Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Anatomy of Buzz Still Mandatory Read

3331532174 ec61c6b020 The Anatomy of Buzz Still Mandatory ReadI just finished The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited, kindly signed and sent to me by the author and expert, Emanuel Rosen. I read the first half of the book during my long constitutionals a couple months ago. In fact, I did a video review of the book while I was walking you can check out.

I put it down, thinking I had tapped the best of this book; not so, I had only read the first half of a book that rewards all the way through. The second half even makes things more practical and approachable than the first half.

I don’t have a lot to say except this is not the same book that was written almost ten years ago, it has been updated to include the plethora of new case studies, examples, and experts, including all the hot and new social networks. I am going to pass on this book to all the members of my team because I believe that all companies and all staff members can develop some calcium deposits when it comes to creativity, innovation, and problem-solving — we become too myopic — and I really believe this sort of read can blow out the cobwebs and help keep my team on their toes.

I highly recommend it and am grateful that Mr. Rosen thought of me during the publicity of this revised and improved book. (Via Chris Abraham)

 The Anatomy of Buzz Still Mandatory Read

How does someone from Selinsgrove end up off the coast of Africa?

The lovely Mary Lorson popped us a comment over at Where is Mauritius?, asking, “Really? How does someone from Selinsgrove end up off the coast of Africa?”  Well, Mark Harrison, our favorite CEO at Abraham Harrison, responded:

:-) Cool parents, basically!

When I was a kid, my folks dragged me off to Liberia when they went there on sabbatical.

With that, the wanderlust was ignited and I’ve lived and worked in a half-dozen countries since then…

When Chris called me and asked me to become his CEO and business partner we agreed to build Abraham Harrison, LLC as an officeless, virtual, global company, which further enabled me to live and work anywhere I like.

So, summers I spend in Berlin (perhaps the best city in the world), and in the winter I head to the tropical paradise of Mauritius for its gorgeous beaches, wonderful weather, delicious food, breathtaking landscapes, and amazingly friendly and welcoming people – plus good telecom, political stability, low crime rate, and easy (if somewhat pricey) flight connections to the rest of the world.

Selinsgrove has a number of those attributes as well, but the beaches are definitely better in Mauritius ;-)

Via Marketing Conversation

 How does someone from Selinsgrove end up off the coast of Africa?

The Anatomy of Buzz as Essential as Ever

3331532174 ec61c6b020 The Anatomy of Buzz as Essential as EverI just finished The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited, kindly signed and sent to me by the author and expert, Emanuel Rosen. I read the first half of the book during my long constitutionals a couple months ago. In fact, I did a video review of the book while I was walking you can check out.

I put it down, thinking I had tapped the best of this book; not so, I had only read the first half of a book that rewards all the way through. The second half even makes things more practical and approachable than the first half.

I don’t have a lot to say except this is not the same book that was written almost ten years ago, it has been updated to include the plethora of new case studies, examples, and experts, including all the hot and new social networks. I am going to pass on this book to all the members of my team because I believe that all companies and all staff members can develop some calcium deposits when it comes to creativity, innovation, and problem-solving — we become too myopic — and I really believe this sort of read can blow out the cobwebs and help keep my team on their toes.

I highly recommend it and am grateful that Mr. Rosen thought of me during the publicity of this revised and improved book.

 The Anatomy of Buzz as Essential as Ever

Thank You Half-Marathon Fresh Air Bloggers

The response by bloggers to Fresh Air Fund‘s call to help promote the Fresh Air Fund-Racers has been amazing and inspiring, well before the event on August 16. Both the Fresh Air Fund and Abraham Harrison are always amazed and grateful at all the earned-media support we receive from bloggers. Thank you, each and every one of you! We’re much obliged! (Via Abraham Harrison)

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How Did a Boy from Central PA End Up in Mauritius?

The lovely Mary Lorson popped us a comment over at Where is Mauritius?, asking, “Really? How does someone from Selinsgrove end up off the coast of Africa?”  Well, Mark Harrison, our favorite CEO at Abraham Harrison, responded:

:-) Cool parents, basically!

When I was a kid, my folks dragged me off to Liberia when they went there on sabbatical.

With that, the wanderlust was ignited and I’ve lived and worked in a half-dozen countries since then…

When Chris called me and asked me to become his CEO and business partner we agreed to build Abraham Harrison, LLC as an officeless, virtual, global company, which further enabled me to live and work anywhere I like.

So, summers I spend in Berlin (perhaps the best city in the world), and in the winter I head to the tropical paradise of Mauritius for its gorgeous beaches, wonderful weather, delicious food, breathtaking landscapes, and amazingly friendly and welcoming people – plus good telecom, political stability, low crime rate, and easy (if somewhat pricey) flight connections to the rest of the world.

Selinsgrove has a number of those attributes as well, but the beaches are definitely better in Mauritius ;-)

Via Marketing Conversation

 How Did a Boy from Central PA End Up in Mauritius?