Simon Young

This week I:

Made a case for content writers in the web development process.

Thought aloud about some inspirational movies.

Attended my first Auckland Web Design Meetup.

Got the latest Marketing Magazine and found I’d written two pieces in it!

Released Jump In episode 11, an interview with Professor Jonathan Schroeder on “Brand Culture”

And began work on Marketing Magazine’s April cover story on the subject of search marketing – encompassing both paid and organic search,  and how it fits in companies’ marketing plans – and budgets.

If you’re in the search industry, I’d love to get your comments. Please either leave a comment below, or email me direct: simon [at] simonyoung dot co dot nz.

This week I also started a very disciplined programme of podcast listening, to make the most of the podcasts I’m subscribed to. By sheer coincidence, I heard some really interesting SEO-related podcasts this week – The Advertising Show’s interview with Kevin Lee, and Eric Schwarzman’s interview with Lee Odden. Both really good, they asked the questions I would’ve, and then some.

If you’re interested, my new podcast listening plan is:

Monday: Sales. Kicking me off for the week. There are a few good sales-related podcasts I’m subscribed to, but they don’t update very often. Can anyone recommend some more?

Tuesday: Leadership/Management. Getting me to think at a higher level and see the big picture.

Wednesday and Thursday: Marketing. There are a lot of these, which is why I need two days.

Friday: Media. A bit of crossover with Marketing.

If I get any interest in comments or emails, I’ll link to some of the podcasts I actually have in these daily playlists.