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Marketing/PR

Why I started a new blog for the college demographic

May 1, 2009

I have compiled a list of all the crazy things I used to do in college to make money, solely, so I could avoid working a real job. What’s funny is that some of those “crazy things” turn into real businesses for me (i.e. video production, marketing consulting and online internet sales). I had a blast in college and never worked a 9-5 job. I still don’t work a 9-5 job, seven years later.

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Jon Ray’s 10 Tips for Getting Famous Online

February 4, 2009

Well, given I was listed on a top ten list for PR people in Austin, today, I figured I’d take a stab at teaching you how to get famous on the internet. The next thing you know it, you’ll be speaking your new catch phrase into homes across America.

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Followers close…enemies revealed

January 30, 2009

For Twitter users (and people interested in things that I sponsor):
Sometimes you start following someone on Twitter and talk with them back and forth a bit and really start to like them as an e.Person. You hang onto every 140 characters that they post and slowly feel like you know this person. Then, one day, [...]

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Let your kids pick out your clothes

January 25, 2009

When it comes to personal branding and marketing, I think one of the best approaches you can take is to think about all the fun things you did as a child and then recycle those things into your adult life. People love feeling nostalgic. Why not let them associate said nostalgia with you and your [...]

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On Wal-Mart Greeters

January 13, 2009

I have been frequenting the Wal-Mart quite frequently lately, as I find it convenient to shop for waffles, Jonas Brother posters and household electronics all in the same place. What I’ve noticed is that the stereotype of the quintessential Wal-Mart greeter has been knocked off its rocker.

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