I'm the lead writer and editor for the globetrotter's guide to fashionable travel, food, wine and shopping: Vagablond.com. We publish up to 25 stories a week, bringing you the latest news, articles and resources –from hip hotels and gadgets to spas and deals. To date, I’ve published over 1,200 stories, and manage all the content […]
Fortify Software :: Data Security Website
I wrote and edited the 60-page Website for Fortify Software during 2006. This Palo Alto company offers a proprietary suite of software products that protect companies from today’s greatest risk: security flaws in their business-critical software applications. Their clients include Oracle, Wells Fargo Bank, TMobile, Charles Schwab, Bank of America, and many more.
The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Outdoor Weblog
My friend and travel-writing colleague, Terah Shelton, just interviewed me for The Outdoor Weblog, an online blog about adventure travel. Below are excerpts from the two articles… Part One… Don’t let this week’s Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door, Gil Zeimer’s job as editor of Vagablond, an stylish blog dedicated to luxury travel, fool you. He can […]
Well Engaged Discussions 3.0 Software :: Four-Page Sell Sheet
Discussions 3.0 Software from Well Engaged was going to be introduced at a huge software trade show. So the sell sheet had to capture a snapshot of what this software could do to “Collaborate With Your Employees, Your Customers, And Everyone Else”; tell a bit about Well Engaged as the first online community; compare Discussions […]
Broderbund Logical Journey of the Zoombinis :: Game Naming & Package Copy
“Builds Advanced Math Thinking Skills Logical Journey of the Zoombinis” Broderbund needed help in a variety of ways. First, they wanted me to help them name this math skills game aimed at 8-12 year olds. Next, they asked me to write the package copy to entice parents — and their kids — to buy this […]
Hooked on Phonics :: Radio Spot
A few years ago, I was asked to write a radio script and produce it for Hooked on Phonics, one of the world’s most popular reading tools for children. My own daughter was beginning to read at the time and I strongly believed in phonics being able to help young readers to read better. My […]
PalmOne Fall 2004 Catalog
Palm wanted to create a catalog/magazine to promote its most recent SmartPhones, PDAs, handheld software and accessories. So I was hired to write this 24-page catalog for PalmOne in November 2004 to boost holiday sales. Palm printed 1,000,000 catalogs and sold advertising space to Palm-compatible software companies to offset the printing fees. Kuleana Design (formerly […]
My Dive Buddy Wears Diapers
– By Gil Zeimer (This article first appeared in Dive Travel Magazine, Winter 1996) My dive buddy prefers warm water. So do I. Every evening around 8 p.m., we gather our gear, approach the dive site and take the plunge. Her dive conditions: Water temperature, 90 degrees; Depth, 6 inches; Bottom time, 30 minutes; Swells, […]
TomatoVine.com :: Banners
My colleague, Ivan Lee, and I created a series of five animated banners in various sizes for a now-defunct VoIP telecom solution called TomatoVine.com. The sizes were 728×90, 468×60, 160 x 60, 120 x 600 and 300 x 250.
BART Radio
Bridges Marketing Group of Walnut Creek asked me to write, direct and produce four :30 spots within a week in March 0f 2007. No problem. Below are the first two of commercials: “Yo Dude” and “Baseball.” Plus, a few years ago, I wrote and produced these two :30 radio spots for the agency’s tagline: “Fung […]