Writing Samples
Business Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Success
Mentoring: Guides for the Journey
Bill Gates consulted them. So did Luke Skywalker. Mentors are wise loyal advisors…This article gives an overview on how mentors can help you succeed and gives tips on working with a mentors.
Infonomics (formerly E-Doc)
Biotechnology: Bringing Enterprise Content Management to Life
In this complex piece, I interviewed biotech companies and software firms to tell how biotech leverages various applications, social media and digitization to move their businesses and medicine forward.
E-Doc magazine (now Infonomics)
Staying Out of Court: Managing Email by Design
E-discovery is a huge area in litigation. For corporations, this article highlights the importance of managing e-mails from the compliance and records management perspectives.
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Guest Columnist)
Challenge in Today's Economy: Finding our 'New Cheese'
In this guest editorial for the local daily paper, I extended the metaphors used in the business bestseller Who Moved My Cheese? to the world of transportation and logistics.
Hotline
Channel Navigation: Travel Agencies Remain a Vital Market for Growing Hotel Stays
Hotline is a multiple award-winning publication that goes to franchisees of the Carlson Companies' hotel properties. The publication is an example of excellence in internal communications.
Dating, Relationships, Family Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Success
Give Your Kids an Abundance Attitude
For this article, it was fun to interview families on how they teach their kids about money. I also interviewed financial columnist and author Terry Savage.
Basilica of Saint Mary magazine
Marriage Preparation: Knowing Yourself and Your Partner
This engaging article (pun intended) on marriage preparation, features comments from the Basilica marriage prep counselor and marriage expert/founder of online dating site E-harmony, Dr. Neil Clark Warren.
A Few Favorites
In the realm of dating and relating, here's a few favorites in my role as a frequent contributor to Match.com online dating site and sister site MSN.com:
Match.com & MSN.com Dating & Personals
7 Habits of
Highly Effective
Emails
Food Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
InPerspective by Cargill Salt
Flavor Diversity Spices Up Cheese
Expanding flavor profiles abound in the cheese aisle.
Pizza Today
Who doesn't love pizza? Take-n-bake continues to be a fast-growing segment of the entire pizza market and the take-home deli segment.
Home & Garden Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Home design, real estate, construction and all things building is a key sector I write in, including to the trade and consumers. Here are some consumer favorites:
Kitchen & Bath Ideas
Bathroom re-do: Compact Sparkle
A hall closest transforms into a jewel of a first-floor powder room, just one of two bathroom projects in the same home I wrote about, interviewing the architect and family.
Marq magazine by the Star Tribune
Green Building Design Trends: Greenway
Twin Cities home designers, architects and builders share trends and products in sustainable, green design.
Spring 2007, Parade of Homes – Easy Street
Twin Cities lighting experts shed light on types of lighting and tell how to layer it. Includes tips on adding drama with lighting.
Self-published
Winter Gardening: When North Winds Blow
Adding winter structure to your landscape. Mpls.-St. Paul magazine didn't have space to run this article so I'm including it here.
In addition to these magazines, gardening bylines include Garden Deck & Landscape, LowesforPros.com, Midwest Home and Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Spirituality Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basilica of Saint Mary magazine
Faith can be a difficult subject to write about though I followed my heart in writing the piece based on a pitch I made to the editor. This article attempts to define faith from the theological and everyday perspectives.
Supply Chain Management Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air Cargo World
Expedited Freight Goes to New Heights
This special advertising section profiles the innovative services of air and ground expedited transportation carriers and providers.
Cargovision publication by KLM Royal Dutch airlines
Titanic: Transporting Treasures from the Deep
2012 marked the 100th year anniversary of the Titanic disaster. For this article on the shipping of Titanic artifacts, I attended the St. Paul exhibit in '99, marveled over treasures, poured over the shipping manifest (opium onboard) and interviewed George Tulloch, founder of the RMS Titanic company, which led the expedition to the seabed. (Tulloch's team completed 32 dives to the site 2.5 miles under the Atlantic) A decade later, at the Science Museum of MN's Titanic exhibit, it was a kick to see one of the large hull pieces I wrote about in this piece.
Logistics Asia
Super-models of the Supply Chain
This article takes a look at shipping and distribution patterns in Europe and Asia.
Inbound Logistics
From Tide soap to laptops, like it or not, stolen freight is big, organized business with an estimated $30 billion in freight stolen annually, made worse by the economic crises that spikes demand for black market goods.
Travel Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NWA Traveler
Southwest England: Jurassic Coast
This short piece chronicles a stop of a mystical trip to England which included explorations of Stonehenge, Glastonbury and Avebury. Travel article bylines include the in-flight magazines of Southwest Airlines and Sun Country airlines.
Health & Wellness Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Experience Life
Structural Integration techniques like Rolfing can improve your posture, athletic performance and sense of wellbeing. But are you ready to be Rolfed?
Brochures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
Building the Beloved Community
Aesthetician Kara Welle Certified Laser Training
HighJump
Transportation Advantage: Transportation management software
Agility Logistics
High-tech Logistics Services solutions
Apex IT
Customer Relationship Management software
Goodrich Aerospace and Defense
Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems
Helicopter sensors: health usage management systems for fixed-wing aircraft
AirClic
Putting business process on mobile devices
Aviation Mobility Hot Zones: Optimizing business-critical work functions for airlines and service providers
Case Studies/Customer Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPS Commerce retail supply chain software
SPS, 3PL customer case study, Tagg Logistics
Velocity Technology Solutions
Customer case study: Empire Merchants North
ERP software integrator
Olympic International
HVAC supplier
Direct Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Postcard
PC Miler Truck Routing & Mileage Software
Conference Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conference Proceedings
Ghostwriting/Bylined Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghostwriting services include articles, blogs, white papers and sections of books for clients
Canadian Healthcare Facilities
Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre: A Case Study in Design
Trade journal article
Award Winning Book by Cyndi Dale
The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy
Ghostwriting and research contributed to this multiple award-winning book published by Sounds True.
Press Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For Immediate Release
WorldLogistics Assists Canadian Agencies in War Relief
For Immediate Release
Worth Magazine Names Sharon Olson Top Wealth Advisor
Sales Sheets/Product Backgrounders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AirClic
AirClic Fusion: Make your mobile activity really add up
White papers/e-books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
White papers and short 'e-books' (mini white papers) that rely on images and blocks of text with highlights, are specialties of mine, both in the research and writing required for compelling long-form pieces.
AirClic
Enterprise Mobilization Trends: Customer Research Findings
Buxton
5 Reasons You Need to Start Thinking Like a Retailer
Webcopy and Style Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact Marcia Jedd for samples of webcopy writing and editing, including links to current websites where work appears, or see website highlights.