I recently looked at the archive history of one of my marketing blogs … “all the way” back to the first post in April 2006.
It struck me that I didn’t even have any opening remarks about the blog. I just sort of jumped into things and started posting. I did not set any agenda or [...]
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February 15, 2007 5:34 pm | 
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Zane Safrit, CEO of Conference Calls Unlimited, blogs about a particular dumb moment in the office. Who among us cannot recognize the crush of embarrassment Zane must have felt in this situation? I’ve had a few of those moments myself.
The moral of Zane’s story: Step up to the plate and apologize when you know you [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | February 10, 2007 10:02 am | Comments (0)
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey seeks your input on his essay, “Conscious Capitalism: Creating a New Paradigm for Business.”
John is in the midst of two — count ‘em two — book projects at the moment, and he has posted his essay on business thinking to solicit feedback from readers.
In his words:
“If I get valuable feedback on this [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | January 25, 2007 8:14 pm | Comments (0)
By now, you’ve probably heard that Bill Marriott of Marriott Hotels is the latest prominent CEO to start blogging. Bill’s CEO blog is a well-written, well-designed, and well-thought-out example of corporate blogging.
I first heard about Bill’s new blog two days ago at the gym, while sweating it out on the elliptical machine. Fox News did [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | January 22, 2007 7:16 pm | Comments (1)
Jason Goldberg, CEO of Jobster, poses the question: What should CEOs blog about?
It seems Jason’s blog has drawn mixed reaction from readers. Some say his posts are irrelevant to his business. Others salute his personal and open style. What do you think? Share your input with Jason through the survey he has set up on [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | January 15, 2007 2:34 pm | Comments (0)
Steven Streight has some CEO blogging advice for you, and I’m happy to point you to it. Steven’s CEO blogging guide is one of the most insightful, well-presented tutorials I’ve seen on the topic.
What you’ll find:
1. The five reasons CEOs “get along” well with blogs.
2. The most common CEO blogging errors.
3. A CEO blog checklist [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | January 11, 2007 6:53 pm | Comments (0)
GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons is at it again.
Bob has an entertaining history of Super Bowl commercials being rejected by network censors, and so far this year seems to be no different. His first attempt was rejected for being “too steamy,” though by network standards that could simply mean “we don’t like you.”
Bob swears the commercials [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | January 7, 2007 8:45 am | Comments (0)
Happy New Year to all.
I’m back from holiday downtime and ready to roll. I’ve noticed an increase in the amount of CEO and corporate blogs in the news lately, so I’ll do my best to play catch up. I’ll capture and summarize as much of this news as possible in the next week or so.
~Brandon [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | January 3, 2007 7:45 am | Comments (0)
I was reading through some CEO blogs today when I stumbled across a gem. Naomi Simson, CEO of online gift provider RedBallon Days, blogged quite elegantly about the importance of time management, focus and prioritization.
My favorite tidbit:
“Here’s the deal. We all get 24 hours a day…it is a very fair distribution of resources. We all get the [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | December 16, 2006 7:04 pm | Comments (0)
CEO & Corporate Blogs in Focus - 12/11/06
JupiterMedia’s CEO Alan Meckler discusses Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal, and subscription-bases business models.
>> Read it
Richard Edelman of Edelman PR talks about corporate blogging in a world of ever-shrinking media attention.
>> Read it
Farmer Jonathan from Stonyfield Farms explains how you can sponsor a cow this Christmas. A very [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | December 10, 2006 7:32 pm | Comments (0)