Today's Guest: Guy Kawasaki, author, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition Here are some of the things I learned from reading Guy Kawasaki’s new business manual, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition: • He only eats at three Silicon Valley restaurants. That... Continue Reading →
Socializer-in-chief Laurel Touby explains MediaBistro.com! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Laurel Touby, founder, MediaBistro.com When Laurel Touby started MediaBistro.com in 1996, being a freelancer in the media business was a fairly solitary position. She became the socializer-in-chief, organizing events to draw writers and editors together, posting media jobs, which led to educational programs and daily news updates. In other words, she gave... Continue Reading →
Ed Droste: The rise of the Original Hooters, um, wings! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ed Droste, co-founders, Hooters Restaurants The first contact I ever had with Ed Droste was when I spotted the wreck of a boat on the north side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater, Florida. I had seen the wreck before, but this time, someone had painted “Hooters” on the hull in... Continue Reading →
Why CAN’T a man be more like a woman, Sandra Beckwith? INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Sandra Beckwith, editor, The Do(o)little Report Originally Published February 3, 1997 If you've seen the NBC sitcom "Men Behaving Badly," Sandra Beckwith says you're already familiar with her field of study. The editor of The Do(o)little Report, a bimonthly newsletter that answers the musical question, "Why can't a man be more like a... Continue Reading →
58 What a concept! Weiner’s New World Dictionary of Media! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Richard Weiner, author, Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications (Originally Published September 30, 1996; Richard Weiner passed away on January 29, 2014. He was an early and enduring supporter of Mr. Media and he will be greatly missed.) During his career as the owner of a successful New York public relations... Continue Reading →
49 Scott Woelfel builds CNN Interactive, settles into Armchair! INTERVIEW
Originally Published November 18, 1996 CNN is one of the world's most recognizable brand names. If you need a news fix, it's the television channel to which everyone in the global village turns. What about when there's no TV around? That's the idea behind CNN Interactive, yet another brand extension from the house that Ted... Continue Reading →