A few weeks ago I spoke as part of the prestigious Microsoft Research Visiting Speaker Series on the Redmond Campus
Handwritten Note!
My talk was on the book I’ve co-authored – Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media.
As you’d expect they had quite the technical set up, and you can now watch the video of my presentation with slide transitions edited in.
There were a handful of people in the room, but well over a hundred watching via video Lync all over the world I gather.
It was an honour (no really it was) to be asked to speak to this audience, especially as I have been a huge fan of their work for many years.
Here’s the premise behind the talk:
Join us on a whirlwind journey through the internet’s recent history, telling the stories of innovators and entrepreneurs that have shaped the online marketing industry and left their indelible mark on the web. The talk draws on the ten traits and disciplines distilled from twenty interviews with these Pioneers, and the audience will take away actionable insight gleaned from these conversations that can be instantly applied to their businesses and careers.Each Pioneer has contributed valuable advice on how to build on ideas, build businesses and build a web for the future. This talk will reflect on their trials and tribulations, many of which have never seen the light of day until now.
It was also a stunning touch to provide a hand written thank you note with a DVD of the talk too.
How often do you see people go to those lengths to say thanks!?
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Mel