John Ribbler

23 Followers
5 Blog Followers
Following: 5
Following Blogs: 4

Latest Activity

Successful but penniless CEO wins Ribby Award

John Ribbler posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 11:26 am
Previous Ribby Awards have gone to CEOs who have sacrificed personal security and comfort to help their employees make it through the recession. This month’s Ribby goes to Untours founder and C...
Comment - Like
John Ribbler is following the blog Doxpara

Ask yourself, "What problem can social media solve?"

John Ribbler posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 9:18 am
Is social media (or any media for that matter) inherently good or bad, value rich or worthless?  If you spend any time following experts and pundits (thanks to social media, everyone’s an exper...
Comment - Like

Sales and marketing got to live together

John Ribbler posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 9:01 am
In my last post, Sales vs Marketing is a Diversity Issue, I wrote that the perpetual disunity between sales and marketing departments has the same underlying dynamics as conflicts between employees of...
Comment - Like

Sales vs marketing is a diversity issue

John Ribbler posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 8:47 am
Phil Jackson The competition, distrust and all-around enmity between sales and marketing departments in large companies is a festering problem. Some organizations try to fix it. But, they cannot wit...
Comment - Like

My unsuccessful launch of the Nike brand

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 8:15 am
In the 21st century, 14-year-old kids know that before naming anything you need to get online to find out if the URL is available and the brand is unregistered for the desired use.  It only takes 10 ...
Comment - Like

Big companies should start hiring failures

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 6:05 pm
Soichiro Honda The biggest companies can hire almost anyone they desire.   For senior positions, they often employ high-powered executive search firms to find the brightest and most successful execu...
Comment - Like

Sales tips from Frank Sinatra and Steve Stills

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 7:50 am
“If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with,” Steve Stills Decades ago, a lady I knew told me about a date she had with Frank Sinatra during a period when...
Comment - Like

q38hic57kx Share/Save

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 11:42 am
q38hic57kx Share/Save
Comment - Like

q38hic57kx Share/Save

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 10:15 am
q38hic57kx Share/Save
Comment - Like

Paranoia enables CEO to expand during recession and win Ribby Award

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 9:21 am
Previous Ribby Awards have gone to courageous CEOs who sacrificed their salaries, egos and other trappings to help their employees get through the recession.  This month’s honor goes to Jack St...
Comment - Like

The world's first and only generic brand

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 8:34 am
Manufacturers began identifying products by placing a mark on the package in the 19th century when production of household goods moved to factories. Several sources cite soap as among the first goods ...
Comment - Like

A social media success story about Google's top-ranked Willie Jackson and me

John Ribbler posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 9:33 am
Scanning blogs, forums, e-newsletters and the like, every day I notice people wondering: “How do you measure the value of social media?” “Can social media generate sales leads?R...
Comment - Like

About Me

I started my career as a journalist and have worked in sales, marketing, advertising and public relations. Under the Media Pro, Inc. umbrella, I engineer special projects, run a retail jewelry company, and advise companies of all sizes.

I show small companies how to plan for growth and use resources typically available only to major enterprises. I enable large organizations to nimbly manage campaigns that usually require teams, committees and huge budgets.

John Ribbler's Blogs:

John Ribbler's Followers

John Ribbler is Following

Invite Your Friends

Invite your contacts to blogged from:
gmail yahoo