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Marketing YOU: There's a nipple in my coffee, Rain wallpaper, featured posts

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Change is inevitable. In the past 15 years I've gone from writing music for commercials to trading tech stocks on the NASDAQ then on to abstract painting and recently... added blog design, graphic artist and marketing junkie to my resume.

Watching the news these days, if all we look at is the headlines, it seems like the world is falling apart with various wars going on, economies in shambles, banks failing and companies laying people off faster than you can spell pink slip.

Beyond the gloom and doom, some smart cookies will find new ways to do things simply because the world ain't the same as it was yesterday. It never is.

The great thing about times like these is that we will survive and most likely, come out of it stronger and better than before. People are being forced to innovate and recreate their lives, their careers, their way of doing business.

So under the category of the awesome repositioning of an every day, generic business we have...

Topless coffee shop a hit in small Maine town

It's a tough time for businesses, but one entrepreneur may have found the recipe for success. In a town with fewer than 4,500 residents, the topless coffee shop is booming with business. read...

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Also, no one ever asked me to do a "nipple in coffee" graphic before so this might be my only chance! Later... ;-)

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Speaking of nipples in coffee change, a couple of weeks ago I mentioned the new direction I'm heading in and we'll be releasing a ton of eye candy, goodies & promos that will be available for you guys to use on your own websites & blogs as giveaways, etc...

One of the images I just finished was a hot, fire themed wallpaper for the ever popular iPhone

Since it turned out so "hot" I thought I'd do a Rain version and make it available now for the Rain/iPhone fans. Just right click on the image to save or download it.

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Twitter Buttons, just enter your Twitter ID, Press GO, copy the code to use on your site or blog. And yes, it's free! read...

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Breakdance battle of Mickey Mouse, aged 80
Mickey Mouse stormed to victory when a guest challenged him to a breakdance battle in Main Street, U.S.A. The evidence is online for all to see! This bizarre display you’ve just seen is actually a viral video produced by (or for) Disneyland Resort Paris read...

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Is 22 Tweets-Per-Day the Optimum?
Ever wonder how often you should be tweeting? How much is too much, and why do some people seem to do nothing all day but sit around posting to Twitter? read...

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Docuter:Upload Any Document File And Embed It As A Digital One

There are many Social Digital Document services around that let you upload document files and then give them you out to embed. but having more options is always a good thing. Docuter is a excellent option. read...

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The posts listed below are just a small sample of the news, ideas and resources from the past few days by some of the sharp cookies that hang out in The Art Of Marketing You group

- Taking the 'Hype' out of Hyper-Local Blogging - Blog Tips for Rain Drips Rich Jacobson

- Your Blog Stimulus Package - Blog Tips for Rain Drips Rich Jacobson

- Your BLOG PAGE Is About TO EXPLODE!!! (Leslie Prest Made Me Do It) Diane Rice

- Are you a shameless self promoter? Karen Otto

- The Twitter Effect - why you should Seriously Consider being on Twitter Janie Coffey

- Real Estate Agents: Who are they and what can I expect from one Kathy McGraw

- Defeated By The Market? Take A Tip From Wayne Gretzky Mary Nack

- Are Those Pictures in Your Blog...YOURS?????? Sally Cheeseman

- Sorry I Don't Know You! Matthew Bartlett

- I want that same deal that my friend got !!!! Jeff Belonger

- Now Out of Beta Testing-WorldBlogArchive.COM Midori Miller

- A Real Estate Agent isn't a ";;;;;BIG BOX STORE";;;;; Terry Westbrook

- Why didn't they hire the other listing agent? Feedback we can all use... Pacita C Dimacali

- Boring &;;; Pathetic Marketing - Is This The Best U Can Do? Greg Nino

- In Life The Middle Lane Goes Faster Gary Woltal

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If you're wondering how to customize your blog, take a look at our group's guidelines page for tutorials and graphics that you can download and use on your Active Rain blog.

If you have questions about technology, blog design or building web presence, let me know and I'll try to answer them in a future post!

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Posted by marti garaughty on 03/03/2009 08:25 PM

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62 Comments on Marketing YOU: There's a nipple in my coffee, Rain wallpaper, featured posts

MAR

.... I always take my coffee that way...

It's more titilatingly tasty ...

Cheers !

Sheldon

Sheldon... leave it to a Brit to come up with the most clever comment of the day, well done! ;-)

Alright you two....I have no clever comments...BUT, this is why I always love your posts....random entertainment at its best! (with some great info thrown in)

Suzanne... boys will be boys and... Sheldon started the clever comment thing! I was trying to keep this business oriented. ;-)

"Necessity is the mother of invention" as the quote goes and for that shop owner he found a niche market. Weird, wild stuff in my opinion! Marti, loving that I-Phone paper, very cool. Take care and happy blogging to you!

