Janice V. Kapner

The Unified Communications Group at Microsoft performed a "stunt" campaign to generate leads and press whereby a group of employees would travel by plane to various US cities within 3 days to simulate would "could have been done" instead to have multiple meetings in one day (web conferencing). We traveled from San Francisco to a New York deli to an "L" line platform in Chicago and back to San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf all within 1 day. At each location we conducted a web conferencing with… Show more

The Unified Communications Group at Microsoft performed a "stunt" campaign to generate leads and press whereby a group of employees would travel by plane to various US cities within 3 days to simulate would "could have been done" instead to have multiple meetings in one day (web conferencing). We traveled from San Francisco to a New York deli to an "L" line platform in Chicago and back to San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf all within 1 day. At each location we conducted a web conferencing with participants worldwide to demonstrate that it was no longer to travel for business meetings anymore, and that you could easily save time and money by simply using our technology.

I was responsible for technology and logistics in the early days of cellular data (less than 3G wireless modems). Show less

Lived in NY for 8 consecutive weeks managing on-site activities for the Web conferencing from a NY Billboard campaign whereby our business group purchased a billboard in Times Square in New York.

The billboard included an actual desk, telephone, internet connection and cameras. I was responsible for bringing featured guests and customers to the billboard, purchase and setup of equipment at the location and managing the on-site day-of event (2-3 per week for 8 weeks) activities. The… Show more

Lived in NY for 8 consecutive weeks managing on-site activities for the Web conferencing from a NY Billboard campaign whereby our business group purchased a billboard in Times Square in New York.

The billboard included an actual desk, telephone, internet connection and cameras. I was responsible for bringing featured guests and customers to the billboard, purchase and setup of equipment at the location and managing the on-site day-of event (2-3 per week for 8 weeks) activities. The billboard was launched simultaneously with the sponsorship of an episode of the "Apprentice" television show. Show less

My group at Microsoft (the Unified Communications Group) sponsored an episode of the "Apprentice" television show. I was responsible for the training of the test contestants (to see if the task was feasible) as well as the actual contestants.

I provide on-site training, guidance, answers and limited assistance to the contestants on our LiveMeeting product. I was even seen briefly in the background of the episode.

The team I aided eventually one the contest!