Bob Stanke (@BobStanke) is the Director of Digital Media for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Over the years, he’s become an expert in Evernote, and has created several workflows he uses everyday to manage his bookmarks and other important information. In this episode, he shares with Prescott how he designed a system to use Evernote for contact management, including how that translates to use on mobile devices and how to create searchable data for future use.
Show Notes & Links
Google+ Podcasters CommunityEvernote manages every aspect of Bob’s LifeMinnesota TimberwolvesBobStanke.com, media consulting on the sideBob’s original blog post, Evernote as a Contact ManagementEvernote is a blank slateBob likes to gather as much info as possible (name, address, birthday, spouse’s name, etc.)Evernote beats Outlook/Contacts because it’s on all devices. It’s a central location.Evernote lacked a reminder system, a way to create automated events. It’s now included.No automation, unfortunately (ex. Thank-you emails)It’s not a perfect system. Bob would love to develop his own.LifehackerEvernote for sharing between teams/householdsBob’s podcasts: Minnesota Tech News Daily, The Springpad PodcastAnother blog post, How to Manage Web Bookmarks in EvernoteBob like animated GIFs (who doesn’t?)Bob uses Google+ for photo management; Google Drive for documentsHow I Use Evernote and Google Drive TogetherTools
Evernote, of courseGoogle+ (+Bob Stanke, +Prescott Perez-Fox, +The Busy Creator)OutlookApple Address Book/ContactsIFTTT (If This Than That)ZapierBasecamp and Podio, project mgmt toolsSamsung Galaxy Note 3Microsoft AccessEvernote Business Account, for sharing with employees, contractors, virtual assistantsFollowUpThen.comMailbox for Android (part of Dropbox, actually)KipptCloud.app (on the Mac)Google DriveCarousel by Dropbox, for photo managementTechniques
Use pre-defined notesBuild your own workflow, if you have a complex, custom needSet up an email-into system to create Notes on the flyMake custom fields (ex. Pet) as you need themUse a #Hashtag in a Note to create fast-search capabilitiesIntegrate Evernote with Android phones to make calls quicklyUse Evernote to create podcast show notesUse FollowUpThen for job-hunting, get better responsesHabits
Record notes about people after meeting themUse FollowUpThen to stay in touch with people, especially after meetingAdd metadata to a bookmark when adding to Evernote