Dan Martell Vox

Topology At It's Best

2008-06-30T12:06:34Z

Much in the same way Ford borrowed from the Meat Packers in Chicago, here's another great example of "business topology" applied within the airline industry:

[Souce: Signal vs. Noise]
Alaska Airlines saves millions by rethinking check-in flow

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Hustle & Flow [Fast Company] takes a look at Alaskan Airlines’ effort to design a better way to get customers through airport check-in.
The airline studied theme parks, hospitals, and retailers to see how they handled similar situations. Then, the team built mock-ups in a warehouse using cardboard boxes for podiums, kiosks, and belts in order to find ways to increase efficiency.
The resulting makeover at the Seattle airport is likely to save almost $8 million a year (and means they won’t have to spend $500 million building a new terminal).

What other industries have you looked at lately for inspiration & solutions?

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Choosing The Right Path

2008-05-25T13:44:51Z

I love how life's most challenging questions, are usually answered with the simplest response.

Question:
How do you know the path is the right path to take?

Answer:
When you don't feel prepared to take it.

Simple.

P.S. I eventually made it out o.k. - just took longer then I originally thought :P

Whistler, BC

Broken Binding

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Twitter: It's Time You Join

2008-05-18T10:53:12Z

Twitter in Plain English

Benefits of using Twitter

Keep connecting with weak ties.
Reduce phone calls asking "What's new?"
Meet like minded people
Be the first to know

Tips on How To Use It

Install Twhirl on your computer
http://www.twhirl.org/

Tips:

If you put @[username] the person will see your message (aka Tweet) ex: Going running with @danmartell, @afoster
Short URLS, Links = Great!!! www.moourl.com <- Paste long links to add to your Tweets.

References

Get Into Twitter or Get Out of Public Relations
http://www.pr-squared.com/2008/04/get_into_twitter_or_get_outta.html

Digital PR? No Twitter account is like no fax number in the 80’s
http://tweetpr.com/?p=16

Why Twitter Matters
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc20080514_269697.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

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Vision Board: House in Costa Rica

2008-05-11T00:11:41Z

House in Costa Rica

I've had this on my Vision Board for a few months now, however, the other day, it seemed to be getting one step closer ... thought I'd share.

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Entrepreneurship is the Man in the Arena

2008-04-22T12:25:13Z

Mike Arrington (Founder of Techcrunch) recently spoke at Start-Up School. One of the points he made was in reference to Teddy Roosevelt speech, which he argues (and I agree) that start-ups are in the arena.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Reference
All Videos / Speakers

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Kira Finalist Announced: Spheric Up for 2 Awards

2008-04-17T12:36:50Z

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After 3.5 years of hard work, dedication and sacrifice, we've finally got some recognition for our achievements. I know it sounds cliche, but even if we don't win - being the nominated as a finalist is super cool.

This is a BIG THANKS to everyone on the team, and our customers - you all Rock!

Export Service
Red Hot Learning Inc. (Fredericton)
Spheric Technologies (Moncton)
Xplornet (Woodstock)
Employment Growth
Chalk Media Corp (Fredericton)
Spheric Technologies (Moncton)
SwiftRadius (Fredericton)

Kira News
http://www.kiraawards.com/news/217677

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Ruby on Rails Workshop

2008-04-07T20:40:34Z

Rails

Sponsored by UNB Computer Science - Information Technology Centre, and Spheric Technologies Inc:

http://www.cs.unb.ca/itc/rails/

This one-day workshop will introduce basics of Ruby-on-Rails technology and guide participants step-by-step to have hands-on experience on how to programming with RoR, as well as to build a professional quality web application with social networking support in few hours of time.

Participant registration

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Cybersocials back and going strong in N.B.'s IT community

2008-03-31T17:38:37Z

How cool, 2 articles for the same event. I really appreciate the local newspapers getting behind the tech community in NB, definitely shows the signs of times are changing.

Small businesses get sociable
March 25, 2008
Web-savvy business owners in N.B. hold free event tonight at Studio 700
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/business/article/248931

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Cybersocials back and going strong in N.B.'s IT community
March 31, 2008
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/254094

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Lisa Rousseau, Founder of Third Tuesday Frederiction, Dan Martell, Third Tuesday Moncton, and Chris Nadeau, Third Tuesday, Saint John hold up a new MacBook Air.

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Follow Up: Third Tuesday NB - Social Media Meetup

2008-03-27T10:29:10Z

[Follow Up Email to Social Media Meetup]
http://publicrelations.meetup.com/99/

SUCCESS! The Verdicts In:

With over 120+ in attendance, I've got to say it was a real blast!
The next Moncton Third Tuesday is in 3 months, and it's guaranteed
to blow this one out of the water - we've already made adjustments
to the format, agenda and information to make it even more relevant to the local industries, and to keep true to the Third Tuesday "raison d'etre".

Be sure to sign-up: http://publicrelations.meetup.com/99/

RESOURCES:

Harnessing the Power of Social Applications (MITSloan)
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/smr/issue/2008/spring/01/index.php?p=1

Eastern Canadian Blog on Tech, Social Media, e-Learning, Start-Ups
http://www.mesheast.com

Atlantic Internet Marketing Conference
Moncton: May 4-6 (Promo Code: meetup = Save $100!)
http://www.aimconference.com/

PRESENTERS CONTACT INFO:

Watler Melanson (FREE!)
wmelanson [at] propertyguys.com

Pierre Martell (http://www.themartellexperience.com)
pierre@themartellexperience.com
gmaxwell [at] fundygroup.com

Cory Schop (SEO)
cory [at] coryschop.com

Radian6 (Social Monitoring)
Lisa Rousseaux
david.alston [at] radian6.com

IC Agency (Web 3.0)
Flavio Qaranto
fquaranta [at] ic-agency.com

TWITTER: What, Why, Who Cares?

What?: Twitter in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

Why?: 10 Benefits of Twitter for Companies
http://www.estebanpanzera.com/10-benefits-of-twitter-for-companies/

Who Cares?
I do. We can bridge geographical limitations, and share information
like never before seen. Have a voice, be part of the conversation.

Sign-Up: www.twitter.com/signup
Follow Me: www.danmartell.com

FORWARD, SHARE, LINK!

Please feel free to share or forward this to anyone you feel might
benefit from
attending the next one - Thx!

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Voiceless Cell Phone Conversations?

2008-03-26T09:27:51Z

You need to watch this to believe it, but I'm betting it's the future of conversations. Think about it, why do we "Need" to speak to communicate? If they can capture our thoughts, then that's speech - right? Imagine "thinking" a google search, and having it display on a secondary screen. I'm excited.

Wireless neckband allows first voiceless phone call

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