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Feature article on bandwidth trading

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:48:38 +0000

This feature assignment from America’s Network delved into the new and risky business of bandwidth trading. It’s a complicated financial instrument and my job was to explain the process in lay terms. The article, “This Little Piggy Went to Market,” was a hit with readers.

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Feature article on fiber optics

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:44:50 +0000

This feature assignment from America’s Network delved into the then-current state of the fiber optic industry. At a time when telecommunications companies were rushing to bury fiber optic cable, the question arose, “Are we creating a glut of fiber optic capacity?”

This article, “What Fiber Glut,” addressed the question head on.

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Feature article, Telecommunications after the flood

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:40:18 +0000

Client Suttle Apparatus manufactures a telephone jack that’s filled with a corrosion resistant gel. The regional Bell phone company purchased these jacks and installed them in customer’s home. After the 1997 Grand Forks flood, these were the only jacks that performed. This is the story behind modular telephone jacks, and what happened after the flood.

This particular feature story was originally published in America’s Network, a trade magazine for the telecommunications industry. It has since been republished in multiple trade magazines in six different countries.

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Emergency phone display ad

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:05:10 +0000

Enhanced weather protection was the whole point of this display ad. So Rick put it front and center. By asking, “Can your emergency phone take the heat, the cold, the wind, the rain, the snow…..” the reader gets the point right away. Then Rick added snappy copy to keep their attention. Click on the image to download a PDF of this display ad.

Emergency Phones Feature Article

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:06 +0000

Client Viking Electronics faced stiff competition as building managers retrofitted their facilities to meet ADA requirements. This feature article compared their product with all the major competitors in an objective enough manner to be published by all leading trade publications. Click on the image to download a PDF of the story.

Display ad for wire termination products

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:51:53 +0000

Client Suttle Apparatus need an attention grabbing display ad to show they were a player in advanced wire termination products. This full page ad did the trick. Click on the image to download a PDF.

Accessible apartment entry system

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:38:51 +0000

In 2000, Client Viking Electronics introduced a revolutionary concept in door entry systems. Instead of an ordinary door intercom that’s unusable by persons with vision and hearing impairments, the AES2000 includes audible cues and a TTY interface.

The product was introduced at a press conference with the Mayor of San Francisco and this brochure was designed as a hand-out to members of the press and representatives of disability advocacy groups. Click on the image to download a PDF version.

Enhanced weather protection for door intercom

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:29:18 +0000

Client Viking Electronics developed a weatherproofing method for their outdoor intercom systems. They needed to get the point across in sales literature distributed at trade shows.

I came up with the goldfish concept to grab the reader’s attention. Sales of the EWP skyrocketed and it is now one of Viking’s most popular products. Click on the photo to download as a PDF.