Please Support My Run For SEMPO Board

I’ve been nominated for a board seat at the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO). If you’re a SEMPO member, please vote for me in the upcoming election, February 6-15, 2008. SEMPO’s mission…

a global non-profit organization serving the search engine marketing industry and marketing professionals engaged in it.

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Why Do Big Brands Still SPAM Customers With Pop-Under Ads?

When will they ever learn? Delivering your prospects — let alone existing customers — with pop-under browser ads equates to nothing more than annoying, offensive spam. Companies that spam usually are not interested in building long-term customer relationships.… Read the rest

Move Over, Seth Godin, Einstein’s Here

The following is also my latest MediaPost column

Move Over, Seth Godin, Einstein’s Here
January 25th, 2008 by Max Kalehoff

I read my fair share of business books and marketing punditry. In the trendy stable are works by authors Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, James Surowiecki, Don Tapscott and Malcom Gladwell.… Read the rest

What Truly Stands Out About My Mac (Versus All The WindowBased PCs I’ve Owned)

Both Macs and Microsoft Windows-based computers have their pluses and minuses. I started on a Mac as a kid and remained loyal to the brand through college graduation. Then — upon entrance into the corporate world — Windows-based PCs were thrust upon me.… Read the rest