| Hello: Here’s the latest edition of MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-up. We’ll kick off every week with this quick collection of tips, recommendations, observations and other interesting, valuable stuff. – Tom |
| Monday, October 22, 2018 MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-UpRecommended Resource Great Article to Help You Search More Efficiently I search for stuff on Google roughly 8 million times a day. I didn’t realize how inefficient I was until I read this: 27 Hacks to Quickly Find Almost Anything on Google. Great article! Great Branding Lessons Which Brands are Most Relevant and Why? I’ve been reading about the “brands U.S. consumers simply can’t live without.” The Prophet Brand Relevance Index® identifies the 25 most relevant brands and the four principles of brand relevance that drive these companies. This is a fascinating, informative report. Lots of lessons here for businesses big or small. You can download the report here. Recommended Listening NPR Show Consistently Reveals Music GemsI draw from many sources to discover great music. NPR’s All Songs Considered is my favorite. The weekly show always delivers something worth adding to a playlist. You don’t need to tune in live on your local NPR station. Add the show to your podcast queue or surf to the website to listen when you want. Before You Cut the Cord… Here’s a Great Resource If You Want to Dump Cable or Satellite Earlier this year, I got rid of my satellite service. I signed up for one of the TV-via-internet services. Same channels. $50/month cheaper! This so-called cord-cutting is great for some households, but not for all. If you’re thinking about cord-cutting — or if you’ve already done so — CordCuttersNews.com is a great resource. Here’s their Beginners Guide to Cord Cutting. Stooge Wisdom Curly Howard, the original third guy in the Three Stooges, said was born on this day in 1903. He said this: “If at first you don’t succeed, keep sucking until you do succeed.” Any reading, listening, quoting, resourcing that you think we should share? Send us a tip. Until next time, enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend. Tom |
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