Topic: Danielle Sacks

Letter from the Editor

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Fast Company Magazine April 2009 Issue Online

This Month's Cover Story: Boy Wonder: How Chris Hughes Helped Launch Facebook and the Barack Obama Campaign , by Ellen McGirt, page 58 The untold story of how Chris Hughes, at the tender age of 25, helped create two of the most ...READ»

Brand (Con)Fusion

Bob Dylan once said the President of the United States sometimes has to stand naked. Now the iconic troubadour is selling push-up bras and garter belts for Victoria's Secret. Has he changed his tune? Back in November, FC staffer ...READ»

Tony Soprano for President?

As FC's Danielle Sacks explored in this month's Fast Talk, much of the 2008 presidential campaign is being fought on the Web with the growth of online fund-raising, grassroots organizing, and viral video. This week's must-see clip ...READ»

Featured in the May Issue of <em>Fast Company</em> Magazine

How to Tame the Boss from Hell, page 86 Ambition, self-confidence, even a little bloodlust have pretty much been prerequisites for success in American business. Yet, Andrew Park reveals how some of the most intimidating executive ...READ»

Updates

Off the Runway There's no shortage of drama at Liz Claiborne ("Project Rehab," April 2008). On election night, Michelle Obama wore a black-and-red dress by Narciso Rodriguez. Unfortunately for Liz CEO William McComb, he had just ended ...READ»

The World's Most Innovative Companies

We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
• The Faces and Voices of Google
• Slideshow: The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies

Updates

Water, water everywhere "Message in a Bottle" (July/August 2007), editor-at-large Charles Fishman's magnum opus on bottled water, has picked up another prize: the 2008 Gerald R. Loeb Award for feature writing, one of the most ...READ»

• Feedback

Scenes from the Culture Clash

Companies are just now waking up to the havoc that the newest generation of workers is causing in their offices.READ»

Liz Claiborne Downshifts From Macy's to Penney's Brand

Liz Claiborne is leaving its longtime partner, Macy's, for an exclusive partnership with J.C. Penney Co., the women's apparel company announced today. The clothing line, like a lot of other labels in the sector, is struggling. The ...READ»

10 Hot Jobs for 2007

What are the hottest jobs for 2007? Fast Company spoke with trend experts to compile a list of the top 10 professions that will be in high demand in 2007.READ»

Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Cover Story Outtake I: Seventh Generation’s Jeffrey Hollender Dishes on Wal-Mart & Sustainability

In the course of reporting a story there are always many fascinating people I get to have incisive chats with, but painfully, never actually make it to the printed page. For my September cover story on Adam Werbach—the ...READ»

Editor's Letter: Comedy & Tragedy

Two years ago, while an editor at another business magazine, I worked with a writer on a major feature about the then-thriving Lehman Brothers. He was enamored of CEO Dick Fuld and his purported mastery of bond-market risk. "Fuld's ...READ»

More Creative Shops Are Commercializing Their Own Product Lines

With major advertisers cutting costs, creative shops are increasingly commercializing their own product ideas.READ»

Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Inspiration Junkies

Three guys in a beat-up RV have been collecting career advice from the likes of Michael Dell and Sandra Day O'Connor. Now they're spreading the gospel on college campuses across the country.READ»

You Read It Here First

When we wrote about Virginia Commonwealth University's Adcenter and its new Creative Brand Management track ("Making Smarter Marketers," December 2005), which teaches brand managers the same creative disciplines as copywriters, we ...READ»

McDonald's Mirth

Danielle Sacks and Lucas Conley's' recent entries about McDonald's reinvention and the connection between a company's performance, leaders' behavior, and brand health helped telegraph my glee when I came across this interactive ...READ»

Cheat Sheet

Emerging lingo, celluloid leadership, and The Experience Economy.READ»

Profitable Player: Progressive

With such innovations as on-the-spot claims handling, Progressive is practically insuring customer loyalty and profitability.READ»

Feedback

Kid Stuff "Boy Wonder," our April article about Chris Hughes, drew largely appreciative comments at FastCompany.com. "A pure sign of the changing social-media environment," wrote one. "Acknowledge it, ...READ»

Is Mad. Ave. Ready To Go Naked?

These brash Brits say they have the cure for what ails the ad business these days. Is Naked Communications a real revolution, or just Brand X in a new box?READ»

25 Top Women Business Builders

Meet the winners of our first-ever awards for women business owners. They're a dynamic, inspiring group -- with lots to teach us all.READ»

Cover Story Outtake II: Down & Dirty With Hunter Lovins on Wal-Mart

Talking to long-time environmentalist Hunter Lovins—co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, co-author of Natural Capitalism (along with eight other books), professor of business at Presidio School of Management, the first ...READ»