TMCnet.com asked Todd Landry at IP-PBX company Sphere Communications to elaborate on his recent prediction that Microsoft is headed in the direction of SOA, and what this means for both the industry generally and Sphere specifically.
Monthly Archive: April 2010
Apr
10
2010
Direct communication as a half-dead project saver
How to save a half-dead project in an over-waterfall company? By direct communication ,certainly
Apr
10
2010
Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Hogwash!
My, my. Isn’t it curious how people who are young and enthusiastic about online communications are so firmly convinced that direct mail is dead or dying – while professional fundraisers, that is, the people who are responsible for bringing in the bucks, think the young critics are living on another planet?
Apr
10
2010
Benefits of Direct Mail Marketing & 7 Ways To Improve Direct Mail Response
While print marketing should not be relied upon exclusively in today’s communications world, direct mail campaigns are still an important ingredient in an effective marketing mix. This article outlines some of the most important benefits afforded by this tried-and-true medium, and outlines seven ways to improve direct mail response rates.
Apr
10
2010
US Airways fails web crisis communications
For all the heroics of pilot Chesley Sullenberger and the happy ending for all the survivors of the ill-fated US Airways flight that splashed-down in the Hudson, the parent corporation directing that flight does not earn a similar fate. Though US Airways did not completely fail the crisis, they did fail at web crisis communications. …
Apr
10
2010
United Methodist Communications launches Web Ministry 101
I am very excited to share this newly released self-directed online training opportunity. A bunch of us at United Methodist Communications spent much of this past summer developing Web Ministry 101. If you are new to Web as a ministry, you will find this this four-part training session very helpful. Enjoy!
Apr
10
2010
02920368797 and Communications Direct
My mobile phone has been ringing from the number 02920368797 and it’s starting to get VERY annoying. It would be about 3 or 4 times a day. Every ring, I press the Ignore button. Yesterday, they did it again and I decided enough’s enough and called them using the number to find out. And got …
Apr
10
2010
Loral Space and Communications Inc. – MHR Fund Management LL
Loral Space and Communications Inc. (“Loral”), at the directive of Loral’s board, considered a financing arrangement with MHR Fund Management LLC.
Apr
10
2010
Loral Space and Communications Inc. – MHR Fund Management LL
Loral Space and Communications Inc. (“Loral”), at the directive of Loral’s board, considered a financing arrangement with MHR Fund Management LLC.
Apr
10
2010
Vonage Names Karen Cleeve VP Of Public Relations And Communications
Vonage today named Karen Cleeve Vice President of Public Relations and Communications. Cleeve will oversee communications programs directed toward consumers and employees of Vonage, a leading provider of digital telephone services.