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Ironman Florida 2019 Race Report Summary I know my race reports can get kind of long, so I’m going to summarize up front. In my second full distance triathlon (Ironman 140.6) I improved my overall time by 1:18 - meeting both my real goal and nearly hitting my first stretch goal (sub 15 hours (or …
I had the good fortune to take part in Local U Advanced in Denver on September 19th. I wrote about it on the Search Influence blog. The bullet points: Sterling Sky is buying Local U We've been wrong all along about <title> tag length Google is whomping Yelp in reviews, even in Yelp's typically strong …
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Ironman 70.3 Augusta Race Report As is my usual, this may be a little long. I have not been 100% consistent posting these. I would like to get better but life, excuses, whatever. The Race Itself I had a great race at the Ironman 70.3 Augusta. It was a personal best overall with a really …
Overall I had a good race. I feel really good about the work I put in on this course. My swim training with Tower26 has paid off big time. I may need to cut 1 swim / week to add in another run, now. Every one of these longer races is a big accomplishment and any improvement is worthy of celebration.
Follow Jack Daly's prescription and you can make referrals a significant part of your marketing strategy. Jack uses the analogy of his triathlon swim coach to illustrate how easy it can be. In this era of working smarter rather than harder, referrals just make sense as this infographic from invespCRO demonstrates: 84% of people trust …
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Every once in a while I'm asked to contribute to a multi-person interview or, as in this case, miss the mark in response to a HARO request. The specific request was: Seeking co-owner entrepreneurs whose personalities and working styles clash, but who have found ways to successfully balance the tension. For example, different approaches to …
Continue reading Opposites, or Yin/Yang – Optimizing Angie and Will’s Potential
When Florida Governor Rick Scott came to New Orleans on "Trade Mission", he chose to stop in at the offices of Search Influence. To this day, no one from the state of Louisiana has reached out to us similarly and I think that's odd. We did get this nice card from Governor Scott. Note he …
