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By BOB ANDELMAN (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I recently found this typewritten story in my files from July 25, 1985. Probably produced on my Apple IIc! I believe it was a freelance piece I wrote for the St. Petersburg Times when I… Continue Reading →
Image via Wikipedia By Bob Andelman Ford Motor Company has a vision of providing sustainable transportation that is affordable in every sense of the word: socially, environmentally and economically. Joining me in a moment is Ford executive John Viera. Viera… Continue Reading →
By: Bob Andelman | Contributing Writer August 27, 2009 A $12.8 billion Gulf Coast technology firm is attacking the recession, on both domestic and foreign soil, through a nimble yet risk-laden approach. One gamble: It’s going full throttle into the… Continue Reading →
By: Bob Andelman | Contributing Writer September 03, 2009 Brown & Brown has grown into a major player in the insurance brokerage business through 300 small acquisitions. The key: Create a competitive and lucrative sales culture and cut all fat…. Continue Reading →
(Note from Bob: Back in the mid-1980s, I was a stringer for the St. Petersburg Times, covering pop music and interviewing musicians. A few days ago, the paper dug up my story on a very special night at the University… Continue Reading →
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By Bob Andelman Maddux Business Report Cover Story January/February 2006 There was a day last summer when Stuart Sternberg knew, without question, that he was playing in an entirely different league. Being a Wall Street whiz kid was cool, but… Continue Reading →
Image via Wikipedia By Bob Andelman Have you driven a Ford lately? Do you need a good reason to come back to America’s automobile company? If you’re making decisions based on a company’s commitment to the environment and a sustainable… Continue Reading →
By BOB ANDELMAN Maddux Business Report July/August 2009 Ben Fertic was 14 the first time he ever heard of a triathlon. He and his brother, Cole, who is six years his senior, were watching ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” coverage… Continue Reading →
By Bob Andelman June 2009 If you’re in the middle of what once seemed like a market rate office lease that now seems precariously expensive, you’re probably looking at rising vacancy rates—and presumably dropping costs per square foot—with envy. And… Continue Reading →
“In Deep”Maddux Business Report Cover Story, June 2009By Bob Andelman Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions that are different from their print counterparts.
Albert J. DunlapAuthorMean BusinessIllustration by Steve Brodner, Portfolio.com—————– I wrote Mean Business with Al Dunlap in 1996. With all the really bad CEOs who have come and gone in the last dozen years since publication, I was surprised Portfolio put… Continue Reading →
Older folks are reconnecting with friends, family online — now it’s your turn (st. Petersburg Times)
Grandparents Bob and Karen Jodal of Seminole and great-grandmother Pat Gloeckner wouldn’t miss this birthday: Little Paige turned 1 in Dallas on April 4 and they shared in the celebration with family, including Paige’s mom and dad, Jen and Scott… Continue Reading →
You might have to squint your eyes to see my co-author’s credit under that of Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison, but it’s there! The Profit Zone was translated into 16 languages and has sold more than 100,000 copies to date…. Continue Reading →
By Bob AndelmanApril 2009Maddux Business Report The most remarkable characteristic of commercial real estate professionals in today’s market is that they’re not jumping out of any of those tall, empty office buildings’ windows. Or maybe it’s just that since the… Continue Reading →
10 Tampa Bay area women reflect on life at 50 — and beyond By Mimi Andelman, LifeTimes Editor & Bob Andelman, Special to the Times St. Petersburg Times Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Beverly Mitlin, 81, left, volunteers in the family… Continue Reading →
By Bob Andelman Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazines January 2009 Highlights The economy has forced meeting managers to get creative and look for deals in new places. One of those places is barter exchanges. The economy has forced meeting managers… Continue Reading →
By Bob Andelman Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine January 2009 It would be hard to find anyone who’s traveled the career path of TYRA W. HILLIARD, Esq., CMP. Having moved from meeting planner to CVB staffer to hotel catering pro… Continue Reading →
By Bob AndelmanMaddux Business ReportMarch 2009Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions that are different from their print counterparts.
