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Marketing the Future: Learn From the Mac’s Initial Missteps

Associations Now

On December 31, 1983, a minute-long ad played on a local CBS affiliate in tiny Twin Falls, Idaho. Oh, yeah: With no blogs to drive enthusiast interest, Apple also played a pivotal role in launching a magazine for the budding platform, the still-active Macworld. The reason it did should sound familiar to a lot of tech decision makers.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. Blogging since 1987. Core interests: blogging, business analytics, HTML5, WordPress. Blog @ HuffPo & techPresident. No one on this list knew that they would be named to it. BrandJournalism - R.