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Business as Usual: Corporate Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse Kindle Edition

by Jessie Kwak (Author), Natalie Metzger (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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Worried about the state of business during the zombie apocalypse?

You're not alone.

In my quest to document our new reality, I’ve spent the past year collecting stellar examples of how everyday businesspeople like you and me are keeping their chins up during the apocalypse:

In a transcript titled “Don’t Miss Today’s Webinar on ExitZ, the World’s Only Zombie Employee Offboarding Software Solution,” Chief Training Officer Margot Sanchez provides a very real-life demonstration of her company’s early-warning system for employee zombieism.

In an email chain titled “Notes to Creative on the Fall 1 Catalog: Zombie Apocalypse Special Edition,” Creative Director Joanna Ecco fights to meet the print deadline for her company’s Fall 1 catalog, even while the world disintegrates around her.

And in a memo titled “Despite the Tragic Events of Day 2, I Think We Can All Agree Days 1 & 3 of GeoMundo’s National Sales Meeting Were Transformational,” National Sales Manager Gerry Eltayeb gives us a glimpse into the insights—and chaos—of his company’s annual national sales meeting.

I’ve also managed to collect other fragments of business as usual: conference brochures, leadership-training advertisements, and an all-staff company birthday email that proves festivity can still coexist alongside weapons trainings during hard times.

Taken all together, this collection is a testament to future generations that business does indeed go on.

May it inspire you to persevere yourself.

Take care out there,
And please send books and IPAs,

Jessie Kwak
Author, Ghostwriter, B2B Content Marketer, Human


This humorous short story collection features pieces originally published in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Bikes in Space 3 (Pedal Zombies), and Mad Scientist Journal, along with original illustrations by Natalie Metzger.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07563ZJNG
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4396 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1946592021
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Jessie Kwak

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Jessie Kwak has always lived in imaginary lands, from Arrakis and Ankh-Morpork to Earthsea, Tatooine, and now Portland, Oregon. As a writer, she sends readers on their own journeys to immersive worlds filled with fascinating characters, gunfights, explosions, and dinner parties. When she’s not raving about her latest favorite sci-fi series to her friends, she can be found sewing, mountain biking, or out exploring new worlds both at home and abroad. You can learn more about her at www.jessiekwak.com, or follow her on Twitter (@jkwak).

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Ayelet Weisz
5.0 out of 5 stars A Creative B2B Content Marketing Example that's Just Too Funny Not to Read (When's the Next One Coming Out?)
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017
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This is definitely one of Jessie Kwak's best books. I love it, and think it's a wonderfully creative B2B content marketing example.

The book centers around how the zombie apocalypse affects B2B content marketing and in-office communication, and anyone who's ever been involved in marketing will probably be able to relate - even if you're not into zombies. Personally, I'm not, and I still LOLed when I read these 44 pages of email chains, webinar scripts, internal memos and sponsored content.

Another reason I love this book is because, even though this book was written for her freelance copywriting and book ghostwriting clients and prospects, the author doesn't pitch her services in any of the short stories. She just uses the book to give her audience the laugh-out-loud break in their day that they deserve, while keeping it relevant. This is how you build the kind of emotional relationship that will gain you the right to make a warm pitch to an enthusiastic audience later on.

If you're looking to develop something similar for your audience, check out something else Jessie's rocking here => This is a paid book (just $2.99 for the Kindle version or $6.99 for the paperback), so basically, her marketing can pay for itself and even be another revenue stream.

To sum up, if you're in B2B, you need to read this book.

I hope there's a sequel :)
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Collin
5.0 out of 5 stars So fun
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
The absolute perfect laugh for anyone in sales, or corporate work at any level. The author perfectly captures the tone of sales calls, work emails, and marketing conventions with a humorous zombie apocalypse twist. The only negative is that I want more stories in this collection!
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Karen Eisenbrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and entertaining business-speak satire
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
This business-speak satire gets the market-y tone exactly right. Email threads, ad campaigns, webinar scripts, and more find businesses making the most of a zombie-infested situation, some pivoting to zombie defense, others to zombie customers. This quick and entertaining read includes charming illustrations by Natalie Metzger.

I won a copy of this book in a drawing for subscribers to the author’s newsletter.
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Jesse
5.0 out of 5 stars Dilbert meets Shaun of the Dead
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2022
Hilarious, because it hits so close to home. The author has definitely spent some time in sales meetings and on Zoom calls.
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Angie
4.0 out of 5 stars Zombified!
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
Highly amusing tongue-in-cheek read. Trouble is it could be where I work, sounds so convincing!! As usual beautifully written by this talented lady.
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Andrea Rangel
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious satire of work life and the zombie genre
Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2017
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I was chuckling all through reading this - the webinar and product copy were all too familiar. All the stories cleverly combine the post-apocalyptic genre with Dilbert-like dry office humour.
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