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oprah hates your billboard

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Chris Houchens

I don’t think Oprah would be happy that you put a QR code on a billboard. But put aside the whole distracting driving and near certain chance of death thing and just use some common sense. In this great article about … Continue reading →

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frenzied oprah chickens

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Chris Houchens

You know, it looks like businesses would learn from other companies’ mistakes. After several big corporations failing to deliver with large scale national freebie giveaways in the last few months, KFC decided to fail larger than anyone with its free grilled … Continue reading →

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oprah eats zuckerberg

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Chris Houchens

Well, in case you were wondering, it’s official. Facebook has now gone completely mainstream. Zuckerberg was on Oprah today. Apparently, Zuckerberg likes to have a weird interview every March. There was his fiasco last year at SXSW and then there … Continue reading →

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mommy blog versus the big O

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Chris Houchens

One of the 5 or so books that are in my head ready to be written is about the marketing power of Oprah. It’s tentatively titled “The Oprah Effect” and it would look at the products/services/people that she has “touched”. … Continue reading →

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