made him more courteous and more service-oriented than Ms. Delantoni.
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#3 REBUTTAL Owner of company
Buyer's Broker Response
AUTHOR: Jjrygiol - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, October 20, 2007POSTED: Saturday, October 20, 2007
I am so sorry that this matter continues to distress you so much.
Barbara has been an Exclusive Buyer Agent for many years and has many, many very happy HomeBuyers that she has assisted. We keep getting referrals from her past clients all the time.
In all the time she has been with Buyer's Broker, you have been the only person to complain about her services.
I have apologized personally and have offered, as the owner of the company, to personally assist you in your search for a home, when you are ready.
I cannot do any more than that.
I am distressed that you continue to post negative posts about Barbara, Buyer's Broker and NAEBA on various blogs and websites like this.
I have been a Realtor for 35 years and started Buyer's Broker to assist Home Buyers in Buying a home.
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to set things right for you.
John J. Rygiol
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locally used term, Southeast Michigan, referring to Maltese. May be derogatory but used by Maltese when referring to themselves.
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Skip to comments.Obama In Baltimore: Im Looking Forward To Having A Dredge Named After Me
Posted on 05/17/2013 12:52:41 PM PDT by drewh
Speaking at Ellicott Dredges factory in Baltimore this afternoon, President Obama joked that he couldnt wait to have a dredge named after him.
After taking a tour of the factory, Obama explained that a customer of the factory once named a dredge after former President Bill Clinton.
Ive got my fingers crossed, he joked. Never had a dredge named after me, so Im looking after looking forward to that.
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I already named a big pile of dog doo that I saw outside after Obama..its the perfect name
Dredge, drudge, drek, scum, slime, sleaze and many other adjectives could be applied in reverse.
Considering renaming my "morning constitution" to my "morning Obama".
Obama sounds more like your common criminal
He already has a dredge named after him. It's called Obama. It's pond scum with a lot of scum history attached.
Be sure and wipe your "Biden" good.
When he came to Rock Island, Illinois to tour International Harvester, they named a farm implement after him....the Grim Reaper.
Funny. I named by toilet bowl Obamaturd.
How bout the sewer system? Would be more appropriate.
Well he's been headlining Matt Dredge lately.
The SS Barack Hussein Obama will be the finest garbage scow on all of Chesapeake Bay.
No one is even paying attention to your stupid "dredge" tour a-hole.
How about sludge?
I had to go down into Baltimore for a customer today and Obama did a nice job of screwing up the traffic for a good portion of the morning.
It's good to be the king.
How about the SS Benghazi?
I christen thee the SS Sh*t Bird.
They were already planning to name it after obama. It would have been called "Shithead." You know, Shuh-theed.
It fits. Ostoner is a lot like a dredge.
A dredge sucks crap off the bottom of the river and spews it out on the bank like diarrhea.
Made me laugh.
Korax: "I didn't mean to say that the Obama should be hauling garbage. I meant to say it should be hauled away AS garbage."
He doesn't deserve to have a sewage ditch or a leach field named after him.
Which is the bigger SUCKUP??
Didn' t he marry a dredge? Bottom feeding shit spewer.
Better to have a "digester" at the local sewage treatment plant named after FUBO.
We all know that digesters are FOS!
A dredge names after Obama . . .
The S. S. Islamophile Marxist?
Maryland "Freak State" PING!
It will list to the port.
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Not your typical airport hotel
I was quite taken aback at the exterior of the hotel, considering its proximity to the airport. It has the look of a charming country mansion. However, in comparison the rooms were a bit of a disappointment to be honest (I've stayed there twice now). Quite small and the bathroom could have been better, and as a few other reviewers have commented, extremely stuffy (I had to sleep with the window open but then I was freezing, as the bedclothes weren't really up to the job).
I found the staff on the whole efficient and welcoming, which was a pleasant surprise having phoned up to ask where I should wait for the hotel shuttle and being met with a very sullen "the airport"! However, early morning checkout was protracted and nearly made me late for my plane. I had to go through the rigmarole of explaining to yet another member of staff that I needed 2 separate receipts, which he argued with then took ages actually doing, despite having arranged it all at the time of booking and even having it written in black and white on my booking confirmation, and despite assurances the night before that a note had been made of my particular billing requirements and that everything would be ready for me.
I know I ate there (the bar, rather than the restaurant) but can't remember the food at all, which means it was neither very good nor very bad. Breakfast was fine as well - a good choice of cooked or buffet-style. A word of advice though - don't be tempted by the tea/coffee and biscuits at the bar. We had to practically beg for the biscuits (which turned out to be HobNobs), and my coffee was indescribably bad. You're much better off sticking with the plentiful & good quality tea & biscuits provided in your room.
