Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 22, 2009, 3:44 pm
Ok, I've been neglecting my blog—I can't stand reading that. But I do have an excuse—I can't stand those, either ... Truth is though, I have been blogging, just someplace else: for wo...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 22, 2009, 2:35 pm
New media and luxury marketing are not mutually exclusive. It is my goal to help all luxury marketers embrace this ‘long tail’ of online marketing, I’ve included a few agents and br...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 21, 2009, 4:46 pm
Have you embraced The Long Tail?  Luxury marketing online has one, too. Choosing to ignore it could be costly. The Long Tail by Chris Anderson - image courtesy of dantaylor via flickr I am certa...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 20, 2009, 7:01 pm
Please help me understand the differences between Linux hosting and Microsoft hosting... I have no understanding... Pros and Cons... feel free to email them also. thank you. misunderstood, alex
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 20, 2009, 3:17 pm
The Cliffs Carolina Mountain Luxury Luxury real estate agents more than likely work on commission for their wage. This is the case for most sales and / or marketing careers. It’s even more like...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 19, 2009, 10:35 am
Luxury real estate in Vermont. Sounds like a trip to Ben & Jerry’s or an acoustic performance of Phish at a campfire with smores. Both sweet, but not as much as your own Sugarbush Resort vista. ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 18, 2009, 8:30 am

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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 17, 2009, 4:07 pm
Luxury and craftsmanship go hand in hand. Often these things are overlooked. This is essentially what makes a ‘luxury item’ all that more intriguing and desirable. Steven Hirsh - Woode...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 16, 2009, 8:22 pm
I'm thankful that I'm going to get a Thanksgiving Holiday spam email before the end of the week. I can't wait until I receive my first spamalicious greeting!!! I'm eagerly anticipa...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 16, 2009, 5:09 pm
Charleston, South Carolina, home of the historic Sword Gate House. 32 Legare St, Charleston, SC - Sword Gate House Disher, Hamrick & Myers and duPont REGISTRY have more than just luxury marketing...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 15, 2009, 7:03 pm
I'm sitting here watching 60 Minutes. They opened with a clip of flag-draped coffins of our courageous soldiers. Am I crazy or wasn't there a time when this wasn't allowed? ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 15, 2009, 3:58 pm
The venue and your presentation—simply put—is how you reach millionaires. It’s not ‘how many’ sites you are syndicated on. You can stream your content everywhere for free—easi...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 14, 2009, 2:35 pm
Ok, so after blogging for what feel like a long time, I have to say that the Thesis Theme is amazing and absolutely amazing.  Blogging is fun, enriching, exciting, you've heard it all before... ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 14, 2009, 9:00 am
I received a Google Wave invitation yesterday. After tinkering with it for about 10 minutes, I am now convinced that technology is moving at an even more rapid pace than I had previously thought. I a...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 13, 2009, 3:50 pm
If you haven’t read Tribes, you should. (actually all of his books are worth reading) Here is an excerpt from Seth Godin’s bestselling book, Tribes which is terrific book about leadership...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 12, 2009, 7:43 am
Here it is. Our proprietary *joke* strategy. {But it’s working, so feel free to adapt, adopt and implement} Take it, use it, steal it… It starts here on this blog. It’s the most li...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 11, 2009, 9:05 pm
I know it seems self serving, but since I've been blogging professionally (that even seems weird to type), I've discovered all these neat and interesting things I haven't been doing. So, h...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 11, 2009, 12:03 pm
Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas Two and a half acres of private, pristine beachfront property in the Bahamas. Great Abaco Treasure Cay, Bahamas is 165 miles east of South Florida. Wikipedia writes of t...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 10, 2009, 9:58 pm
I can't read blog posts that are lengthy. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the same reason I can't read legalese. Short sentences are perfect for the 'click happy folks' like me. M...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 10, 2009, 7:53 pm
On Friday, the Blogroll for dupontluxuryhomes.com is going to be set up. If you have a blog (or a dynamic site that should be included) or know of one please email it to me at dupontluxuryhomes@gmail....
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 10, 2009, 3:50 pm
duPont Luxury Homes Mission Statement But first: 10 things it is NOT: 1 It is not a public relations platform. {See duPontREGISTRY.wordpress.com for that} 2 It is not a personal appeal to leverage m...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 10, 2009, 12:55 pm
presented by Nicki LaPorta & Karen Crystal White Stallion Estate, Thousand Oaks California. {offered by Nicki LaPorta & Karen Crystal} For 27.5 million dollars, it’s all yours… see duPon...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 9, 2009, 3:47 pm
Where you syndicate is only part of the marketing equation for luxury marketers. Syndication is only as important as the platform you are syndicated on if you are a luxury agent. This is really the ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 8, 2009, 8:07 pm
Social media made permission marketing obvious All who read this blog are aware of my adulation for the wisdom Seth Godin writes and speaks—sometimes I wonder if he knows how out in front he...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 8, 2009, 7:03 pm
Jeff Greene's Summerwind Forbes.com recently featured this article: Millionaire Mega Toys which recently aired on travelchannel.com. The list read like this Jeff Greene’s Yacht “Sum...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 7, 2009, 11:58 am
George Harrison’s ‘Friar Park’ George Harrison's 'Friar Park'
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 6, 2009, 2:14 pm
There are a lot of things cool about being a representative for a luxury marketplace publishing company, but this might be one of the coolest: Moving Mr. duPont’s car. (I’ll have more on ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 5, 2009, 9:14 pm
It drives me nuts to be uninspired. I can't figure out if it's a symptom of 'life' or some type of inherited artistic malady. In either case, to be uninspired (for me) is unkind o...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 5, 2009, 4:05 pm
I received this today. Thought I’d share. It is a timely reminder about how luxury and and perception are intertwined: Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man wi...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 4, 2009, 6:22 pm
As a luxury marketing consultant for duPont Publishing, Inc., I can tell you that having conversations with real estate agents and brokers around the country for the past 3 years has been a challengin...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 3, 2009, 8:25 pm
A blog is a website, but a website is not necessarily a blog, unless of course it is--in which case it is both. Got it? Good. See, I don't even much know the difference except one breathes ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 3, 2009, 4:42 pm
Luxury is not a bad thing. These things remain true in the luxury market: The affluent marketer and luxury consumer has been changed by the economic climate. The word luxury is a not derogatory word...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 2, 2009, 7:31 am

