Dana VanDen Heuvel

You can file this post under "things most people reading this blog don't know about Dana." I'm a huge fan of woodworking, tinkering, welding and anything mechanical. My "real" dream job is to be a ...

Welcome (almost) to the new calendar year! I hope that the buzz of Christmas is still with you!
It's that time of year where we shift our focus (if we haven't already) to the possibilities of 2009....

I've just launched the first of a series of marketing, thought leaderships and social media events that I'll be running in Wisconsin in 2009. If you're up for some 'marketing stimulus', I recommend...

Over at the MarketingSavant blog, I'm looking for some examples of companies that have attempted thought leadership marketing and failed.
Check out the post and drop a comment with your ideas.

It used to be that we'd get the Good Housekeeping seal of approval and we'd dine out on that for months, even years to come. There was a time when the JD Power reports on "initial quality" (whateve...

FASOF, WTF is FASOF you might say.
FASOF is simple Funny Ass Shit on Friday...
So, I have something to add to your FASOF file for today... Check out the foreward to Guy Kawasaki's new book that I j...

Blogging on Danavan.net has been a bit light recently due to involvement in (sometimes way to many) other projects.
Along with Toby Bloomberg and Bill Flitter, I'm currently involved with a three-c...

Hey folks - shameless plug for a client/friend here - a great survey covering a topic that's near and dear to me - work/life & flexible work. Take the survey, send it to your boss and spread the w...

In countless discussions about social media, digital marketing tools and "what's next," I've determined that it's critical for all marketers to put a framework around their decisions on what tools ...

Bill, Toby and I are going on the road again with the AMA! Starting in October, we're putting on a new event titled "Digital Centered Marketing." Like any good digital event, we've started a new bl...