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Novelty: The Storytelling Element Your Brain Craves

Contently

When I was a sophomore in high school, my entire physics class aced the quiz on hand-cranked electricity. That’s because the previous week, our eccentric teacher Captain Bob let me demonstrate the science by strapping two jumper cables to my eyelids and electrocuting myself in front of the entire class. It makes sense.

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I’ve joined HubSpot as VP platform ecosystem, and this is why

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Here’s one of the first presentations I gave on that topic in 2010. But then HubSpot approached me about the opportunity to help them shape their platform ecosystem strategy. Of course, in my head I wondered: did HubSpot really want to lean into a platform worldview? This movement is growing. ” I smiled.

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What Trigonometry Has to Do With Marketing?

The Effective Marketer

A recent post by Chris Brogan talking about Typing Classes reminded me of my own experience. I too had to go to typing classes when I was young (13 I think) and when computers were just starting to come out. I had classes on those old typewriters and you had to press each key really hard. And then something happened.

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because you can't beat free marketing training

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Because You Can’t Beat Free Marketing Training This is the second post finalizing the review of the Inbound Marketing University program from HubSpot. Here I talk about the final 5 classes.

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inbound marketing training for free

The Effective Marketer

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e.

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Aberdeen Shows How to Do Email Marketing Right

The Effective Marketer

In their research they also classify companies according to their results in email marketing usage. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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free stuff that sells. maybe.

The Effective Marketer

I am enrolled in a free course called Inbound Marketing University , created by HubSpot. Also, the classes (delivered via online webinars, with the archives available afterwards) feature speakers from other respected companies that would love to be able to sell their products to the attendees. So, why is it free? United States License.