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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Nov 1, 2009, 9:43 am
Fonts are the keyFonts are the most critical aspect of web design. More is not always better and less is not always more. For some reason this is the most over developed and overtly misused (and I, to...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Nov 1, 2009, 7:03 am

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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Oct 31, 2009, 8:01 am

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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Oct 30, 2009, 8:01 am
Joan Pletcher - Ocala Luxury Horse Farm Find Joan Pletcher here and here.
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 30, 2009, 7:06 am
I just read another blog post about how 'social media' is changing businesses and consumers. And all I can think is that it isn't changing anything. It has changed everything. Period to en...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Oct 29, 2009, 5:52 pm
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Alex Beattie posted an article on duPont Luxury Homes - Oct 29, 2009, 8:43 am

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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 28, 2009, 5:00 am
The blogophone I've written a lot about blogging. The pros, the cons and why it is something everyone ought to do. So much so, that it is getting more and more difficult for me to explain its ben...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 26, 2009, 9:26 pm
My mom sent me this article about the actor Paul Haggis taking a stand—ultimately denouncing a larger cause. I might add, it took him 35 years.  Last night I attended a 'think tank' compri...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 25, 2009, 5:02 pm
There are so many different ways to reach your website. It's really amazing. You can put a photo like this: You can put a photo like this:   You can even put a link like this: with these word...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 23, 2009, 6:52 am
If I were going to a trade show today—or a few days from now—I would do exactly what Wags talked to me about doing... especially for this reason: because nobody else is doing it. Start a blog or ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 22, 2009, 8:16 pm
1998. Cool year, huh? Remember Michael Jordan's fade away jumper? John Glenn's trip on the Space Shuttle? Seems so long ago. Not to mention the political scandal of 1998. {you'll h...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 21, 2009, 8:08 pm
Trust is implicit in every relationship. No matter what level. If you don't have trust—earned trust—there is no future. Not only is there no future, but there is no possibility of earning this...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 20, 2009, 9:27 am
There are a lot of blogs. About 130 million. That's a ballpark. (and according to Mitch Joel's Six Pixels of Separation) It is amazing how many blogs are floating in the blogosphere as cyber ...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 18, 2009, 5:03 pm
Do you want to know the secret? Don't read pseudo-science books. The Secret book along with the others "if you wish it to be true, it will be" books are such hogwash, I can no longer refrain fro...
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Alex Beattie posted an article on the hound dog blog - Oct 16, 2009, 9:00 am
ALS is a disease that does not discriminate. If you're reading this, go to Johnny's site on Squidoo.com. Here is the link. Also, read about Johnny. I didn't know him, but I feel like I did...
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