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Party On

How to build brand loyalty? Try pounding nails in a living room.READ»

Six Jobs That Won't Exist In 2016

From auto mechanics to bloggers.READ»

The Cable Guys

Nick Grouf and David Waxman are using the Internet to overhaul the TV ad business. Advertisers are ecstatic. Ad shops? Not so much.READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ»

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Ruling The Roost

Like just about everything Crispin Porter + Bogusky does, the Subservient Chicken ad campaign is risky and extreme. It's also very, very smart.READ»

Pulling Punches

CEO Lee Scott went on the record to fight Wal-Mart's bad rep. But his PR effort hit the mat.READ»

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Datebook

Critical calendar listings for April 2005.READ»

Your Blog Here!

There's no shortage of online verbiage dedicated to the advertising industry -- but in the blogosphere, as in the ad biz, it's tough to navigate the cacophony. Here are our top ad-blog picks.READ»

The Performance Paradox

If you deliver, you only qualify to deliver more. So how can we possibly get off the treadmill?READ»

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"Buy Bracelets"

Lance Armstrong's yellow livestrong bracelets have raised more than $30 million to fight cancer since May 2004. They've also set off a thriving aftermarket -- and a host of silicone wannabes.READ»

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Jones Soda's Secret

Peter van Stolk is getting people jonesin' for his soda by turning the brand over to them.READ»

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Andy Spade on Branding

The visionary designer offers lessons from the world of fashion on how to brand your products -- and how to sell your brands.READ»

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Me Inc.: the Rethink

With our November 2005 issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

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Building a Customer-Centric Brand

Jones Soda founder and CEO Peter van Stolk never made it to business school. But shepherding one of today's hottest beverage brands has been an excellent marketing education. Here's what he has learned.READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ»

Blog-N-Sell

A marketing plan on the Web, by the Web, and for the Web.READ»

Happy Trails

Does hiking and sleeping under the stars sound like a perfect vacation? For guidebook writer Johnny Molloy, it's just another day at the office.READ»

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The Corporate Shrink

The art of the cold call, and how to cope with life's rough patches.READ»

The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart

Every year, thousands of executives venture to Bentonville, Arkansas, hoping to get their products onto the shelves of the world's biggest retailer. But Jim Wier wanted Wal-Mart to stop selling his Snapper mowers.READ»

The Little Red Book of Branding

While most Chinese companies have yet to gain global visibility, within the People's Republic, homegrown brands are becoming a source of pride and a badge of the country's emerging self-confidence.READ»

Is Print Doomed?

A blogger and a magazine exec square off. Is paper too one-way in an interactive world, or will the Web actually beathe new life into dead trees?READ»

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Is Offshoring Good? [Full-text]

The head of an Indian consulting firm and a high-tech-union president face off on the effects of offshoring and globalization.READ»

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Making Smarter Marketers

A new advertising master's program isn't for agency types. It hopes to produce more creative clients.READ»

Obsessive Branding Disorder

Corporate America is obsessed with branding. But minus the hype, branding is really just commonsense strategy, rebranded.READ»

Is Print Doomed?

A blogger and a magazine exec square off. Is paper too one-way in an interactive world, or will the Web actually beathe new life into dead trees?READ»

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