July 1st, 2009 Misc.info Launches!

Today all over Canada people are cerebrating, while not because of the launch of Misc.info but because 42 years ago Canada had its launch into being a country. As a proud Canadian I decided to launch Misc.info July 1st, 2009 (Canada Day) and while this site is not focused on Canada you’ll see some of my Canadian roots with the odd “eh” within its content.  more...

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In Shanghai for the Week (Aug 8 – 16)

I’m back in China for a week August 8th till the 16th and wondering if anyone else is out in Shanghai this week? There are a few of us already meeting during the week for some good eats, good talks and maybe even some good fun

So comment back if you are in the area and feel like meeting up, I’m around People’s Square…

2008 Cannonball Run

There are many types of automotive races but none have the reputation that the Cannonball Run has earned it its 25 years of glory. Some only know it from the movies (Cannonball 1/2/3) but it actually started out as the first transcontinental “illegal” race.

In 2008 I had the opportunity to partake in the 25th anniversary Cannonball Run, which now has “One Lap of America” added to its name due to the movie studio’s purchasing the rights to the use of the “Cannonball Run” name.  more...

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Manchester UK for the Weekend

Holiday time is in short supply but my good friend Mark finally had some time as he just finished teaching. So I booked a quick flight out to Manchester as after almost 10 years Mark and I will get to again share in an adventure.

Mark and I met while traveling around Europe & Africa and then later we traveled around Canada and the United States. So many stories about what we got up to will make the blog in the coming months while others will only live in our memories.  more...

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Case Study eBay vs. Dell

The case study of eBay vs. Dell is another segment that was from a presentation given at the Asia Business Forum conference. It gives a very good overview of how bad the marketing of Dell was in 2005 but in 2006 I handled some AdWords marketing for Dell and taught their teams/agencies how to optimize Google AdWords.

While this presentation is a little embarrassing for Dell as it shows just how bad they where it’s a good thing to share as many advertisers even now suffer the same problem that Dell had back in 2005. Dell’s biggest problem is they were relying on typical a advertising agency that was simply focused on making large media buys.  more...

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