Ethan Marcotte, a respected Web standards authority and senior designer at Airbag Industries, will be at CDIA to present a lecture taking a look at high-profile brands, and will be discussing how quality code and top-notch art direction intersect.
There will be a Q+A to follow the one-hour lecture.
Free and open to the public!
Tuesday, June 23rd 2009
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
274 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02453
I recently watched Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt’s Keynote commencement speech at Carnegie Mellon. I was very inspired by him and the amount of optimism he exuded.
Three quotes that enlightened me during his speech were :
“Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans.” John Lennon
“Its all about opportunity, take advantage of it.” Eric Schmidt
“Technology and innovation are making lives more functional.” Eric Schmidt
Also, it was very interesting to learn about great products and companies that have flourished in a recession.
I watched a very interesting video the other day that featured this company as arguably one of the best companies in the world that fully understands the definition of customer service. The company is Zappos. They started in 1999, and have been growing at a rapid rate ever since, largely due to their company values and culture. Every small and large business can reference this business perspective of valuing your employees and also valuing your customer as the #1 priority. Your customer and employees are the key players that keep your business running. Trust your employees to let them be themselves, let them be creative and empower them with the understanding that their ideas will be implemented and heard. Experience the success together…
Care about your employees as people. Care about your customer. Watch this video… “WoW your customer “ These guys get it !
