Buffett: Boards don’t say no on CEO pay

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Description: Is this why executive compensation is out of control? Warren Buffett disagreed with Coca-Cola’s latest plan, but he abstained from the vote instead of using the power of his millions of shares. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 25, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/24/n-warren-buffett-coca-cola-compensation-excessive-board-of-directors.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What did Warren Buffet say about the way… Read more »

The Golden Age of binge TV watching?

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Description: Online video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon are allowing consumers to gorge themselves with seemingly unlimited hours of viewing content on everything from TVs, to tablets, to smartphones. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: Apr 22, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/04/23/t-binge-tv-watching-netflix-showtime-amazon-streaming-video.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the changes taking place in the digital entertainment industry. How… Read more »

Retailers Draw Customers Through Pinterest Website

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Description: Target, Nordstrom and other big chains are pinning their hopes of attracting shoppers on social media. Source: TheLedger.com Date: Apr 25, 2014 Link: http://www.theledger.com/article/20140425/NEWS/140429425/1001/BUSINESS?Title=Retailers-Draw-Customers-Through-Pinterest-Website Questions for Discussions: How does Pinterest help drive customers to a retailer’s website? Why might some argue it is superior to placing advertising in online magazines? How can it help… Read more »

As Parents Make Their Own Baby Food, Industry Tries to Adapt

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Description: Dylan DeNeve of Brooklyn dined on homemade baby food of vegetable purées, delicately seasoned with leeks, red peppers, cumin and thyme, prepared by her mother, Alexandra, a lawyer. In Atlanta, Wes and Hadley Stewart enjoyed homemade mashed-up kale, butternut squash and ancient grains. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 25, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/business/as-parents-make-their-own-industry-tries-to-adapt.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for Discussions:… Read more »

How Marissa Mayer changed Tumblr

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Description: Tumblr CEO David Karp talks about his relationship with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and how his company has changed. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 17, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/04/17/t-tumblr-david-karp-mayer-yahoo.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the managerial relationship between the two organizations, as presented by David Karp. With respect to leadership specifically, why would Mayer… Read more »

GM’s CEO: Cost of fix ‘not my focus’

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Description: CEO Mary Barra says that her company is not focused on the ‘cost elements’ of the safety fix and that GM is ‘gonna do the right thing.’ Source: CNN.com – video report Date: Apr 16, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/16/gm-ceo-mary-barra-cost-of-safety-fix-recall.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Do you think Mary Barra handled this media presentation well? What was positive… Read more »

Why Arianna Huffington says ‘lean back’

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Description: “Stress and burnout are the diseases of our civilization.” Media mogul Arianna Huffington says we must lean back to succeed. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: Apr 15, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/15/n-arianna-huffington-on-women-and-success.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the message presented by Arianna Huffington to managers and companies that employ them? Do you agree with her… Read more »

Pop-up shops are becoming more permanent

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Description: In brand strategy, short-term retail may not be so temporary after all. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 18, 2014 Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/18/pop-up-shop-storefront/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Describe the business model of short-term retail rentals. For which businesses does this service make sense? Why?

How This Theater Fills Its Empty Seats Every Night

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Description: Every seat that goes unsold at the three-venue Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles is lost revenue. And every night Jim Royce, director of marketing, communications and sales for the nonprofit company, faces a delicate balancing act between pricing those extra seats to move and protecting their value–while not angering core subscribers who paid… Read more »