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Mark Phillips

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Covers:  automotive, automotive parts, automobiles, iphone apps, energy, distribution, retail, technology, transportation, new products, business management, trade shows, human resources, sales
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Mark Phillips’s Biography

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*Digital, print and revenue-focused editor-in-chief of Counterman, a B2B automotive aftermarket media property whose readers are warehouse distributors, retailers and jobbers.

*Oversee editing and production of 40,000-monthly circulation B2B print product, online property as well as twice-weekly e-newsletter and all social media properties.

*Also managing editor of aftermarketNews.com, whose readers are executives in the automotive aftermarket

*Covered 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City; …

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Taipei, Taiwan, Site Of Unique Four-in-One Automotive, Motorcycle Shows

Taipei, Taiwan, Site Of Unique Four-in-One Automotive, Motorcycle Shows

TAIPEI, Taiwan - More than 1,100 exhibitors with 3,030 booths packed the NANGANG Exhibition Hall in Taipei fo…

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Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Brings The Magic To Florida

Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Brings The Magic To Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. - Adapting to change is something the automotive aftermarket must embrace if it's going to keep…

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Uni-Select Convention Attendees Hear How To Put Rock And Roll Into Their Businesses

Uni-Select Convention Attendees Hear How To Put Rock And Roll Into Their Businesses

LAS VEGAS - Attendees of Uni-Select's first North American convention at Wynn Las Vegas learned from business…

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AMN Executive Interview With Kevin Freeland, Co-CEO Of Federal-Mogul And CEO, Vehicle Components ...

AMN Executive Interview With Kevin Freeland, Co-CEO Of Federal-Mogul And CEO, Vehicle Components ...

AMN Executive Interview With Kevin Freeland, Co-CEO Of Federal-Mogul And CEO, Vehicle Components Segment Toda…

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Have Money. Need Product.: aftermarket News

Have Money. Need Product.: aftermarket News

I have a friend who bought a new device recently. It's not important what the device is, but you'll probably …

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Executive Interview: Top Program Group Leaders Look At 2014 And Beyond: aftermarket News

Executive Interview: Top Program Group Leaders Look At 2014 And Beyond: aftermarket News

Executive Interview: Top Program Group Leaders Look At 2014 And Beyond The leaders of some of the top program…

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Articles

The Report of My Death Was an Exaggeration

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By Mark Phillips
| freebsdfoundation.org
May 20, 2025 I’ve been here at The Foundation for about three months now. During that time, I’ve had a few conversations with businesses using FreeBSD, and interested in using FreeBSD. On more than one occasion, a statement has cropped up that’s made me raise my eyebrows — because it’s not something I see, or even feel. That statement is “isn’t FreeBSD dying?” Wait! What? Why would you even think that? As I’ve picked it apart, I’ve come to a startling conclusion and a very obvious fact.
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New York of Today (1910)

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By Mark Phillips
| nycinfilm.com
Earlier this month, I found myself over Presidents Day Weekend with not much to do. So on a whim, I decided to visit all the locations from the 1910 travelogue film, New York of Today. A remastered version of the short had recently been released, and as per usual, I jumped at identifying all the spots shown. (See my previous investigation into New York 1911.) Most sites were fairly easy to find, with only one real head-scratcher in the bunch.
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Do younger donors like direct mail? And do they care about being thanked?

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By Mark Phillips
| queerideas.co.uk
One of the things that’s seems to have entered the fundraising psyche over the last year or so, is the thought that younger people are a completely different philanthropic creature to their parents and grandparents. Most importantly, there is a sense that they are going to have a different approach to giving that will stay with them for the rest of their lives that fundraisers are going to have to adapt to, to stay successful.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

First real job: Crime reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. My family inherited an 1800s desk with a fold-out typewriter. You had to practically stand on the keys to make it work.

How is social media changing news?

Levels the playing field a bit, no?