Jason... we humans always find a way to cope, more phone papers in the works!

Marti..loved the coffee,the twitter, Micky Mouse and all..thank you for the calender!!! You are the BEST on as Always my favorite..:0)

Hannah... thx, wasn't the Mickey video fun? Viral at it's best, even when staged!

Marti, great info, thanks! I love the coffee shop story, you really have to give him credit. And putting jobless people back to work. Thanks again for so much good stuff!

Uh....I can contribute to the coffee :) ...and....I can change too lol!

Andrea... we gotta do what we gotta do, I love clever people!

Sally... cool. I guess technically we all can but I doubt I'd be as popular in the coffee shop! ;-)

Marti, I love your power packed posts and I enjoyed learning more of your diverse background with multiple talents. Reminds me of, ME!! I also like it with the smart cookies posts that I get to catch up on and thanks for my nod this week. Your graphics talents are amazing and I look forward to all your new ideas. Cool coffee mug there.

Gary... hi I get bored easily and tend to change careers often, fortunately I usually land on my feet. Thx for the inspiration as always, enjoy the mug. ;-)

Marti - You are amazing. No other way to put it. :) And the only thing I can think of with that coffee shop article is this ... I hope they don't skimp on the heat! LOL

Thanks for all your talent and your gracious spirit that shares it with us.

As alwayw cool blog Marti.... inspiring...

marti, there's a nipple in my coffee just made me spew milk everywhere! LOL. Thanks for the clean up job! You are soooo good at making me lol. Thank you for that!

Now, if you would just add a butterfly to the iPhone graphic I could use and love it. The butterfly is in honor of my mom the Professor. She sends me one now and then to remind me that I'm loved!

Great post as always my friend,

Hugs, Deb

Marti, enjoyed this, interesting post you linked to on Twitter stats and docutor, I had never heard of it. I think cloud computing is here to stay and is only going to grow in the future.

I met with a group of realtors today and it seemed like every one of them was wishing they were in a different profession right now. Sort of funny how the grass is always greener.

This post is packed with great information. It looks like I am going to have to take the day off tomorrow just to catch up! Thanks for all that you do. Amazing!

I will pass on the coffee thanks, but if I had an Iphone (sob sob) I would grab onto that wallpaper.

Sheldon.... You naughty brit.

... what happened Kat ?!?!? .... it must be the language barrier

Your header certainly caught my attention!! Great post, packed with lots of great information.

Quite the title!

Change is inevitable for sure!

But that sounds painful if the coffee was too hot.

It's during tough times like these that some of the greatest inovations are created.

Carol... no kidding about heat, especially in Maine! ;-)

Kathy... hi and thx, just giving back for all I get here from your guys.

Deb... great suggestion, will try to remember but since my memory sucks, send me an email re butterfly.

Missy... you're right about cloud computing, it's also why I'm doing the Windows to Mac switch. More & more stuff is residing on the web and becoming less platform dependent. Thank gawd we can finally get away from Microsoft garbage!

The wonderful thing about capitalism is that we become more creative in negative markets. I love it. Don't know if it is worth moving to Maine, but I am checking fights now......

Robert... no kidding, but eventually the tide will turn.

Joan... I thank you.

Kathleen... I'll be doing other Rain versions soon for BlackBerrys, etc...

Kat... you tell him! ;-)

Sheldon... see what you started! ;-)

June... thx, the header is a version from a new WordPress blog I'm launching soon, testing it out here.

Beth... ummmm, I didn't think of that, could be. ;-)

Justin... well said and the opportunities are definitely out there, this period will be a blessing in disguise for some people.

Tim... there's an early bird flight at 5:45 am. ;-)

Love this post as I do all of yours! Thanks for the calendar - I love it! You are the best!

Marti - you are so creative :) Thanks for putting this great list together!

Sheila... thx and you're welcome, we were overwhelmed by the reaction to our calendar giveaway, we'll be doing more giveaways very soon!

Maria... my pleasure, just sharing all the wonderful stuff I come across.

Marti... wow, I thought I have done a lot in my lifetime... sounds like you have done a lot just in the last 15 years. In regards to coffee, not for me.... In any case, some great blogs that you mentioned, that I have missed. And thanks for the polite mention.

Jeff Belonger

MAR

Jeff... it's been a wild ride so far, the next 15 years should be a blast. Thx for another excellent post!

