Monthly Archives: November 2008

Online search tools gaining ground on phone directories

Posted on November 7, 2008 by

Brownbook continues to gather pace.  Out latest coverage in The Canadian Gazette is an interesting feature focusing on the demise of traditional phonebooks and the growing popularity of online local search alternatives like us – that offer consumers so much … Continue reading →

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Advertise smarter, not harder

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

As much as I hate to admit it, it seems we’re in or entering a recession.  And that can spell bad news for small businesses.  I recall hearing anecdotes along the following lines from various people throughout my life: “ah, … Continue reading →

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Online Word of Mouth Marketing

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

I have written an article featured on the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNet) about online word of mouth marketing for small businesses. The post points out several things that small businesses can do to create buzz for … Continue reading →

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Brownbook.com

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

Hooray, we just got the Brownbook.com domain name. (but we still go by the name of Brownbook.net, we’ve become quite attached to it :)) http://www.brownbook.com

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Get inside my head

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

Want to get inside my head?  You can follow me on Twitter, my profile is here http://twitter.com/daveingram and click “follow” (if you don’t have a Twitter account you’ll need to register first). Dave Ingram, CEO Brownbook.net

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