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Why I’m the Marketing Guy and That’s OK.

I've been an entrepreneur for many years, it's chaotic, hectic, painful, stressful, fun and rewarding - if I'm lucky I might even

Digital Marketing, Marketing

Planning for marketing versus a marketing plan

Planning for marketing versus a marketing plan. I cover why a marketing plan written in stone will do you no good at

The 2016 Digital Marketing Recap: The Marketing Drive ep22

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Digital Marketing, Google

Building Leads and Developing Relationships Using PPC Channels : The Marketing Drive ep 21

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AdWords Quality Score Talk : The Marketing Drive ep 20

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Why You Need To Classify Your Digital Marketing Campaigns : The Marketing Drive ep 19

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Practical PPC and AdWords Optimizations : The Marketing Drive ep 18

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Digital Marketing

Mapping Marketing Strategies & Tactics : The Marketing Drive ep 17

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Facebook Groups The Feature No One Really Talks About : The Marketing Drive ep 16

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Sweet Little Marketing Lies : The Marketing Drive ep 15

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Business, Digital Marketing

Marketing Skills We Need in 2016 : The Marketing Drive ep 14

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Creating a Content Strategy That Converts : The Marketing Drive ep 13

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The New Facebook Pixel and Conversion Scoping : The Marketing Drive ep 12

What's more important than tagging and tracking your lead and conversion funnel? Tagging and tracking your lead and conversion funnel accurately otherwise

Micro Moments, Audience Psychology and Keyword Research : The Marketing Drive ep 11

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Dealing with Negative Clients and Toxic Relationships : The Marketing Drive ep 10

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Lowering High CPA Rates : The Marketing Drive ep 9

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Building and Managing Your Audience : The Marketing Drive ep 8

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Marketing and Business on the Road : The Marketing Drive ep 7

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Integrating Bootstrap and Genesis

Genesis + Bootstrap Update November 2020: Just a quick note dear reader, this blog post is now over 6 years old. I

Algonquin Whispers

I’ve spent many years tripping through Algonquin Park. There are literally hundreds of images I’ve been lucky enough to capture, as difficult

You’re Right.

It’s all up to you. It truly is.

Persistence and Determination

For those moments when you think you can’t I assure you, you can.

I’ve been working too much. Time to reflect and rediscover Tom Thomson

There’s been a “meme” floating around on Facebook lately: Someone posts the work of an artist. Comment or Like and you will

Is your brand communication strategy back asswards?

When we think about brand and communications messaging often the tactical “feature” message wins out over the motivation a consumer might have

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