Catch of the day

Anyone who knows Marketfish knows that our very business model goes against the grain. Because our own start-up sprung from a need to address the elephant in our industry, we enjoy reading about people who are doing the same in their marketing sphere. And, let’s be honest, there’s so much damn noise in the blogosphere these days, it’s refreshing when you read something real.That said, here is a no-holds-barred, slightly NSFW round-up of our favorite politically incorrect marketing articles. Tell us how you really feel, people!

Marketing articles to get you fired up

1. Proving that fastidious men love Eminem, here’s Copyblogger’s guide to copywriter tips from the Real Slim Shady.
2. A post from Doug Kessler about why creative agencies should cheerfully steal ideas from clients (complete with disturbing pic!)
3. A refreshing bad sport post from Conversation Marketing on how to kick your competitor’s ass online.
4. One of my all-time favorite articles about how making a difference in business requires…..umm, good old-fashioned wherewithal! Caution, disturbing gopher pictures inside!
5. Nathan Kaiser of Npost on why being money-grubbing isn’t a bad thing
6. Chad Horenfeldt on how not to email market like it’s 1999.
7. Marketing Gimbal on four things never to say to your CEO.
8. An intriguing piece by straight-shooter Alyssa Royse on what really goes through people’s heads during the hiring process. Bravo for going there!
9. Get out your lighters and hear about why Modite thinks it’s perfectly fine to burn your career bridges.
10. By way of Modite, Esquire’s Chuck Klosterman on the importance of being hated.
11. Tom Pick on the age-old problem of bringing a gun to a knife fight…yes it’s a metaphor. With an Indiana Jones video clip.
12. QuestionProBlog about how maybe it actually isn’t necessary to work with jerks. We like this.
13. A great post from Lisa Barone about why bitching does not a great blog post make.
14. The B2B Content Marketing blog on not turning into a Twitter zombie.
15. Miss Royse again about why you should ignore all the hype about separating your social media profile self and instead just be yourself.
16. Mark Schaefer on the future of social media, but with a really scary picture.
17. The B2B Lead Blog on National Oh #&@! day for marketers. You don’t know when it is? Click here.
18. No politically incorrect blog round-up would be complete without this little firecracker that had my mild-mannered hometown up in hackles. Here’s the Startup Whisperer on whether Seattle entrepreneurs are wimps….ouch.
19. Another good one from Lisa Barone on why social media can be fantastically gripping or tear-jerkingly boring.
20. Patsi Krakoff with a candid post on how to avoid entrepreneur’s disease.
21. Bob Scheier on how to use behavioral marketing without seeming creepy.
22. The B2B Marketing Blog on the death of the white paper.
23. Joe Pulizzi of Junta42 on creating content that sleeps,leaps,and creaps. Eek!
24. What’s that darn tweeting? Marketing-Gimbal on why over 40 marketers should care about Twitter.
25. Mike Damphousse on why you actually should take three hour lunches. Mmm, lunch.

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