Be the media rather than surround the media – Be the Voice podcast

October 18, 2008

Joe Pulizzi is the founder and Chief Content Officer for Junta42, a custom publishing and content marketing search engine and resource. What is the “Be the Voice” podcast? Interviews with individuals developing thought leadership for themselves and their organization to drive business growth. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes Subscribe to the Be the Voice […]

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Be the media rather than surround the media

October 17, 2008

Joe Pulizzi is the founder and Chief Content Officer for Junta42, a custom publishing and content marketing search engine and resource. Summary (Joe Pulizzi): Launch your own media network rather than surround somebody else’s voice (a traditional media outlet) with your messaging (ads). You don’t NEED to advertise with a traditional media network. You might […]

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Speed to cool – Be the Voice podcast

October 14, 2008

Bill Ryan is the cofounder of Mandala, a branding and messaging services company. I sat down with Bill Ryan in his home in San Francisco to talk about how his business architects all the pieces of a company’s voice from branding to PR to messaging and to marketing. What is the “Be the Voice” podcast? […]

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Speed to cool

October 14, 2008

Bill Ryan is the cofounder of Mandala, a branding and messaging services company. I sat down with Bill Ryan in his home in San Francisco to talk about how his business architects all the pieces of a company’s voice from branding to PR to messaging and to marketing. Summary (Bill Ryan): Companies poorly communicate their […]

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VIDEO: Teaching a myna bird to talk like a Bostonian

October 13, 2008

While in Bali with my wife, I tried to get a Myna bird to talk like a Bostonian. Watch the results.

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VIDEO: Ringside at Muay Thai Boxing in Bangkok

October 13, 2008

Just got back from Bangkok where my wife and I saw a Muay Thai boxing match. I give a little analysis, show some of the fighting, and the crowd. But don’t trust my ill informed analysis (e.g. they weren’t heavyweights). Read the Wikipedia entry for a clearer understanding of Muay Thai.

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Build company knowledge by taking conversations out of email – Be the Voice podcast

October 13, 2008

Episode ten of the “Be the Voice” podcast stars Ross Mayfield who is the cofounder, chairman, and president of SocialText, a social business software platform. What is the “Be the Voice” podcast? Interviews with individuals developing thought leadership for themselves and their organization to drive business growth. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes Subscribe to […]

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Build company knowledge by taking conversations out of email

October 13, 2008

Ross Mayfield is the cofounder, chairman, and president of SocialText, a social business software platform. Summary (Ross Mayfield): You can’t dictate collaboration within an organization. Find a small area where it would excel, introduce it, and then roll it out in concentric circles to other groups that have interest and can provide unique value. Collaboration […]

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Great advice on pitching to VCs

September 22, 2008

Here’s a great video I saw on the TED channel from David S. Rose on “Ten things you should know before you pitch a VC for money.” I’m not pitching any VCs right now, but when I do, I know I’ll come back to this video and watch it again. It’s actually good overall advice […]

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VIDEO: Summary of all coverage from Interop_NY 2008

September 18, 2008

Here’s my show report for the second and final day of Interop. I should qualify that it’s not necessarily all the news, but it’s what I was able to get to on the final day. Over the past three days, I’ve done a ton of coverage. All the links can be found below, but if […]

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