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October 2012

Latest Brainy Marketing at Forbes

It's been a while since I recapped my Forbes Brainy Marketing activity here, so here's what you may have missed. And, be sure to add a comment if you visit. I can "call out" quality comments, and site admins sometimes expose these in…

Fundraising in the Real World

Book Review: The Fundraiser's Guide to Irresistible Communications by Jeff Brooks The subtitle for this book is "Real World Field-Tested Strategies for Raising More Money," and it delivers on that promise. Brooks has penned an eminently…

Speakers: What’s Your Q-Ratio?

Today marks the start of Pubcon 2012, and I'll be functioning in the roles of speaker, panelist, panel moderator, and audience member. Thanks to Eric Bergman's 5 Steps to Conquer "Death by PowerPoint," I'll be observing a metric I've…

Mission Mayhem: How NOT to Ask for Money

Non-profits assume their potential contributors will see the good they will do and generally focus on a theme - a particular disease, a philanthropic cause, and so on. New research shows that success involves more than just generating…

Catchy Headlines, Bogus Data

As perfect proof of its point, a link to an article titled A Catchy Headline The Biggest Draw For News Article Readers induced me to click and read it. The article noted that a new study by Harris Interactive showed that catchy headlines…