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Top 17 Cheesy Internet Marketing Publicity Photos

July 15, 2008 Posted under: Miscellaneous by Caroline Middlebrook

I’m having a little bit of fun today… many of us like to bash the Internet Marketing industry for being a bit on the sleazy side but have you ever stopped to look at the publicity photos used by the top marketers in the industry? They’re cheesy as heck! This is my list of most cheesy Internet Marketing publicity shots!

17 – John Reese

Aww he actually looks like a rather sweet shy-boy. You could take him home to your mother don’t you think? No cheddar here.

john reese

16 – John Chow

Considering the stick that John gets for his work, I actually find him to be a very down to earth guy. Evil maybe, cheesy not really.

john chow

15 – Mark Joyner

A fairly harmless pose, it’s just that slight “ooh make sure you catch my good side” tilt of the head that bumps him up a notch!

mark joyner

14 – Rosalind Gardner

The only woman on the list! Rosalind flashes confident crack-proof smile.

Rosalind Gardner

13 – Yaro Starak

I’m one of Yaro’s biggest fans and he is about as real as they come but this picture with the laid back “hands in pocket” look is at least at Edam on the cheesy scale.

yaro starak

12 – Yanik Silver

The smile on Yanik’s face seems very natural but the laptop adds cheesiness to the overall effect.

yanik silver

11 – Armand Morin

Armand perfects the slight head tilt that Mark Joyner didn’t quite get right and adds in some neat arm-folding action to complete the look.

armand morin

10 – Brad Fallon

We’re getting to the experts now. The haircut, the smile, the suit – classic brochure material.

brad fallon

9 – Ed Dale

Now Ed is not a cheesy guy at all, but what is with that grin? Seriously!

ed dale

8 – Rick Schefren

It’s all in the smile and once again that ever-popular slight head tilt.

rich schefren

7 – Rick Butts

I had to include Rick in the list after he demanded to be put there :-) However to give him his due, he does in fact have a very cheesy pose. Not only does he do the head on knuckles thing very well but there’s a twinkle in the eyes of that smile – though I’m not sure if that’s cheese or something more sinister!

rick butts

6 – Joe Vitale

Now we’re getting somewhere. Instead of the big wide grin, Joe opts for a philosophical “thinker” look with the carefully placed hand-on-chin strategy.

joe vitale

5 – Mike Keonigs

How exciting – we have a prop! With this pose Mike demonstrates that he owns the chair.

mike koenigs

4 – Joel Comm

Joel is another marketer who emphasises the smile, and doesn’t he do it well!

joel comm

3 – Jeff Walker

Jeff takes several tactics – a great smile, the head tilt and throws in a professional backdrop to complete the look!

jeff walker

2 – Mike Filsaime

Welcome to my world! Doesn’t that hand gesture just make you want to whip out your credit card right now?

mike filsaime

1 – Marlon Sanders

There couldn’t possibly have been another winner. Marlon not only takes the smile to the next step and turn it into a “rwarr!”, but he uses the good old fist as well. Oooh yeah, get’s me all fired up *shiver*.

marlon sanders

It’s a shame I couldn’t find a larger picture for the winner!

So, what do you think of my rankings? Would you put them in a different order? Did I miss anybody from the list?


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38 Comments:

Wind Generator
July 15, 2008

Brad Fallon and Mike Filsaime take the cake on this post! lol those guys are pretty funny!

Mark Mason
July 15, 2008

This post made my day. Stumbled!

Mark
July 15, 2008

Sweet . Made me laugh so hard. But some of the pics are not showing up for me. FF3

@Mark, its a Flickr problem – I noticed it earlier, seems to be playing up a bit today, they are coming and going for me.

kelly
July 15, 2008

Good insight! I like the way you learn through observation. It makes sense!

Rick Butts
July 15, 2008

Caroline – I DEMAND to be added to this list!

Even if I am 10B – I have a very very cheesy headshot photo that I took when I was a professional speaker – and it is at least as cheesy at John Reese’s.

I even have the knuckles on the chin – and unlike nearly every other one of these guys – I’d actually link to your site!

LOL

Rick Butts

Laurie
July 15, 2008

What great timing – I’ve been thinking of getting my photo taken to use online and wondering what look I should go for. Now I know a things to watch for so I won’t make it on such a list!! I’m also thinking twice about wearing a blue shirt…or black. Thanks for the laugh!

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Mitchell Allen
July 16, 2008

Nice shots, Caroline!

