The Michel Fortin Blog

A recent blog post has stirred quite a lot of controversy. It specifically made some stark accusations about a certain number of marketers who appear to be colluding. Some call it unethical. Others call it smart business. And a few go as far as...

I was recently interviewed by a print magazine about how I started my business. In it, I offered several tips and ideas on how to carve a niche in the marketplace that I personally applied. I realized some of these tips were particularly...

Today, marketers are scrambling to find ways to increase cashflow. Some will try to find new products to sell. Others will try to drive more traffic to their existing sales pages. However, one area most people tend to overlook is the ability to...

"If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man. You win some, you lose some, it's all the same to me." -- Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" I'm getting fed up. It seems to me that product launches of late have less to do with substance and...

Why is it that successful marketers and online entrepreneurs seem to have this virtual "6th sense" when it comes to pinpointing hot, hungry, and highly profitable markets they can sell products to? We see this again and again and...

Before we begin, you must understand the concept that underlies this book. In today's society, I believe we have experienced two major shifts that have almost completely revolutionized the entire business landscape. The first and most...

If there's one problem in all advertising and marketing, it is the sheer fact that there is too much competition out there. Everything just seems to look like everything else. If one copies another company let alone another company's promotion, it...

A recently understood segment of marketing is the immense power behind the product category. Often, many businesses build their entire marketing strategy around a particular brand and its better qualities within a currently known product category,...

So, if you're following the commandments, you should now have a unique name, possibly a tagline, and established yourself as the first or leader in your unique category. What about the service or product you offer? Do you offer an extraordinary...