Description: Anita Demetropoulos, a Maine shopkeeper, figured she would never see the day when her most relentless competitor, Amazon, would be forced to collect sales tax. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 26, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/technology/internet-sales-tax-coming-too-late-for-some-stores.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=business&adxnnlx=1367075722-WWYd/ji/2PZqa8QTItbNpA Questions for Discussions: Do you think the tax legislation was delayed to help companies like Amazon get started? Do you think… Read more »
Posts Categorized: International Business
How a U.S. shoemaker stays competitive
Description: Okabashi Brands was founded in the 1980s when U.S. manufacturing was shrinking. But thanks to automation, a U.S. workforce, and recycling methods, Okabashi is a success story. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 1, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2013/04/17/small-business-smt-okabashi-shoes-made-is-usa.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the highlights in this report. How has the firm managed to operate… Read more »
Need Motivation? Declare a Deadline
Description: AT a meeting last Tuesday, I told my colleagues that I would finish this column — which is about deadlines — by noon on Thursday. I spent part of Tuesday afternoon searching the word “deadlines” on Google, but didn’t make much progress. By late afternoon, I felt a tiny knot of fear in my… Read more »
Native advertising is also showing significant growth
Description: Three major trends are driving some of the biggest changes in social ad spend and helping kick up growth: the mobile channel, local outreach and native ad formats. Estimates from BIA/Kelsey released in its “Annual US Local Media Forecast: Social Local Media 2012-2017” report showed that the firm expected social media ad spending in… Read more »
Are Teenagers Suffering From Facebook Fatigue?
Description: Bloomberg Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky speaks discusses teenagers and social networking on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 12, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/YxnZYR Questions for Discussions: What does this report say to managers of technolgy companies like Facebook? How can Facebook respond to these challenges? What are the… Read more »
Is the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance a Myth?
Description: On today’s “Reganomix,” Bloomberg View Columnist Alan Tonelson and Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul debate the revival of U.S. manufacturing on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Apr 10, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/YlHzae#ooid=xvMjN2YTqywyRZQs1zShNAxyh2k4Je0H Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the trends in manufacturing? What… Read more »
With Eco-Friendly Building Supplies, Green Depot Thrives in the Construction Rebound
Description: Sarah Beatty was pregnant with her first child when she learned toxic mold might be spreading beneath the floorboards of her newly renovated Manhattan apartment. Although the scare turned out to be a false alarm, the former MTV marketing executive became concerned about health risks posed by materials in her home. Because her husband,… Read more »
Sometimes, We Want Prices to Fool Us
Description: WHEN the board of J. C. Penney ousted its chief executive, Ron Johnson — news that broke last Monday — you might say it was, in some small way, because he didn’t understand Tracie Fobes. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 13, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/business/for-penney-a-tough-lesson-in-shopper-psychology.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the importance of pricing strategies, the use… Read more »
TV streaming startup vs. the networks
Description: Aereo allows users to stream broadcast networks over the internet and the major media companies are not happy about it. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 03, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/04/03/t-aereo-networks-tv.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does this technology suggest to you about the future of television distribution? What would you advise networks and cable… Read more »
Daily Report: Start-Ups Aim to Build Brands by Selling Direct
Description: A wave of e-commerce companies are trying to build premium brands at discount prices by cutting out middlemen and going straight to manufacturers, Claire Cain Miller and Stephanie Clifford report Monday in The New York Times. Source: NYTimes.com – video report Date: Apr 01, 2013 Link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/daily-report-start-ups-aim-to-build-brands-by-selling-direct/ Questions for Discussions: Describe the method used… Read more »
