Author Archives: Tom Hagen
Sep
Sturgeon’s law states “Ninety percent of everything is crap.” The saying came from the science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon. Sturgeon came to the conclusion that even though science fiction was criticized at the time (1951) for its low quality it was true for all fields. The majority of work in all professions were also low […]
Sep
A new article on Martech.org reports that data showed marketing organizations replaced a large range of tools, some very central to marketing activities. MarTech’s Replacement Survey shows just how bullish marketing organizations were to make changes to their marketing technology stacks during the pandemic. It looks at the kinds of solutions replaced and the reasons marketers swapped […]
Sep
A new article on Social Media Today reports that Facebook has published a new guidebook to ‘Creative Prototyping’ which provides a range of notes to help guide advertisers in testing and optimizing their ad creative, and improving response based on each specific element. The new 29-page guide is primarily focused on gaming advertisers, but there are some […]
Sep
A new article on Search Engine Journal says that it’s important to know how much is spent on Influencer Marketing to see if your efforts are worth it. You can find tips and the formula here. Influencer marketing may be big business, but how do you know whether your campaigns are delivering results? Influencer marketing must be […]
Sep
A breakout into an overbought price level as measured in the historical context of an oscillator. This is almost always a bad trade. $SPY breaking out into a 65 RSI is not the same as it breaking out of a long term price range, to all time highs over a 50 RSI. Buying a breakout […]
Internet Marketing
Five common pitfalls to avoid so you maximize your keyword strategy’s business impact
Sep
A new article on Search Engine Journal says you can get the most out of your keyword list and set yourself up for success. SEO agencies already know the role that keyword research plays in understanding the business opportunities of clients. But how do they go from a large list of keywords to an articulated, coherent, data-driven […]
Sep
According to Thomas Bulkowski, the best performing and also most likely to be profitable chart patterns are: bullish flags that are high and tight that breakout to the upside and complex head and shoulders top chart patterns with breakouts to the downside. His picks are based on his exhaustive research and backtesting price action on […]
Sep
Jesse Livermore was an early innovator in the trading world as one of the first traders to create a trading plan and a system. He basically invented price action trading and trend following in the early 20th century. He had higher highs and lower lows than most people can even imagine, he both became wealthy […]