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Re: The Final 25 Members of Our Fearless 50 Are Here!

Michael Barber — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:51:46 -0000

Thanks for the nod, Marketo Team. Big honor to be included.

Re: Be Human: 10 Email Marketing Tips

Michael Barber — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:47:10 -0000

Thanks, Beth!

Re: This old dog has had its day

Michael Barber — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:30:49 -0000

Hi @Abby Tovell. We switched over to Proposify. UX isn't as good as Beagle, but it has all the bells, whistles, and more - https://barberandhewitt.pro.... You'll get 2 months free using that URL.

Re: This old dog has had its day

Michael Barber — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:30:36 -0000

We headed over to Proposify. UX isn't as good as Beagle (definitely not as simple), but it has all the bells, whistles, and more - https://barberandhewitt.pro.... You'll get 2 months free using that URL.

Re: This old dog has had its day

Michael Barber — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:30:07 -0000

Hi @Jacques Bastien We switched over to Proposify. UX isn't as good as Beagle, but it has all the bells, whistles, and more - https://barberandhewitt.pro.... You'll get 2 months free using that URL.

Re: This old dog has had its day

Michael Barber — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:29:17 -0000

We switched over to Proposify. UX isn't as good as Beagle, but it has all the bells, whistles, and more - https://barberandhewitt.pro.... You'll get 2 months free using that URL.

Re: This old dog has had its day

Michael Barber — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:28:58 -0000

See above. We switched over to Proposify. UX isn't as good as Beagle, but it has all the bells, whistles, and more - https://barberandhewitt.pro.... You'll get 2 months free using that URL.

Re: This old dog has had its day

Michael Barber — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:28:38 -0000

We switched over to Proposify. UX isn't as good as Beagle, but it has all the bells, whistles, and more - https://barberandhewitt.pro.... You'll get 2 months free using that URL.

Re: Five big content strategy ideas from Digital Summit Detroit

Michael Barber — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:53:09 -0000

Mike, thanks so much for the mention. Great post too. Hope you enjoyed the conference and look forward to seeing you next year.

Re: The real problem with Google might be Facebook

Michael Barber — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:18:40 -0000

Definitely not, but are most of the SMB market using Power Editor? Would kinda love to see to the stats there.

Re: The real problem with Google might be Facebook

Michael Barber — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:56:44 -0000

"You know what that is? Math." Thumbs up. Talk about a typical Jason-ism.

Another observation related to SMBs attraction to Facebook over Google is the ease of use of the Ad platform versus AdWords. Sure, AdWords has cosmetically evolved, but the ease of use hasn't improved much over the last 10 years, especially for the average SMB trying to manage their own campaigns. Beyond just the behavioral data both owned by Facebook and/or the advertiser and third-party data that Facebook is bringing to the table, the level of knowledge it takes for SMBs to see decent ROAS via Facebook is pretty nominal, and, to me, that makes it much more attractive than AdWords.

Re: Top 20 Email Marketing Slideshare Presentations

Michael Barber — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:24:36 -0000

Thanks for the mention. Loads of great resources here. Thanks for sharing.

Re: 18 Things For Which I Give Thanks

Michael Barber — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:06:00 -0000

Well said. And, we are thankful for you giving many of us a chance in this business, continuing to be our champion, and giving us a sliver of your attention and boatloads of your knowledge.

Re: LeWeb Paris is almost here and we’ve got 2 tickets to give away

Michael Barber — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:47:23 -0000

Paris is a wonderful city, and I've followed LeWeb for a few years now. Would be amazing to attend LeWeb because it brings together a cross section of great knowledge from tech, marketing, and start ups.

Re: If You Can’t Afford It Apple Doesn’t Want You

Michael Barber — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:40:39 -0000

No I didn't read the post, but agreed with your main point...Of course, I read the post. I realize the point is not to quibble about the product. I'm also not defending the product decisions nor doing cartwheels about them. How they left touch ID out of this update baffles me, but there just seems to be a lack of acknowledgment around the innovation that has occurred to create these products regardless of whether you like or are impressed with the new features or not. In addition, as a guy that has spent his share of time at tables discussing brand and campaign strategy as much as you have, I'm surprised you don't give the "pencil" ad more credit for just how smart it is. Sure this year's ads haven't been their best, but that one is good.

