The Battle of the Carnivals

Erik Samdahl - Vice President of Marketing, i4cp

January 21, 2009

It's the battle of two carnivals, which isn't nearly as violent as one would imagine. With both the Leadership Development Carnival and Carnival of HR arriving on the same day - today - readers have a plethora of new articles to choose from.

The Leadership Development Carnival, hosted at TRUHST.com, revolves around a theme of self-improvement. The Carnival comes equipped with 28 articles, covering topics such as:

Succession planning
2009 predictions
Caring for employees
Line manager tips and coaching

The Carnival of HR, hosted at the Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog, has only 16 articles, but with a theme of "change," it seems all the more relevant. Topics include:

Great leaders with little experience vs. so-so leaders with vast experience
How not to confound expectations
Salary increases and base pay goals
More workplace forecasts and predictions

Check out both and determine for yourself which deserves the title of "The Best Carnival of January 21, 2009."

Erik Samdahl, Vice President of Marketing

As vice president of marketing at i4cp, Erik is currently responsible for all marketing efforts for the company and works alongside several departments to execute organizational initiatives. He also oversees web development projects. Located in Seattle, WA, he brings over 15 years of Internet marketing experience, most of which are in the research industry.

Prior to i4cp, Erik worked as Internet Marketing Director at market research panel company GMI, where he was responsible for global online marketing and panel growth in several countries. He also managed the graphic design team and worked extensively with other departments on process improvements and plan development. GMI experienced exceptional revenue growth - several hundred percent - during his tenure. Prior to GMI, Erik founded FilmJabber.com, a movie review and information website that continues to grow in popularity and traffic.

Erik received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Western Washington University.