The first feed growth! fishing charter was a success, and we would like to thank all our friends (and new acquaintances) for coming out.

We may have anchored the boat, but not the great ideas. For those who were unable to attend – or those who drank too much beer to remember – we’re giving you the Top 100 feed growth! articles in this neatly packaged post.

So, how did we come up with these top 100 ideas (and those oh so impressive top 10)?

Well, we applied a screening process and considered all of the ideas in light of the following:

1) Ability to affect the bottom line

2) Accessibility and relevance across different business categories

3) Our direct experience (have we used it or know someone who has)

4) Magical cool factor

So, now that we’ve done all the work (we love it), you can just sit back and browse the top digital marketing ideas and prepare for how you’re going to generate boffo results in 2009. Know someone who is embroiled in marketing planning, trying to figure out how they’re going to make their numbers?

Why not be a pal and tell them about all of these great ideas in one place? Remember, if you want to jump to the top 10, just scroll down to the bottom.

Finally, if your favorite digital marketing idea wasn’t included, then by all means feel free to register your complaint. That’s what the comments section is for.

advertising

• Money to Burn Reach RSS readers with the Feedburner Ad Network
• Spy vs. Spy Find and compare affiliate marketing offers with AffSpy
• Guiding a flock Sell and manage ads on your site with RevSense
• Ready to wear Create and manage display ads using AdReady
• With a paddle Advertise to Amazon shoppers with Clickriver
• The new dimension Connect your products to the web with 2D Barcodes & Semapedia
• Dig deeper Tell your entire brand story with help from a simple product code
• X Marks the spot Publishers, optimize web ad placement with OpenX
• Cogito, ergo … Generate ad revenue from documents with iPaper
• Cents and sensibility Earn advertising revenue with Google AdSense
• Kermit’s cousins Put your brand on the map with Google Mapplets
• What’s your point? Create a virtual insights panel and WOM tool like P&G’s Vocalpoint
• Dance, dance, Mr. Bojangles Place ads in targeted vmail and texts with Jangl
• What say you? Send voicemail ads to your best customers with Pingercast
• Chain Gang Target business decision makers with LinkedIn DirectAds
• Breakfast at Tiffanys Publish a calendar for customers with Google Calendar
• If I only had a brain Reach a niche with text ads using IndustryBrains
• What’s new pussycat? Drive site traffic by placing search ads informed with Google Hot Trends
• Writing on the wall Target social networks with Facebook’s Social Ads
• About face Connect with Facebook users by creating a widget
• They’re heeere! Run ads in videos (including YouTube) with Google’s Invideo ads
• Keep on rolling Develop engaging display and video ads with PointRoll
• Put an egg in your shoe … Place video ads on social networks with Videoegg

blogging & publishing

• Purple reign Explore and choose color palettes with Adobe kuler
• On the rocks Create a short format mixed media blog with Tumblr
• You dig? Source and vote on innovative ideas with IdeaScale
• Dippity-doo Create rich media timelines with Dipity
• A funny thing happened Create a customer forum in minutes with LeFora
• Mass times distance Earn revenue from a job board with Personforce
• Book’em Danno Turn PDF’s into selling materials with Booklet Creator
• With bated breath Blog your PR events as they happen with Cover it Live
• Wash, dry, and fold Optimize your website content placement with Foldspy
• Reduce, reuse, recycle Turn desktop files into selling tools with Scribd
• Yadda, Yadda, Yadda Put a forum on your site with AOL’s Yedda
• Oye como va Review and track competitor sites with Diigo
• A link to the future Track where your customers go with Google Analytics
• Light the way Gain insight with customer chat from Firef.ly
• What’s on Tweety’s mind? Mine Twitter for brand news with Tweet Beep
• Come and get it Convert your blog posts into Twitter tweets with Twitterfeed
• Toon time Create and share short cartoons with Minivid
• Nibbly bits Sell your services as short videos with MindBites
• More talky than wriggly Publish a video overview on your site with Bubbleguru

collaboration

• Rocket man Track your online presentation’s performance with SlideRocket
• Hot pockets! Source new brand names with namethis
• Last stop before the net Get feedback on anything with Backboard
• Before Everest Juggle and manage projects easily with Basecamp
• Choosy mothers Draw and share web interface diagrams online with Gliffy
• Doc in a box Collaborate on sales and marketing projects from the road with Google Docs
• Swim, swap, and sweet Build your marketing network with Meetup
• I can’t get no Address customer service issues with Get Satisfaction

