
Have You Peaked as a Marketer | Force0six
Have you peaked as a marketer and want to become a marketeer? From content marketing to native ads and everything else thrown into a discombobulated unknown Google owned universe of advertising matrices….none of that makes sense, exactly what I’m getting at. There’s so many different avenues, one ways, and turns when it comes to advertising. I’ve been in the industry since early 2005, the ad networks raped clientele and now they’re dead, SEO use to be about back linking and

How old is too old to start a business | Force0six
I just turned 39 yesterday. For the record, Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook at 19, but Charles Flint launched IBM at 61. While Hollywood may love the story of the college kid who starts a multi million dollar business out of his dorm room, that’s only one story. For many, life as an entrepreneur begins much later and comes from a place that builds your character. Force0six was formed while I was sitting on a fireplace ledge at my friends house roughly 2 days after I found o

Exercising your body will exercise your mind | Force0six
Exercise, as science has repeatedly shown, makes you sharper. But a midday run won't always do. To get the most out of your mind at work, you'll need to weave fitness into your entire day. It's a change you won't regret. Wake Up to the Sun—and Run Start your day with a run. Outdoors is best—more time in the sun ups your level of vitamin D—but don't discount the gym. If you're not dead-set on unplugging, consider it focused time to prep for work or even learn something new. Br

The search engine has evolved | Force0six
Times have sure changed. We often get excited to see a piece of history going down the open road nowadays. The VW van is an iconic piece of history when it comes to thoughts of camping, concerts, and those long road trips with friends. It didn't really matter where you ended up. It was going to be a trip. Rumors have begun to circulate about the re-emergence of the iconic VW hippy-van, a beloved road-trip staple and unparalleled adventure machine. It blows my mind to thin

Content Marketing When Your Budget is Equal to the Price of Old Tires | Force0six
The average price for most used tires is around $25 to $75 per tire. (Source: Utires.com) If you are a startup and want to do marketing on a budget, you are not the only one. A lot of people have gone and are still going through the excruciating pain of low-budget marketing. Someone should write a book on budget marketing horrors where the protagonist will expunge all the ghosts with evangelical content marketing ideas. Yes, dear reader, you are welcome to write it, just give

The Beginner's Guide to Successful Business Blogging: 6 Steps for Blogging ROI | Force0six
Welcome to the world of business blogging, where competition is hot, rules are plenty, and content is currency. As a marketer myself, ROI is what helps drive our business and blogging can be a solution that helps drive revenue, but how to turn your blog into an inbound marketing machine? For my money, blogging just might be the cornerstone of your content marketing. Here are some statistics for you to consider: 70% of consumers learn about a company through articles vs. ads 6