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Comment on Job Seekers – Your Reputation Precedes You by The Saturday Summary – 2/4/2012 — The Crossing of Marketing and IT

The Saturday Summary – 2/4/2012 — The Crossing of Marketing and IT — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:19:24 +0000

[...] couple weeks ago I wrote about how a job seeker’s online reputation can hurt their employment search. Jennie Loev shared this Steve Rothberg piece on CollegeRecruiter.com showing it goes both [...]

Comment on Are You A Brand Ambassador? by Job Seekers – Your Reputation Precedes You — The Crossing of Marketing and IT

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:45:27 +0000

[...] However, it is worth thinking about how your actions reflect on the people who pay you salary. Whether you realize it or not, everyone is brand ambassador. Would you want your online actions to hinder your company’s ability to do [...]

Comment on The Chaos Scenario Cometh? by The Saturday Summary – 1/21/2012 — The Crossing of Marketing and IT

The Saturday Summary – 1/21/2012 — The Crossing of Marketing and IT — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:58:05 +0000

[...] has an interesting perspective on media subjects – and he’s a very funny guy. We had a conversation in the comments on my post about unplugging cable a while back. Today, he tells the story of how he tried to influence a print newspaper to embrace digital on his [...]

Comment on Four Steps to Better Passwords by The Saturday Summary – 1/21/2012 — The Crossing of Marketing and IT

The Saturday Summary – 1/21/2012 — The Crossing of Marketing and IT — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:57:47 +0000

[...] I’ve written about passwords before. A colleague shared a great infographic on creating more secure passwords on Lifehacker: Use This Infographic to Pick a Good, Strong Password [...]

Comment on Fathers, Tell Your Children by Job Seekers – Your Reputation Precedes You — The Crossing of Marketing and IT

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:50:48 +0000

[...] This isn’t the first time I’ve written on this topic. After I posted that article, I had a very interesting conversation with a colleague whose daughter was getting ready to apply for teaching jobs. She went through Facebook and “untagged” herself anywhere she could find herself “tagged” – regardless whether the picture could be considered “bad” or not. She didn’t want to take any chances. [...]

Comment on What Is Best Buy’s Real Problem? by Elmer Boutin

Elmer Boutin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:30:39 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts, Heath.

1. It was just the sound system and not the TV. Still, it was money they left on the table (or, more accurately, gave back). The worst part about it for the local store is they will come up short on the next inventory and this will hit their bottom line.

2. I bought it there because I was going in anyway. So “harrumph” yourself.

3. Yes, Skyrim is amazing. Those folks at Bethesda have some great stuff.

Comment on What Is Best Buy’s Real Problem? by Heath

Heath — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:22:47 +0000

1. So you basically got a free TV. That is the best example I’ve seen yet of how Best Buy is driving itself off of a cliff. It’s weird how, in this case, you getting a free product is a great example of terrible customer service. Best Buy should know they have a problem when people cringe going into a store because they dread having to fend off the clueless sales people. I wear earplugs when I walk through the computer area in their store so I don’t try to strangle anyone.

2. I’m harrumphing in your general direction after reading that you bought an HDMI cable at Best Buy. Harrumph harrumph.

3. Skyrim is pretty amazing.

Comment on Trentwood Farm Market by What Is Best Buy’s Real Problem? — The Crossing of Marketing and IT

What Is Best Buy’s Real Problem? — The Crossing of Marketing and IT — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:59:51 +0000

[...] and here), and many people willingly pay a little extra for more service than standard offerings. I’ve experienced exceptional customer service for which I probably payed a little more on several occasions. I didn’t mind a [...]

Comment on Top Ten Stories of 2011 by Elmer Boutin

Elmer Boutin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:51:29 +0000

I haven’t checked that out out – I will put it on my list.

It is interesting to me that book reviews are very well received here on The Crossing. I haven’t quite figured out if it’s because people really like them or if it’s because those authors in particular promoted the reviews as a way of promoting sales of their books. I’m going to dig into that a little more in the near future.

Comment on Top Ten Stories of 2011 by Thomas Ballantyne

Thomas Ballantyne — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:33:43 +0000

Haha.. oops I realized that I used two different emails. Probably a browser thing… I try to keep my browser identities separated.