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UK ad standards agency to rule on God’s existence
The UK’s Adertising Standards Authority has been asked to rule on a campaign by an atheist group featuring signs that read, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” (Note: the action part of the message works just as well if you replace “no” with “a”.) The campaign from the British Humanist [...]Microsoft reveals previously unknown gift for satire
This is from The Waffle Group blog — where it really is all about the syrup: It certainly seems that Microsoft are moving into the scathing humour industry when one looks at this press release entitled “Microsoft Brings Holiday Cheer on a Budget to Hispanic Families With Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007 Language Pack [...]How do you get a box marked ammunition by the TSA?
My favorite souvenir from the trip to London was in fact a piece of marketing swag. I am a big fan of UK-based Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 miniatures (ORKZ!). CollateralDamageJr. (left, like you really had any doubts) and I went into a bunch of their stores in London. They had all these cardboard boxes made [...]A bovine fecal matter artist tells the truth
From my latest post at BlownMortgage: There is a fascinating mea culpa from David Lereah, former chief economist with the National Association of Realtors, at CNNMoney. Q. Were you wrong to be so bullish? A. I worked for an association promoting housing, and it was my job to represent their interests. If you look at my actual forecasts, [...]Is Credit Crunch the son of Capt. Crunch?
First there was Credit Crunch the Reality, then came The Boardgame and now it’s a cereal! In the UK, Credit Crunch is THE phrase used to describe the current mess. It is everywhere — sale signs in stores, headlines, etc. We here in the US are really failing to brand the crisis. We have mortgage [...]Constantine von Hoffman's Page
Profile Information
- Title:
- Editor/writer/humorist
- Company Website:
- http://www.collateraldamage.biz
- Media Type:
- Publishing, eMedia
- Media Realm:
- Consumer Media, Business Media
- Home Region:
- New England
- Past Companies & Brands
- Brandweek
CMO Magazine
CIO Magazine
Harvard Business Review
- I'm Looking For:
- Friends, Networking, Business Partners, Jobs, Inspiration
- Professional Background: (Resume)
- FREELANCE WRITER
Current & May 1997 – June 2004
• Published articles in The Harvard Business Review, CIO, CFO, The Industry Standard, Sierra, FamilyPC, Health, Yankee Magazine, TheStreet.Com, Boston Magazine, WebMD.Com, Harvard Management Update, GetConnected.Com, BusinessToday.Com, Texas Software News, The Providence Journal, The Boston Herald and other publications. Wrote & researched study on ad-tracking services for CFO consulting. Wrote reports for Berkery Noyes, an investment banking firm. Also a regular contributor to the National Public Radio shows Only A Game and Living On Earth.
SPOKE SOFTWARE/SPOKE.COM, Social Media Manager
August 2007 – January 2008
• Responsible for identifying key influencers – bloggers, media, analysts – and cultivating relationships with them. Monitored, assessed and responded to relevant articles and blog posts in a way that built connections with the writers and raised the company’s public profile.
• Created and wrote blog, www.BusinessAndNetworking.com.
• Conducted market research and analysis of emerging trends and events.
BRANDWEEK MAGAZINE, Senior Reporter
March 2006 – August 2007
• Reporter for weekly magazine focusing on marketing and branding. Developed, reported and wrote feature stories for each issue and daily stories for the magazine’s website. Primarily responsible for covering financial services and household goods industry but also develop and write stories on strategic issues and trends in business and marketing across all industries.
• Created and wrote blog on trends in marketing and popular culture.
• Appeared on CNN and ABC-TV as expert in marketing. Served as expert source for many print publications.
CMO MAGAZINE, Senior Writer
June 2004 – February 2006
• Chief writer and reporter for monthly magazine aimed at strategic issues facing chief marketing officers at Fortune 1000 companies. My stories were instrumental in CMO being named The ABSPE’s Magazine of Year after having published only four issues. Topics written on include profiles of executives, new marketing strategies, branding, how to handle mergers, new technologies for reaching the customer and within the enterprise, career development, best practices, breaking news and trends.
• Created and wrote the daily blog www.CollateralDamage.biz, an insightful and humorous look at marketing and business in general. Collateral Damage drew more traffic than any other web-only content on the CMO website. That blog and other contributions helped our site win awards as New Web Publication and Best Overall Web Publication by The American Society of Business Press Editors (ABSPE) in 2005.
• Conducted and edited podcasts, including a weekly roundtable on marketing news.
• Helped create and run the CMO Conference by developing topics and agenda, recruiting speakers and hosting roundtable discussions.
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S LIVING ON EARTH, News Editor
November 1994 – April 1997
• Assigned, researched, wrote, directed and produced feature stories and interviews for hour-long environmental news magazine carried on more than 200 National Public Radio stations. Covered wide range of subjects including global warming, mad cow disease, forestry issues, national and international politics, land mines, oil spills, recycling.
THE BOSTON HERALD, Night City Editor
January 1989 – July 1991
• Evaluated breaking news, decided on coverage and placement for stories; assigned reporters and photographers; trained reporters; edited stories for accuracy and clarity; supervised staff of up to 20 reporters.
OTHER
January 2003 – Present
Stand-up comedian
• Write topical jokes and perform them regularly at comedy clubs across the nation. Have performed with such comedians as Tim McCintire, Gary Gulman, Jimmy Tingle, Tony V., DJ Hazard and many others.
- Personal Interests
- Comedy, the environment (does interest in one of those rule out the other?), history, baseball, fiction, more comedy, business, politics -- speaking of comedy, parenting, mental health -- source of comedy?
- Education:
- A lot
- Other Web Profile or Personal Web Site
- http://www.areporter.com
- My LinkedIn
- My Facebook
- Other Web Profile URL or Personal Web Site
- http://www.collateraldamage.biz
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