Ed Schipul

March 12th, 2010 | Category: Business, Globalization | 2443Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2010/03/initial-descent-back-from-amarillo/initial+descent+back+from+amarillo2010-03-12+15%3A26%3A10eschipul

The company is 12 years old today. Wow. What a journey so far!
A huge THANK YOU to our clients, our employees and all of our supporters over the last 12 years. Black swans do exist, and thrive, with a lot of help from their friends. THANK YOU!

We’ll have a party after SchipulCon 09 to celebrate. [...]

September 1st, 2009 | Category: Business, Marketing, houston | 2155Comments (4)http://eschipul.com/2009/09/schipul-12-years-old-and-counting/Schipul+-+12+Years+Old+and+Counting2009-09-01+20%3A48%3A59eschipul

From the New York Times
Company Settles Case of Reviews It Faked
Lifestyle Lift, a cosmetic surgery company, has reached a settlement with the State of New York over its attempts to fake positive consumer reviews on the Web, the New York attorney general’s office said Tuesday.
The company had ordered employees to pretend they were satisfied [...]

August 28th, 2009 | Category: Blogging, Business | 2130Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/08/dont-fake-reviews-or-else/Don%27t+fake+reviews.+Or+else.2009-08-28+20%3A00%3A42eschipul

As a favor, made some revisions to the Saint Arnold Facebook Fan Page. Become a fan!
FB.init(“8dce7637eb601c6234b36f5619d9bb4a”);
Saint Arnold Brewing Company on Facebook

July 21st, 2009 | Tags: beer is good, brewery, houston, saint arnold, st arnold's beer | Category: Art Community in Houston, Business, Marketing | 1990Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/07/saint-arnold-because-beer-is-good/Saint+Arnold+-+Because+Beer+is+Good.2009-07-21+16%3A20%3A56eschipul

The following are my notes from listening to Jim Collin’s audio coaching on “getting the right people on the bus.”
From Jim Collins: The Five Key Things to Consider When Looking for the Right People
“What are the characteristics of the right people? Are there any generic characteristics we are looking for in the right people.” … [...]

June 1st, 2009 | Tags: firing, hiring, human resources, jim collins, Leadership, the right people on the bus | Category: Business, Leadership | 1890Comments (1)http://eschipul.com/2009/06/collins-the-five-key-things-to-consider-when-looking-for-the-right-people/Collins%3A+The+Five+Key+Things+to+Consider+When+Looking+for+the+Right+People2009-06-01+17%3A57%3A36eschipul

Part of blogging, for me, it contextual in regards to “the times”. The current events are relevant to the medium. And this is our current reality in the United States of America.

Unemployment hits 25-year high – jobless rate hits 8.1% in February as a record-high 12.5 million people are unemployed (3/6/2009)
Merrill Lynch uncovers trading ‘irregularity’ [...]

March 6th, 2009 | Tags: Business | Category: Business | 1698Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2009/03/time-of-your-life-huh-kid/Time+of+your+life%2C+huh+kid%3F+2009-03-06+17%3A21%3A24eschipul

Well it took me half a week, but here is the full video of our panel from the Mom2Summit last weekend. The title was “It’s the end of marketing as we know it. And we feel fine.” First the full video.

Panel: It’s the end of Marketing as we know it. And we feel fine. from [...]

February 25th, 2009 | Category: Blogging, Business, Marketing, Social Software, Sociology | 1676Comments (3)http://eschipul.com/2009/02/mom2summit-panel-video-its-the-end-of-marketing-as-we-know-it-and-we-feel-fine/Mom2Summit+Panel+Video%3A+It%27s+the+end+of+Marketing+as+we+know+it.+And+we+feel+fine.+2009-02-26+01%3A27%3A49eschipul

I just finished reading The Simple Truth About Your Business, Why Focused and Steady Beats Business at the Speed of Light. By Alex Brennan-Martin, a man I have had the privilege of meeting. And a man who has earned a good amount of my money from celebrating dinners at his Houston restaurant with my wife [...]

February 2nd, 2009 | Category: Books, Business, Economics, Leadership | 1541Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2009/02/the-simple-truth-about-your-business/The+Simple+Truth+About+Your+Business2009-02-02+11%3A54%3A43eschipul

Recently finishing Outliers, I was really struck by the section on mitigated speech and airplane crashes. Gladwell’s definition of mitigated speech on page 194 is:
Mitigated speech – any attempt to downplay or sugarcoat the meaning of what is being said.
In short, co-pilots may not communicate clearly with captains out of deference. They hint at things [...]

January 2nd, 2009 | Category: Business, Crisis Communication, Sociology | 1471Comments (9)http://eschipul.com/2009/01/mitigated-speech-and-business-communication/Mitigated+Speech+and+Business+Communication2009-01-02+15%3A27%3A07eschipul