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The Hotel Concierge of the future now has a face!
October 21, 2009 | View Comments
The Hotel Concierge of the future now has a face!

Meet Emily….or the digital recreation of Emily, at least.
At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human face so realistic it stands up to multiple takes.

From …

Carrots, Sticks and Innovation
August 25, 2009 | View Comments
Carrots, Sticks and Innovation

Since innovation is such a crucial part of what we do as New Tech marketers, the approach taken by businesses to foster that innovation is absolutely vital. I guess we all know intuitively that we’re …

Interview with Marketing Guru Naufel Vilcassim
August 18, 2009 | View Comments
Interview with Marketing Guru Naufel Vilcassim

I finally had the chance to grab a little time with Naufel, whose Marketing course I attended at London Business School, to ask a few questions about how he got where he is, what excites …

Success, Failure and Passion
August 17, 2009 | View Comments
Success, Failure and Passion

Here’s quite an entertaining and thought-provoking speech by Alain de Botton about Success…and our perceptions of this elusive concept.

Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these …

Recession, Identity and the Art of War
July 26, 2009 | View Comments
Recession, Identity and the Art of War

Recession, Identity and the Art of War
Is the end really nigh?
A recession is here again….and as with every economic downturn, echoes of despair and quick fixes permeate the wires. That’s all well, of course, except …

Smart Decision Making – The Role of Results and Intuition in Modern Business
March 8, 2009 | View Comments
Smart Decision Making – The Role of Results and Intuition in Modern Business

In this interview, I have the distinct honor of interviewing Professor Zeger Degraeve, who is the ‘Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Professor of Innovation, Professor of Decision Sciences’ at London Business School. Not only is …

Full Video Interview – Marc Andreessen on Charlie Rose
February 22, 2009 | View Comments
Full Video Interview – Marc Andreessen on Charlie Rose

A great 60 minute interview on Charlie Rose with Marc Andreessen, the man behind Netscape and Opsware, both companies that were acquired and made Andreessen a billionaire. In this interview Marc talks about a variety …

The Twitterati Dozen Survey Results – Twitter Use and Hotel Best Practices
February 9, 2009 | View Comments
The Twitterati Dozen Survey Results – Twitter Use and Hotel Best Practices

I did a quick survey recently called the Twitterati Dozen. This was basically an online survey with 12 questions addressed to prominent and very active Twitter users, to obtain their thoughts on Twitter use, connections, peeves, best …

Hospitality Bloggers and Experts – Thoughts on Hotel Internet Marketing in 2009
January 27, 2009 | View Comments
Hospitality Bloggers and Experts – Thoughts on Hotel Internet Marketing in 2009

Very early on this month, a colleague (thanks Lola!) sent me a copy of Peter Kim’s collaborative compilation of thoughts by bloggers on Social Media. I loved the format and the power that collaboration could harness…bringing together the …

Hotel Jobs – A Hoteliers Guide to Job Hunting in the New Online World
January 8, 2009 | View Comments
Hotel Jobs – A Hoteliers Guide to Job Hunting in the New Online World

Hoteliers are fantastic with people. Isn’t that what we’re paid for? But not all hoteliers are comfortable with technology…yet. Especially when it comes to getting the max out of the social revolution online. The good …

Hotel Recession Marketing – When the going gets tough, Hotel eMarketers play harder
December 13, 2008 | View Comments
Hotel Recession Marketing – When the going gets tough, Hotel eMarketers play harder

As the world gets harder, better, faster, stronger in many respects, so do the ripple effects of world events. The recent attacks in Mumbai are a prime example – hotels the world over are now …

Hotel eMarketing Muse – Creating an Internet Culture at Hotels
August 26, 2008 | View Comments
Hotel eMarketing Muse – Creating an Internet Culture at Hotels

Hotel eMarketing and Internet ‘e’volution – Creating an Online Culture at Hotels
Are you a hotel eMarketer looking for ways to better communicate, educate and develop the role at your property/ies? This article explores some of …