Recommended Marketing Reads for Monday, 10-19

I didn’t want to leave out a few posts that I came across recently, so I’m going ahead and posting these for you, even though they’re later in the day than normal. There was a lot of conversation over the weekend about the BlogWorld Expo, with some good information coming out of that. Try searching #bwe09 on Twitter if you missed it.

3 Ways for Businesses to Take Full Advantage of Facebook
Here’s a great listing of three different ways you can use Facebook for your business. John gives some good ideas on how to make the best of your Facebook experience.

Internet Marketing for Smart People
I don’t link a lot of e-courses, even though there are tons out there. But when a free offering comes from someone with a good reputation, you should definitely check it out. So if you want to learn more about internet marketing from one of the best, check out the free newsletter from copyblogger.

BlogWorld Expo Recap: Day 1
Lisa gives recaps of some of the sessions she went to at BlogWorld last weekend. You’ll find some gems in there, so check out Day 2 and Day 3 also.

Who’s more important: the division president or the customer?
One thing that bugs me when I go to the store is employees who complain about work, their boss, other customers, or their co-workers — in front of me. I find it highly unprofessional and it makes me uncomfortable. I don’t want to hear you complain, because it usually means you’re so busy with your conversation that you’re ignoring me. Your customer. So Steve’s post here about making sure your employees treat customers the same as the company big wigs hits a bulls eye for me.

Did anything stand out to you over the last week or two? Let us know in the comments.

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