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Will Eisner: A Spirited Life by Bob Andelman Now Available in Spanish Language Edition!

WILL EISNER: EL ESPÍRITU DE UNA VIDA, de Bob AndelmanNúmero únicoFormato: Rústica con solapas. 15 x 22,4 cm. 376 págs. B/N. 18,00 €El espíritu de una vida es la biografía oficial de Will Eisner: el maestro de maestros del cómic… Continue Reading →

Profile of Carolyn Collins (Religious Conference Manager)

By Bob AndelmanDec 1, 2007 12:00 PM RCMA Member After reading this profile of Carolyn Collins, you’ll probably imagine that while being interviewed she simultaneously answered e-mail, shuffled office paperwork, filled gaps in her calendar, chose ethnic recipes, planned a… Continue Reading →

A Sea Dream Come True (Corporate Meetings & Incentives)

Wynn Las Vegas took its star employees on a luxe cruise and hired a personal shopper to dress them and limos to whiz them to the airport. Why? To give the the same first-class treatment they give Wynn guests. By… Continue Reading →

The Boomerang Bowl (Maddux Business Report)

Stack ’em High: Pinellas County Corporate Report (Maddux Business Report)

Table Talk: Six Pros Talk Commercial Real Estate (Maddux Business Report)

(The following is an expanded transcription – edited only for clarity and grammar – of the 2007 Real Estate Roundtable printed in our December 2007 issue.) Maddux Business ReportReal Estate RoundtableDecember 2007 Moderated by Bob Andelmanbob@andelman.com Let’s talk commercial real… Continue Reading →

Ask Patty (Biz941 Magazine)

A Sarasota company finally recognizes that women drive the car-buying market. By Bob AndelmanBiz941 MagazineOctober 2007 Research shows that women influence buying decisions on more than 85 percent of all new car purchases. So why do the dealerships selling the… Continue Reading →

Commerce U.: A Stunningly Unique Corporate Conference Center for a Very Different Brand of Bank (Corporate Meetings & Incentives)

By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineOctober 1, 2007 12:00 PMPicture a dramatic atrium lobby, sleekly adorned with glass, marble, and granite, featuring a cascading water wall that soars 28 feet high and a curving, chrome staircase that leads to… Continue Reading →

Great Fortune: How Three Talented Chinese Immigrants Mastered Bay Area Business (Maddux Business Report)

By Bob AndelmanMaddux Business Report Cover StoryNovember 2007 Windy Zou Kohl “The Born Diplomat” Windy. It’s a great first name, clearly, but it’s not real. “When I first came to the United States to go to grad school,” says Windy… Continue Reading →

Can Lightning Strike Twice? MADDUX BUSINESS REPORT

By Bob Andelman Maddux Business Report Cover Story October 2007 Put yourself in Jay Feaster’s shoes. Year in and year out, your team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, is a playoff contender. That would be good enough in most cities, but… Continue Reading →

St. Petersburg: The Rising Sun! MADDUX BUSINESS REPORT 2007

By Bob Andelman Maddux Business Report September 2007 You can’t appreciate the allure of St. Petersburg’s new mid-rise and high-rise residential and office towers until you’re standing above the low-rise profile of the older part of the city. Suddenly the… Continue Reading →

Atypical: Laabs Brings Varied Experiences to Meeting Planning (Religious Conference Manager; August 2007)

By Bob AndelmanReligious Conference Manager MagazineAug 1, 2007 12:00 PM Profile of Jonathan Laabs Jonathan Laabs can’t understand why Religious Conference Manager would want to profile him. “I’m not a typical planner,” he says in that gentle, unassuming Laabs manner…. Continue Reading →

Elnora Hamb, Member Profile (Religious Conference Manager, October 2007)

By Bob AndelmanReligious Conference Manager MagazineOct 1, 2007 12:00 PM Don’t Make the Mistake of thinking that Elnora P. Hamb, president of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church’s Women’s Missionary Council, is retired, just because hers is a volunteer job. “How… Continue Reading →

Get S.M.A.R.T. (Financial & Insurance Meetings; September 2007)

By Bob AndelmanFinancial & Insurance MeetingsSep 1, 2007 12:00 PM At some companies, nonmandatory training is the first thing to be cut when budgets are tight. Not at Commerce Bank. Here, training is a top priority for all employees —… Continue Reading →

Get ‘Em Revved (Corporate Meetings & Incentives; September 2007)

By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineSep 1, 2007 12:00 PM We asked Mr. Twentysomething himself, David Morrison, what gets the youngest generation of employees pumped David Morrison knows about people in their twenties. When a reporter from The New… Continue Reading →

Elliott Masie on Meetings 2.0 (Corporate Meetings & Incentives; July 2007)

Jul 23, 2007 11:08 AM Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine In a recent interview with freelance writer Bob Andelman, Elliott Masie–founder of The Masie Center, a Saratoga, N.Y., think tank that focuses on learning, technology, business, and workplace productivity–buttressed the… Continue Reading →

“Body Copy” (Biz941 Magazine)

