It’s All Over…..Say It Isn’t So!
Having had a long run of great entertainment and mythbusting, Jamie and Adam have moved on to new ventures in life along with the rest of the team.
Sometimes we take things for granted while we have them and don’t realize how great something is till it is gone. That is exactly how I feel with Mythbusters being gone. Countless years of great entertainment that started with such a simple but great idea. We have all questioned at some point in life if certain myths were true or not. Jamie and Adam had the great foresight to put a show together that did just that.
Episodes such as the one above were just part of some of those random questions we would all ask but never have a definitive answer for. Thank you guys for all your years of dedication and hard work to keep us entertained.
What Are Some Of Your Favorite Myths?
Do You Have A Favorite Myth?
I have to say that this was one of those myths as kids that we used to talk about. When you are young, you just can’t quite grasp that fact that there is a maximum speed a falling object can hit without external force. You simply think that, “well, the higher I go, the faster it will get”.
That is true to a point, but after that point it levels off. It still leaves you to wonder what kind of impact a penny at full velocity would have hitting someone in the head. I sure as heck wouldn’t want to be the one standing under the test, even if it is just a penny. I suppose it is kind of like walking over hot coals, you know it can be done safely , but that doesn’t mean that you want to rush out and try it.
As you can see in the video, Adam and Jamie replicate the speed a penny will reach using air guns and test the impact on both concrete and replicated flesh and bone. Surprising enough, the damage is minimal. This chimes Adam in to test it on his own hand. I’m sure the insurance companies were squirming on that one, but come to find out, it did little to nothing in the end.
Deciding to ramp things up as they always do, the increase the speed by 3x to see what kind of damage the penny could have on the concrete and a direct hit to the head. It did leave quite an impression in the concrete and pierced the skin on the head, but never stuck into either like the myth we would hear as kids would imply.
The fact that they would give visual and scientific examples was always great and sometimes eye opening.
So what are your favorite myths? Leave a comment below:
Online Marketing Tips For 2016
Here are 2016’s top online marketing tips that have the biggest impact on sales and brand awareness.
Relationship Marketing
Building brand awareness using advocates, also known as influencers, who are passionate about your product is 2016’s hottest trend. Consumers find brand advocates more authentic and trustworthy than traditional forms of advertising with the same message because influencers educate consumers, as opposed to marketing to them.
Finding credible brand ambassadors is as simple as sending them free products to use and then review online. Look for people with blogs or YouTube, Instagram or Facebook accounts with a large following who routinely talk about or review products in your industry. Don’t forget your employees and customers; they are also potential brand advocates. For the cost of a few free products, relationship marketing will give you free content creation and extend your social reach.
Mobile Marketing
With people practically glued to their mobile devices, ignoring mobile marketing just isn’t an option. Delivering ads on Facebook mobile, developing apps or creating ads that show in third-party apps and mobile search ads gets your message in front of consumers.
Content Marketing
Distributing useful, relevant content, as opposed to advertising your products, is a marketing tool that never fails to deliver an excellent return on your investment. Great content is an asset; on your website it helps boost your ranking in organic searches and all social media campaigns that have an impact start with share-worthy content.
Use infographics, videos, podcasts, whitepapers or blog posts to tell your target audience about a solution to a problem that they may have and then inform them of solutions, such as your product, that they may not have considered before. It is better to produce a few well thought out, high quality pieces of content each month than it is to churn out voluminous amounts of substandard articles.
SEO
Search engine optimization is often overlooked as an inbound marketing tool, however, nothing is better than free, qualified traffic than comes to you as opposed to you having to struggle to capture the consumer’s attention. Search engines love fresh, relevant content from websites with authority; authority comes from backlinks from other authority websites and social media accounts with large followings. Do keyword research, and then naturally incorporate the long-tail keywords that people who are shopping for your product would use in your content. SEO is time-consuming, however, it offers excellent, long-term ROI.You defiantly need to hire a professional if you are a larger size business. We did a search for the best Search Engine Marketing in Portland and came across a bunch of great results for our area. I would suggest doing a similar search only in your area to find out who is the best.
