Bill Eager

Biography

Bill has held senior management positions in several organizations including the U.S. Department of Energy and BASF Corporation. While Director of Corporate Communications at BASF, Bill proposed and became responsible for the development of one of the first large scale Intranets in the United States. This on-line system enables more than 25,000 employees to access a variety of information at their desktop computer. In 1994 Bill was one of the founding partners of Webb Interactive (Nasdaq: WEBB), a Denver-based Web development and e-commerce company. Today, Bill helps international clients learn about and take advantage of the practical business applications of the Internet. Bill has helped some of the nations leading companies including Kaiser Permanente, Columbia Healthcare, Cahners, Sprint, INVESCO, RE/MAX and TCI International design and implement interactive Web sites that provide communication services to employees and customers. Bill regularly consults with companies to help create successful Internet-based businesses.

Bill regularly gives presentations and keynotes about the Internet at national conferences, company and organizational meetings and bookstores. He has led workshops that focus on business solutions for executives of major corporations including JD Edwards, Ciba-Geigy, Citibank and INVESCO. He has been a keynote speaker at major conferences including Internet World, Discover Card, Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Jeppessen, International Inflight Association, Society of Information Management, Council of Engineers, Scientist and Society Executives, and International Expositions. Because he combines a thorough knowledge of the practical applications of the Internet and computers with a fun and interactive presentation, Bill has an extremely active speaking schedule.

Bill has written numerous articles and books that focus on the practical applications and technologies involved in delivering information electronically. To date, more than 500,000 people have purchased one of Bill`s ten books about the Internet. Internet Quick Reference is a guide to using popular Internet software and Web sites. The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Online Marketing provides insight into how companies and organizations can use the Internet for successful marketing. Using the Internet is a guide to the Internet for the non-technical, casual user and Net.Search shows readers how to effectively locate information on the Internet.

Publications

Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Marketing Everything you ever wanted to know about how to successfully market products and services online. You'll learn about the various types of Internet advertising; techniques for marketing with electronic mail and Internet newsgroups; how to conduct one-to-one marketing and interact with customers. Other topics include the role of search engines, virtual communities and money-saving promotional ideas. Other Publications: Internet Quick Reference This book is a quick reference to all of the activities that you conduct via the Net. Learn how to access and use Web-based e-mail systems and how to take advantage of e-mail features of both Outlook Express and Netscape Communicator. Discover the latest tools for online communications including chat, forums and video conferencing. The Information Payoff Learn how companies around the world are using electronic communications to improve productivity and enhance employee participation. Interviews with senior-level managers at Fortune 500 companies provide insight into the latest applications and benefits of electronic mail, interactive communications and electronic publications. Using the Internet For the new user, this book explains in step-by-step fashion how to get on the Internet and how to use the new graphical, point-and-click computer programs to navigate through the vast resources of the Internet. There are several Windows-based Internet software programs on the disk with this book. The Information Superhighway Illustrated A vividly illustrated book that explains how the technology of the information superhighway works (the networks, hardware and software) and overviews current and future applications for business, educational institutions and individuals. Net.Search This book shows readers how to successfully locate and retrieve information from the vast resources of the Internet. Chapters are devoted to specific Internet systems such as the Web, newsgroups, mailing lists. Step-by-step instructions illustrate procedures that help locate information about companies, financial resources, reference material and even find e-mail addresses for individuals.

Titles

The Information Superhighway Delivering Information on Computer Networks The Benefits and Challenges of Multimedia Getting the Most Value from the Internet Tomorrow's Cutting Edge Computer Technologies Searching the Internet Marketing and Sales on the Internet Customer Service on the Internet