Image via CrunchBase By Bob Andelman Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Feb 1, 2009 Kati Quigley, CMP, is the 2009 chair-elect of the Professional Convention Management Association, the first corporate planner to hold that position. Corporate Meetings & Incentives: What… Continue Reading →
Cover of Watchmen In 2005, Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, Bob Andelman’s authorized biography of the late American comic book master, was published by Dark Horse/M Press. This spring, the audiobook version of the book will finally be released via… Continue Reading →
Cover of Watchmen In 2005, Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, Bob Andelman’s authorized biography of the late American comic book master, was published by Dark Horse/M Press. This spring, the audiobook version of the book will finally be released via… Continue Reading →
Here’s Day 2 video highlights from the 2009 Religious Conference Management Association, as produced by Larry Keltto and myself. Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions… Continue Reading →
Here’s Day 2 video highlights from the 2009 Religious Conference Management Association, as produced by Larry Keltto and myself. Day 2 Day 1Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions that are different… Continue Reading →
Something different: every year since 2002, I’ve been part of a team with Larry Keltto and Kristen Payson that produces a daily newspaper for attendees at the Religious Conference Management Association’s annual convention. This year, Larry and I added a… Continue Reading →
By Bob Andelman Jan 1, 2009 Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine It would be hard to find anyone who’s traveled the career path of TYRA W. HILLIARD, Esq., CMP. Having moved from meeting planner to CVB staffer to hotel catering… Continue Reading →
By Bob Andelman Jan 1, 2009 Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine The economy has forced meeting managers to get creative and look for deals in new places. One of those places is barter exchanges — companies that specialize in bringing… Continue Reading →
Cover via AmazonBy Bob AndelmanJuly 2007 Fast Company magazine called New College alum David Allen (’68) “one of the world’s most influential thinkers on productivity.” Lots of people know the work of Allen these days through the reach of major… Continue Reading →
New College, Sarasota, image by RTC1 via FlickrBy Bob AndelmanJuly 2007 One year of sending his son to the University of Miami and Stephen Sensoli’s father was fed up. “I’m glad you’re having fun,” he said of Stephen’s entertaining freshman… Continue Reading →
Image via WikipediaBy Bob AndelmanJuly 2007 Felice Schumacher is a recently retired New College alumni (’81). She retired last November at the ripe old age of 46.The 20 preceding years were spent as a human resources professional at a series… Continue Reading →
“China Beach” image via WikipediaBy Bob AndelmanJuly 2007 Carol Flint’s is the kind of success story that should inspire future New College applicants, as she can draw a straight line from her Emmy Award as a writer and producer on… Continue Reading →
Image via Wikipedia By Bob Andelman Dec 1, 2008 Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Among the many groups hoping that the Obama administration will embrace its priorities for change is the National Business Travel Association, focused on issues affecting corporate… Continue Reading →
Image via WikipediaBy Bob AndelmanOct 1, 2008Religious Conference Manager When it Comes to minority members of RCMA, it’s hard to imagine a smaller group than the Orthodox Jewish contingent. Until this year, there was pretty much just one — Joel… Continue Reading →
By Bob AndelmanOctober 2008Maddux Business Report (Author’s Note: This story changed more than most from the time it was assigned and written until the time it was published. What follows is the original feature story, submitted before Lex Salisbury’s entanglements… Continue Reading →
Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions that are different from their print counterparts.
Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions that are different from their print counterparts.
Image by katherine of chicago via FlickrBy Bob AndelmanMaddux Business ReportSeptember 2008 The economy may have the blues, and corporate accountants may be seeing red, but Tampa Bay’s luxury resorts are still pocketing plenty of green. In an industry where… Continue Reading →
Image by markbult via Flickr The Scoop on Incentive Trends By Bob Andelman Sep 1, 2008 Patrick Sullivan, president of PRA Destination Management New York and incoming president of The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, shares his insights on… Continue Reading →
Image via WikipediaThree thousand points. That was the difference between the “troubled” economy under discussion on the day that the Maddux Business Report conducted this year’s Real Estate Roundtable, and the day it was edited, a few weeks later, when… Continue Reading →
By Bob AndelmanSeptember 1, 2008Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine When Harith Wickrema’s pharmaceutical client asked him to plan an incentive trip to Rio de Janeiro that would also give back to the local community, he knew he had his work… Continue Reading →
Dubai image via WikipediaBy Bob AndelmanSeptember 1, 2008Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine In a stubborn global economy, how does a meeting management company grow? We asked Minneapolis-based MotivAction, the company on the CMI 25 list with the largest percentage growth… Continue Reading →
James Bond image via WikipediaBy Bob AndelmanSeptember 1, 2008Corporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineThe longer a company is in business, the greater the need for reinvention. Not many companies in the meetings space understand this better than the George P. Johnson… Continue Reading →
American Express ad imagevia WikipediaBy Bob AndelmanSeptember 1, 2008Corporate Meetings & Incentives American Express Business Travel and BCD Meetings & Incentives are two companies among the CMI 25 that plan the most international meetings and incentives. We asked Christina Wilkes,… Continue Reading →
Image of Chester EltonBy Bob Andelman September 1, 2008Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine Let’s face it: If CHESTER ELTON and Adrian Gostick named their fifth book “The Stick Principle,” it wouldn’t be nearly as tasty and appealing. Instead, The Carrot… Continue Reading →
“Will Eisner: A Spirited Life was written by Bob Andelman and published by M Press in 2005. I saw Andelman do a presentation about his biography at MegaCon in 2006. I finally bought it last year and was not disappointed…. Continue Reading →
Check out this cover story by Bob Andelman! Or, listen to Bob’s audio report! Copyright 2008 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!Some stories may appear in unedited versions that are different from their print counterparts.
Patrick Sullivan is a busy guy. As president of PRA Destination Management New York, he has worked in the meeting and incentive industry as both meeting planner and suppler partner. In his more than 20 years in the industry as… Continue Reading →
By Bob Andelman Religious Conference Manager MagazineJun 1, 2008 12:00 PM Heidi Jo Hagstrom needed to postpone being interviewed for RCM magazine. She was recuperating from a flare-up of multiple sclerosis, but to see her, you’d probably never know. “It… Continue Reading →
By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineJun 1, 2008 12:00 PM As meeting planning reaches a new level of professionalism, the number of degrees and certificate programs has taken off. But will they help you to get a job? For… Continue Reading →
By Bob AndelmanCorporate Meetings & Incentives MagazineMay 1, 2008 12:00 PM There may be a hotel seller’s market nationwide, but meetings are still being courted in the South-Central states, where billions of dollars are being spent on new hotels, venues,… Continue Reading →