Reputation Marketing
A mix of brand marketing and reputation management, reputation marketing is responding to customer complaints professionally, turning a potentially damaging situation into a positive customer service experience for the customer. Claim your listing on Yelp, Trip Advisor or the most applicable review websites for your business and monitor what people are saying about your brand.
Ask your current customers to review your business and make it easy for them by sending them links to relevant review websites. Publish glowing reviews on your website where potential customers will see them as proof of your business’ trustworthiness.
Marketing Automation
Tool and apps that automate email marketing, track leads, create newsletter campaigns and more boost marketing efficiency. CRMs that are industry-specific generally offer the highest ROI. Literally hundreds of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, including at least a dozen open source ones, are available to download or use in the cloud.
Social Media Marketing
You still have to do social media marketing in 2016, however, just focus on a few platforms that your target audience is likely to use. For example, if your brand is in the food or ingredient sector, concentrate on staging the highest quality photos of your products for Pinterest and ignore Twitter. Definitely implement Linkedin in your social media for business.
When it comes down to it, getting the highest return on your marketing investment is what is important, even though the value of some tactics, such a reputation marketing, are difficult to quantify.
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Success In Business With The Law Of Attraction?
Top Business Success Tips for 2016
For the year 2016, you will want to take action in order to achieve business success. If you are looking to be more successful with your business, it is important to do a number of things that will benefit you. First, you will want to look for ways to promote your business more. This will help you get more customers during the year. You will also want to provide more incentives to customers, expand and also improve the quality of your products and services. For businesses to be more successful in 2016, it will also be important to manage finances more efficiently, use a variety of marketing methods and also look to always ensure customer satisfaction. Doing these things, will help get businesses be in great position to reach high levels of success in 2016.
One of the best ways to make your business more successful in 2016 is to promote your business more. This will entail always looking for ways to attract customers. You will want to consider using a variety of marketing methods such as advertising and networking. It will be important to market your business on the internet so that you can get a number of potential customers. You will also want to consider marketing in your local area to help boost your customer base as well. Along with advertising your business on the internet, it is also beneficial to network with a number of businesses as well. With networking, you will discuss your business to other people and likely generate more leads for customers. You can also take a little more spiritual route in attracting customers. Matt over at www.lawofattractioncoaching.net, teaches how you can manifest what you want using ancient techniques that successful businessmen have been using since the beginning of time. I know it sounds far fetched to some, but I can attest that it really works.
As well as advertising and networking, you will also benefit by using a variety of other marketing methods as well. One of the best ways to market your business is through social media. This is when you list your business on social media sites and refer visitors of your sites to your business website. You can put down more information on these sites to inform customers of your business. Another marketing method you can use is to write a blog on a regular basis. Each day or week, you write down information about your business and topics that relate to it. You will therefore have the opportunity to provide more in depth information to customers. Business owners can also use direct mail advertising as well. With these marketing methods, businesses will be in better position to get a steady influx of new customers on a regular basis.
Any business that is looking to have more success in 2016 will want to improve the quality of their products and services. By improving these things, businesses will be in position to appeal to customers. Since businesses in a given industry are often competing with other businesses, it is very important to find ways to stand out. One of the best ways to stand out is to make your products and services better. It will be important to always be innovative with your products and services. As a result, they will have more features and benefits that will allow your business to get more and retain customers on a regular basis. Improving your products and services will also give you an advantage over your competitors.
Businesses that are looking to attain more success will want to add incentives to customers. A major part of this is offering discounts and generous promotions. For example, a business that sells footwear will want to offer a discount on some of its items. It will also want to offer a promotion where they can get another pair of shoes for only 50% of the original price. Another example would be where you offer a discount for new clients for your plumbing business. These incentives will help entice people to become a regular customer.
As a business, it is very important to always ensure customer satisfaction. Since customers are very critical to your overall success, you must always make them happy. In order to ensure customer satisfaction, you will want to provide them with the best quality products and services. You will also want to answer any questions and address any concerns that they have in a timely manner. Any business that is looking to have more success in 2016 will benefit by making sure that their customers are always getting what they want and need.
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