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Internet Sensation "United Breaks Guitars" and Its Lesson for Solar Companies

One of the good things about solar not being a main stream product—yet—is that solar companies can learn from the huge PR blunders of more established brands, such as United Airlines. ...

Why I Donate Every Year to These Solar Organizations — What Are Your Favorites?

It’s that time of year again. For the last three years, I’ve consistently made a summer donation to The Vote Solar Initiative, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), and Interstate...

7 Ways Your Solar Website Is Driving Away Business — Yes, Your Website

There are at least a million ways to design a solar website today, and there are probably just as many ways to turn that expensive investment into useless cyber real estate. In this...

Intersolar's Solar Battle of the Bands, Round 2: When the Solar Industry Really Comes Together

It may be a “battle,” but the entire industry is really the winner in “Solar Battle of the Bands: Round 2,” a new tradition at Intersolar North America. I didn’t think a solar industry...

To Merge or Not to Merge. That Should be the Solar Installer's Question

A few months ago I wrote about large scale installers increasingly becoming almost as commoditized as their solar PV manufacturer cousins. In that post, I laid out some general solutions...

The Happy Meal of Solar Marketing: Advertising, Social Media, and PR

When your little angel tears open the box of mostly edible treats known as “The Happy Meal,” what she’ll find is a package: You get the cheeseburger, the fries, the chocolate milk,...

The Life and Death of a Solar Press Release

There’s an art to writing press releases, but that art is separate from getting them actually picked up and acted upon by reporters and editors. I’ll get into what makes a well-written...

5,000 Followers and 16,500 Tweets Later, 9 Solar Marketing Lessons from Twitter

Last weekend, I passed the 5,000 follower mark on Twitter. While that 5,000 number has never been a goal, it’s a great mile marker to look back and reflect on what I’ve learned about...

The Sunset and Dawn of a Solar Era: Jeff Wolfe Steps Down at groSolar

Recently, it was announced that Jeff Wolfe, co-founder and CEO of groSolar, was stepping down as the company’s CEO, but would remain an active member of groSolar’s board, as well as...

A Solar Fred Caption Contest Featuring a Viral Slinky Video

There are times in solar marketing when one can use seemingly unrelated memes and turn them into useful (and inexpensive) solar advocacy and commentary on social networks. Case in point...

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