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Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – twitter for raising $

David Armano — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:00:25 -0000

That you are in a financial crisis yourself really says a lot about your character. Thank you for giving and for getting the word out about Daniela and family.

Re: Twitter Star David Armano Leaves Critical Mass - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy

David Armano — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:15:14 -0000

"Twitter Star". Well that's one of the reasons I'm making the move. It's time for me to dig into something that helps business in a different way. It's not advertising, hell its' not even marketing and I'm looking forward to the challenge

@AH, no I did not do the Subway Pitch. I had left agency.com by the time that went down.

@marge when is the right timing?

I provided a few more details here.

http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2009/0...

It's worth a shot. I believe in the vision.

Re: CATFOA: David Armano's Preso on The Future of The Biz - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy

David Armano — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:53:26 -0000

@mcluhead

I think banners are non engagement (metrics support this), meaning you can pretty much get the same level of effectiveness with a flat, low cost execution. There are a few rare exceptions. So actually, not dead. But I wouldn't want to work on them. And I'll re-state my caveat, I didn't grow up on the Ad side, so take it with a grain of salt.

It's a good question though.

Re: Escaping the Scourge of Voicemail

David Armano — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:06:07 -0000

David!

I didn't know you had a personal blog! Nice to come across it.

Re: Inspirations and Origins

David Armano — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:05:41 -0000

For what it's worth, David Armano is a whiner. Thank goodness you've got Darren here to set things straight!

:-)

And Ike, leave Rusty out of this!

Re: More TED video: Sir Ken Robinson

David Armano — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:38:30 -0000

I loved Sir Ken's monologue! Wrote about it here:
http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2006/0...

On a related note, if you are interested in the evolution of creativity (in the context of interactive marketing), take a look at this:

http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2006/0...

Re: Blogger dinner tonight in Chicago

David Armano — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:01:05 -0000

I'm going to swing by. Look forward to meeting some other members of the blog community.

By the way, who are you Scoble?

Just kidding.

;)

Re: Hello from a taxi in Chicago (Mary Jo leaves Ziff)

David Armano — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:11:11 -0000

Nice meeting you at dinner Robert. Good luck at the conference.

Re: Could corporate types use Twitter?

David Armano — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:05:44 -0000

Hi Robert,

Nice point about getting poked in the ribs at the party. Though if it were a celeb like the one referenced in my hypothetical situation *hint someone like a Paris Hilton. She would probably shrug it off and say:
Bacardi just paid me 5k for that text message sucker!

Then my guess is that she wouldn't get poked anymore. At least not in the context we're talking about. :)

Re: Doc Searls says Scoble is full of it about “social media”

David Armano — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:46:54 -0000

I love the Sound of Searls Media and I'm going to refer to the Internet as the Alternet from now on (in honor of Al Gore of course)

Re: Taking the week off

David Armano — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:55:27 -0000

Robert,

I feel the same. I'm sickened after reading Kathy's post. And sad. And angry. Not sure what else to say.

Re: What I learned from “Whack Pack” guy

David Armano — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:48:26 -0000

Robert,

Roger and I now talk on the phone on a Regular basis because he took a originally took chance and called me out of the blue. He's a great resource for getting your creative juices flowing and making you think. And to use his words—he's "a trip".

Glad you both met.

Re: Heroes still exist

David Armano — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:47:13 -0000

Robert,

Thanks for picking this up. It's an amazing story. I hope the MSM outside of Chicago covers it. Though having it posted here is almost as good. ;-)

Re: How is your relationship balance sheet? (and why it pays to be in the black)

David Armano — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:34:36 -0000

Couple of things

1. Love Bank: This is exactly the theory behind my POV on "micro-interactions:" It's sound and it works.
2. AMAZING analysis on this. Scott, I feel like you must have been in my head. Now please get out. ;-)
3. Gavin, you rock.
4. Thank you for writing this post and sharing hope.

Re: Looking for “A Few Good Marketing Blogs”?

