Facebook barely scratching the surface of revenue, sales chief says

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Description: It’s still early days in the Wild West of digital marketing. At CES, Fortune’s Jessi Hempel sits down with top execs from Facebook, Ford, and Adobe to learn why. Source:  Fortune.com Date: Jan 07, 2014 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/07/facebook-barely-scratching-the-surface-of-revenue-sales-chief-says/ Questions for Discussions: What do the buisinesspeople in this aricle have to say about generating revenues? Do… Read more »

What Wi-Fi’s Popularity Means for Cell Phone Carriers

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Description:  David Morken holds a Moto X smartphone out for inspection. “This,” he says, “is a Wi-Fi device.” Morken runs Republic Wireless, a national carrier based in Raleigh, N.C., that offers unlimited calls and texts for $5 per month, $40 if you want unlimited data. Republic keeps its prices low by avoiding something most carriers… Read more »

The mega-corporation is dead; long live mega-networks

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Description:   Is the world’s economy increasingly being dominated by a handful of corporations, or are things becoming more competitive? Source:  SmartPlanet.com Date: Jan 05, 2014 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-megacorporation-is-dead-long-live-mega-networks/?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660&ftag=TRE4eb29b5 Questions for Discussions: What is the meant by the term “mega-network”? Do you think that this is the reality today?

NPR: Planet Money’s T-Shirt Project – ‘Our Industry Follows Poverty’: Success Threatens A T-Shirt Business

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Description:  NPR’s Planet Money team is making a T-shirt and following the shirt around the world as it gets manufactured — from the farms where the cotton is grown to the factories where the shirts are sewn together. NPR presents the entire series of stories about the fascinating world behind that T-shirt at http://www.npr.org/series/248799434/planet-moneys-t-shirt-project …. Read more »

How HSN’s on-air stars drive business

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Description: HSN CFO Judy Schmeling explains how celebrities and partnerships with iconic brands allows HSN to ‘tap in’ to new consumers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 26, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2013/12/26/f-l-hsn-brands.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about management thinking at HSN by watching this report? What lessons apply to businesses in general?

Designer makes clothes in New York City

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Description: Nanette Lepore preserves the apparel manufacturing tradition of the garment district in the heart of Manhattan. Source:  CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 27, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/12/27/n-new-york-city-designer-makes-clothes-in-manhattan.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How has the clothing manufacturing business changed, according to the report? Why would domestic manufacturers still insist on importing goods produced overseas? How important… Read more »

In-App Purchases Take Over App Revenues

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Description:  Free apps with in-app purchases account for nearly all nonadvertising revenues Read more at Source:  eMarketer.com Date: Dec 30, 2013 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/In-App-Purchases-Take-Over-App-Revenues/1010491#ODxGOkr4cZ3mCQV5.99 Questions for Discussions: Are you surprised by these results? What strategies should managers be developing?

A Holiday Retail Lesson for Small Business: Be More Like Amazon

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Description:   Here are three things we just learned about Christmas commerce in 2013: Source:  Businessweek.com Date: Dec 27, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-27/a-holiday-retail-lesson-for-small-business-be-more-like-amazon#r=nav-f-blog Questions for Discussions: What is the advice presented to small retailers? Do you think small business managers can and will respond?  

BlackBerry Ltd faces another year of uncertainty as CEO launches rescue effort

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Description:  BlackBerry Ltd. hopes to clean the slate again as it heads into the new year with another lease on life and a leader who believes he can do what his predecessors couldn’t — save the company from a slow death. Source:  FinancialPost.com Date: Dec 27, 2013 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/12/27/blackberry-ltd-rescue-2014/?__lsa=2acf-e048 Questions for Discussions: Describe the current… Read more »

90 seconds with GM’s next CEO

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Description: Mary Barra, speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Conference, discusses why she went into the auto industry and her ‘no more crappy cars’ mandate to employees after GM’s bankruptcy. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/12/10/n-general-motors-next-ceo-first-female-mary-barra.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about Mary Barra by watching tis… Read more »