Only a couple of minutes' drive from the airport too - phone ahead to arrange for the shuttle to pick you up. If you need to get to/from the airport outside shuttle hours, the hotel will provide you with a taxi free of charge.
Just the Ticket
I have stayed several times now and have never been disapointed. The rooms are nice and clean, the staff helpful, the building quaint, and the beer cold.
The rooms are quite small but very cosy with comfortable beds. Very close to the Airport, which is ideal for early-morning flights.
I will stay again.
Dirty, dirty, dirty
We stayed at this hotel in Dec 2004 before flying out to Portugal. The room was disgustingly dirty. The bathroom had mold on the shower, the floor by the toilet, and on the window. The bed was terribly uncomfortable with two flimsy pillows. We chose this hotel because of its close proximity to the airport and parking was included with the room, but it was not worth it.
Ideal stop-over!
The Etrop Grange is a lovely, quaint hotel. We stayed for one night before an early morning flight with another couple.
The staff were very efficient. We did not have a meal at the restaurant but enjoyed a couple of drinks at the bar!
Our rooms, although small (but huge compared with New York) were very comfortable. It is like staying in a country house. I would definitely recommend this hotel especially in winter as it has a nice 'cosy' feel.
Beware of wedding receptions
we arrived on Friday night for a two night stay, nice looking hotel but so busy inside we could not even get to the bar or even find a seat to relax we were due to meet freinds in the lounge for an evening of chatting eating and drinking but due to the 100+ wedding guests we were forced out of the hotel to relax. And guess what the same thing happened on the Saturday night. The room was okay but very hot our freinds room was small dirty and did not get cleaned over the weekend.
The breakfast was so expensive at �14.95 and you even had to queue to get it as if you were at school.
The hotel is to small to look after wedding parties and residential guests. In the end we discussed our thoughts with the manager who refunded us half of our bill but should you be put in this situation in the first place
Okay hotel if you only want to stay before or after flying but dont expect much from this so called 4* hotel
Not bad, but....
Rooms small and stuffy, so you can either open the window and get ventilation and aircraft noise, or stifle. Don't stay there in the summer! Would be reasonable value at half the price - but it is an airport hotel. Cheerful staff, clean and not as tired as some. OK for a night.
Best hotel ive ever been to
the hotel was brilliant, we had to phone to get a lift from the Jaguar but we got there about 8 a clock at night, so take the phone number of the hotel just in case its not there.
The room was lovely, very clean, we where comtemplating on knicking the bed! (for an idea height wise, im 5ft 3 and it came waist level up to me) you get plenty of free tea and coffee (kenko instant really smooth/and kenko decaff, and twinnings tea bags, so you have an idea) not just the usuall 2 wee bags of tea, the room was spotless - we did have a wee problem cause someone had knicked one of the batteries out of the remote, but the staff delt with it quickly and efficently.
another person we were comtemplating stealling was the chef who made us the pasta, this was the best pasta ive had in my life!
we are actually just back from there today, and soon as our next paychecks are in we are planning our next trip to etrop grange, the photos dont do it justice, you have to see it by yourself
Not the hotel for us!!
The hotel room was very small and noisy as we were above the kitchen.
Although the staff did move us to another room, this was also small and very dusty! The staff were not very helpful, we paid for 2 weeks parking at the hotel while we were on holiday, and on return they had lost our car keys which did eventually show up..... Overall we have stayed at far better hotels for the same price.
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Stayed at the Etrop Grange prior to an early morning departure on holiday. Easy and friendly check-in, together with a very snug and cosy room made this a very good choice of Hotel. Attentive staff both for meals and drinks made staying a real pleasure - the holiday had really started a day early! Nice to travel to the airport in style via the Hotels Jaguar - the chauffeur was very helpful and on time. On return we had to share the car with another traveller, but there were no problems at all.
A superb Hotel - well worth the visit and with terrific service from the staff. My only criticism? The bed had the 'lived-in' 'V' in the mattress - somewhat uncomfortable - but I forgive them, as everything else was superb.
Will certainly go again.
i have stayed in the etrop grange for a couple of nighs birthday treat and anniversary and the
place is lovely
rooms are beautiful and the staff are friendly
we wished a meal and went to a local pub food which was lovely and we kindly as no taxis available take by there beautful car definetly a plus
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