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Jeb Banner
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  • Indianapolis
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Smaller Indiana is as Stuffy as Real Indiana...

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Colts confessions: Were you awake or asleep at the end?

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Are you burning out on social media?

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My Musical Family Tree Blog

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Steven M. Shepard commented on Jeb Banner's blog post 'Thoughts On Hiring'
I'm off to read this! Thanks for posting this, as I am in an interim period right now and need some knowledge on how these things tend to operate.
November 16
Jeb Banner replied to matthew w. wilson's discussion 'Smaller Indiana is as Stuffy as Real Indiana...'
Matthew, as some have noted I think you are catching SI in an inbetween phase. This community started out with a lot of energy and ideas coming into the site. It grew quickly and got a lot of attention. I think the community is coming out of the "...
November 16
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion 'Colts confessions: Were you awake or asleep at the end?'
Awake, I never thought it was over, I was a little bummed when they started the 4th down by 17 but that's not down and out for the Colts. Any other team it would have been.
November 16
Jim Cota and Jeb Banner are now friends
October 29
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion 'Are you burning out on social media?'
I think it's more of an adjustment than a burn out. There is the initial rush into the water then eventually people get back to whatever they were doing before and incorporate this new thing into their previous rhythm. I maintain that it's all abo...
October 1
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion 'What Twitter streams would help you most?'
good point, it could become a cluttered mess of self marketing! Hopefully that will settle down over time and it will be the resource you envision.
September 22
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion 'What Twitter streams would help you most?'
glad to see you get this rolling so quickly! You are a man of action Mr Coyle! I'm excited to see what people think of the categories pages we are working on that these tags will help power.
September 22
Jeb Banner replied to Pat Coyle's discussion 'Did you attend the 7,000 Smoosier Party?'
you were there? I missed you, had a nice time with the peeps that weew there.
September 18

Profile Information

How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
Co-worker
What is your greatest strength?
According to Strengths Finder 2.0 they are:
Strategic
Maximizer
Ideation
Arranger
Realtor
What are you working on?
Web design and development as well as Internet marketing including SEO, SEM, SMO, PPC and many other mysterious 3 letter things like CMS (Content Management Systems) which we have developed in house and customize for our clients.

In short, Small Box makes elegant, easy to update websites for small to medium businesses and organizations. We are also search engine wizards.
How big is your business?
small company
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://www.smallboxweb.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://www.musicalfamilytree.com
What is your alma mater?
Indiana University
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
a virtual party time of intellectual dimensions.

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Culture as Brand Case Study: New Belgium Beer- Fat Tire, etc

It's been the summer of Fat Tire beer around here. At least it seems that way. Have you noticed this as well? Friends are bringing over 12 packs of Fat Tire beer to parties. It's showing up everywhere I go. Sure it tastes pretty good but so do a lot of beers. What's up?

I starting looking at their packaging a little and it hit me- they are inviting us to not only drink their beer but to be part of their company's culture.

Check out their packaging- "Follow your folly, ours is beer" is one of t… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:30am — 8 Comments

Jeb Banner

Focus

I just returned from a week's vacation. I spent some of the time reading "100 Best Business Books of All Time". After about thirty 2 page summaries I noticed an overall trend- focus. The difference between successful and unsuccessful people and organizations is clearly pegged to their ability to focus. This extends to their "Hedgehog" as well as th… Continue

Posted on August 17, 2009 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Jeb Banner

Thoughts On Hiring

I posted a blog on the Small Box website about our approach to hiring. We received a couple interesting comments and I thought some Smoosiers might enjoy reading the post and comments.

Basically the blog argues for starting new hires part time to make sure there is a professional and cultural fit. It also argues for the benefits of working with friends. Obviously this is approach which works for us but may not for others. I'm really inter… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Jeb Banner

Are you a Magnet or a Flashlight?

This thought came to me recently and it seemed like a good topic to post on this site.

A magnet attracts and a flashlight finds, right? Same with people for the most part.

This is a little different way of thinking about extrovert/introvert or if you are a "quick start" or have "Ideation" or "Woo" as your top strength.

I think knowing if you are primarily a magnet or flashlight helps create clarity personally and professionally.

In my observation, magnets tend to be "idea" people, flashlight… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2009 at 1:12pm — 4 Comments

Jeb Banner

MySpace Autopsy

I posted this on my Small Box blog and since it references Ning as a potential threat to Facebook I wanted to post an excerpt and link to the blog here for all you Smoosiers!

Jeb

-My advice to Facebook is the remember the lessons of MySpace and Friendster. Yes, functionality is important and Yes, you need to make money at some point. But don't forget that people are there because they find and take meaning from the experience. That is your golden goose, don't poke and choke it in an attempt to… Continue

Posted on February 27, 2009 at 2:32pm —

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At 12:59pm on December 30, 2008, Linda Broadfoot said…
Thanks for the yummy basket!
At 9:25am on May 16, 2008, Jeremy Williams said…
Jeb, I knew that you guys worked with MediaSauce, but I didn't know that you were a part of the Live Indiana promotion as well! I work for the Tourism Office and think that's great that you're working with us on this promotion.
At 10:44am on April 8, 2008, Scott Abel said…
Just wanted to remind you about Web Content 2008 Chicago. It's a conference I produce with a consulting firm in Chicago that is right up your alley.

Check out the site and let me know if you have any questions.

Web Content 2008
June 17-18, 2008, Chicago

Cheers,

Scott
At 12:15pm on April 7, 2008, Travis A. Moser said…
I just happened across your write-up in the IBJ. Congratulations! Your company is doing some fantastic work.
At 10:37pm on April 6, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
It IS about time we did lunch. How about next week?
At 7:11pm on April 6, 2008, Lois Wyant said…
Hi Jeb,
You had responded to an earlier message that I send for understanding SEO. Would you have any time on Wed that I might give you a brief call?
At 9:24am on April 3, 2008, Jeb Banner said…
thanks for all the props for the IBJ article. Funny thing is I'm on vacation and haven't seen it yet, except online!
At 8:04am on April 3, 2008, Jeremy Williams said…
Jeb, great article in the IBJ!
At 11:56am on April 1, 2008, Francesco Rocchio said…
Yea, you are probably right...Francesco sounds awful formal doesn't it. Nice article in IBJ.
At 9:06am on April 1, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
Hey Jeb.
Nice write up in the IBJ!

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