Tradeshow talk

The topic of trade shows (conferences, conventions, etc.) seems to be on a lot of people’s minds lately. They (the trade shows) have become a fundamental part of many industries, especially for industries steeped in technology. However, in many ways they seem to be losing their mindshare if not their value all together. Art Petty [...]

Let them talk

I had a great opportunity to listen to Larry Weber, author of Marketing to the Social Web, who gave a keynote address at the SMP Conference last Thursday. He talked about a lot of great things including his insights on the history of the Internet, starting with different phases and technologies that have impacted its [...]

Podcast: The New Rules of Marketing and PR

A few months back I wrote a post about the best-selling book The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott. David is a thought leadership and viral marketing strategist. He has written several ebooks that have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. He teaches people how to get noticed online through [...]

The future of social media

When I hear the words “social media” I think of sites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Each has gained notoriety that comes with a huge following.
My view of the future of social media was changed yesterday afternoon. I am at the Von.x conference in San Jose this week and attended a panel discussion about the [...]

More great books

Since I’ve been on a book “kick” lately I wanted to share a few more great books I’ve read over the last couple years:
The Search by John Battelle describes the rise of Google and how they turned the Internet search business on its head. He discusses what searching the Internet was like before Google (I’d [...]

Good enough

Have you found yourself in a situation where you put in more time on a project to make it perfect or pay more money to get something better, but you determine it just isn’t work the extra effort? In many instances in our lives “good” is good enough.
Steve Johnson breaks down this concept nicely in [...]

The power of text messaging

This past Sunday evening I was sitting comfortably on my sofa talking to my father on the phone, when my daughter (16 years old) came in and sat down. She had her cell phone in her hand and was looking at me like she wanted to talk. I finished up the call with my dad [...]

Benevolent capitalism

By now you’ve probably seen a link to one of the many articles or blog postings writing about the speech Bill Gates gave yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. I read a pre-announcement two days go in The Wall Street Journal.
In his speech Mr. Gates talked about the growing divide between the [...]

Starting over

Happy New Year! Yes, it’s a new year and we’re all starting over (in a way). I’m always eager to have new opportunities and try new things. Case in point: I got my family an iMac for Christmas. Yes, this long-time PC/Windows user/advocate/slave is now making the transition into a whole new world of computing. [...]

Cool idea!

I met this week with Bil Bowser to discuss his brain child called Noah’s, Your Place. I was highly impressed with the business he is building. His Noah’s concept brings together technology, real estate and entertainment into one slick, easy-to-understand concept.
In a nutshell, Bil and his team have taken ideas and experience gained from rental [...]