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From Naked Conversations to Lethal Generosity –The Future of Technology, Business and Customers

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || Leave a comment

In “Naked Conversations” Shel Israel and Robert Scoble outlined how social media (then blogs) would change the way business “talked with customers.” In “Age of Context”, Israel and Scoble wrote about mobil, sensors and data and how they were changing business and our lives. This time, in Lethal Generosity, Shel Israel, as always, breaks further ground drawing on “Age of Context”... Read More

Content Marketing Skills Challenge

Posted on May 19, 2015May 19, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || Leave a comment

As marketing evolves from just broadcasting messages to connecting with customers (often using content online) different skills work their way into the skill mix for marketing teams. Digidays recent post, “Marketers: We struggle to get internal buy-in for branded content” quotes 8 marketers from companies like Intel to GE discussing issues that hold their content marketing back.... Read More

It’s not business. This is personal.

Posted on August 25, 2013April 24, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || 2 Comments

Ahaluna, Papineau Lake Ontario Somewhere in the 1930s, before the Internet :-), three German immigrant families living in and around Kitchener, Ontario, got together and bought a pristine and beautiful track of land covering numerous acres in the Canadian shield. The cottage you see here, called Ahaluna, was completed around 1938 -- lumber brought by boat across the lake because... Read More

July 4th: Reflections on Choosing Citizenship

Posted on July 3, 2013April 24, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || 2 Comments

dinner held by friends on my first July 4th as an American Citizen, The Pines, Fire Island (2002) It was June 14th, 1994 when I drove up to the border crossing between Canada and the United States in the Thousand Island. Papers in hand, I embarked on a new journey -- my American journey. Leaving a solid career in politics, public affairs and lobbying, I crossed the border, green card in... Read More

Celebrating North America

Posted on June 30, 2013April 24, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || 4 Comments

Canada Day is July 1st; United States Independence Day is July 4th. To celebrate both birthdays I'm taking a step away from the usual business and communications issues for some fun facts and stories about Canada and the United States – assembled here by someone who has lived 30 years in Canada and 20 years in the United States. There is more texture and context to our two nations’... Read More

Have not Gone Away; Just in Milan Talking Social Business, Communications and Doing some Photography

Posted on June 5, 2013April 24, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || 4 Comments

Back soon with lots more...more visuals at www.flickr.com/richardbin.... Read More

Destinations: A New Journey Rooted in Lessons Learned

Posted on April 24, 2013April 24, 2015 by Richard Binhammer || 6 Comments

Before today's post, I want to again thank Jeff for that launch guest post. I learned and continue to learn from reading Jeff. I was very touched when he sent me his post. I also want to thank all of you for the good wishes, encouragement and significant sharing on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ (For the measurement and data folks, yes they are listed in order of referring links :-)).... Read More