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I have an unannounced WOM project. How many teachers inboxes can we get the following YouTube sent to: Renee Blodget is a keen observer and recently posted this piece on Challenge Day from a presentation she watched at the PUSH co… Continue

Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments (Add)

In Costa Rica, a Great Coffee Is In Good Hands

This past Saturday morning, I said a quiet thank-you to Rodolfo E. Boillat. I was sipping, no slurping, to cover my taste buds with his wonderful coffee. Slurping can be done in a coffee shop as an affectation. I just wanted to absorb flavor. What I got was sweet, with a chocolate-like richness and ending in a crisp, pleasant fruity taste ... no more like mango as I'm going to side with the Costa Rica Cup of Excellence jurors on this point. Jenna, whose been a top barista since we opened, and I… Continue

Posted on April 14th, 2008 at 10:28am — 1 Comment (Add)

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My company/organization:: writeResults & Conscious Cup Coffee

Title on my business card:: Owner

But really, my title should be:: Legomaster

I blog at:: http://www.jdshipley.com

I'm an evangelist for:: Persuasive marketing ... and Conscious Cup Coffee and TED.

I'm currently reading:: Why Choose This Book

I heard about SWOM from:: Church of the Customer

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At 4:14pm on June 23rd, 2008, Bill Pogue said…: Jack Just wanted to say Hi and let you know we are working at putting a "zero waste" coffee cart in one of our Hanford contractor's buildings 700 people no coffee. No brainer for volume but a lot of thought for sustainability. Any thoughts? Also check out coopcoffees.com the roaster I buy from "DOMA Coffee" just got accepted.

At 1:37pm on June 23rd, 2008, Jack Shipley said…: Check out "Selling Widgets" in my blog. Did WOMMA foul out on this one?
http://www.jdshipley.com/?p=50

At 12:19am on June 19th, 2008, Jack Shipley said…: Does Cold Stone's BOGOs couponing contribute to rising franchise failuers? Wall Street Journal (in MSN) article implies such.