Musings from the World of Advertising
Ben Zagorski
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
- Birthday
- September 06
- Title
- Sales Professional
- Company
- Salon.com
- Bio
- I work in the wonderful world of digital media in advertising sales for Salon. I enjoy spending time with my wife; collecting, then not reading, books; cooking; and playing bocce ball.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Haiti and the Community Web
January 13, 2010 01:48PM - Bernie Madoff's New Fashion
Line
July 15, 2009 05:00PM - AdSense & Conversational
Marketing
June 25, 2009 03:24PM - benzagorski: RT @dherman76: I
love this infographic about
Twitter: http://bit.ly/rcg0D
June 25, 2009 10:06AM - benzagorski: John Bell/Ogilvy:
paid media w/ adjacency to
earned media performs 3-10x
better. Need to find out what
our users are talkin bout
#ommasocial
June 23, 2009 11:36AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Love FOJ! I'll reserve
judgment too, but I like his
point of
print doing
somethi…”
July 16, 2009 01:05AM - “Pablo, Joan, LM, thanks.
However, I did feel kinda
creepy
taking a picture of
a…”
July 15, 2009 11:17PM - “Aaron, the terms &
conditions legalese questions
can be
directed towards
Kerr…”
June 25, 2009 04:53PM - “RNW: I can do my best to
comment/respond. 1) Signing up
for
AdSense is not
requir…”
June 25, 2009 04:30PM - “Malusinka: the current
ads up are not the
conversational
marketing
campaigns I re…”
June 25, 2009 03:57PM
Ben Zagorski's Links
- New list
- No links in this category.
benzagorski: Twitter mentioned in a Maddow interview with a USAir First Responder last night. Curious about stories inre: action taken b/c of Twitter
benzagorski: NFL Predictions: Eagles 35, Arizona 27; Ravens 6, Steelers 3.
benzagorski: Plane down in the Hudson River. Scary!
benzagorski: Hate to make this classifieds, but two Giants/Panthers tix, Sun. Night Football, Sec 334 Row 2 Seat 8,9: $150 per ticket, email me, tweet me
benzagorski: Longest poll lines I've encountered in NYC.... 20 minutes. Sufficient organization, but not the best. Any other election day stories?
benzagorski: Open Salon and Tippem have officially gone live. Blog and Tip, here: http://open.salon.com/cover.php
benzagorski: Holy shit.. Radioshow.
benzagorski: Lollapalooza battle of the bands...who to see: raconteurs or bloc party?
benzagorski: Going to be in Chicago for Lollapalooza, anybody else?
benzagorski: Do the brands we buy and the things we own define who we are? Salon.com article: http://tinyurl.com/4cdrqz
benzagorski: Ben is re-thinking social media. i hope to have some concrete opinions soon.
benzagorski: last dance lesson before my wedding. i feel like i want to salsa right on down the aisle.
benzagorski: with social media lacking real content, social networks and blogs will become less distinct...
benzagorski: user generated content and social media leadership forum.....more to come
benzagorski: ahh belgian beer. thank you trappist monks..
Tanzania
I'm completing my itinerary for a honeymoon to Tanzania and Zanzibar, and am looking for expertise/advice for people who have traveled or lived in the area.
I guess I'm not looking for your standard advice, but something that cuts a little deeper. Like, never make eyecontact with a Chac… Read full post »
Slogan!
my slogan was already placed as a comment in kerry's post, but....all in the name of "The Activity of the Day!"
My submission: Â Open Says Me. Â Â
*I contemplated Sesame, but that makes no damn sense.  Open Says Me. is a saying that everybody recognizes (in my case, I relate it to a Yosemite… Read full post »
among all sites, Salon.com is ranked*.....
#1 for working in a nonprofit
#1 for renting/attending indie films/documentary films
#2 for college educated
#3 for drives station wagon
#3 for "drinks gin"(hopefully not in their station wagon)
#5 for lives in Minneapolis
#5 for very liberal
#7 for atheism/agnos… Read full post »
Political Advertisements with a twist...
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Dan's GingerRoot..
Dan started growing his gingerroot a few months ago. Â I am 6'8" and it has caught up to me. Â
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 Road Warriors, Unite
What are the most important comforts when conducting business travel on the road? Is it ease of travel, comfort of accommodations, technology to keep you wired and conducting business as if you were in the office? Thoughts...... Read full post »
Widget? Widget page told me to paste this into my blog....wha happens?
Sugarbush, VT
 
Vermont was a winter wonderland, and a beautiful backdrop for being my third time ever skiing. Â The East Coast ice conditions, however, had different ideas....
Here's me upright on skis momentarily, but I promise you, it was not for long. Â And a face plant in ice made for an unpleas… Read full post »
Amtrak to Boston
Amtrak has a beautiful ride to Boston; a scenic jaunt up the eastern seaboard, touring the New England coastline with fellow suits dressed in ties and blazers.Â
What's less exciting is the food car, serving coffee, chips and month-old Nathan's hot dogs. Not really a breakfast treat.
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Cigna
Russell Investments
Expert Witness
King Kaufman
Rachel
Kerry Lauerman
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