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Nov. 8, 2009 01:00 AM EST Reads: 173 |
 A few years ago, I was asked by one of my best sales executives to assist in salvaging a large contract with an Arizona client. The Sales Executive and his team had performed extensive business analytics, developed strong support from the client’s management team and had even received ...Nov. 7, 2009 11:00 PM EST Reads: 204 |
 There’s always been a certain amount of conspiracy theories when security type events happen or instances where there is secrecy. There are those who don’t buy the ‘reported’ reason a security event (like a breach) occurred, those who claim to have inside information or just those who ...Nov. 7, 2009 05:00 PM EST Reads: 236 |
 Topic A at the recent Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Annual Meeting (SIFMA) was what to do about the fastest-growing communications phenomenon since the invention of the Internet: the explosion in social networking.Nov. 7, 2009 04:00 PM EST Reads: 209 |
Much of the time we talk about ways to be connected, referred, recommended and advocated for. From logistics, strategy and tactics, there are many valuable tips and posts! Yet, there’s a basic question that we often fail to address and... Nov. 7, 2009 09:16 AM EST Reads: 125 |
As part of a new initiative at the Open Web Foundation -- a group dedicated to the creation of community-driven specifications & standards. David Rudin along with several other individuals & organizations have crafted a new simple and easy to understand Open Web Foundation agre... Nov. 6, 2009 03:50 PM EST Reads: 212 |
As many of you know lately I've spent a lot of time away from home, traveling the world telling everybody and anybody who cares to listen about the opportunities for "The Cloud". In the coming weeks as I continue to cover most of the globe from Asia to the Middle East. I thought I'd t... Nov. 6, 2009 02:57 PM EST Reads: 145 |
 Topic A at the recent Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Annual Meeting (SIFMA) was what to do about the fastest-growing communications phenomenon since the invention of the Internet: the explosion in social networking. Whenever compliance and communications come tog...Nov. 6, 2009 12:15 PM EST Reads: 547 |
 I am consulting now days and my iPhone is used for both personal and professional purposes. Several weeks ago I complained in an article about having to use my personal phone number and voice mail for business. A kind reader suggested that I try the new Google Voice service. I did and ...Nov. 6, 2009 11:45 AM EST Reads: 307 |
 For many years I have developed and managed marketing campaigns for mobile software companies. I ran seminars, Pay Per Click campaigns, white paper distributions, email blasts, webinars, Web 2.0 strategies etc. As a result, I am very interested in seeing which mobile software companies...Nov. 6, 2009 11:30 AM EST Reads: 335 |
 I can't let this experience go undocumented. I am sitting in Starbucks drinking a Mocha, writing a blog article, chatting with an international client on skype, checking and responding to emails, taking phone calls, recording voice memos, accessing spreadsheets on Google Docs, scheduli...Nov. 6, 2009 11:00 AM EST Reads: 307 |
 If you haven’t addressed the first two steps in the lead generation planning process - establishing the right mindset and building a strong roster of stakeholders - you may want to go back and review those before you read this. After all, if you’re a smart lead generation marketer, yo...Nov. 6, 2009 10:30 AM EST Reads: 294 |
If you’ve been dragging your feet on social media, it’s time to take both of those feet and jump right in. The just released study on business use of social media from the folks at Business.com is must reading for content marketers who are active, tentative or hesitant about social med... Nov. 6, 2009 10:19 AM EST Reads: 407 |
Over the past year or so I’ve been working on an application that serves as a framework for building a feature rich social networking site. I’ve called this project EngineY. EngineY is a Ruby application that uses the Ruby on Rails framework as its base. As I was building ... Nov. 6, 2009 10:06 AM EST Reads: 281 |
During this week's Federal Executive Forum taping, Navy CIO Robert Carey discussed his views on cloud computing. Stating that the NGEN and CANES (Navy Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services) programs will both leverage cloud computing, he also describes a future of "grey ... Nov. 6, 2009 07:00 AM EST Reads: 242 |
While you spend your time arguing over where application security belongs, miscreants are taking advantage of vulnerabilities. By the time you address the problem, they’ve moved on to the next one. Dmitry Evteev @ Positive Technologies Research has discovered (yet) another method of ... Nov. 6, 2009 06:43 AM EST Reads: 163 |
Review samples are a crucial to generating media coverage. More and more editors, bloggers, producers and even podcasters will request to try out a product before they highlight it to their audience – providing first-hand experience with the product. It is so commonplace that the Fede... Nov. 5, 2009 05:36 PM EST Reads: 113 |
 Infrastructure 2.0, from a purely developmental standpoint, is about APIs. It’s about offering up the functionality and capabilities of a wide variety of infrastructure – network, storage, and application network – to be externally controlled, integrated, and leveraged for whatever pur...Nov. 5, 2009 11:00 AM EST Reads: 478 |
Brute force attacks by spammers seeking easy access causing frustration for users with no resolution in sight At least once a day I see someone on Twitter broadcast that they have been “locked out of their Twitter account, temporarily.” A search for “locked out” returns thousands of ... Nov. 5, 2009 06:27 AM EST Reads: 203 |
 Most CPA firms have yet to establish a social media policy, as they are likely considering the best approach to bring social media into the marketing mix. Truth be told, there is no hard and fast rule on how companies should approach this. The accounting industry is no exception, and f...Nov. 4, 2009 04:00 PM EST Reads: 263 |
