Comments for Bottom Line | SEO Blog | Search Engine Optimization Raleigh | 888.988.8892 http://www.bottomlineseo.com Bottom Line SEO, LLC offers SEO, Web Design and Social Media Services for Small Businesses and is the sister company of Unlimited Web Solutions Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:50:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on What Would Sun Tzu Say? by Dana http://www.bottomlineseo.com/what-would-sun-tzu-say-2/#comment-4110 Dana Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:50:17 +0000 http://www.bottomlineseo.com/?p=387#comment-4110 I guess I balk at Sun Tzu's primary - to frustrate the "enemy" in the ways he speaks of - in terms of the metaphor with marketing. Not much for "fighting" in marketing....prefer emphasizing strength, in terms of product, and more so in terms of integrity and personal performance of the principals. That said, filling the pipeline with unprofitable orders to satisfy surface goals will kill most any enterprise, eh? Lesson learned? Move thru Sun Tzu with a quiet mind....apply what is meaningful.. and listen to the quiet wisdom in our own minds.... I guess I balk at Sun Tzu’s primary – to frustrate the “enemy” in the ways he speaks of – in terms of the metaphor with marketing. Not much for “fighting” in marketing….prefer emphasizing strength, in terms of product, and more so in terms of integrity and personal performance of the principals.

That said, filling the pipeline with unprofitable orders to satisfy surface goals will kill most any enterprise, eh?

Lesson learned? Move thru Sun Tzu with a quiet mind….apply what is meaningful.. and listen to the quiet wisdom in our own minds….

]]> Comment on New Column: The Art of Internet Marketing by admin http://www.bottomlineseo.com/new-column-the-art-of-internet-marketing/#comment-3520 admin Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:42:42 +0000 http://www.bottomlineseo.com/?p=369#comment-3520 Thanks Anora! My challenge with "life and death" is twofold - there's also the words "safety" and "ruin" in the original text, which seem to apply to the army as a whole, while "life" and "death" seem to apply to individual people. Sun Tzu strikes me as a master of language who was very careful with his words, so I'm making an effort to be equally careful with my substitutions. Thanks Anora!

My challenge with “life and death” is twofold – there’s also the words “safety” and “ruin” in the original text, which seem to apply to the army as a whole, while “life” and “death” seem to apply to individual people. Sun Tzu strikes me as a master of language who was very careful with his words, so I’m making an effort to be equally careful with my substitutions.

]]> Comment on New Column: The Art of Internet Marketing by Anora McGaha http://www.bottomlineseo.com/new-column-the-art-of-internet-marketing/#comment-3519 Anora McGaha Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:19:50 +0000 http://www.bottomlineseo.com/?p=369#comment-3519 Intriguing concept Dave. You're always onto new and interesting things. Your 3 ideas: 1. chaotic 2. territories on the Internet 3. need for unique value proposition are interesting. Fresh. I look forward to what you present next week. (Go ahead and use bankruptcy for death as part of your substitution process.) Intriguing concept Dave. You’re always onto new and interesting things.

Your 3 ideas:

1. chaotic
2. territories on the Internet
3. need for unique value proposition

are interesting. Fresh. I look forward to what you present next week.

(Go ahead and use bankruptcy for death as part of your substitution process.)

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