Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Finding Nemo … And Other People, Too

"I suffer from short term memory loss. It runs in my family... At least I think it does... Where are they?" -- Dory in the animated film "Finding Nemo"

When you find a company of interest, you may want to contact directly specific people within that company.

Take Sulphur Experts Inc. (www.sulphurexperts.com) for example.  Its Web lists key personnel, with a brief bio of each.  This information is helpful.  However, no contact information for these individuals is provided.

Today’s tip: Google® the “@” sign

This does not always work.  But it is worth a try.  So, if you Google® the following search string …

“@sulphurexperts.com”

One of the results …

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Sulphur Experts International Inc - BCInsight Online Buyer's Guide
www.bcinsightsearch.com/companydetails.aspx?id=5213&url=Cached
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103 Beacon Hill Mullins St. Peter BB26026 Barbados. Tel: +1 246 422 4988. Web: Website: www.sulphurexperts.com. E-mail: john.sames@sulphurexperts. com ...
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John Sames, as we know from the Sulphur Experts Web, is president of the company.  Now that we know his email address, we can surmise that the same pattern applies to the email addresses of other key personnel.

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Bruce W. Klint, B.Sc.ChE., P.Eng., Director – Engineering
Probable email address: bruce.klint@sulphurexperts.com

Gerald E. Bohme, B.Sc.ChE., P.Eng., Staff Consultant / Production Manager
Probable email address: gerald.bohme@sulphurexperts.com

Peter R. Dale R.E.T. Senior Staff Technologist / Technical Coordinator
Probable email address: peter.dale@sulphurexperts.com
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As I said, this trick is not fool proof.  But it costs nothing to try.

One thing that IS fool proof … adding the Desulfurization Blog (www.desulf.blogspot.com) to your favorite feeds.  And let your colleagues know about this continuing series of online research tips and tricks.

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