Wings of Freedom Max Effgen, June 21, 2009 The Wings of Freedom Tour was in Seattle this past weekend. The B17 Flying Fortress and B24 Liberator buzzed the neighborhood on Saturday and Sunday. Very cool to see these historic aircraft in flight — especially over your house. The rumble is incredible. Would have not liked to have been… Continue Reading
Amazon’s private brands Max Effgen, June 20, 2009 Amazon’s private brands have seeing renewed attention. Rollout of Pinzon in the UK and trademark applications for “Amazon Basics”. Pinzon has a bed, bath, kitchen and dining focus. The private brands have been around awhile. With other retailers making the move for cost-conscious wares, the fact that Amazon has been… Continue Reading
WSJ: Coffee Prices Now Off 18% for Month Max Effgen, June 19, 2009 It is the little things that bring a smile to my face…Selling by speculators and supply from the Brazilian harvest dragged ICE Futures U.S. arabica coffee to seven-week lows. Have a great weekend. Continue Reading
Best explanation for social media CRM to date Max Effgen, June 19, 2009 At Cloudforce Seattle yesterday, Salesforce.com gave the best explanation of why you need to monitor social media for CRM, especially in Support/Services. Your customers have already moved there. Do they go to Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn first to find answers? If so, how do you monitor and answer those questions?… Continue Reading
Cloudforce Seattle Max Effgen, June 18, 2009 Attended Cloudforce Seattle today. Tons of great information and still processing it all. Usual Microsoft jabs by Marc Benioff, but nothing you likely have not muttered yourself. Lots of love for Starbucks and Amazon AWS from the Salesforce CEO. Some highlights: Visual Force, Model–view–controller (MVC) framework for custom user interfaces… Continue Reading
Tell me about a time…part 3 Max Effgen, June 18, 2009 Being ready is the best luck does not only apply to interviewing. Check Closing a Sale: Objections by The Sales Hunter. If you are in a job hunt, I recommend taking 15 minutes to answer one of the “Tell Me About a Time” questions. Write your answers down. Repeat with… Continue Reading
Starbucks recalling 530,000 coffee grinders Max Effgen, June 17, 2009 I caught wind of this story last night: Starbucks recalling 530,000 coffee grinders. I cannot imagine cleaning a device with spinning metal blades without unplugging it. There seems to be more to this story on the grinder recall. I do strongly recommend grinding coffee at home. Freshly ground beans just… Continue Reading
Tell me about a time…part 2 Max Effgen, June 15, 2009 A follow up to an earlier post on interviewing. If you are in the midst of a job search, be prepared to answer the questions below. Behavioral Interviewing is becoming more common and is based on the concept that the most accurate predictor of future performance is past performance in… Continue Reading
Mother Nature does not care what logo is on the side of your tent. Max Effgen, June 14, 2009 First camp trip of the year was literally a wash. The wife and I are avid backpackers. We have tackled adventures in the Yukon, Alaska, Glacier NP and Patagonia. The addition of children has compromised our backcountry adventures a bit, but we still enjoy a car camp and light hikes… Continue Reading
Lego computer circa 1982 Max Effgen, June 14, 2009December 2, 2013 Recently found this piece. Lots of memories. Love the green screen. Continue Reading