Topic: Cincinnati

Customers First Local Hero: The Party Source

The Party Source Whatever you do, don't call the Party Source a liquor store. Its well-lit, inviting grocery-store feel in suburban Cincinnati removes that unseemly liquor store quotient, even though it boasts more than 200 ...READ»

Chatter

What's Your Sign?READ»

Celluloid Shooters

Lessons from Hollywood's most notorious gamblersREAD»

Drop That Lasagna! This Is a Raid!

Watch out, recipe sharers and baseball-card traders! Now that the music biz is going after file swappers, you may be next.READ»

Recognizing the Bursting Point

Keeping tabs on your business growth can ensure your technology always meets your business's needs.READ»

Macy's Pro-Gay Message

Corliss Fong, 59, helps the nation's largest department-store chain reach gay and lesbian customers across its 850 stores, managing everything from its shift to a more inclusive gift registry to the controversy that erupted after one of its Boston stores removed a gay-themed window display.READ»

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Book Smart

Booking your own business travel doesn't have to be a headache.READ»

Unrelenting Anger Causes Disease

Many people carry around loads of baggage from their pasts, full of anger, resentment, and frustration, never affecting the person(s) who are the receivers of this indignation.  The victim is the individual who cannot get beyond ...READ»

" The Cincinnati Kid" (1965)

"For the true gambler, money is never an end in itself. It's simply a tool, as a language is to thought."READ»

Director of First Impressions

Job Titles of the Future: Cathleen JivoinREAD»

Sky Fighter

Daniel Libeskind shares his vision for architecture and why he's at peace with the plans for Ground Zero that replaced his own.READ»

Aging Assumptions

Report From the FuturistREAD»

Why Mr. Clean Wants to Wash Your Car

Nicole Malcolm guides the Mr. Clean Car Wash brand as part of FutureWorks, P&G's new-business incubator that's also testing Tide-branded dry cleaners.READ»

Land Rover & Jaguar: All Eyes on Tata

The deal's been sealed. As of today, Tata Group's bid for Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover brands graduated to a completed purchase for $2.3 billion. Note, that's nearly half the number Ford originally paid for the brands only a few ...READ»

Marketing with Both Sides of the Brain

Lovemarks tells us that consumer sentiment for brands can finally be measured. Great news, but why are metrics still considered such a holy grail in marketing? The Lovemark approach joins a long list of ways to measure marketing ...READ»

Fast Talk: Mother (and Fathers) of Invention

How do new products happen? We asked some inventive folks about coming up with ideas and seeing them through to the marketplace.READ»

Will the Real Juan Valdez Please Stand Up?

To evoke authenticity, marketers use many tactics. Here's how five pairs of industry rivals tackle the challenge.READ»

Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

All Systems Go

How General Electric's jet-engine division in Ohio is boosting the company's business in China. A case study in advanced global strategy.READ»

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What's In Football 101 For You

Can I tell you how exhausted I am of solo women complaining about how hard it is to know a passable man? The conundrum is not a want of eminence men. In statement, I know rather a few distinct charms. The hindrance exists where the ...READ»

Once upon a Brand

Once upon a time in a competitive market called Reality, there was a savvy organization led by people who understood the power of storytelling. They knew that humans have been touched by stories since their childhood. A wonderful ...READ»

Numerology: The Business of Candy

Don't snicker at the confectionery business: Sales in the $32 billion -- plus industry are expected to be up almost 4% this year. Until candy's Christmas arrives on October 31, sate yourselves with these informational bonbons, which, thankfully, can be enjoyed guilt-free.READ»

It's Your Choice

The 21st century is upon us, and it's time to make some defining choices. A Fast Company-Roper Starch Worldwide Survey posed some stark trade-offs. Here's a report on your choices.READ»

Don't Shout, Listen

At Procter Gamble, branding is almost everything. And in the age of the Web, almost everything is up for grabs. Here's how P G has turned the Internet into a device for listening to customers -- and for experimenting with its brands.READ»

P<amp></amp>G Has Something to Smile About

Paul Sagel and Bob Dirksing are two of the leaders behind an important new product for Procter Gamble -- one that has its customers, as well as its executives, smiling about the company's approach to innovation.READ»