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View articleThe moral of the story is that reviewing the basics doesn't hurt anyone. If you have it all figured out, this article is not for you. But if you're re...
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View articleAs the pendulum swings from left to right with a mighty swoosh, employers once again have the upper hand. Some are even going as far as denying email ...
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View articleGiving stuff away as a business model seemed completely counterintuitive. Yet we believed that community could coexist with the instinct to accumulate...
View articleThankfully, unlike Tocqueville's observations on democracy after his visit to the old New World (America), Greg's observations on e-business globaliza...
View articleWhereas marketers focus on the product and the customer, PR professionals have the company's image and reputation in mind. So don't confuse the two. T...
View articleA failing dot-com isn't like a failing TV series. You can't declare the genre dead and just cancel it. You need vision and long-term commitment. Becau...
View articleWhen bad news is about to become worse news, don't bury your head in the sand. Don't try to deflect attention. And kill all the lawyers. Check that: J...
View articleFew things are more important to your company's image than its name. It says a lot about your vision, brand, and place in the market. And it can have ...
View articleMaybe, one day, companies will want to understand that markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors. Until then, one-to-one marketing -- a...
View articleFor better or worse, the web world is slowing down. Find out the reasons why. Read More...
View articleThe heady days of the Internet revolution seem to have clashed with reality, and we are not so brave anymore in the new dot-com world. Is a healthy do...
View articlePlans to lay off 550 employees will be chiefly limited to U.S. operations. Read More...
View articleWhat happens when you get a group of management consultants, venture capitalists, and technology visionaries together for dinner? Their opinions will ...
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View articleMany of this year's dot-com failures were predictable. Since there's more to be learned from failure than from success, here are some lessons from the...
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