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Here Are The Greatest Commercials From The NBA Lockout
From fans to players to local restaurants - we all came out losers in the NBA lockout. But there was one group that came out on top: marketers. Relatively speaking, at least. The lockout provided...
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26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System
Since it implemented huge education reforms 40 years ago, Finland's school system has consistently come at the top for the international rankings for education systems. So how do they do it? It's...
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Here's The Obscene Comic Strip That Just Caused A Hassle For General Mills
General Mills recently got some heat for this comic strip that somehow managed to pop up as "Hot Comic of the Week" on its Honey Nut Cheerios kids website, reports TMZ. It's an interactive site that...
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Why Working At Starbucks For Three Weeks Was The Toughest Job I've Ever Had...
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to work for Starbucks as a barista.I had recently moved to New York City, and I was freelancing at the time. But I had to get a part-time job in order to pay...
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Check Out This Holiday Season's Most Unique Social Media Marketing Campaigns
Big brands are getting social for the holidays, maybe you should too. According to Chicago-based market research firm Lab42, 61 percent of holiday shoppers plan to research that perfect gift through...
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A Satellite Tour Of Former US Auto Plants That Are Leading Second Lives
The closing of a car manufacturing plant can be devastating for a community. It means jobs will be lost, along with the host town's sense of identity. But at many abandoned sites around the county,...
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How Fab.com Raised $40 Million With A Lot Of Data And Not Much Pain
Learn more about digital commerce and social media on Feb. 7, 2012 at the Social Commerce Summit. Meet leaders in the space and boost your ROI and market knowledge.Let’s face it, fundraising can be a...
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Victoria's Secret Has A Big Problem To Deal With After Revelations Of Forced...
Victoria's Secret is using cotton from forced child labor farms in Burkina Faso, according to a lengthy investigation by Cam Simpson at Bloomberg. And it's a PR disaster. Simpson tells the...
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BILL GROSS: Here Are The 12 Lessons I've Learned In My 30 Years Of Being An...
Editor's note: Bill Gross, the founder of idealab, gave a great presentation at LeWeb last week reflecting on his 30 years as a serial entrepreneur. Over his amazing career, which began when he was...
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These Mistakes Will Kill Your Company's Prospects When Trying To Go Global
In today’s interdependent world economy, globalization must be approached with great thought, care and tenacity. Yet many companies march into foreign markets with a Napoleonic mindset, trying to...
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A Company Saved From Bankruptcy By Romney Was Just Named The Best Employer In...
The best employer in America — according to an annual report from Glassdoor — is a company that was saved from bankruptcy by Mitt Romney. Bain & Company today is defined by Romney, and that says a...
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Meet Peter Lyon, The New Head Of Private Equity Coverage For Goldman Sachs
Yesterday, it was announced that among the 37 partners to leave the firm would be Milton Berlinski, the head of the Financial Sponsors Group. So you know: 'Financial sponsors' is a euphemism for...
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INSTANT MBA: There Are No Truly Democratic Bosses
Today's advice comes from Pfizer general counsel and executive vice president Amy Schulman's interview with the New York Times: "If you’re constantly giving direction and speaking, then you’re really...
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Why This ER Doctor Decided That Business Is Way Better Than Medicine
After several years as an ER doctor, Christine Tsien Silvers decided to quit clinical medicine to become the Chief Medical Officer of a small company and, therefore, leave behind the days of having to...
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Enter Our Final 2011 Email Sweepstakes — With Great Hulu Prizes!
You'll have four chances to win 3 months of Hulu Plus. Any newsletter subscriber is eligible. Become one now and you'll have a chance to check out what all the cool kids are talking about. Entry...
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STUDY: Lonely Consumers Are Wasting Money On Crap They Don't Even Like
Feeling lonely? Better find out the return policy on your gifts this year. A new study by the Stanford Graduate School of Business finds that lonely consumers tend to make purchases they later regret...
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Delta To Ring In 2012 With More Ads And A Digital Storefront
Delta is looking to sell a lot more than well-packaged junk food to its passengers in the coming year. With its piggy bank fat from a $800 million profit year, the airline's steamrolling ahead with...
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Here's The Huge Marketing Mistake You May Be Making
Regular readers know that I sometimes rewrite my readers' marketing messages (for free), if the subject matter leads toward something that would end up as an interesting column. I don't do it for...
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A Complete Guide To What NOT To Do When Launching A Startup
Everywhere you look, startups are springing up all over the map. Everywhere you go, tech people are lounging around discussing ideas and making them come to life. According to the Phoenix Business...
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10 Predictions For How The Workplace Will Change In 2012
It’s that time of year again when we reflect back on our hits, misses and lessons learned over the past 12 months. While this is important, I think it is just as useful (and perhaps more fun) to look...
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