My customer evangelist radar can always detect a not-waving-drowning plea for help between syllables. The unglamorous fact of fundraising life -- unless you're Lance, Haiti+CNN, or Obama on his home run -- is actually raising the funds.READ»
[youtube XzukIdQHTys]The final sermon: a non-sectarian evangelist puts people before the product, stories before the sell ... together, we might just make it to heaven.Last Friday was my last day as the 24/7, card-carrying Customer ...READ»
Whenever we interview startups (which will be often here on FastCompany.TV) we hear "we're an Amazon shop" quite frequently. What does that mean? Well, for photosharing service SmugMug it means saving a ton of money by having Amazon ...READ»
San Antonio's RackSpace is about to take over a million-square-foot mall in a bad part of town. Why? Well, in this two part presentation, Graham Weston, chairman, Dirk Elmendorf, Chief Technology Evangelist and Founder and Lew ...READ»
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Zoho has a million users, which is quite remarkable for a new company that hasn't spent a dollar on advertising or getting a ton of PR. How did they do it? By releasing a suite of services for new workers. We'll ...READ»
[video_twistage 1]Think you know what work might look like in the future? Zoho's evangelist (and guy who setup their data center) Raju Vegesna shows me how he can gather data from the Internet, process it in a spreadsheet, and build a ...READ»
While you were busy watching last night's motley crew of Super Bowl commercials, we were busy trolling the Internet for "spoof" and "banned" ads. Here's a look at the best--and the best of the worst.READ»
A recovery without jobs? Halfway through the current recession, it's clear things would have been different if companies had invested in stakeholders and not shareholders. We fired the very people who can turn this around.READ»
Last week in my post about coupon clippers I posted a photo of a sign I came across in Georgia. Once more with feeling: Smile Call customers by their names Thank them for their businessWe all recoil from cheesy and insincere ...READ»
EVERYONE's feeling the recessionary pinch, but online businesses – particularly those selling ephemeral and risk-based products like say, travel insurance, have a distinct advantage.
No glassy storefront, no packaged inventory ...READ»
The blogosphere is buzzing about a changing of the guards at Google's philanthropic arm. Larry Brilliant is stepping down from Google.org to become chief philanthropic evangelist at Google.com; Megan Smith, the company's VP of ...READ»
"It looked like Tony Soprano had whacked one of his own. People asked me, 'Rich, do you still have a job?'" When I profiled Richard Cizik two years ago, that's how he described the growing tension between him and the National Association of Evangelicals.READ»
Fast Company tech guru Robert Scoble shares his ten favorite tech experts to follow on FriendFeed. From Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, to Jeremiah Owyang, an analyst at Forrester Research, these are the experts to watch. READ»
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Avinash Kaushik wrote the book, literally, on Web analytics. He is the author of the recently published book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day. He is also the Analytics Evangelist for Google and will share with us how ...READ»
Some brands are timeless: Tiffany's, Ivory Soap, even Coca-Cola. They're classic icons in our minds. They've stood the test of time. We know what they are and what they represent. Their brand story is clear and consistent in any day ...READ»
DONATE TO DR DOUGLAS MEYER'S FAVORITE CHARITY
Douglas' family would like to create a functional memorial in his
honor. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made
in his name, Douglas F. Meyer MD, to the ...READ»
Frank Harber
Senior Pastor, Champions Gate Church
A noted Christian speaker, apologetics expert, author and media personality, Frank Harber is the senior pastor of Champions Gate Church in Westlake, Texas. Frank ...READ»
Customer evangelism tip: if you want to bring your customers closer to you, don't use the p-word, at least not to their face.
Don't say "Our policy is …" because they don't want to hear about your freaking policy. They want to ...READ»
Reverend Cecil Williams, of San Francisco's Glide Memorial United Methodist, is on a mission: He's teaching tradition-bound congregations how to stay vital by embracing change.READ»
