And the winner is …
"Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities." -Kevin Bacon Tomorrow night is Hollywood's biggest night - the 86th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Plenty of great movies and actors have been nominated, and the tension will be palpable until the last winner has been announced. Come Monday, the trophies will ...
Holiday Message 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Made in Germany! Hope the new year will bring you health, opportunities, and prosperity. Have a wonderful time with friends and loved ones, and we'll see you next year. -Jens and Marianna Kiel
The Future: Bring it!
In the wake of Create WV, I followed up with the great connections I made on a personal and on a business level. The three days in Richwood were well spent, living the Utopia that we are striving to create West Virginia into. The keynote speakers had a lot to offer - and were very approachable. They painted a realistic picture of the Mountain State, but also gave a glance at a future of opportunity and chance. Dr. Thomas Fry of the DaVinci ...
Marketing, Roosevelt style
"Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are.", Teddy Roosevelt said in 1912. While he used this homely philosophy to sum up the individual duty in life, over a hundred years later we can still find marketing value in his statement. It translates to the products and services you offer, the budget at hand and the location of your business relative to your audience. An analysis of these core components will lead to opportunities for you and ...
Digital Communications Etiquette: A Primer
I am happy to acknowledge that I will be speaking at the CreateWV conference in Richwood next month. You can register for conference attendance and the workshop at www.createwv.org From the program: In this introductory workshop session you will learn how to transpose your analog skills for application in a digital world. As the media of communication have changed, so has the way we communicate within them. Jens Kiel, a marketing professio...
It’s alive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VkrUG3OrPc It's been an exciting three weeks. A West Virginia business has been launched, an infrastructure put in place, content has been developed - a business plan is in an advanced stage and the days sure have been busy. Amazing how a calendar can fill up - but I'm having a great time networking with peers, meeting old and making new friends, securing excellent vendors and resources, and enjoy Skinny Mochas ...