Author Archives: Vlad

Shockey Monkey 3 Invites

Shockey Monkey
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We’re ready to start beta testing Shockey Monkey 3, launch of which is anticipated in May. Only a limited number of slots are open and participation is mandatory. If you have a heavilly used Shockey Monkey deployment (as in used … Continue reading

How I flipped my world upside down: I love Mondays!

IT Culture
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Having read every BS business book out there, I thought to make up one of my own. Enjoy: Over the last few months I’ve been posting on Facebook/Twitter how much I can’t wait for Monday to come around, usually drawing … Continue reading

OT: Sham WOW!

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One of the favorite staff catchlines around OWN offices is: “Call now, because we can’t do this all day” patented by that annoying guy from ShamWow! infomercials. You can’t make this stuff up. In a story titled “ShamWow Pitchman Beats … Continue reading

Umm, where did I put my flame thrower…

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My buddy Schrag is noticing that the latest bit of self-inflicting gunshots to the head that Microsoft calls it’s marketing program is not terribly inflammatory towards him. So he says here: http://davidschrag.com/schlog/413/with-partners-like-this “What’s that, Microsoft? You’re saying I can be … Continue reading

PHB vs. CPaaS

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The other day I was bitching to someone about how I am seeing more and more Dilbert comics that resemble my life – except I’m now the Pointy Haired Boss, or at least I think like one: True story, this … Continue reading

Warrington College of Bidniss

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There are days when I feel things I learn about business totally devalue my college education. Filing this under “they didn’t teach me about this in school” is the  experience of adjusting to the circumstances and accepting that sometimes… well, … Continue reading

AT1: The “Announcement” Day

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Today was an exciting day – I finally took the wraps off what we’ve built and how we’re changing this game when it comes to professional services. In my casually slimy way, I went around the room asking what attendees … Continue reading

SVW: In Action

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The goal behind marketing is to attract attention. There are many ways to do it, most of them immensely expensive. Over the years we’ve come up with a “Slimy Vendor Whore” concept. It started with a vendor, which then became … Continue reading

AT 0

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The first day of the event went very well I have to admit. Autotask hooked us up with a very nice spot, we got a lot of traffic and got to chat to a lot of new folks and existing … Continue reading

Momma said knock you out

IT Business
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New Rule: Don’t talk to ANYONE after doing the SPAM Show. Friday afternoons, which during the fixing-OWN-crap timeline used to go to catching up on stuff and kicking ass, have recently turned to the SPAM Show afternoons which are bar … Continue reading