This Year, All Publishers Go Mobile

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Description:  Mobile readership offers publishers new circulation revenue sources.Media businesses have already gone through a first wave of digital transition, and in the last few years, mobile has been the next frontier. Publishers have been tasked with deciding whether to offer their content on the smaller-screen devices—and how. Source:  eMarketer.com Date: Jan 25, 2013 Link:… Read more »

P&G CEO in the hot seat

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Description: Activist investor Bill Ackman says it’s ‘unlikely’ that Bob McDonald is the right person for the job. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 14, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/01/14/investing-ackman-proctor-and-gamble-bob-mcdonald-ceo.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report tell you about the relationships between the board of directors, CEO, and major investors? Do you think R&D should… Read more »

Video: Lee’s Music puts focus on innovative guitar manufacturing with Riversong Guitars venture

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Description:   Lee’s Music was simply a retail store with a specialist repair arm until Lee’s son, Mike Miltimore, came up with an innovative technique for building stronger, better guitars in a fraction of the time. The company has big plans for its patent-pending design, and is tooling up a manufacturing plant to scale up production…. Read more »

Mars Incorporated: A pretty sweet place to work

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Description:  From free candy to pet-friendly perks, working at America’s third-largest private company is a toothsome gig. An exclusive look at the secretive empire of Mars Incorporated. Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 17, 2013 Link:  http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/17/best-companies-mars/?iid=F_Jump Questions for Discussions: What are the main reasons Mars Incorporated ranks among the top businesses to work for? How would… Read more »

Fix This/Food and Agriculture

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Description:  It’s clear the food crisis will only become more acute when you consider climate change, population explosion, volatile markets, and lax safety standards. Four experts discuss ways to ensure a growing world doesn’t go hungry. Source:  Businessweek.com Date: Jan 15, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/reports/innovation/fix-this-food-and-agriculture#r=hpf-s Questions for Discussions: Review the articles in this special report and… Read more »

Mobile users look to phones to instill habit

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Description:  January is the month when many New Year’s resolutions stand or fall. This year, people are bringing a new ally to the fight to keep their resolve: their smartphones. A December survey by Prosper Mobile Insights found that more than one in four US smartphone or tablet owners—24% of men and 30% of women—planned… Read more »

The battle over Herbalife

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Description: An inside look at Herbalife’s business model and the $1 billion bet hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has against it. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/01/11/n-herbalife-bill-ackman-queens.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Compare the organizational structure of Herbalife to a pyramid selling organization. Do you believe Herbalife is a conventional distributor of… Read more »

Meet Amancio Ortega: The third-richest man in the world

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Description: After Gates and Slim comes Amancio Ortega, who built the world’s largest fashion empire, Zara. He’s difficult to know, impossible to interview, and incredibly secretive. An exclusive portrait Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 08, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/08/zara-amancio-ortega/?iid=F_F500M Questions for Discussions: What does this article tell you about the entrepreneurial character of Amancio Ortega and the… Read more »

The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks

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Description:  A little more than 10 years ago, the evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar began a study of the Christmas-card-sending habits of the English. This was in the days before online social networks made friends and “likes” as countable as miles on an odometer, and Dunbar wanted a proxy for meaningful social connection. Source: Businessweek.com Date:… Read more »

4 possibilities for new Facebook products

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Description:  Investors are eager to hear what Mark Zuckerberg and company are up to at Facebook Inc., driving up the social network’s shares to their highest level in nearly six months. Source:  Marketwatch.com Date: Jan 09, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-possibilities-for-new-facebook-products-2013-01-09?link=mw_story_world Questions for Discussions: What do you think of the strategic choices described in the article? Which… Read more »