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20SMF Episode #66 - Zen in the Art of Successful Marketers
by Jared on May 19th, 2007
UPDATED - Stereo Audio Issue Resolved
For 20-something marketers, balancing emotion and objectivity can be tricky – especially with older, more guarded co-workers. Can we ever truly let go of our own work and what does it take to avoid the potholes that brand us as inexperienced and less capable than we really are?
Bonus: Ask-Jared – Marketing Consultants, MLM Travel Web Site Marketing & Care Packages
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20SMF Episode #26 - Best-Laid Sheep
by Jared on February 16th, 2006
Show Description:
Does planning make a difference if everything is going to fall to pieces anyway? Take a stroll down the path less traveled with “Count Your Sheep” creator Adrian Ramos and hit the game plan with some sound advice on tool-boxing and getting it right when things go wrong.
Show Notes:
I) Busier than hell and loving it
II) ASK JARED: Adrian Ramos, Cartoonist – Count Your Sheep (Mexico City, Mexico)
III) Game Plan: Tool-boxing and finding your “North Star†with metrics
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Count Your Sheep - Visit, Bookmark, Laugh Your Head Off
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20SMF Episode #25 – Advice n’ Marketing in Australia
by Jared on February 2nd, 2006
Send props to down under ’cause we’ve got a Tasmanian marketer on the line. Peter G. of Tasmania Australia talks about intra-brand competition, sloppy irrelevant brands, and other things that make you feel really dirty!
Show Notes:
I) Customer Service, Explanation of Some Errors
II) ASK JARED: Peter G, Customer Service Marketer - Tasmania, Australia
III) Game Plan: Advice vs. Perspective

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PS - because of the length of the interview, I could’t do a news round-up but take a look at this article from AdAge.com - TRUCKERS DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF COKE SUPER BOWL AD….aparently, truckers are pissed because Coke is potraying them as road-rage happy grill fantatics…go figure. And I was so looking forward to Truckers Gone Wild….
New Feature: Ask Jared - Free Marketing Advice
by Jared on January 27th, 2006

Ok marketing fans, ready for your chance to shine?
Starting today, I am hanging a great big sign on my Lucy-inspired roadside stand reading “THE MARKETER IS IN!”
If you want free marketing advice (yes, I did drop the “f” word folks so you know I am serious), I want to be the source you turn to. If you have your own business, are working for someone else, or are just kicking an idea around the 20-Something Marketing Forum is here to serve you!
Our new feature, Ask Jared, will allow you to promote your own marketing efforts and get marketing advice…all for free! Visit http://20somethingmarketing.com/askjared/ and send me an e-mail today.
And if you’re wondering, yeah - you will probably be able to end yourself up on the show in the process…;)