Next project: Fake testimonial pictures :)

Cheers,

Mitch

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Toki Tover
July 16, 2008

I would say they look more fake than cheesy!

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ericabiz
July 16, 2008

Love this post! Stumbled. Also, you should check the name spellings. I think a couple of them are wrong. It will help SEO if you get them right ;)

Thanks for the laugh!

-Erica

Sandy Naidu
July 16, 2008

Loved the post…Could not stop grinning…

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kelly
July 16, 2008

By the way, would love it if you can get pics of these gurus with their wives or girlfriends! >,,<

@Rick, lol yes you do indeed have a cheesy pose! I’ll get you added right away once I have pondered where to put you!

@Erica, which ones have I miss-spelled?

Colin
July 16, 2008

Is there some significance to the number 17? (Aside from it being a prime number)

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Hendry Lee
July 16, 2008

I’ve gone to the list, but only found one. It must be Rich’s. I believe his name is Rich Schefren (two typos).

If you’ve watched Marlon talks, he is a very vigorous person. So I am surprised about his energetic smile too.

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Mark
July 16, 2008

Great post Caroline!

Joel Comm bears a striking resemblance to Matt Cutts!!

Mark

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I loved your little commentaries :D

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@Colin, yeah that’s the number of people in the list :-) Hehe, that’s all i could find / think of!

@Hendry, thanks, I’ll change that.

@Tom, hehe I hope the recipients don’t take offence :p

Sonia Simone
July 16, 2008

Ha, these are so hilarious!

I find Ed Dale to be a great big bag of cheese, but not in a bad way. Actually, in kind of a great way. Ed is a, um, cheese souffle! Or a nice big round of cheddar. Or something. His lovable cheese is a big part of his charm.

That photo is kind of ham-and-cheese, isn’t it?

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kelly
July 17, 2008

lol@Sonia hehe! ~grin~ I love CHEESE!!

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kelly
July 17, 2008

How did this blog bring my last blog up??

Amazing! I want IT!!!

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@kelly, that’s the CommentLuv plugin.

Denise Clarke
July 19, 2008

Wow, you’ve really hit the nail on the head! How about some wine with that cheese?

Denise

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the Story Lady
July 20, 2008

OMG this is hilarious! Great list. Must’ve been hard to choose from so many oh-so-posed pics out there.
Ronda

Nicholas Chase
July 21, 2008

Hi Caroline, Just signed up for your feed and downloaded your ebook and Stumbleupon information.

The photos are truly cheesy, I’d venture to say they are all baby gouda’s! Once I am a guru, I’ll let you critique my cheesy photo of myself bench pressing one million dollars! Respectfully, Nicholas Chase -future Super Affiliate Marketer. http://www.donotreadthisblogunless.blogspot.com

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Alexander
July 23, 2008

Pretty good post. I like it.

One thing only. Shefren is Rich, not Rick.

Anna
August 6, 2008

I think you could have another female in the list, Holly Mann. Her pictures are great in my opinion, not cheesy.

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Caroline Middlebrook
August 7, 2008

@Anna, never heard of her :p Well I have now heh!

Anna
August 7, 2008

@ Caroline. Amazing. Well she looks great in pictures and she also taught me how to start in Internet Marketing. She writes poetry too, now.

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Website Flipping Guy
December 23, 2008

Come on Caroline! You can’t make that post and then not put up your own version. I fully expected to see one of you when I reached the bottom of the page!

Caroline Middlebrook
December 23, 2008

@Flipping, hehe I did consider adding my own but it’s in the sidebar anyway :) Plus, mine isn’t cheesy :p

Tony Finbarr-Smith
June 16, 2009

awesome! I always thought that Armand Morin’s beard was a little bit *too* neat… Love the way Mike K *owns* the chair ha ha

Bill
June 27, 2009

Those are awesome pictures and the commentary is priceless. Some IM types really should be pitch men for Velveeta.
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Kevin Tan
August 26, 2009

Haha great post! Can’t see the pictures, so I looked them up and you’re right!
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generic
August 26, 2009

WOW! this is most hilarious! Great list. Must’ve been hard to choose from so many oh-so-posed pics out there.
Guy

Steve (tomosystem) Thompson
September 10, 2009

Lovely, funny as! Keep them coming. hahah
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greg cryns
September 19, 2009

I see they have all taken the invisibility pill.

David
October 4, 2009

Excellent!! Some real crackers there! I wonder who can beat this list with some more recent snaps…. game on.

Thanks Caroline!
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