We've noticed more emails coming when the economy tightened up. Makes sense - email costs less and is easy to push out the door. Only your customer's email box may be saturated, which means every time you push the button you're turning them off - not on. Here's an analysis worth considering before sending that next email.

Listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd dreamt of a day to honor her father, who had raised six children by himself. While the idea caught on in 52 countries around the globe, it wasn't made a legal US holiday for 63 years because Congress felt it was inappropriate to honor men this way.

You may have noticed Mr. Marketing's column appearing in the Pomerado Newspaper Chain over the past four years. He recently got picked up by the Ramona Sentinel, adding another 15,000 to his weekly circulation. Now covering a significant chunk of San Diego's North County, he explains this week how to speak to reporters.

We've all seen Jib Jab videos, providing an ability for us to become dancing elves to email to friends and relatives. Now Cisco has made the story line a bit more professional. Take your photo, incorporate it into one of their commercials, and voila - you're a guru. It's quick. It's fun. And someone MIGHT even believe it.