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Every Day Is An Audition

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By DOUG ZANGER Author’s note: This originally appeared in The AdBuzz last year – but it was dusted off and edited up a bit because it’s a good thing to think about. Yes, there are days when you might feel as though the work that you’re doing isn’t resonating. It feels like it’s just going up in the ether and that…

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Advertising Week Social Club Interview – Tom Deierlein of the TD Foundation

by Doug Zanger We met breifly after his keynote at ad:tech in San Francisco. But what he said on stage made an impact — and I had to find out more about Tom Deierlein and the TD Foundation. Enjoy this conversation with Tom about his West Point days and training, becoming a civil affairs officer in Iraq, his work in…

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Finding a Common Language At ad:tech/SF

by Doug Zanger I enjoy conferences. I really do.  I like hearing new ideas. I enjoy seeing passionate people chase what they believe in. I dig the camaraderie that comes with these events. Oh, and it can’t be a conference without a sweet social scene. ad:tech in San Francisco was all of it and more.  This was my first experience…

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Interview Roundup from Day 3 of ad:tech in San Francisco

Here are the last of the interviews we did from ad:tech in San Francisco. It was great to spend a little time with folks sharing their products and passion — and we hope that you enjoyed our conversations with them. Roy Baharav, Founder and CEO of SeamBI Listen! Steve Yeich, CEO of Localsplash.com Listen! Roy Pereira, Founder and CEO of…

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Interview Roundup from Day 2 of ad:tech in San Francisco

by Doug Zanger Had a chance to talk to some of the folks here at ad:tech today. They each bring something to the digital party — and have deep passion for what they do.  But, I wanted to get to the root of the “why” — which is what I love digging in to as much as possible. To that…

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Getting to the “Why” On Day One at ad:tech in San Francisco

by Doug Zanger It started at around 3:45 am in New Jersey on Monday — the wake-up call to catch a flight from Philadelphia International Airport.  Grogginess aside, I was excited about making the trip back west to San Francisco for my first ad:tech. I had known about it for years — and heard great things from folks like our…

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Advertising Week Social Club – Guy Kawasaki and Enchantment

I’ve wanted to chate with Guy Kawasaki for a number of years. We’ve been on the same highway — just in different lanes. And now, those lanes merged into a wonderful, fun conversation. We first get to the bottom of how to pronounce Posterous, how to be enchanting, speaking at ad:tech/sf and doing the circuit. We then dig in to Enchantment…

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