Social Media: An Irresistible Force Colliding With an Unmovable Object

Following FDA’s punt of regulations for social media, industry is scratching its collective head over how to utilize these channels By Bob Sperber for Pharmaceutical Commerce. Take one of the most dynamic transformations in any form of media occurring right now—the rise of social media like Facebook, Twitter and the rest—and factor in that marketing and … Continue reading

B2B chickens vs. eggs

There are too many new-media “chickens” in the world of industrial-strength B2B marcomms, publishing and communication in general. I see some groups at LinkedIn, and a very few listenable/watchable podcasts out there that have both good production quality and content quality. Consider the cons and go with the pros… go against the grain of conventional wisdom and be an egg. Innovate! Incubate!
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Nantucket and back

The song and video, Voyage of the Susan Elizabeth, combines my own inner-rockstar guitarbage and home studio chops with some iPhone video and iMovie editing. There were more spectacular moments to come, but hitting big water required a two-man crew — the Skipper needed the Gilligan to get back to work. The soundtrack is a multilayered wall … Continue reading

Farmageddon at Elbo Room

In the spirit of test-posts, here’s another bit of lagniappe: Farmageddon live at Chicago’s Elbo Room in October of 2003, just one of the vids in the old band archive. The tune is a Bruce Bowers original,”Crowns.” Bruce (hat) leads the assembly; Mark’s on bass in the shadows, Mike C. plays keys, the other Mike C … Continue reading