Marti, Your graphic makes me WANT an I phone just so I can use that! You always have a terrific line-up of the best and the newest and I always appreciate all your hard work and for sharing all this information.

Marti, I found it very interesting to read the highlights of your career transitions. You've done well. I always say that life's too short to work at something that doesn't work for you. I love what I do, and always have!

Carole... not sure if my wallpapers justify buying one but Apple would be happy to hear that. Did you get the Feng Shui wallpaper I sent you by email last week?

Vickie... you're soooooooooo right. I figure if I'm going to do something for 40 - 50 (or more) hours a week I should probably enjoy it. Glad to hear you feel the same about real estate!

hi my friend...what a fun comment thread :) Nice to hear you always land on your feet, and I understand about that eaisly bored part...time for me to do something different now too :) Oh, and I love the i phone graphic very nice, nice color.

Thanks for the the link to the new twitter buttons Marti! Always love your posts - full of information I can use!

Looks like a record and not a nipple. I am not the one to get bored with my job. Real Estate is so much fun and stress I cant get bored.

Blog Artist...

The only I can say right now is that I'm laughing too hard about that whole nipple thing. What a hoot.

I'm gonna have to come back after I compose myself :)

TLW...ROAR!

marti, Really great links this week. I loved the Hubspot stats on Twitter. It turns out I wasn't following YOU on twitter so I am now!

Hi Marti,
Not everyone is as versatile as you are but there are times when we must reinvent ourselves and the present market may be the time for some of us to do just that.

Kathy... I hear ya, for some people it can be stressful to change but in my case I think I have extreme attention deficit disorder. ;-)

Michele... enjoy the Twiter buttons, not the best graphics but some cute ones are in the package.

Laura... glad to hear you love what you do, it makes getting thru the day much more fun.

Billie... sorry about that, take a deep breath, stay calm, it will be fine!

Diane... whoops, I'll be on Twitter in a few minutes and add you too. Thx!!!

Cynthia... absolutely. tough times also bring new opportunities even tho I know it's really difficult for many people right now.

Marti: Thanks for the nod! Appreciate your constant contributions to our community!....

Thanks for the great story..very funny. Mostly I enjoyed all the information that you have on this blog. I am definitely going to have to follow you. Very creative and full of fabulous ideas. :)

Marti,

Congratulations on the feature!

The nipple in coffee is certainly a first.

Rich... you're too kind and thx for keeping us all on our toes!

Cindy... hi and thx, nice to "meet' you, will try to continually amuse/inform!

Mark... hi there, a first and maybe a last but... I never say never. ;-)

Hi Marti...Again another Great Post, I loved the Micky Mouse Video, and the Enterprising New England Coffee shop, forward your Nipple in the Coffee idea to them...and the concept is maybe a Franchise opportunity here....move over Hooters :O)

Cheers, thanks for sharing.

Ah that coffee shop has nothing on what's in Montreal! But I was wondering if this guy will be the next Starbucks!?! thanks for the twitter banner. I added it - you always give us such nice presents. thanks Marti!

Fred... if the marketing thing doesn't work out I'll definitely think about a franchise! ;-)

Lee/Pamela... sssshhhh, you're giving away my city's secrets! I'm not here because I like the cold weather. ;-)

MAR

Hi Marti - just caught this post....thank you so much for a good belly laugh. It's getting so heavy around here and you were a short blast of friendly Canadian air....LOL

MAR

Gail... humor definitely helps relieve the tension at times. ;-)

Sex, drugs and rock and roll will always sell.

MAR

hi Marti,

you always find the most innovative and interesting things (not to mention helpful and very useful).

I'm afraid I'm falling behind on my twittering.....perhaps it's time to get a button.

Any signs of spring down there in Montreal yet?

I'd have been much calmer had you not 'nippled' your title :)

Sabrina... thx, I'll keep that in mind for my next post! ;-)

Jo... finally the snow is melting, I can smell Spring over here.

TLW... no explanation necessary. ;-)

MAR

Marti - I am so flattered and honored to have my post highlighted to the Active Rain viewers! THANK YOU!! To be amongst the ones selected generates an automatic smile to my face. Also cannot wait to read the other featured posts and check our your suggestions. Thanks so much again!!!

MAR

Diane... I'm honored to have your excellent post here in the group and always happy to see your smiling face! ;-)

Marti, I am still laughing to much about the nipple coffee! Thank you sooo much for the feature here!! ((Marti))!

Janie... glad I could amuse you. ;-) Thx so much for the Twitter Effect post!

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