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Andrew Shotland (no, that’s not it) wrote a beautiful piece of link bait in his blog on Local SEO.

http://www.localseoguide.com/naming-your-business-with-seolinkbait-in-mind/

He highlights a photo of a business that has a sophomorically funny name.

I would be remiss in my responsibilities if I did not share with you the actual best name ever.

This is a real man who lived in Odon, Indiana, just up highway 231 from my birthplace of Loogootee.  There is a man currently living in Odon with the same name.  As they say, birds of a feather don’t fall far from the tree.
Here it is.

Warning . . .

Parents, chase your children from the room.

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I actually think that this was a newspaper ad. So sue me.

Folks, it’s Friday, and that means fun.

Here’s a little gem brought to you by the fine folks formerly known as Verizon Superpages.

Sometimes the simplest message is the most effective.

Note, this works because Mr. Clean has a well established brand.

Branding is more important than ever.

A recruitment firm in Denmark uses adhesive advertisements on ATMs (and other public vending machines) to capture attention for their website.

Very clever indeed.   It’s an inexpensive way to get people talking about you.
Plus, previously empty space becomes a powerful medium.

From a bus stop . . .

Don’t know the location or exactly what’s being advertised.  Some sort of music or radio appealing to urban youth.

The URL looks like it may be in Brazil.

Almost makes me want to take the bus.

Here’s a great shot from an ad at the World Cup. Can’t help but think this might be photoshopped.

Levis’ is pretty conservative, but this is the type of guerrilla marketing that would get millions of dollars in free publicity.

Look, America’s Funniest Home Videos is a US TV show that has run for a decade showing people falling down and taking crotch shots. High brow? No. Ratings? You betcha!

Now THAT’S what I call special financing for well qualified buyers.

Have a good weekend.

So does this mean that I didn’t pass my flying test?

Yellow Pages industry research found that college students’ use of printed telephone directories is on the rise.

Imagine that.

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