David Armano — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:04:00 -0000

Hey, great post. The Marketing Profs blog is terrific. It's like an all you can eat buffet (but in a good way) :)

Here's a few of my faves:
http://servantofchaos.typepad.com/
http://russelldavies.typepad.com/
http://www.experiencecurve.com/
http://thebrandbuilder.blogspot.com/

So many good ones. So hard to choose.... I also recommend checking out the blogrolls of the blogs we are linking to here. That is a great way to find some keepers.

Re: Looking for “A Few Good Marketing Blogs”?

David Armano — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:41:19 -0000

OK, I will. But first let me say that I like how you are moderating comments this way. It's very conversational. Nicely done.

So, my blog is Logic + Emotion. Where do I start? Eight months ago nobody new who I was. Now, it seems that most people who I run into have heard of the blog. It simply blows me away and I feel pretty undeserving of such good fortune.

That said my blog is about all things related to creativity, innovation and design. I do these visuals that people seem to like (and share). Basically my theory is that we live in complex times and I use my knowledge of infomation design to help simplify through the use of visuals.

Actually, a nice way to get a snapshpot of my blog is to flip through the presentation here:
http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2006/1...

And here is my canned statement:
Logic+Emotion exists at the intersection of Marketing 2.0, Brand Engagement and Experience Design—where passive consumers are transformed into active participants.

Hope that helps. Nice blog you have here too.

Re: Blogging Vs. Tweeting

David Armano — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:25:20 -0000

Adam,

Interesting observation. Some might agree and others disagree. But Twitter may not be a sole factor. Many of us have gotten spread thin through commitments and travel that it's hard to keep up frequency. As for quality, I'm still blogging for myself as much as the community, so one of the ways I measure quality is through the visual thinking I've done. I've had some really good ones over the last year.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7855449@N02/sets/7...

Thanks for a post like this though as it's a reminder that people are watching and they go where the value is.

Re: 2008 Top 10 Favorite Blogs

David Armano — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:24:16 -0000

Sheesh, well at least you were honest with your feedback on my stuff. I'll take that over blind praise.

I think Pete's blog has come a long way in the past 6 months. Been really impressed at the content. Good list Adam. It's diverse.

Re: Personal Branding Under The Microscope

David Armano — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:44:00 -0000

Adam,

good thoughts. here are a few of my own:

Critical Mass provided me with awesome opportunities to do what I was best at, this is true. What's also true is that some of my speaking engagements were paid for by conference organizers not CM. Another truth is that I only went to conferences if I spoke. In many companies including CM, employees attend conferences fairly regularly especially in emerging spaces to learn new things. CM didn't get a bad deal here. Neither did I.

Also, you are assuming it's a more lucrative position. In the long run if we succeed, it could be. For now, it's not. Gotta be careful about making assumptions like that, even as a blogger.

Also, the assumption that CM is worse off without me is a bit spotty. They have respectable blog with employees who can continue, new business with adidas that will continue, a Twitter account now handed over to Len Kendell with over 2k followers and access to any press contacts I had. My departure will not affect their bottom line or business model.

While I understand the sentiment and perceived mix, the reality is the both CM and myself benefited from each other. If people want to split hairs about who benefited more, that's their choice. I did my best to promote the company. I have no book to sell, I had no side business and I always but their name before mine.

However it's also true that I got approached for all kinds of visibailty opportunities not because of CM but because of what I've done myself on the blog etc. Prior to Twitter, the blog was popular when I worked at Digitas. In fact, my most popular concept (influence ripples) was done while I worked for Digitas.

This is a good thoughtful piece, but it's really not all that new. Last the very highly visible CEO of agency Organic (Mark Kingdon) left the agency to go to work for second life. Now that's something that had an impact on Organic. Mine only feels like it because of the visibility within a specific space. CM will be fine. I hope I will be, because this move isn't the easy path.

Re: The Power of Social Media: Support for Caroline

David Armano — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:48:58 -0000

Adam,

As I mentioned, I was with my boys when we fist heard. We saw the picture and were immediately concerned for her safety. Any parent is terrified of this type of scenario. So glad she's ok.