Can you believe it’s been more than a year since we last gave away an awesome marketing book?

Yeah, time to fix that!

We’ve got 3 copies of Brian Carter’s The Like Economy: How Businesses Make Money With Facebook to give away to Marketing Pilgrim readers. Barely two months old, Brian’s book is already garnishing high praise–and 5 stars–on Amazon. If you know Brian, you know that he’s a pro when it comes to Facebook marketing and in The Like Economy, he promises to provide:

• Clear, up-to-date answers about how Facebook can help their companies make money
• Specific guidance on using Facebook to support and supercharge existing marketing programs
• Detailed insights for crafting Facebook programs that reflect their unique products, services, and customers

Here at Marketing Pilgrim, we’re big fans of TechCrunch. You’ll notice we link to a lot of their stories.

Still, like others, we’re not quite sure whether we like or hate their new design–and new logo. Of course, no one likes their favorite web sites when they change–just ask Facebook or Twitter!

So, instead of adding to the many critics, we thought we’d pay homage to TechCrunch the best way we know how. With our tongue in our cheek, but sincere admiration in our hearts, we present the new Marketing Pilgrim logo:

What do you think?

Update: We switched the logo back, but here’s a reminder of how awesome it looked on our site:

MarketingPilgrim.com With Our New Logo

Hopefully that headline got your attention.

This is not some bizarre court ruling that’s going to make it impossible for you to send out media pitches and press releases, it’s a policy update from Marketing Pilgrim.

As of today, any press release, media advisory, or “we think your readers will like this” emails will be marked as spam, if they are sent to andy AT marketingpil…com.

Sound harsh? Well, you should see my inbox!

I’ve tried replying with the correct method of contacting us, and we even have a news tips page for your submissions. None of that seems to be getting through.

So, this is the one and only time we’ll tell you that you should update your records to send all of the above type emails to editor AT marketingpilgrim.com.

One of the most effective (and fun!) parts of the Marketing Pilgrim community is our job board. We are constantly hearing of companies who were thrilled with the candidates that came from our great readers (post your job listing now).

On the flip side, if you are looking for a job make sure you check our marketing job listings regularly. These update every day and despite the economic times this is a great industry to be looking for your next great opportunity. And we want to help! Lastly, every new job is posted to our @MarketingPilgrm Twitter account so follow us today to stay informed.

Here are a few jobs that we cherry picked from the list today

Digital Marketing Manager for Nokia in Paris

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