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Gist Gives You the Context You Need for Meaningful Engagements


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Today, I had an opportunity to meet with a couple of the good folks
from Gist, a startup based in Seattle that helps you "Know More about
Who You Know."  It's a neat app that I've been using for some time, and
that includes their native iPhone app — which is a great way
to stay in touch when I'm on the go with what my network is up to.  I
also love the daily email updates I get from Gist that give me all the
latest content from my most important contacts. 

I sat down for breakfast with Robert Pease, VP of Marketing, and Jenn Pitts, Marketing Operations Manager, who were in town for a conference. My friend Buzz Bruggeman in Seattle was nice enough to give me a heads-up that Robert and Jenn were coming to Minneapolis, and I thought it would be a great
Jenn+Robert-Gist opportunity to get an update on the company.  I had previously met the CEO, T.A. McCann, last year at a couple of conferences I attend in Denver, Defrag and Glue, where I had first learned about the company's app.

Here's the audio interview I recorded of our conversation, which is about 22 minutes long. Excuse the sound quality, because we were in the very large lobby restaurant in the Hyatt downtown, and there was a fair amount of background noise. At one point, there was even a loud clap of thunder outside that interrupted our chat! But it was good to hear about how this startup is doing in advancing its mission of helping people improve their relationships with the people and companies that matter most to them.

Download or listen to Graeme's interview with Gist (MP3)"

A Chat with Fliptop – DEMOspring10 Presenter

Fliptop My last chance for an interview on the Pavilion floor at DEMO on Tuesday, before the final General Session was to begin, was to grab some time with the guys at Fliptop, a company that had introduced two new products in the Social & Media Technologies category on Monday. Take a listen as I interview CEO and founder Doug Camplejohn as he talks about "Fliptop for Publishers" and the "Fliptop Browser Button." (In the photo, that's Dan Chiao on the left, Director of Engineering, and John Haden, Account Manager, in the middle — a fellow Surfrider Foundation member!  CEO Doug Camplejohn is in the background, being interviewed by my friend Amanda Coolong.)

Download or listen to Graeme's interview with Fliptop (MP3)"

A Chat with Infusionsoft – DEMOspring10 Presenter

InfusionSoft As the extended lunch session on the Pavilion floor at DEMO wound down on Tuesday, I had the opportunity to get some time with two of the cofounders of Infusionsoft, a company I had just seen present in the Enterprise Technologies category. This company was introducing its new "Email Marketing 2.0" platform, which sure caught my attention.  I interviewed the cofounder and CEO, Clate Mask (right), and cofounder and VP-Customer Experience, Scott Martineau.

Download or listen to Graeme's interview with Infusionsoft (MP3)"

A Chat with SocialWish – DEMOspring10 Presenter

SocialWish As I continued moving around the Pavilion floor at DEMO on Tuesday, I decided to interview the cofounder of SocialWish, whom I’d seen present the day before. Her company’s site is a type of universal gift registry, for any kind of wish you may have, whether for yourself or someone else. Listen in to my interview with Tanya Strigach, cofounder and SVP of Customer Service.

Download or listen to Graeme’s interview with SocialWish (MP3)”

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