Review: Ultimate Ears UE-10 (UE10) Custom In Ear Monitors

March 26, 2006

One of the best things I’ve done: I ditched the earbuds that came standard with my iPod, and upgraded to UE-10 (UE10) custom in-ear monitors from Ultimate Ears. We’re talking studio reference with a true 20Hz to 16k frequency range – you hear precisely what the artist intended. I have “wow” moments every day with […]

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David Eckoff: In the Press

March 22, 2006

I have written articles for industry publications such as PaidContent.org. My comments and new products have also been featured in the news. Company.com: Lessons Learned About Social Media & Business by Entrepreneur David Eckoff, Part 1 Company.com: Entrepreneurial Lessons from David Eckoff, Part 2 TechJournal South: Spitter – Organization of Content is King BroadcastEngineering: Spitter.com overlays social […]

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Article: Online sites let guests share reviews – good and bad – on hotels

July 4, 2005

In an article originally published in the Seattle Time about online sites letting hotel guests share reviews, the Spokesman Review reports that Kimpton Hotels asks its managers to monitor Internet postings. According to the article, news of favorable reviews appears in Kimpton’s company newsletter or on employee bulletin boards. “If it’s unfavorable, we deal with […]

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Case Study: How SSWUG Increased Paid Subscriptions 175 Percent

May 18, 2005

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on May 18, 2005. When I first saw on the Subscription Summit agenda that the founder of a website called “SQL Server Worldwide Users Group” was going to present a case study, I wondered what I’d done wrong in a previous life to deserve having to endure such […]

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Motley Fool and Optimost “Landing Page Tests Case Study”

May 11, 2005

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on May 18, 2005. I am attending the 5th Annual Selling Subscriptions to Internet Content Summit in New York this week, privileged to be co-blogging on-location with Dorian Benkoil. This is the first in a series of my reports covering the more interesting presentations from the conference. Tuesday […]

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Hotel review: Hotel Monaco Chicago

March 24, 2005

I recently stayed at Hotel Monaco Chicago while on a business trip to Chicago. Here is my review: PRE-ARRIVAL: I booked a suite for this stay, thanks to a great deal that I got on Kimpton.com. I am a Kimpton “Inner Circle” elite level member, and hotel General Manager Nabil Moubayed e-mailed me in advance […]

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Hotel review: 70 Park Avenue Hotel, New York (Kimpton)

January 1, 2005

UPDATE: I made a second visit to 70 Park Avenue later that year to give them a second chance, and unfortunately had an even worse experience. There were various service and attitude issues with the staff; the Inner Circle welcome amenity was a comedy of errors (despite me writing to the hotel GM in advance […]

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Hotel review: Hotel Monaco Washington D.C. (Kimpton)

December 23, 2004

My wife and I recently stayed at the Hotel Monaco Washington D.C. and we had an excellent stay. Here are details if they are helpful to other Kimpton InTouch “Inner Circle” members: LOCATION: The hotel location in Penn Quarter is very convenient, with close access to restaurants, shops and Metro. TRANSPORTATION: Upon arrival at National […]

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Hotel review: Kimpton Hotels Inner Circle elite level

December 23, 2004

I have “Inner Circle” elite status with Kimpton Hotels InTouch loyalty program, and am mostly satisfied with the benefits of the program and the personal attention I have received from Kimpton. Kimpton has often gone the extra mile to ensure that I am taken care of. They usually make me feel like a valued customer, […]

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Hotel review: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers (Starwood)

December 21, 2004

I stayed at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers while on a business trip November 2003 — and I encountered many problems and consistently poor service. CHECK IN: Check in was inefficient, unprofessional and slow. The hotel had problems with my reservation that had previously been made using SPG.com. The front desk staff didn’t […]

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