Re: If You Can’t Afford It Apple Doesn’t Want You

Michael Barber — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:32:21 -0000

Oi vey, where to begin with this post? Other than your main point, I don't think I've ever been so disappointed by one of your posts. Underwhelming or not, that thinness also reduces the weight of the product by a third. That is huge, and if you aren't impressed by that benefit and the innovation required to make it happen then I think your expectations of Apple are entirely too high.

Re: What To Do About Gmail Tabs

Michael Barber — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:44:36 -0000

Couldn't agree more with Kyle and your sentiments. One point of clarification. Google has rolled tabs out to the Gmail iOS and Android apps. So, if you have the tabs on your desktop, the mobile app has them too. Will be interesting to see if they roll it out to the Android native mail app and if a later version of iOS' native app will accommodate them too.

Re: A Social Media Customer Service Win From @DeltaAssist

Michael Barber — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:46:59 -0000

Jessica, such a great story. I had a similar experience with @DeltaAssist last year. While heading to the UK, my LAX to ATL flight was delayed 2 hours, effectively rendering my 90 minute layover obsolete. To make matters worse, one of those hours being stuck on the runway with no way to call customer service.

As soon as we were airborne, I powered up my Mac, hopped on the wifi, and sent them a tweet. They were able to contact the gate and request for the flight to hold if possible. Low and behold, I ran up to the gate and the agent remarked, "We were waiting for you." I also got upgraded to BizElite, so that helped too. ;)

Re: Star Trek’s descent into marketing spam darkness

Michael Barber — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:23:45 -0000

Oh, get over it and go.

Re: What Qualities to Look for in a WordPress Host?

Michael Barber — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:02:01 -0000

Good tips, Joe. My only issue is the Dreamhost recommendation, even for smaller projects. I was a loyal customer (5+ years) until my wife's, several clients, and my site were hacked. As soon they were, the "friendly" support went out the window. They took a completely hands-off approach. When that happens, you want a host that will help get you through that process. That didn't happen. We've been on WP Engine since then, and love those guys.

Re: Congrats, Baltimore Ravens! But What About Those Commercials?

Michael Barber — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:09:10 -0000

It was definitely interesting to see websites make a come back rather than Facebook Page after Facebook Page. However, both Coke and Sodastream had some huge site stability issues. At one point, cokechase was down for 15-20 minutes. Brands gotta be better prepared with that size of audience.

Re: Why Email Volume Won’t Decrease

Michael Barber — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:28:01 -0000

As you mention, Holmes has a point on the business side, especially within large-savvy organizations. You are seeing SO much more usage of internal comm tools such as Podio, Chatter, Yammer, Asana etc. Is it impacting email? Maybe internally, especially amongst IT, web, marcomm teams in those savvy companies. Beyond that, I'm not sure.

Now on the consumer side, you couldn't be more right. Email volume isn't going down, especially in the near term. More organizations are creating more targeted, personalized campaigns leading to increased consumer engagement and, shockingly, consumers asking for more email (see Fab.com for a perfect example). Beyond the social hooks, there is a HUGE chunk of revenue being driven from email. Maybe Holmes needs to have a conversation or two with the ecomm guys at the top 20 shopping/retail sites. That may alter his thinking.

Thanks for the post.

Re: Test

Michael Barber — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:48:53 -0000

Testing.

Re: Howdy, Edelman!

Michael Barber — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:00:44 -0000

Congrats, Tim. Wishing you nothing but continued success.

Re: TNW Social Count para WordPress

Michael Barber — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:37:11 -0000

Thanks for releasing this, Pablo. It is pretty stellar and I can already see speed improvements from my previous share buttons/plugins. One minor bug is I noticed it doesn't have the previous number of Shares indicated. Do you just have to wait for the auto-sync to occur?

Also, do you have any plans to release your Wordpress theme? i love its simplicity.

Thanks,
Michael