Medical researchers, Hollywood filmmakers and animal rights activists stand to benefit from Chris Sakezles’ synthetic human body parts. By Bob Andelman When Robert Cresanti met Sarasota inventor and entrepreneur Dr. Chris Sakezles in February, Sakezles shook his hand and showed… Continue Reading →

“Marketing to the Mob” (Biz941 Magazine)

Dan Miller and his Movo Mobile technologyshake up the marketing industry. By Bob Andelman When the flash mob materialized last February outside the Adidas store in Las Vegas within 30 minutes of being summoned via mobile phones and PDAs, it… Continue Reading →

“Mr. Tampa Bay: Lee Roy Selmon scores with food, football and business” (Maddux Report)

Who else but hall-of-famer Lee Roy Selmon has his name on a restaurant chain and an expressway? And, oh yes, his mama’s cake is to die for. By Bob AndelmanMaddux Business ReportAugust 2007Cover Story Dessert. A palate-cleansing, sweet treat at… Continue Reading →

Author Bob Andelman on “Sci-Fi Overdrive” radio show, Pt. 1

Part one of an audio interview with Bob Andelman, author of “Will Eisner: A Spirited Life,” on the syndicated radio show, “Sci-Fi Overdrive.” Click here for part 2!

Author Bob Andelman on “Sci-Fi Overdrive” radio show, Pt. 2

Part one of an audio interview with Bob Andelman, author of “Will Eisner: A Spirited Life,” on the syndicated radio show, “Sci-Fi Overdrive.” Click here for part 1!

Under the Microscope (Maddux Business Report Cover Story)

A close look at two potentially huge research deals. Details as to how they came about have been widely publicized, but there’s more. Like what will it take for them to succeed? By Bob AndelmanMaddux Business ReportJuly 2007Cover Story Tampa… Continue Reading →

NAIOP Tampa Bay 2007 (Maddux Business Report)

Across Florida, as real estate professionals look into their crystal balls, the only thing certain is a storm of uncertainty. Will sky-high insurance rates come back to earth? Will prices for construction materials hold steady awhile longer with new residential… Continue Reading →

Tough Jobs, Tough Guy (Maddux Business Report Cover Story)

What hasn’t Greg Kehoe done? There was the South Florida gang he took down.Then the Bosnian Croat general.And the ultimate – taking Saddam Hussein to Trial. By Bob AndelmanMaddux Business ReportJune 2007Cover Story Every February for nearly two decades, Tampa… Continue Reading →

“Toss It!” (Corporate Meetings & Incentives)

Toss It!Talking Heads Take a Back Seat at Disney’s UnconferenceBy Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & Incentives magazineJun 1, 2007 12:00 PM, The Topic of the session he was in charge of facilitating was: “E-mail Sucks!” That was how Ben Christen, manager… Continue Reading →

“Speaking of animated conversations” (St. Petersburg Times)

By ERIC DEGGANSTV/Media criticPublished June 4, 2007 He only worked for the St. Petersburg Times for a few months in 1984, the beginning of an eight-year journalism career that ended when he got a job writing for Bill Nye the… Continue Reading →

“Faithful Traveler: Service Led to Posts Around the World” (Religious Conference Manager)

“Faithful Traveler:Service Led to Posts Around the World”By Bob AndelmanReligious Conference Manager MagazineJune 2007 J. Robert Fiol – Bob, if you please – grew up in India in a family of ministers. His parents were missionaries, and his two older… Continue Reading →

“Minors bank on entertainment options” (Sports Business Journal)

Minors bank on entertainment options Unlike the big leagues, good times in downtimesmay be difference between profits and lossesBy Bob AndelmanStreet and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal April 23-2007Anybody can sell the ticket buying public on a night at the ballpark with… Continue Reading →

“Site Selection Tips From RCMA” (SMERF Meetings Journal story)

“Site Selection Tips From RCMA”By Bob AndelmanSMERF Meetings JournalFall 2006www.smerfmeetings.com

“Meeting Planning: More Than a Hobby” (Religious Conference Manager profile)

“Meeting Planning: More Than a Hobby”By Bob AndelmanReligious Conference Manager MagazineOctober 2006 Hobbies? Who needs hobbies when you spend your free time planning meetings and conferences? If Harry Schmidt has free time — when he’s not in his professional capacity… Continue Reading →

“Devoted: Miller Works Hard for RCMA” (Religious Conference Manager profile)

“Devoted: Miller Works Hard for RCMA”By Bob AndelmanReligious Conference Manager MagazineDecember 2006 You’ll have to forgive Elaine Miller if she seems a bit distracted. After all, how focused would you be on being interviewed if you were reclining on a… Continue Reading →

“The Big Time: Clemmer Embraces Challenging Job” (Religious Conference Manager profile)

“The Big Time: Clemmer Embraces Challenging Job”By Bob AndelmanReligious Conference Manager MagazineOctober 2006 Is there anything tougher than following in the footsteps of a legend? No matter what line of work a person is in, the challenge of living up… Continue Reading →

