Jun
13th
Marketing Riddle Of The Week Answer
First off, the riddle:
Four men stand in a room. One is the leader of a great nation, the second of a church and the third of a bank. The fourth man has a gun. Each of the aforementioned three men appeal to the man with the gun, asking him to shoot the other two and pleading why they should be spared.
“I’m you rightful leader and always have your best interests at heart,” said the leader.
“I’m the man who represents your God and have never steered you wrong,” said the churchman.
“And I’m the man who holds and manages your money.”
Who does the man with the gun shoot?
And now, the answer!
Jun
12th
Affiliate Marketing Field Trip: Riddle Of The Week
Since you can never have too many riddles, let’s go ahead and bust one out to help learn how to problem solve more efficiently. And yes, it’s somewhat related to marketing — or at least, the answer is — of which, I’ll have for all you kids on the morrow.
Four men stand in a room. One is the leader of a great nation, the second of a church and the third of a bank. The fourth man has a gun. Each of the aforementioned three men appeal to the man with the gun, asking him to shoot the other two and pleading why they should be spared.
“I’m you rightful leader and always have your best interests at heart,” said the leader.
“I’m the man who represents your God and have never steered you wrong,” said the churchman.
“And I’m the man who holds and manages your money.”
Who does the man with the gun shoot?
Answer and how this has to do with marketing in general tomorrow. Be there or be square, yo!
May
25th
We’ll take a break from your regularly scheduled affiliate marketing tutorials to take a peek into the world of sports. Specifically, the world of pro football.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so or you just don’t like pro football — which essentially means you’re the “under-the-rock” dwelling sort, you’re probably aware of the current NFL lockout situation.
However, aware and privy are two entirely different words. And as such, have entirely two different meanings. Aware means you’re aware of something — not the specifics or inner-workings, but just… it. Privy, means you got the whole damn low-down. You’re up-to-date and comfortable with the lingo, goings-on and all that good stuff of whatever the topic/subject/object is in question.
For those not privy to the NFL lockout situation, let’s break it all down nice and simple-like, yeah?
Apr
9th
Coming Soon To An Affiliate University Blog Near You: Strikeforce – Diaz Vs. Daley Recap
For the most part, practically all affiliate marketers I’ve ever met like mixed martial arts (MMA). And if they don’t — it’s usually because they don’t yet know about it.
Now, while the comparison and possibility for this is most certainly for another time and another date-place, I have decided it quite prudent to start including some MMA recaps up in this piece for those so inclined to care.
Oh, and if you haven’t yet been enthralled by MMA, then you might as well get it over with. If you’re any kind of a successful affiliate marketer than you’re practically hard-wired to be obsessed with it forevermore!
Anyway, stay tuned tomorrow for an elaborate and in-depth recap of tonight’s Strikeforce card. From the looks of things — just an hour into the card, already — it has been quite the doozy!
P.S.: Keith Jardine is the man.
Mar
13th
Affiliate Marketing University Field Trip: Dragon Age II Review
A sequel to a highly-acclaimed and well-crafted video game is always going to be big news. This rings true even moreso when said sequel is being released by a company as widely-loved and highly-respected as Bioware. From Baldur’s Gate to Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic to Mass Effect, Bioware has been crafting fantasy and sci-fi epics for a very, very long time. Perhaps this is why there’s been such a firestorm in the wake of Dragon Age 2′s release, prompting cries of outrage and despair all across the web.
As someone whose played the original Dragon Age Origins entirely too much and whose arguably clinically obsessed with the series, I felt it prudent and therapeutic to give my own take on the game. Especially in order to help weed out the truth from the sensationalism existing out there for those of you who care.
Ultimately, while Dragon Age 2 as a whole is an exceptional game — and will most certainly please and entertain any and all fans of the first game — there are indeed some glaring pockmarks located throughout. Two of which, in particular, grinded my gears if you will. Since I wanted to present this review in a largely positive light, let us first get these two issues I had with the sequel out of the way first. Tis always more endurable that way.
The first issue — and one you’ve likely read over and over again in practically every review from here to the depths of the Matrix — is with the blatant and almost carefree disregard for repetitive dungeon design. And it’s not just the dungeons, but the houses, wharfs, caves — practically any locale you travel to and from throughout the game can be traced back to one of three or four main design layouts. At first it’s not really an issue, but after a while — when you’re traveling all over the damn place in lieu of completing side-quests and the like — it gets a tad confusing. And annoying.
While one can most certainly look past the recycling of level designs (perhaps with the aid of a beer or five), it does bring up the question of what in the world Bioware and Electronic Arts (EA) were doing these past few years during the production of the game. I submit that many an excessive break/lunch/stripclub retreat was taken and EA, being well… EA, figured they could get away with it like all of their other half-assed efforts at game development. Thankfully for them, with Bioware (I like to think unwittingly) at their side, they were right…
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