Topic: Madison

The City That Spawned The Age of Advertising.

Once upon a time in a place far, far away, there was a mystical city. A city that only came out at night. During the day the city went by its Native American name. Manhattan. But the moment twilight began to fall, this throbbing ...READ»

An E-Tool Bill of Rights

A strategy to save us from our digitally addicted selves.READ»

Foodie Forays

3 other authentic destinations for the roving gourmet.READ»

Playstation 3 Prompts Real-Life Violence

Last night as I made my way across Manhattan in the rain, I had to push my way through 1,500 angry wet customers standing outside the Sony Plaza store on Madison Avenue. Some of them, I'm told, had been there for days, waiting for a ...READ»

Is Misleading the Public Really Profitable?

There shouldn’t be a choice between honest public relations and outright skewing of the truth for short-term gain, but as we know from never ending battles with tobacco companies, the latter is all too often common practice. Enter ...READ»

GM-Backed Coskata Breaks Ground on Feedstock-Flexible Ethanol Facility

What if we could quickly and cheaply make ethanol using any cellulosic feedstock, including wood chips and construction waste? That's exactly what Coskata claims it can do with its new semi-commercial flex ethanol facility, launched ...READ»

GM-Backed Coskata Breaks Ground on Feedstock-Flexible Ethanol Facility

What if we could quickly and cheaply make ethanol using any cellulosic feedstock, including wood chips and construction waste? That's exactly what Coskata claims it can do with its new semi-commercial flex ethanol facility, launched ...READ»

Yet More of the Best Business Restaurants

This edition of Transit Authority is the fourth in a series on the best business restaurants for select U.S. cities. This week we feature restaurants in New York, Orlando, and Philadelphia.READ»

7 Offbeat Eco Trips

You’ve slept in a yurt in Big Sur, cruised the Galapagos and roared with the grizzlies in Denali. Ready for some new eco-travel ideas? Here, seven unexpected trips worth a look.READ»

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The Gucci Killers

Shanghai Tang has learned from its past mistakes--and now it's gunning to become China's first great luxury brand. Forget about cheap socks and DVD players. This is the next battlefield for global competition.READ»

Advertising's Horizon

John Battelle is a visiting professor at UC-Berkeley. Michael Tchong founded Trendscape. Lenny Baker works as a CFA for Saloman Smith Barney/Citigroup. And Martin Niesenholtz serves as CEO for New York Times Digital. Their sparsely ...READ»

Man With a (Talent) Plan

Electronic Arts makes some of the world's most popular computer games. It's Rusty Rueff's job to fill the company with some of the world's best gamers and software programmers.READ»

As Always, We Begin With Fodder For Thought

Listen. Think. Communicate. Do. http://web.archive.org/web/20041030103328/www.bizforward.com/wdc/issues/1999-12/analysis/ The Crucible Once They Were Four Young Military Aides Thrown Into Lyndon Johnson's White ...READ»

Hope and Dreams

University of North Carolina professor Jim Johnson teaches business-school students, but his real mission is to build bridges.READ»