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Nearly 40 Years Later, I’m Still Proud of This Article

Paul Gillin

My perceptions of Bill, my impressions of the man were shaped entirely by those plans. I knew Bill Curtis barely ten minutes. But they were ten minutes of hope, minutes in which he talked eagerly of the plans he had made so carefully. When Bill Curtis died, he was lost to me completely. When I heard the news, I thought about what he said.

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American Express Dreams Up a Potential Win-Win-Win

Paul Gillin

I’ve long been impressed by American Express OPEN. .” Each boutique that agrees to host a Trunk Show gets $75 worth of credits to buy supplies and a chance to win a $5,000 design consultation from Rue Magazine.

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Facebook Can Work for B2B Marketers, But You Gotta Know the Rules

Paul Gillin

Check out its impressive recruitment site , which lists the many social channels it uses. Firehouse.com has built an impressive Facebook presence for its audience of firefighters and emergency medical technicians. It uses apps for Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Foursquare to pull its content from other social networks into Facebook.

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Two B2B Social Marketing Initiatives Worth Checking

Paul Gillin

No doubt this wasn’t cheap, but it’s impressive to see a B2B community demonstrate this kind of ingenuity. Two impressive B2B social media efforts by two companies addressing very different audiences. When I first learned about Element14 a couple of years ago, it was a rather unremarkable document exchange engine.

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Palmisano Reflects on a Decade as IBM’s CEO

Paul Gillin

I came away from it with greater respect for the man and even the impression that he’d be a good guy to have a couple of beers with. Palmisano has kept a low public profile during his tenure as CEO, so the opportunity to see him let down his guard a bit and talk about his personal style is a rare treat.

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3 Branded B2B News Services That Get It Right

Paul Gillin

The podcast library is particularly impressive. This image-rich site features a smorgasbord of content about how technology is changing business and our way of life. It’s presented in a variety of formats, including research reports, articles and podcasts.

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Peer Reviews With a Difference

Paul Gillin

WhoDoYou is impressive technically, even if the results fall short of the richness and detail found on more traditional review sites. It then uses location data, website addresses, telephone numbers and a database of local businesses to match referrals to local businesses where possible. The Real Thing.