“The Internet economy is almost counter-recessional…”

San Jose Mercury News reports on why online marketing (internet marketing) is making this slump is different than previous recessions

Is Learning Web 2.0 Marketing From Politicians an Oxymoron?

When was the last time that you donated to some cause and found that you were so engaged by a web-based thank you page that you were ready to start promoting the cause to your entire email list?

Free Slump Marketing Tactic - Capitalize on Misspellings - Free Tools

How many words have you typed incorrectly in the past 24 hours?
When when was the last time that you licked up a paper dictionary?
It wasn’t that long ago that I kept a paperback dictionary on my desk but I don’t even know if I have a printed dictionary in the office anymore — because I [...]

Slump Marketing Tip — Launch an Free Online Special Interest Community

Slump marketing tip — In the spirit of putting my money and time where my mouth is — this morning I created and launched a free, community around the topic of “slump marketing” (recession marketing) community on Ning.com.

What Works When You Want To Beat the Slump with Better ROI

The key takeaway for advertisers is that the context in which an ad is served is at least as important as the ad itself. It’s no different than traditional direct marketing; the list is the most important variable in a successful campaign.

Marketing Sherpa - chart of the week

Start a Radio Show Online Get More Exposure-Free Marketing

You need a bigger ‘voice’ to grow your business in a slump, recession or economic downturn. You need your own internet radio show.

Free Article or Blog Post research Tool

One very simple slump marketing tip is to make a point of slicing time off of projects — especially projects that require web research.
I have a collection of paid tools and services that help collect and organize research material so that I can create training materials, write articles, post to blogs and make blog comments [...]

Free Web Widgets - Sprout

Creating marketing material for you business that benefits your favorite non-profit

Slump proof strategy - Free Web Widgets -

Web widgets are an up-and-coming slump marketing tactic that you should consider.
One of the most interesting trends that I have seen recently are “web widgets.” As you can clearly see by this
Google Trends result:

Request for examples and tips on “recession marketing”

Marketing in a downturn or recession — will online marketing tactics make this downturn/recession different? I’m looking for your opinion.