by Debbie Weil | Sep 16, 2008 | CEO Bloggers, Global, Social Media, Uncategorized
I’m staggered after reading the following in today’s NYTimes Business section: “About 12:30 Monday morning, Lehman sent out a press release announcing its intention to seek bankruptcy protection. Lehman’s 25,000 employees learned of the filing...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 15, 2008 | Events, Uncategorized
Note: this has been re-posted from the Inc. 5000 conference blog. If you had to pick two faces that are legendary at Inc.‘s annual conference, you could safely choose Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham. Norm is a veteran entrepreneur whose six companies include...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 15, 2008 | Events, Uncategorized
Nearly 1,500 Inc. 5000 companies will converge on Washington DC this week for the 27th annual Inc. 500/5000 conference. This is a mega event with lots of buzz, plenty of substance and world class networking. Up until now, the conference has been open only to Inc. 5000...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 13, 2008 | Corporate Blogging, ROI, Uncategorized
Gartner annually releases a Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Take the hype cycle construct with a grain of salt, if you will. But I love the chart. The 2008 hype cycle report illustrates that corporate blogging is now on the upward slope of...
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...