“SiteFiles: Mid-South States 2006” (Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Story)

“SiteFiles: Mid-South States 2006”By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineOctober 2006 What’s New Louisiana and Mississippi, in the heart of the Mid-South region, took a serious blow from Hurricane Katrina last year. But the region is coming back. New Orleans,… Continue Reading →

“Motivating Meeting Planners” (Medical Meetings Magazine Story)

“Motivating Meeting Planners: How meeting department managers keep their independent, world-traveling, Type A planners challenged, happy, and sane.”By Bob AndelmanMedical Meetings MagazineSeptember/October 2006 Are planners a tougher crew to manage than other employees? You bet. For starters, they need to… Continue Reading →

“Meeting Effectiveness 101″ (Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Story)

“Meeting Effectiveness 101: Twenty years ago, Intel designed a training course for new hires around Andy Grove’s theories on effective meetings. Today, the program is stronger than ever”By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & IncentivesDecember 2006 Many of the Greatest concepts that… Continue Reading →

“Managing Meeting Pros, Part 2” (Coporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Story)

“Managing Meeting Pros, Part 2”By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & IncentivesOctober 2006 How can meeting department managers keep their independent, world-traveling, Type A planners challenged and motivated? Last issue, five readers shared their secrets to maintaining everyone’s sanity in a pressure-cooker… Continue Reading →

“Managing Meeting Pros, Part 1” (Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Story)

“Managing Meeting Pros, Part 1”By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & IncentivesSeptember 2006 Are Meeting Professionals a tough crew to manage? You bet. Because they are on the road so much, there can be communication and comp-time issues. They are expected to… Continue Reading →

“Meat and Greet Services” (Motivation Strategies Magazine Story)

“Meat and Greet Services:Eatertainment companies focus on group events”By Bob AndelmanMotivation Strategies Magazine(Motivation Show 2006 issue) Even a 35-year-old venue with locations worldwide can still learn new tricks when it comes to hosting group business. That’s what happened in February,… Continue Reading →

Esquire Magazine, “Dubious Achievement Awards”: Classic Mr. Media Interview

(Mr. Media may be a new name for some, but Internet oldtimers will recognize it as one of the original sources of web content and links in the mid-90s. Watch for new media interviews starting in February but while you… Continue Reading →

By Bob Andelman: Religious Conference Management Association Magazine

Engineer of Growth: StewartThrives in More Than One Role Apr 1, 2007 12:00 PMBy Bob Andelman George Stewart always thought he’d spend his life as an engineer, or managing engineers, or teaching engineering. But building a Baptist church almost from… Continue Reading →

By Bob Andelman: Corporate Meetings &amp Incentives (Cover Story)

Turning Meetings Upside Down May 1, 2007 12:00 PM By Bob Andelman If Elliott Masie were king of the forest, the woods would be blanketed with Wi-Fi, every encounter between predator and prey would be televised, and the results of… Continue Reading →

By Bob Andelman: Maddux Business Report (Cover Story)

The Power of TwoThree smart, influential bay area couples granted the MADDUX BUSINESS REPORT a rare peek into their public and private lives. The chatty profiles you are about to read are not your typical fare for a business story…. Continue Reading →

By Bob Andelman: Biz941

Multitaskin’ MarvinEntrepreneurial whirlwind Marvin Kaplan is reinventing Dunkin’ Donuts—and more. By Bob Andelman Marvin Kaplan is just one man, even if sometimes it seems that he must be in more than one place at a time. “I like to stay… Continue Reading →

By Bob Andelman: Retail Traffic Magazine

Capital Improvements By Bob Andelman Retail Traffic Magazine Apr 1, 2007 12:00 PM Washington D.C. and Richmond are most famously paired as the two national capitals during the Civil War. Today, the cities have a new bond. Each has undergone… Continue Reading →

About Bob Andelman: Maddux Business Report, April 2007

In the Maddux Business Report‘s April 2007 cover story by Mary Ellen Collins, “Whodunit in Florida? A Backdrop for Murder” about novelists Tim Dorsey (Hurricane Punch) and Stuart M. Kaminsky (Vengeance), Bob Andelman is included in a sidebar about prominent… Continue Reading →

By Bob Andelman: “The House That Whirlpool Built” (CMI Cover, 03/07)

Corporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineCover StoryMar 1, 2007 12:00 PM,By Bob Andelman The symphony of hundreds of hammers hammering, a half-dozen circular saws buzzing, and 800 Habitat for Humanity corporate volunteers grunting was a sweet sound in the new New… Continue Reading →

Paper Thin Idol!

Bob Andelman asks: “Does this cardboard cutout of “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks make me look fat?” (Thanks to photographer Jonathan Roberts.)

Way Too Much Stuff About Bob Andelman

Bob Andelman’s latest book is FANS! Not Customers: How Commerce Bank Created a Super-Growth Business in a No-Growth Industry, written with Commerce Bank founder, chairman and CEO Vernon W. Hill II. It will be published in October 2007 by Portfolio… Continue Reading →

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