Savvy Shoppers Drive Robust Online Holiday Sales

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Description:  Online holiday shopping will account for nearly a quarter of retail ecommerce sales for 2012 Source: eMarketer.com Date: Sep 14, 2012 Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009348&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4#XHuCTAGpoq7Hzfoj.99 Questions for Discussions: What explains the projected increase in online holiday shopping? Do you agree with the analysis presented in this report? How can processing of online shopping orders be improved… Read more »

Nokia’s uphill battle with smartphones

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Description: The ailing mobile giant needs to convince consumers that its new smartphones are the best if they want to reverse their market share losses. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 05, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/09/05/nokias-uphill-battle-with-smartphones.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What are the strategic problems facing management at Nokia? What are the advantages of a partnership… Read more »

No Joke: Jay Leno Took Pay Cut of 50%

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Description: Late-night talk show host Jay Leno took a 50% pay cut as part of NBC’s budget-chopping effort last month at “The Tonight Show,” the network said, detailing the scope of the changes for the first time as well as the reasoning behind them. Christopher Stewart has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images. Source:… Read more »

P&G’s 1,000 PhDs Not Enough to Crank Up New Blockbusters: Retail

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Description: For much of its history, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) didn’t just roll out new products, it created new product categories, from the first mass-produced disposable diapers to Crest teeth-whitening kits. That’s one reason P&G has more than 1,000 Ph.D.’s among the 8,000 employees at its 26 innovation facilities around the world. Source: Bloomberg.com… Read more »

Display Ads’ Dubious In-View Performance

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Description: Inventory bought via networks, exchanges most at risk Source: eMarketer.com Date: Sep 07, 2012 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009330&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4#G1BzRdmR79khpm81.99 Questions for Discussions: What is the concern over display online advertising? Is there a way to deal with the measurement of display? What are the implications for those involved?

How Crayola crayons are made

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Description: For over 100 years, Crayola has mixed and molded crayons in the hopes of encouraging creativity in children. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Aug 29, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2012/08/29/sbiz-hwgs-crayola-crayons.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why do you think crayons and Crayola brand in particular have endured for so many generations? Describe the manufacturing process that was… Read more »

Facebook Shares Hit New Lows

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Description: Facebook shares fell 5% to new lows Friday as two analysts from firms that underwrote its initial public offering cut their price targets on the shares, Paul Vigna reports on the News Hub. Photo: AP. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: Aug 31, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/R3hzXy Questions for Discussions: Summarize the explanation in this… Read more »

Death to PowerPoint!

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Description: No matter what your line of work, it’s only getting harder to avoid death by PowerPoint. Since Microsoft (MSFT) launched the slide show program 22 years ago, it’s been installed on no fewer than 1 billion computers; an estimated 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe; the software’s users continue to… Read more »

Tony Hayward Gets His Life Back

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Description:  IF there’s a public villain of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill — one person who, rightly or not, will be remembered for the deadly blowout, the black slick and all that followed — it’s probably Tony Hayward. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 01, 2012 Link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/business/tony-hayward-former-bp-chief-returns-to-oil.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What does this report have… Read more »