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Dialsmith, proud sponsor of Washington Post Live

Dialsmith is proud to sponsor and be a part of the Washington Post Live event, The Business of the Beltway, in Washington, DC. During the event audience members used Perception Analyzer® dials to provide real-time feedback on discussion topics and also competed for Washington Nationals baseball tickets. The discussion was […]

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My Interview with Greg Brian

The contact and interview via Twitter I referenced in the previous post was Greg Brian, aka @gregoriancant. I'm gratified that Greg took such an interest in Dialsmith and the Perception Analyzer and appreciate the piece he's published. Read it here. momentum market intelligence mointel

Thoughts on Business Blogging, Twitter and LinkedIn

I think I finally made the connection of how to use and balance my various online presences. Blog I've been blogging here since 2004 and I suppose that makes me an old-timer in the world of business blogs. I've always tried to make this blog a balance between posts about […]

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Hugh MacLeod’s Cool Idea: Daily Bizcards

Here's a cool idea…decide who you most inspire, create something unsolicited, original and cool for them, and deliver it to them in a public way. I wish this were my cool idea, but these Daily Bizcards are the brainchild of cartoonist Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid fame and author of "Ignore […]

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Perception Analyzer Featured in Webcast of Oregon Republican Governor’s Debate on KGW / NBC

The Perception Analyzer, developed by Dialsmith, was featured in the KGW's webcast of the Republican Governor's debate in Portland, Oregon. Focus group respondents, using Perception Analyzer dials, gave continuous, real-time feedback to what they were seeing and hearing and the resulting line graph was presented on KGW.com along with the […]

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Contest: What’s Your Dumbwaiter Pitch?

I became intrigued today by Umair Haque’s riff on the HBR blog on the Dumbwaiter Pitch, “What’s the one-word description of your business?” He feels the traditional 30-second “elevator pitch” is useless and those who truly understand the value of what their company offers can boil it down to just […]

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Getting to NO

Inc. magazine features an interview with Dr. G. Clotaire Rapaille on the secrets of successful salespeople. I first became aware of Dr. Rapaille’s work when he was featured in “The Persuaders” on Frontline, the same episode that featured the Perception Analyzer. I then tore through his great work, The Culture […]

ATV

Perception Analyzer Around the World: ATV, Austria

    As previously posted, television network ATV in Austria recently brought Dialsmith and the Perception Analyzer to Austria to work with their network and consultants to conduct a focus group and air the real-time moment-to-moment results during the broadcast of a presidential debate. We had the pleasure of working […]

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Shout Out: Club Quarters Hotel

I don’t rave about many hotels, but one really gets it right, especially for the business traveler. If you’re unfamiliar, Club Quarters is a European chain that’s been opening hotels in major U.S. cities. When searching for a deal in Midtown Manhattan this week I came across Club Quarters opposite […]

Perception Analyzer on ATV in Austria

Following in the footsteps of CNN and MSNBC's use of the Perception Analyzer during the on-air broadcasts of the 2008 presidential debates and for the focus group discussion of the 2010 State of the Union speech, ATV in Austria is bringing Dialsmith and the Perception Analyzer to Austria for it's […]

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