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Al Maag Featured on AZ Central

January 28, 2014 in /by

Put down your phone, ex-technology exec urges Six years ago, Tempe resident Al Maag was asking people to start using social media. Now, hes begging them to get off their phones. The former chief communications officer of Avnet Inc., a phoenix-based technology distributor, has release a new book called “Social media isn’t social,” which talks […]

A Toast to Al Maag

June 24, 2013 in /by

In the world of business journalism, a company’s corporate communications manager can be a barrier to the press or a gateway into the internal workings of an organization. One of the best in the business, Al Maag, is retiring from Avnet Inc. this month. My first professional interaction with Al – then a PR person […]