 This week I begin a new series of video screencasts for Dell’s IT Expert Voice Web site. The site has all sorts of useful information for corporate IT folks that are interested in migrating and using Windows 7, and my humble part will be to produce a regular series of videos similar to...Nov. 4, 2009 03:30 PM EST Reads: 313 |
 Last week I wrote an article pondering the benefits of using my iPhone to capture the bar code on grocery store products, using the integrated digital camera, and then have my iPhone use its GPS coordinates to look at the prices of this product in other grocery store locations that are...Nov. 4, 2009 03:30 PM EST Reads: 242 |
 The new Moyea Video4Web Converter V2.1 with optimized menu display pattern, fast video codec encoding speed and perfect bug-fixings, makes video to flash video conversion the easiest and quickest ever.Nov. 4, 2009 01:15 PM EST Reads: 345 |
We’re finally here. Post #6 on what it means to participate in the market conversation. Building relationships is a key part of that participation, but who should you be building relationships with and how? Every market space has a conversation going on by an ecosystem of individ... Nov. 4, 2009 12:38 PM EST Reads: 195 |
 The term Enterprise 2.0 is receiving a lot of press these days (see definition of Enterprise 2.0). In this article we are going to discuss possible use cases for Enterprise 2.0 in the context of enterprise mobile applications. Carl Frappaolo and Dan Keldsen defined Enterprise 2.0 in th...Nov. 4, 2009 10:30 AM EST Reads: 293 |
Now that Halloween is behind us, watch out for fruitcake and Jingle Bell Rock. The holidays start earlier each year, which is unfortunate for those of us still mourning summer. But, in terms of content marketing, it's a great reminder to stay seasonal, relevant and creative. This doesn... Nov. 4, 2009 06:00 AM EST Reads: 191 |
Fashion Retailer Chooses Lyris HQ to Integrate Email, Social and Mobile Marketing and Drive Better Customer EngagementLondon, UK - November 4, 2009 - Lyris, Inc., today announced that fashion retailer Matches has chosen Lyris HQ to manage its online marketing campaigns, with the aim of... Nov. 4, 2009 05:25 AM EST Reads: 199 |
By D. Bruce Johnston, President, DBJ Associates
According to Schwab Institutional’s recently released Independent Advisor Outlook Study, 90% of independent advisors added new clients in the third quarter and intend to take more risk with their client’s assets. These advisors are ... Nov. 3, 2009 12:04 PM EST Reads: 179 |
 Recently, I've seen a lot of studies about the lack of success of small businesses in social media. In one eMarketer article alone they reference not one but two of them: Small businesses are not hitting it off with social media, according to an August 2009 study from Citibank. More t...Nov. 3, 2009 11:16 AM EST Reads: 486 |
 Day One of the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo is in full swing. First off, it took me nearly 30 minutes to find parking. For some reason the top level of the parking structure of the Santa Clara Convention Center was closed off. Not sure why. Then I walked through the San Jose Hya...Nov. 3, 2009 11:15 AM EST Reads: 414 |
Every organization is forced to make difficult decisions on a daily basis. Business Managers and [...] Nov. 3, 2009 09:29 AM EST |
Ground reality - 1. B2B sales cycles are long and complex. 2. Marketers today are under high pressure to close sales and show results quickly. 3. Buyers don’t want to be pitched to. How do B2B marketers successfully navigate the challenges along the B2B sales course map? In her n... Nov. 3, 2009 06:00 AM EST |
@SPKyle let work get in the way of his speaking gig, so I get to fill his spot this year. :-) I’m going to be giving my intro talk on Enterprise Search. This is a good talk for anyone that isn’t very familiar with what Enterprise Search can do for their organization. ... Nov. 2, 2009 05:02 PM EST Reads: 114 |
Uncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets – BusinessWeek
Points from the book:
Steve Jobs does not sell computers; he sells an experience. The same holds true for his presentations that are meant to inform, educate, and entertain. An Apple presentation has all the elements ... Nov. 2, 2009 03:06 PM EST Reads: 131 |
Ashley Halberstadt is the profile piece for October. Ashley has been with BLASTmedia for over two years now and just recently purchased her first home and was promoted to consumer team manager. Take a few minutes to get to know Ashley….
BLASTmedia nickname: Halbercrack
Hometown:... Nov. 2, 2009 10:20 AM EST |
'Tck Tck Tck - Time for Climate Justice' campaign urges public to "lobby your leader" directly using first of its kind website tool Campaign aims to encourage every Government leader to attend climate talks in Copenhagen to secure a global deal based on climate justice. Public able ... Nov. 2, 2009 08:18 AM EST |
 In his October 2009 Newsletter, James Bowles, Washington DC’s leading Executive Business Coach and career transition consultant, outlines the facets of your personal “brand” and reputation – that stand to scrutiny when you’re not around. What do people say about you when you aren't aro...Nov. 2, 2009 06:04 AM EST Reads: 259 |
Gentry Underwood focuses on social media and collaborative software at IDEO. He works both internally and with the firm's clients to design and build software people will actually use. Check out his recent post: Social Software, The Other Design for Social Impact. Gentry's post i... Nov. 1, 2009 11:09 PM EST Reads: 123 |
While scanning Wired.com this weekend, I came across an article that’s scary enough to fit right in with Halloween. Most securitytudies address issues in operating systems, browsers or other core systems. This one, however, addressed the uber-popular Twitter and the URL shorten... Nov. 1, 2009 10:19 PM EST |
 All well-known systems engineering methodologies and enterprise system development programs leverage testing environments. Testing environments can be built and operated for very different purposes, ranging from prototyping and simulation, to pre-production load testing and usability o...Oct. 31, 2009 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 816 |
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