The Hotel Yearbook 2009

Hotel Yearbook 2009

Hotel Yearbook 2009

What should the worldwide hotel industry be expecting during this moment of economic retrenchment? From seizing opportunity in crisis to the war for talent, The Hotel Yearbook 2009 (for which I served as editor) is a forum where the world’s leading industry experts analyze the year to come.

The future according to Trek

bikelaneWhen the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team “turned green,” its website, The Paceline, did also. It was a pleasure to edit and publish this bicycling advocacy presentation, originally a speech presented by Trek president John Burke.

Trek’s John Burke: Advocacy Is the Future

The world keeps spinning and with it obesity is on the rise, traffic congestion keeps getting worse and the number of megacities (population 10 million or more) has exploded.

Trek Bicycle Corporation’s president John Burke believes the bicycle is the solution—if leaders in his industry are willing to shift their focus toward advocacy.

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Vignette: Target controls arsenal

vignetteI helped Vignette produce a series of articles surrounding customer experience management and enterprise social networking. This one covers the intrigue of persona shifting.

Corporate microsites

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With my stellar AMD teammates, I managed the organization’s first microsites [sadly, all now defunct] promoting the company’s technology partnerships in F1, cycling, and NASCAR. Springbox designed and co-wrote these superb sites.

ABJ: House of Tutors

abj1 From 1999-2004 I reported on small business for the Austin Business Journal. Among other things.

FG Squared: Hit ‘Publish!’

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When interactive pioneers FG SQUARED looked for content strategy and copywriting, my work contributed to several initiatives including the company weblog.

Building a better bike

trekTechnology can tilt the playing field, even in a sport most people dismiss as low-tech. One of my personal favorite projects was this corporate feature regarding the role of AMD technology in Trek’s design process. 

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From the Archives: Review of “The Real Thing”

Coke Corporate Bio Long on Fizzle, Not Sizzle
‘Real Thing’ examines company’s ambition in tedious detail

© 2009  • Stuart Wade • all rights reserved

The princely sum I’ll earn for writing this review will barely make a dent in my annual consumption outlay for Coca-Cola.

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Review: Moneyball

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Here’s the dilemma: You are a Major League Baseball team’s general manager, and you have $50 million to spend on 25 baseball players. Your rival, however, has $150 million.

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The Recline of Civilization

Good news, La-Z-Boys and La-Z-Girls: Easy chairs are better looking and more loaded with extras than ever

From Archie Bunker to Frasier’s dad to Joey and Chandler, why are overstuffed chairs with pop-up footrests so important to Americans?

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