One of our Inner Circle Members popped into the office for some additional training last week, so I grabbed a quick video of her feedback on our services which should be of interest to anyone who runs a business and is new to marketing, especially internet marketing.
The story of who Catherine found us was amusing too. She was at a (very) expensive marketing conference run by a guru in London last year when our friend and client Mike Philbin’s Stonecare TV website was put up on display as an excellent example of internet marketing. The guru in question made out it was all down to his help, so Catherine researched Mike and found no reference to this guy, but plenty to us. She then contacted Mike to ask him who he recommended more: the guru or Mark Attwood? He replied “Well, I’ve never heard of Mr X (the guru)”.
‘Nuff said really.
Here’s Catherine (thank you Catherine, by the way, we really appreciate the feedback
Delighted to report a lovely visit today from our Google account manager (my, how things have changed). Lots of insights into what’s coming, and loads of information on how Google is improving it’s services. Plus, this goody bag…
This week I had the honour of shaking the hand and presenting a seminar on internet marketing to a man who knew John F Kennedy! 87 years young, and still a practising lawyer.
Today, I am preparing for a full days intensive training for a room full of 12 people. My favourite kind of teaching. Small, intensive and powerful. Here’s a sneak peek at the notes for today (you’ll have to turn your head and click to enlarge)…
Internet Marketing Seminar MarkAttwood.com
UPDATE AFTER THE EVENT:
…and here are some of the testimonials I got after a hard but rewarding 8.5 hours straight talking (big thanks to Mike Philbin for organising and Steve Wild for driving the decks)….
I can genuinely say to all our friends, clients, subscribers and suppliers, that 2011 has been amazing. We are all incredibly grateful for the support you have shown, and really appreciate your business.
On a personal note, I believe we are entering a golden age in 2012, and many of the “crises” and “disasters” you hear about on the news are just the death throes of a failed system. Have hope and belief in a wonderful future.
We’re looking for a new copywriter to join our fantastic team of PALovians (people who work for PAL – Perfect Associates Limited) in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.
The job involves writing lots of SEO and website copy (we are an internet marketing company), but also we need someone who can write to higher standards (or at least aspires to) because we’re also a publishing company.
Here’s our skip hire magazine:
Here’s our magazine for goalkeepers:
You’ll need to be able to write fast and hard and accurately. Not be a piss-taker. Love working in a young dynamic team environment.
Here are some of our PAL Family on our regular company culture day explaining what it means to them to work at PAL:
We’ll pay whatever you’re worth. Come and have a chat with us to see if we’re a good match?
Send your CV to sam.day@perfectassociates.co.uk as soon as you can and we’ll be in touch!
Whilst working on some adwords accounts for our clients, these are some of the reasons why google banned our ads:
{Keyword} Ash Cum Ridley – Currently we do not allow ad text containing the word ‘cum’ to run on Google. Please remove this inappropriate language from your ad and we will be happy to run your ad on Google.
{Keyword} Ashton – Google does not permit the advertising of tobacco or tobacco-related products. Please see our guidelines for our full policy.
{Keyword} Pill – Your ad appears to contain pharmacy-related content. Google requires pharmacies in the US to be accredited with the National Association Boards of Pharmacy… Google policy does not allow Adwords ads for prescription drugs to be displayed in other countries.
{Keyword} Westward Ho! – Google’s policy does not permit excessive or unnecessary punctuation. Please see our guidelines for our full policy.
{Keyword} St Bride’s Major – At this time, Google does not permit Adwords ads for websites that promote mail order brides. Related keywords or ad text are also not permitted.
So, now we’re going to have to get on to our account manager at Google with a map of the UK in hand!
What’s hilarious is:
1. If Google is so clever, why hasn’t it got UK place names in it’s database?
2. The tone of their reasons for not allowing the adverts is pure Newspeak. Our moral guardians! My arse.
Have you ever had anything like this happen to you with adwords?
