The Michel Fortin Blog

Despite all of the buzz and excitement swirling around social media marketing -- much of it driven by hype I might add -- email remains the killer app for online marketers who demand an immediate and measurable return from their marketing...

If your car needed repair work, would you go to a garage that offers free estimates? You likely would. Today, most garages offer them. Not only has it become a customary practice, but also everyone expects a free estimate from...

If you have been living under a rock in the past few weeks, then you might have missed one of the biggest kerfuffles in Internet history. Or so it seems. No, I'm not talking about the contested elections in Iran. I'm talking about the recent...

Part of my job as a copywriter is coming up with names. A while ago, I wrote a blog post on the power of names. I won't repeat it here, except to reiterate that branding, albeit not a priority for most, is still incredibly important. And it's...

Part of my job as a copywriter includes, from time to time, creating names for businesses, products, and services. Choosing a name may be the single, most important business decision you will ever make. We are constantly bombarded with marketing...