CRM

• Faceman Pull Facebook data into Salesforce.com with Faceforce
  

e-commerce

• Check it Out! Create an instant, trusted e-commerce experience with Checkout by Amazon
• Don’t they make cheese? Create an online store with open source Magento
• Enough with the fighting Cut your target’s switch costs, inspired by BankSwitcher
• Ether bunny Create instant phone service revenue with Ether
• Score a kilo… of bytes Sell electronic downloads with e-junkie
• The freshmaker Enable e-commerce for services with Freshbooks
• It strikes back Publicize your promotions inexpensively with Mpire
• I’d gladly pay you Tuesday Enable subscriptions for anything with Paypal
• Hung jury Convert users to buyers with TrialPay
• Made to order Take online orders with Formspring
• Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny Inspire better merchandising with Etsy

gaming

• Game on Plug your brand into a hot game franchise

gps & mapping

• No folding required Put a company map on your site in 3 steps with Google Maps
• Quiet on the set Put your ad on the map with Google and YouTube

insights

• Lime aid Collect customer data with open source survey tool LimeSurvey
• Danger, Will Robinson Monitor your brand in real time with Google Alerts
• I want you to want me Recruit site visitors for research purposes with Ethnio
• Formula One Gather data from anyone using Forms on Google Docs
• Toil and trouble Brainstorm growth ideas with mind maps by bubbl.us
• Quant jock Target users with traffic stats and insight from Quantcast
• Right on cue Survey your site visitors for free with 4Q

metrics & analysis

• Bored of dreck doors? Use web assessment to identify needs like Keybr.com
• Spear, double, and starlight Analyze site statistics in a glance with Mint
• Follow the yellow brick road Use Google analytics to track online customer behavior
• Popularity contest Evaluate competitor sites with Google Trends for websites
• Do you smell smoke? Promote RSS feed subscriptions with Feedburner

mobile

• Don’t leave a message Answer more customer calls with Grand Central or Virtual PBX
• Stay close to mother hen Keep close to customers that matter the most with Twitter
• I just texted to say I love you Connect with your customers by text messaging

scheduling & events

• Travel bane Create a virtual trade show with GoExhibit
• It’s my party Manage ticketed events with Eventbrite
• Let’s do lunch Keep customers and patients buying with a reminder service (like MemoText)

search

• Move over Springsteen Create a custom search solution with Yahoo BOSS
• Consummate Insider Compare search patterns with Google Insights for Search
• Pimp my search Implement search on your site with Google Custom Search
• The key to your heart Identify search keywords with Wordtracker

social networking

• Less is more Start a social network with open source LovdByLess
• Open up a can Create a customer social network with Kickapps
• What’s a degree between friends Use LinkedIn testimonials to attract new customers
• Would you like fries with that? Use voting social networks to source innovation ideas

syndication & rss

• R-S-S-P-E-C-T Monitor RSS feed performance and popularity with AideRSS
• Miracle grow Create multimedia mini-sites or widgets with Sprout
• Good things come in small packages Create and embed widgets easily with yourminis
• Counter-offer Outsource manual tasks to thousands with Amazon’s Mechanical Turk
• Bring it on Develop an RSS feed to keep customers up to date

video

• Lilliput attacks! Add a virtual spokesperson to your site with Rovion’s InPerson
• Comment allez-vous? Enable video comments for blog readers with Seesmic
• TV is good for you Publish video in a custom player with Brightcove
• Broadcast news Broadcast PR or sponsored events with Pickle
• I’m ready for my closeup Replace text guides with user-friendly online video
• Show me the money Use online video to power your testimonials

Top ten feed growth! ideas

Okay, here we are at the top 10. It was a difficult task to narrow down all of the great digital marketing growth ideas to just these 10, but we found a way. If you’re pressed for time and trying to put together your marketing plan for 2009, you should at the very least give these ideas some consideration.

• Really hot mail Replace your newsletter with RSS email from Feedburner
• Gimme a jingle Send voicemail appointment reminders with Phonevite
• The dating game Use Google’s website optimizer to let data drive your site design
• Pencil me in Enable and manage online appointments with Genbook
• Scratch your own itch Find and insert links and content into your blogs/emails with Lizzer
• Now, click means hello Increase prospect calls with Jaduka’s click to call
• Take that – luftballoons Source multiply identity concepts with 99designs
• Last but not least Buy remnant radio advertising with bid4spots.com
• See spot run Run low cost spot TV ads with Spot Runner
• Name dropper Monitor brand conversations with social search engine, Social Mention