A Fate Worse than Death? Conquering Public Speaking at Camps, Conventions
Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a number of events. Some, I've been just an attendee, soaking up the information as it's presented…
Winning Web Solutions Requires a Team Effort
This evening, the Echidna team will be gathering together in a private box to watch our junior hockey team. It’s a great opportunity to leave the shop…
Email Workflows Every eCommerce Retailer Should Be Sending
You may have heard that email marketing is dying (or that it is already dead). That’s far from the truth—email marketing is still a powerful sales…
A Tale of Two Keynotes
A recent story about the iRobot Roomba vacuum collecting and selling data about their owners homes reminded me of two different presentations I was…
Hurry Hard - Hitting the Button for Project Success
The eyes of the curling world are firmly affixed to our home town of London, Ontario as our friends at the Western Fair District are currently hosting…
Creative Solutions for Innovation 150 Challenges
[Editor's note: As we approach Canada Day and our celebration of 150 years of Confederation, we thought it'd be a perfect time to talk about one of…
Drupal 8 Arrival Was One to Watch
Last week, we celebrated (or Celebr8-ed in the parlance of the day) the launch of Drupal 8. We had cake, we had champagne, we had a couple of speeches…
A New Approach for the RFP Process
"Because it's the way we've always done it..." It's not the best reason for continuing a process, but it's often the most common. But what if you…
Off Target: Lessons in Knowing Your Market
Lessons one through 131: know your market. I'm sure you've been inundated with Target-related news and analysis. Everyone and their uncle is champing…
Spooktober: Scary Tales of Online Presentations
Later this week, I’ll be presenting at the Bay Area Drupal Camp (BADCamp). But instead of waking up and looking out of a hotel window at the sprawling…