We all know someone always seeking a compliment, whether through off-handed self-deprecation or an endless stream of selfies on Instagram.
It’s tempting to roll our eyes at this kind of apparent narcissism, but is it possible we have created a culture in which beauty is, in fact, an addiction?
Read more from this Medium piece and consider whether that narcissist is, in fact, vain, or perhaps dealing with the more underhanded consequences of an image-obsessed society.
Now, we hope you enjoy another great set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdspring Twitter account (and on Ross’s Twitter account). We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design, web design, startups, leadership, social media, marketing, and other interesting stuff! Enjoy!
How To Write A Press Release: The Definitive Guide [2018] | by @classprhq – https://t.co/XOVrLPgh1M #SMBs #SmallBusiness
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 17, 2018
8 Effective Ways Your Small Business Can Wow and Win Back Lost Customers https://t.co/vEukaVJUjn pic.twitter.com/s6qNGsqmjU
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 7, 2018
Incredible #FacebookMarketing Guide by @rosskimbarovsky —https://t.co/ZSVsdxV4mj via @crowdspring pic.twitter.com/AQXnL7J8Nw
— Larry Kim (@larrykim) October 11, 2018
Incredible “In some cases it could be a desperation move, in other cases it’s a move that’s simply necessary.” @rosskimbarovsky and I discuss some recent #rebranding efforts by large companies and what small businesses can learn from them. #SmallBusiness #Marketing https://t.co/PGJvSynUzL pic.twitter.com/Ez2PyS0iIO
— Jim Blasingame (@JimBlasingame) October 16, 2018
Few companies have good strategies to promote word-of-mouth marketing, the most successful form of marketing. Here are 6 Word-of-Mouth Marketing Strategies That Help SMB Growth | @advertisingweek – https://t.co/cud21PuOZV pic.twitter.com/zkg6Ge9Tv6
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 17, 2018
Useful data and analysis from @randfish … 2018 Search Market Share: Myths vs. Realities of Google, Bing, Amazon, Facebook, DuckDuckGo, & More | @SparkToro – https://t.co/PpB0AJ2ba7 pic.twitter.com/E0wqGHaLf4
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 17, 2018
Wow. Terrific insights on SEO A/B split testing. https://t.co/fEfJCTeMT9
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 16, 2018
How You Can Become a Better Leader By Recognizing Your Own Weaknesses https://t.co/lvcvMqQfuQ pic.twitter.com/tfIqVtzlot
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 9, 2018
We must be careful not to believe things simply because we want them to be true. No one can fool you as easily as you can fool yourself! pic.twitter.com/pdJA32kkld
— Richard Feynman (@ProfFeynman) October 13, 2018
Facebook Messenger Chatbot Marketing: The Definitive Guide (2018) | @crowdspring Blog – https://t.co/PMMnQ1VTGV #chatbots #bots #Marketing #marketingtips #SmallBusiness pic.twitter.com/sGyHm3hDEP
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 11, 2018
Any ranking list is ultimately manipulated … Chartbreakers: How spammers are gaming the podcast charts https://t.co/FD7okIPMsT pic.twitter.com/fsEwjfGyRS
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 19, 2018
10 Ways to Refresh a Stale Content Marketing Strategy | @smallbiztrends – https://t.co/9i2W1N9Ig5 pic.twitter.com/3Ti6HI7nSj
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 6, 2018
Here’s what you need to know to use hashtag marketing better as part of your overall small business marketing strategy. (Our guest post for Young Upstarts).
How Hashtags Can Supercharge Small Business Marketing | @YoungUpstarts https://t.co/ooURa61pRw pic.twitter.com/oLSmlAcWtf— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 17, 2018
Terrific SEO post with tons of insights from @bart_goralewicz – https://t.co/fsfYQzi1ZO
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 11, 2018
Few companies have good strategies to promote word-of-mouth marketing, the most successful form of marketing. Here are 6 Word-of-Mouth Marketing Strategies That Help SMB Growth | @advertisingweek – https://t.co/cud21PuOZV pic.twitter.com/zkg6Ge9Tv6
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 17, 2018
Useful data and analysis from @randfish … 2018 Search Market Share: Myths vs. Realities of Google, Bing, Amazon, Facebook, DuckDuckGo, & More | @SparkToro – https://t.co/PpB0AJ2ba7 pic.twitter.com/E0wqGHaLf4
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 17, 2018
“In some cases it could be a desperation move, in other cases it’s a move that’s simply necessary.” @rosskimbarovsky and I discuss some recent #rebranding efforts by large companies and what small businesses can learn from them. #SmallBusiness #Marketing https://t.co/PGJvSynUzL pic.twitter.com/Ez2PyS0iIO
— Jim Blasingame (@JimBlasingame) October 16, 2018
Wow. Terrific insights on SEO A/B split testing. https://t.co/fEfJCTeMT9
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 16, 2018
10 Important Web Design Best Practices and Tips for Small Business Websites https://t.co/eqLDf2ALpq pic.twitter.com/op9tT4XFx6
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 8, 2018
3 Compelling Product Packaging Design Strategies to Attract Millennials
| @Rieva – https://t.co/CBEDVdEhf2 pic.twitter.com/7w95HsBjTS— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 15, 2018
Uber’s Powerful Rebrand | @advertisingweek – https://t.co/laEXVofQEA pic.twitter.com/KUaBhzQYNw
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) October 9, 2018
Good advice. https://t.co/NrPBqZ296d
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 6, 2018
Music too Canadian? I think we’re safe from an AI takeover for a little while longer. https://t.co/QGNP6DMhqe
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 16, 2018
How Netflix drives culture, in one chart. @fromedome: https://t.co/ELN8mFXqtq pic.twitter.com/jhNNnbCctQ
— Recode (@Recode) October 16, 2018
Hard to evaluate credibility (anonymous interview), but interesting read … Bitfinex’ed tells (almost) all about Tether: The Modern Consensus interview | Modern Consensus – https://t.co/uDNzSi4MF5 pic.twitter.com/fcsb7XW3c2
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 18, 2018
Any ranking list is ultimately manipulated … Chartbreakers: How spammers are gaming the podcast charts https://t.co/FD7okIPMsT pic.twitter.com/fsEwjfGyRS
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) October 19, 2018
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