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Marketing software maker Kenshoo makes a move and buys SaaS provider Adquant
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 23:18
Marketing software maker Kenshoo pulls the trigger and buys Adquant, in a move to bolster the power of social media marketing campaigns.
Renewed Push To Kill New Jersey Estate Tax
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 14:12
Who hasn't introduced a kill the death tax bill in New Jersey?
If You Want Your Top Talent To Be Intrapreneurs, Incent Them Like Intraprenuers
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 23:24
Let’s start with the basics. Spellcheck indicates there is no such word as “intrapreneur.” Yet, we all know what one is; we’ve all seen them. They are the guys and gals who don’t just work for a paycheck, but i...
Outstanding Customer Service In Social Media
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 22:34
When I taught the Dale Carnegie Course on Effective Communications and Human Relations Skills, we often started class with this mantra: “I know people in the ranks who will stay in the ranks. Why? Because they haven’...
NASA chooses Boeing & SpaceX to transport a human crew on deep space missions
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 22:21
It’s a big win for the commercial space industry, as today NASA finally made a decision on which private companies it will charge with transporting its human crew to space on future missions. Today the space agency ann...
Why Execution Is Everything In Business
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 22:13
There were search engines before Google, social networks before Facebook, and lending platforms before Lending Club. So how did these latecomers win? I find the answer interesting. One word: Execution. First-mover advant...
Adobe misses on revenue in Q3, adds nearly half a million paid Creative Cloud subscribers
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 22:10
Creative technologies company Adobe today released its third fiscal quarter financial results, revealing that it now has 2.81 million paying users for its Creative Cloud subscription service. Adobe’s subscription servi...
The Beginner's Mind: How Naiveté Can Become A Critical Business Asset
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 22:08
Winning in business is an expert's game. The path to success, conventional wisdom would have it, is to study the market and your competition, hire consultants, apply best practices. One surprise of the Unconventionals—...
How mobile developer Wooga creates massive hits from the misses
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 22:02
Jens Begemann of Wooga explains how his team kills projects to create hits.
Breakout Gaming Announces New Coin and Gaming Destination
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 21:34
Press Release: Breakout Gaming (BRO), a budding leader in cryptocurrency technology and game development, announced the launch of the first destination for online gaming and digital currency with the support of an all-st...
How Toxic Followers Enable Toxic Leaders
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 21:30
Do toxic leaders build up toxic followerships, or is it the other way around? It in fact seems to be a complicated tango, one in which each side gradually leads the other off the precipice.
Mars Hill: Cautionary Tales From The Enron Of American Churches
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 21:27
We need only look at the crisis at Mars Hill Church to see the Enron-like dynamics that help toxic leaders and their followers to become media darlings on their way to crashing spectacularly.
OECD Proposes Global Corporate Tax Overhaul: How Will Corporations And Governments Implement It?
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 21:16
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) unveiled the first steps in its ambitious plan to overhaul the global corporate tax system today. What are the biggest takeaways from today's news for mult...
Walking Dead studio Telltale Games: We have franchises coming to us now
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 21:11
The Walking Dead developer is doing well after humble beginnings.
Google Glass makes doctors better surgeons, Stanford study shows
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 21:02
Residents seeing a vitals app running in Google Glass picked up on complications faster during surgery.
Congress Targets Retirement Tax Breaks
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 21:02
Are $140 billion in annual retirement subsidies getting to those who need it the most?
Competition, not cooperation, is the key element in Chinese mobile games
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 20:53
iDreamSky knows a lot about successful game deployment in China. And other developers should pay attention to what it's learned.
How to pitch your mobile game to Apple
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2014 20:34
Former AppStore marketing manager offers tips for getting Apple's attention.
Financial Services Firms Need Disciplined Approach For Social Media Risk Management
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 20:23
Social media is emerging as an unstoppable force. According to one report, approximately 1.73 billion people – or 25% of the world’s population – are now social network users, and most large global companies have...
Why Scotland's Small Businesses Fear A Vote For Independence
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 20:15
The vote on Scottish independence is finely balanced, but the implications for small businesses are far from clear
'Breakaway Brands' 2014: Utilitarian And Tangible
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 19:56
This article is by Mich Bergesen and Hannah Foltz. Bergesen is global director and Foltz is marketing associate for Landor.
B Corp's Best Places To Work For A Paycheck With A Higher Purpose
Forbes - 16 Sep 2014 19:19
As Millennial tastes in work environments change, with more emphasis on social impact and doing "good," not just taking home a hefty paycheck, companies are being challenged to reform the workplace.