Posts from ‘Business’
Who among us has not been intrigued by what goes on behind closed doors at our office? Ever wondered what your boss was really thinking? Curious about the dynamics of your organization’s board and ownership? Or perhaps speculated about compensation questions?
Sarah Ellison got a chance to explore those and many other issues at her own employer when she undertook to write War at the Wall Street Journal. Originally assigned to cover the sale of her own newspaper to Rupert Murdoch for the pages of the Journal, Ellison ultimately expanded her project to be a book about the lead up to and immediate aftermath of the sale of Dow Jones to News Corp.
We know innovation when we see it. Before you and I get to see the product of innovation, how does it stay so invisible, even for those close to the development? The problem with finding innovation is that it becomes part of a process. And as you know, nothing hides good stuff like a process.
Last week, I had the good fortune to be “volcationing” with 8,000 of the world’s most creative and innovative kids. They came from just about every state and from a number of the 31 countries in which the non-profit Destination ImagiNation has educational programs. This was their Global Finals event. Continue Reading
Love or hate the Apple iPad, no one can argue that it certainly captured the media’s attention. The concept of a tablet computer is certainly not new, but we are just now approaching a technological point where mass adoption of this could revolutionize multiple industries. Continue Reading
You may have noticed a lot of talk about “new things” coming out of the technology camps this week. From Facebook to Google along with a lot of emerging companies, they’re about to announce more of what I’ve been writing in this column for the last two years: The cloud is here; This ain’t your Daddy’s cell phone and how we communicate with customers has already changed beyond the point most businesses are willing to acknowledge. Continue Reading
Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young may have written the soundtrack to the new research on marketing dollars. In 1970 he reminded us: “If you’re down and confused, and you don’t remember who you’re talking with… Love the one you’re with.” With social media, a more smart-phone centric population and growing web interactivity on a skyrocketing trend, new data from Forrester Research pretty much says “Love the One You’re With” through their interactions with your company. Continue Reading
We have all been forced into using systems that try to make us behave in a certain way, which is generally counter-intuitive. The system may be from our company or a company that we do business with. In almost every case, the reason they are driving us nuts is that it should make it easier for THEM to do something. Wayne Kurtzman tells us how knowledge management can improve systems and help grow businesses.
The barriers to founding a company today are lower than ever, and thus it’s more than important than ever to reach your potential and existing customers in new ways. Social media has become a valuable asset in doing so; here are some tips from new Media Bullseye author Jeffrey Vocell to help out.
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