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Jim Jennings comments on Automation, Marketing and Manufacturing Blogs

Jim Jennings — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:39:51 +0000

Paper is almost dead. This is not a bad thing, we can have more trees to make up for all of the electromagnetic chaos in the air!

Radek Pistek comments on Marketing Hyperbole

Radek Pistek — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:52:49 +0000

I am sorry guys, but you have missed one important topic. Maybe it is funny for you, but for me serious problem - try to translate "marketing-speak" to my native language. English marketers were born to complicate my clean Oxford English:-).

Gary Mintchell comments on Marketing Hyperbole

Gary Mintchell — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:40 +0000

Ah, yes, the first rule of writing--know your audience! Also don't talk down to your audience. Thanks Bob.

Bob Gill comments on Marketing Hyperbole

Bob Gill — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:25:39 +0000

I guess "press release" means the release is for the press?

So since any press person of any credibility would (first groan) and then immediately take out "leading", "paradigm shift", etc, it would certainly save everybody's time (and likely increase coverage) if marketing folk really did pitch the release to the press and make sure to include the necessary informaton rather than all this promotional fluff.

Example from last week: "Even before its release, clients are lining up to take advantage of what the ***** has to offer."

Gary Mintchell comments on Marketing Hyperbole

Gary Mintchell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:58:39 +0000

That is an excellent point, Jim. Thanks. I'll remember that.

Jim Cahill comments on Marketing Hyperbole

Jim Cahill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:21 +0000

Gary, I try to tell our marketing folks that no automation professional uses these "marketing-speak" words in their Google searches. It's better to converse in the language of problems and how they can be addressed if one wants to make them worth the time to find and read. Like others, there is room for improvement!

Gary Mintchell comments on ARC Manufacturing Industry Forum

Gary Mintchell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:16:57 +0000

I saw Jon's original tweet about the session. I had thought that I was on a panel at the same time, but it turns out I've been kicked off. So, I can come over for a while and see what's up.

Good luck with the session. If I'd have known some of the stuff going on at ARC earlier, I could have publicized it. See you all there.

Jim Cahill comments on ARC Manufacturing Industry Forum

Jim Cahill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:47 +0000

Gary, I look forward to seeing you and any of the readers of your blog there as well... safe travels! I'll be on a Social Technologies and Collaboration panel on Thursday morning with ARC's Roy Kok, DomesticatingIT.com's Jon DiPietro, and Sabisu's Ben Widdowson.

Steffen Himstedt comments on What to look for in 2012

Steffen Himstedt — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:43:14 +0000

interesting articel about ThingWorx inside and growing strategie, I am sure the next leader in M2M and IoT business! I know the management over 10 years, ThingWorx has the best team!
Steffen Himstedt Co-Founder Trebing + Himstedt, Germany

Gary Mintchell comments on Year End Thinking

Gary Mintchell — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:27:32 +0000

Thank you, Bob. Just returned home from visiting my son and his family. Good to get away. My best wishes to you for a happy 2012, too.