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Would CPG Brands Compete with their Own Channels for Customers?

AdAge writes an interesting article about going beyond online ads to eCommerce opportunities for CPG brands. Will it pay off? Services are easier to deliver online. A few product dot-bombs in the early 2000s made us keenly aware of ...READ»

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Shazam Button To Appear On Traditional TV Remotes, As If By Magic

Shazam's future involves applying its discovery engine to television and all of the brands that flow through it, says CEO Andrew Fisher. And it could be as simple as a button on your channel flipper. READ»

How Nyquil, Old Spice, and Duracell Are All About to Become More Energy Efficient

Procter & Gamble's new environmental scorecard forces suppliers to shape up--and insulates the company from future energy-price craziness.READ»

The 10 Most Innovative Consumer Product Companies

From Nike to Nissan, these companies are creating remarkable merchandise for the public.READ»

Procter & Gamble Aims For 100% Sustainable Packaging, Zero CO2 Emissions

The company's Sustainability Vision, unveiled this week, outlines a number of impressive goals for both the near and long-term. READ»

A Last Lesson From Dr. Bob: The End of a Television Landmark

One of the most recognized entertainment brands of our lifetime is bringing its 54-year history to a close. Today, we will see the last episode of the most popular soap opera of all-time, "As the World Turns."READ»

The Team Who Made Old Spice Smell Good Again Reveals What's Behind Mustafa's Towel

Wieden+Kennedy global interactive creative director Iain Tait tells us how they choose which Tweets Mustafa replies to, why they are using YouTube, and what it’s like to produce nearly 100 spots a day. Monocle smile! READ»

LIGHTS, CAMERA, WATER

As with AIDS in the early 90's, celebrities are beginning to play a key role in raising awareness and galvanizing support for clean water, an issue often easily ignored in the comfort of our living rooms.READ»

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Facebook and Twitter Offer Businesses Opportunities and Challenges

Facebook and Twitter offer businesses both opportunities and challenges around the world: About 60% of users are outside the United States.READ»

What's Thwarting American Innovation? Too Much Science, Says Roger Martin

By pushing the principles of scientific management too far, corporations are short-circuiting their own futures, says the designiest dean of all the business schools. "The enemy of innovation is the phrase 'prove it,'" Roger Martin says.READ»

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Where In the World is P&G's Jim Stengel?

Last fall, Jim Stengel, arguably the most powerful person in marketing, left his post as P&G's Global Marketing Officer with no trace of where he'd be heading to next. Today, Stengel revealed to Fast Company that he's now ...READ»

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Facebook, Google Employees Team Up for Tide's Social Media Charity Experiment

Every company wants to find the secret sauce for social media success, and last night, Tide took a stab at it under the guise of charity work. The company hosted 40 social media buffs from Facebook, Google, and other agencies at ...READ»

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Four Lessons in Creative Repurposing

Cargill Meat Solutions isn't the first business to find gold in the Dumpster. Four object lessons in creative repurposing.READ»

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P&G's Sustainability Initiatives -- Not So Sustainable

The giant wants to sell $20 billion worth of eco-friendly innovations by 2013. But what about those controversial ingredients?READ»