Play safe: be a Sven Goran Ericsson (again) Go maverick: be a Juergen Klinsmann Just win: like Jose MorinhoLet me explain with (another) handy diagram: To the left: you can do what you normally do. You know exactly what’s tried and tested (Gerrard, Lampard, Beckham), and you know they’ll buy you. A few ads in a trade magazine, an email campaign or five and a solid trade show will certainly not get you the sack. Used the way they were used last time, they’ll probably secure you a quarter final place in your market. To the right: you tear up the rule book. You’ve been a student of ‘black hat’ tactics for some time (Ballack roams free, a left back that scores great goals and has zero defensive responsibilities, and a goalkeeper who scares everyone with his big mouth). You’re inexperienced in this domain but you have a hunch. You can’t prove it, but if you’re given the freedom, you may well exceed all expectations and secure a quarter final spot with that new Facebook application and a slew of desktop widgets. In the middle: GENIUS (go with me here). You’ve been to the cutting edge. You hired x2 translation experts whilst you were there. You have a army of full of rough diamond, hand-picked talent (Joe Cole, Didier Drogba) to sprinkle carefully across your forward line. You’ve done your research and you know that SEO, blogs, and PPC campaigns can work wonders when mixed with a rock solid quartet of white papers, webinars, product demos and John Terry. So, who you gonna be? We don’t expect you to be a maverick – that way lies terrors unknown. But you need to avoid being totally safe – that way lies many competitive threats. Best bet: be a winner. Learn from this year. Mix what you know with what you know will make a real difference. (Note: we love Jose. So do our wives.)
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Jeff paul Internet Millions January 29th, 2009
Jeff Paul reigns as the King of internet marketing arrived on the T.V over ten years ago.showing ways of earning money by sitting at home.