Mike D. Merrill's Blog - Latest Comments

Re: The Art of Client Service, by Robert Solomon – Book Review

Robert Solomon — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:27:28 -0000

Greetings Mike! There's anew edition of the book, and I believe you have a copy. I'd welcome your comments if you choose to share them.

Re: Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Social on Twitter and Facebook

Mike D. Merrill — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:09:58 -0000

Thanks

Re: Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Social on Twitter and Facebook

adchick — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:55:42 -0000

Just FYI, the agency doing this work was Studiocom, who had been digital AOR 2007-2011 for Baskin-Robbins.

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Mike D. Merrill — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:37:27 -0000

Thx Jeff!

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Mike D. Merrill — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:37:17 -0000

Thx Matt, Now if you could make the snow go away here in Chicago I'd really appreciate that.

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Mike D. Merrill — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:36:55 -0000

Thanks Bryce!

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Mike D. Merrill — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:36:47 -0000

Yes a beer would be good.

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Mike — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:37:49 -0000

Well done sir! Looking forward to hearing more about it soon (preferably over a nice IPA).

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Bryce Christiansen — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:48:26 -0000

Congrats, awesome news!

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Matt Knolhoff — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:51:00 -0000

Nice work brother! Congrats:)

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Jeff — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:16:35 -0000

Congratulations!

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

Mike D. Merrill — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:17:51 -0000

Thx Elysa

Re: I’m Joining Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud

elysa — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 19:19:09 -0000

Congrats!

Re: Startup Scene: A Guide to Why Dallas for your New Venture

Mike D. Merrill — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:00:23 -0000

It sure is growing. Look forward to your visit too.

Re: Startup Scene: A Guide to Why Dallas for your New Venture

Dennis Yu — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:48:24 -0000

Mike-- Dallas is a great city to start a company. Low cost and wide labor pool. Not to mention folks like Social Media Club and DFWSEM! :)

Re: Selling on Value: What Does the Solution Allow You to Do?

Kumar Gauraw — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:30:44 -0000

Mike,
You are so absolutely right. We tend to think technical specs clearly translate into benefits for target consumers. That is the problem why the confusion.
Also, I complete agree to the point where you said, "Don’t assume prospects can connect the dots". That is a most commonly made mistake by many businesses.
Selling on value to me is simple:
If I am solving a problem for my prospect or providing a result that my prospect is interested in, I am selling on value. If I am selling on features or any other thing, I am not selling on value. What do you think of my definition?

Re: How To Find Prospects on LinkedIn and Google

Ashley — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:53:44 -0000

Thanks for sharing.

Re: Frugality is the new Black – 10 Tips To Become More Frugal

online promo codes — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:43:17 -0000

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Re: Thoughts on Startup Weekend Dallas and Bookedd Wins

Mike D. Merrill — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:40:31 -0000

Thanks Rhonda. It's definitely worth the time. There is a great app we used called Lean Canvas as well from Ash Maurya at http://leancanvas.com

Re: Thoughts on Startup Weekend Dallas and Bookedd Wins

Rhonda Rice — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:54:29 -0000

Mike, I wish I had been able to participate as well. I will definitely cue up for Spring and Startup Weekend Dallas #6. But thank you for your view into the process and the experience. Given the steady stream of startups, I believe market validation is critical for those great ideas to stick and for the gamification to bear fruit. I like that you took a current solution and looked at how to solve the problem & add to the solution a deeper level of value for both buyer & seller. Here's another book I'd add to the list http://www.businessmodelgen.... It will get the ball rolling when thinking about the value proposition of an idea and prepping for a pitch. Good luck to your team and Bookedd. My vote is in.

Re: Zaarly First Experience

Mike D. Merrill — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:57:47 -0000

Definitely a small world

Re: Zaarly First Experience

Mike D. Merrill — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:57:29 -0000

Oh that's great! I dont' subscribe to that one but do Inc. and Fast Company. Everything else I get online.

Re: Zaarly First Experience

Tory Smith — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:01:23 -0000

Cool story Mike. I just got my copy of Entrepreneur magazine in the mail today and it looks like Zaarly founder made it on the front cover! Definitely a company I'll be watching closely.

Re: Zaarly First Experience

Bryce Christiansen — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:29:09 -0000

That's a cool story. I had never heard of Zaarly before reading this, but I could see how it definitely has a unique foot in the field. What a neat service.

It certainly is a small world. Chip over at the Ft. Worth Social Media club emailed me earlier this week with a guest post for the blog I run. I told him I used to work for you and said he should meet you some time. Turned out he already had :)

I always enjoy catching up on what you've been discovering in the world of Social Media.

Bryce

Re: @GameStop Overreacts to Employee Planking By Firing Them

Mike D. Merrill — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:09:40 -0000

Yeah I wonder if there was more to the story than is publicly known.