September is Shameless Self-promotion Month

“If you don’t’ toot your own horn, you can’t enjoy the music.” – Debbie Allen (Founder of Shameless Self-promotion Month).

the speedo make waves podcast segment got lots of media attentionHow about trying your hand at Podcasting?    In July, 2006 Speedo, (the swimwear brand) “dipped their toe into the social media water” during their inaugural Podcast when they interviewed Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps. Their Podcast “Speedo Make Waves” has featured Olympic and other champions from across the international swimming world. Each Podcast has been accompanied by awareness-raising web advertising as an integral part of the overall communication.  You can listen to past episodes of Speedo Make Waves at Podcast Alley

Interviewing experts in fields your target market is interested in is a great way to get media attention for you AND your guests. You can also submit your RSS Feeds to FeedBurner, Ping your posts, and share your posts on social media sites. You never know when your site will be “on the radar” of advertisers and other content sites.

Today is Emma Nutt Day ~ Emma Nutt was the first female telephone operator. Before here, phone companies only used boys! Emma Nutt was an operator for 33 years!

September 1st in History
In 1972 American Bobby Fischer Becomes World Chess Champion defeating Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union
In 1989 Toyota launched new luxury cars as a new brand the Lexus hoping to compete with other major luxury car makers around the world
In 1999 Ty Warner toys announces on their website that on December 31, 1999 Beanie Babies will be retired. Together with the announcement a small pint-sized black bear, called ‘The End’ is announced. Following continued consumer demand the company decides to keep making Beanie Babies and they are still on available for Beanie Baby enthusiasts today.
In 1955 The first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill
In 1971 Dave Scott became first person to drive a car on the Moon
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