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Time to breathe a bit of life back into this blog.

Between writing and promoting Understanding Digital Marketing, work with SOHO Solo, Career Moves and other editorial commitments things have been pretty hectic. Damian and I have also just signed publishing contracts with Kogan Page to do a follow up book. So, interesting times ahead.

Distilling the very best in online marketing for you

The new book, which is set for delivery to the publishers by 31 January 2010, and should hit the shelves the middle of next year, will focus on how organisations around the world are harnessing integrated online marketing to drive their business forward, improve their ROI and enrich their relationship with their customers.

We’re in the process of putting together an international panel of online marketing experts – acknowledged leaders in their respective fields – to help us select the very best examples of online marketing in the world today. Together we’ll deconstruct them and analyse the lessons that others can learn from these innovative campaigns.

Stay tuned for more updates, and regular online marketing content here and on the soon to be re-vamped “Understanding Digital” website.

Kogan Page couldn’t squeeze our full author biographies onto the cover of “Understanding Digital Marketing”. Since we spent so long pondering what to put into them I thought I’d post the full, uncut versions here for everyone to read ….

DAMIAN RYAN is regional partner for Results International Group, the world’s leading specialist M&A firm for the marketing, communications and digital media sectors. Here he helps business leaders grow and realise the value of their organisations.

He was previously chief executive officer and founder of ICAN, Ireland’s most successful online advertising agency and the creator of several other media businesses. His achievements include:

• The launch of over 50 magazine titles in a publishing career spanning 21 years
• The development of several award programmes for the emerging digital media sector
• Learning to play guitar to a “reasonably annoying” standard!

CALVIN JONES is a freelance writer, journalist, blogger, online marketer and author who helps organisations of all sizes to communicate more effectively both on- and off-line. With a broad foundation of experience with large public utilities, SMEs and technology start-ups, over the years Calvin has refined his talent for taking complex ideas and making them accessible to a mainstream audience.

Some of the highlights of Calvin’s chequered career include:

* Working as a marine biologist on Sherkin Island, West Cork, Ireland.

* Running a taco-vending business on the streets of San Luis Potosi, Mexico with Irish and Californian partners.

* Walking away from a promising corporate management career to travel the world.

* Listening to the morning traffic report while contemplating his 20 second commute (10 seconds flat-out) to the office.

* Giving his children the gift of time, while they still want it.

You can contact Calvin through his blog.