by Debbie Weil | Nov 20, 2008 | New New Things, Uncategorized
It’s back! I admit to being an Elf Yourself junkie although my kids tell me it’s stupid. Whatever. I’ve done it every year (OK the two years prior to this). Office Max has gotten JibJab to add a few more bells and whistles. Now you can create a...
by Debbie Weil | Oct 1, 2008 | New New Things, Uncategorized
Was invited to post a riff on Dell’s Digital Nomads. It took me down memory lane. Read it here. Digital Nomads is one of a new breed of corporate blogs which I find to be particularly effective. It’s on a topic clearly (but cleverly) related to the...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 23, 2008 | CEO Bloggers, New New Things, Uncategorized
David Meerman Scott and I enjoyed some Mexican food in Reston, VA tonight. David was in town to do one of his New Rules of Marketing seminars based on his eponymous best-selling book. Below we’re having a little fun after dinner. I asked him if he thought CEOs...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 12, 2008 | Events, New New Things, Uncategorized
I’ll admit it. I’m a Seth Godin fan, maybe even a groupie. His approach to marketing is so clever. He tells us something quietly provocative, something remarkable, with value to us. We tell our friends or followers. They tell theirs. He’s done this...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 11, 2008 | New New Things, Uncategorized
The key message in Michael Port and Elizabeth Marshall‘s nifty new book, The Contrarian Effect, is one that resonates strongly with me: sell… by not selling. Drop the cold calls, the scripts, the spin. Instead: listen, be honest, be respectful, be...
by Debbie Weil | Aug 12, 2008 | New New Things, Social Media, Uncategorized
I’m an Olympics junkie and confess to watching hours of coverage. Yes, on TV. So retro. I’m also a China fan, having had the opportunity to visit Beijing and Shanghai recently. All by way of saying that I watched the remarkable spectacle of the Opening...
