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Leaving Kansas City

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Chris Houchens

My life as a telephone resident of Kansas City, MO is over. As you may remember, Sprint thought I was enough of an influencer that they made me a Sprint Ambassador back in March. [catch up on the story here … Continue reading →

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Various and Sundry

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Chris Houchens

There was an episode of the short-lived sitcom, Just the Ten of us when Coach Lubbock built a homemade skateboard for his son. The coach thought that something he built would be cool to all of his son’s friends. The … Continue reading →

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Marketing with Blogs in Bowling Green KY this Tuesday

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Chris Houchens

A reminder… Corporate / Business Blogs (Marketing as Conversation) is a topic built for companies who currently don’t blog and are not taking an active part in the blog conversation. It’s part blog-primer and part blog-evangelism.I’ll be presenting it this … Continue reading →

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Sprint Phone Update

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Chris Houchens

As you may remember, I’m a Sprint Ambassador in Kentucky with a Kansas City phone# (816-352-2009). Go figure. Recently, Joseph Jaffe precipitated a Brandweek article that discussed the program. Highlights from the Brandweek article (subscription required)… Sprint Nextel is assessing … Continue reading →

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Another Corporate Blog Disaster

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Chris Houchens

I would think after the Captain Morgan blog and similar corporate/marketing blog disasters that businesses would have learned one of the 1st rules of corporate blogging…that fictional characters CANNOT blog.But hey, why learn from others mistakes when you can make … Continue reading →

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