Mike, The Author

Mike's books are available at Amazon.com.

  • The Accidental Headline
    Get your message across to the media while avoiding dangerous missteps.

  • Dancing With the Bear: Crisis Management in Eastern Europe
    A classic guide to managing crisis in risky markets.

  • The Flak
    50% PR primer, 50% autobiography, and 100% entertaining.

  • The Portfolio Bubble
    A how-to manual for professionals who don't aspire to retire.

  • The Silverback Diaries
    Experience the manager as hero. A free e-book.

  • The Optimistic Alien
    The adventure of building a business in the Wild East. Out in 2009.
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     Five Deadly Sins That Can Kill an Agency Five Deadly Sins That Can Kill an Agency

    Added: 2010-03-16

    Too Old to Learn Too Old to Learn

    Added: 2010-02-22

    Drunkards Holding to the Lamp Post Drunkards Holding to the Lamp Post

    Added: 2010-02-08

    The Corpse in Waiting? The Corpse in Waiting?

    Added: 2010-01-27

    Shopping with Men Shopping with Men

    Added: 2009-07-16

    Casual Fridays Casual Fridays

    Added: 2009-07-08

    Surviving in Risky Markets Surviving in Risky Markets

    Added: 2009-06-30

    The Facebook Generation The Facebook Generation

    Added: 2009-06-22

    When I'm 64 When I'm 64

    Added: 2009-06-16

    News For Sale News For Sale

    Added: 2009-06-01

    Quoth The Maven: 'Nevermore!' Quoth The Maven: 'Nevermore!'

    Added: 2009-05-25

    Where Has The Service Gone? Where Has The Service Gone?

    Added: 2009-05-19

    Focus Group Fraud Focus Group Fraud

    Added: 2009-05-04

     I Like Being Liked I Like Being Liked

    Added: 2009-04-28

    Willard's New Old Ad Rules Willard's New Old Ad Rules

    Added: 2009-04-20

    The Meeting Dance The Meeting Dance

    Added: 2009-04-13

    The 24-Hour Workday The 24-Hour Workday

    Added: 2009-04-06

    Ukraine's EU Dream Ukraine's EU Dream

    Added: 2009-03-30

    David Ogilvy,<br> where are you? David Ogilvy,
    where are you?

    Added: 2009-03-16

    Billable<br> Hour Insanity Billable
    Hour Insanity

    Added: 2009-03-16

    News Release<br>Gobbledegook News Release
    Gobbledegook

    Added: 2009-03-09

    Advertising Awards Advertising Awards

    Added: 2009-03-02

    Cinema and Cigarettes Cinema and Cigarettes

    Added: 2009-02-22

    Dumb (and Dumber) Dumb (and Dumber)

    Added: 2009-02-13

    Webcast Extra:<br>Behind the Scenes Webcast Extra:
    Behind the Scenes

    Added: 2009-02-10

    Olga Gromova: From Classical Pianist to Fashion Designer


    Olga Gromova is the embodiment of the George Elliott quote: "It's never too late to be who you might have been."

    The Reality Zone


    An ad can win awards without winning over hearts and minds. An ad can strike one's funny bone and leave the consumer laughing, but without a clue as to the name of the product or its attributes.

    Survivor Jorge Intriago: Go-To Guy for FDI


    Having eschewed the safer career path that led through Moscow, Jorge Intriago came to Kyiv in 1995 with a two-year contract and a sense of adventure.

    Failure is an Option


    One of the legendary quotes to have come from the American space program was. "Failure is not an option." The words were supposedly spoken by NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz in Mission Control..

    Playing the Brand Game


    Facebook and Amazon keep customers in a perpetual state of discovery. Whether it's to stay in tune with what your friends are doing, or to discover a new artist...

    That Cost Too Much


    In media training, we always say there are no bad questions, only bad answers. The same is true when meeting sales objections.

    A Note on Social Media Relevance


    The good people over at ExactTarget and CoTweet recently released a study detailing some interesting stats on consumer interaction with "social" brands...

    Natalia Fesyun: The Belle of Bel Ukraine


    For Natalia Fesyun, life has come full circle: She began her business career in the food industry after completing a degree as a food industry engineer at Kyiv State University of Food Technology.

    Brand Loyalty: Nirvana
    An Executive's Guide to Social Media
    Actimel Immunity Challenge Goes Viral
    Cartoons
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