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Topic: Richard Branson

  
CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  Comment

The Enlightenment of Richard Branson

BY Alan Deutschman
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

In a world where companies routinely bedevil customers, the Virgin chief is an angel, because he truly puts customers first.READ»

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BRANSON   |  5 comments

Richard Branson's Social Travel Site: A Strange Game of Twister or Waste of Time?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 3:04 PM

In a strange display of awkwardness, Virgin Group unveiled its new travel Web site in New York today with founder and CEO Richard Branson and his two children, Holly and Sam, playing an ad hoc game of Twister on an impossibly large ...READ»

BIZDEVBLOG   |  Comment

Virgin Business

BY eran lagon
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 5:16 AM

After some time off, some vacation, and with an amazingly cute new born baby daughter, I'm back online. During this off-time and especially on my last trip to Europe, I've read a few books - some were very interesting while others ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Garage Shop Innovation

BY Richard Watson
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:48 PM

Too much experience, too much familiarity, or too much money can kill innovation fast. That's why game changing ideas tend to come from a lone inventor or two in a cramped garage. READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Feeling Out Of Your League?

BY Keith Ferrazzi
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:47 PM

We've all felt it from time to time -- the anticipation of getting an autograph from a childhood hero, the nervous energy before making a sales call with the major industry player, the one-of-a-kind rush and paralysis that comes from ...READ»

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FC CALENDAR   |  2 comments

How to Build Your Own Spaceship

BY Fast Company Calendar
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jul 28, 2009 at 1:00 AM

When Piers Bizony was 10, his father asked him to keep a scrapbook of space travel. Four decades later, the science writer, still hooked, created this DIY manual for rocket jockeys. Though the book's structure is a weak conceit, it ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  9 comments

Global Warming: Lucrative and Sexy


Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 9, 2007 at 12:25 PM

Economists believe that market forces, not government policies, will provide the most efficient solutions to the looming global warming crises. But why wait for the market to tip the balances in the planet's favor when you can create ...READ»

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INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Innovation: Virgin Money: It's The Mischievous Bailing Out the Mischief-Makers

BY Adam Hanft
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Oct 16, 2007 at 11:02 AM

There is something positively delicious about Richard Branson and his band of irreverent up-enders about to turn North Rock -- which was the fifth largest mortgage lender in the U.K. before it journeyed from its eponymous solidity to ...READ»

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TWITTERING BUSINESS   |  1 comment

Got Biz Idea? Tweet @Richard Branson 4 Chance 2 Turn in 2 Real Company

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 7:16 AM

The whole business of startups is getting interesting--first we have YCombinator's back-to-front VC funding, and now there's news Richard Branson is accepting "micropitches" via Twitter for new startup ideas. It's all part of a new ...READ»

BRANDING   |  Comment

Gaffes of the Day

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 4:10 PM

Inexplicably, Virgin head Richard Branson has teamed up with low-rent celebrity spouse Kevin Federline to call for protected status for the humble penny. Of course, the call to action accompanies a special SMS rate plan rollout from ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  2 comments

The Gonzo Way of Branding

BY Alan Deutschman
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

Billionaire Richard Branson has thrived by breaking the rules. Now he's tackling his greatest challenge, setting his sights on the United States and a new airline. He's testing himself and the limits of the Virgin brand.READ»

GUEST HOST: MARTIN LINDSTROM   |  3 comments

Show Me the Way


Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Mar 23, 2005 at 4:25 PM

Where will it all lead? Will we see brands taking their cue from religion, or for that matter sports teams? I think so. In BRAND sense I conclude that consumers prefer brands with strong leaders (think Steve Jobs or Richard Branson). ...READ»

BRANDING   |  3 comments

The Brand Called URL

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Oct 20, 2004 at 1:45 PM

Inspired by our recent piece about Richard Branson, FC Now reader John Boehm emailed me to mention a project he's been working on for more than a year. Virgin Brand is a blog that tracks the ups and downs of Virgin's -- and ...READ»

CULTURE   |  3 comments

The Branson Called You

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Apr 2, 2004 at 10:51 AM

Richard Branson, the high-energy CEO of Virgin, has signed on with Fox to develop a new reality TV show. Like the business moguls Mark Cuban and Donald Trump before him, Branson will challenge contestants to overcome a series of ...READ»

TRAVEL   |  1 comment

SST, RIP

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 95
Fri Oct 24, 2003 at 11:30 AM

This morning, as my flight back from Philadelphia was taking off, so did the final flight of the Concorde, the world's only supersonic airplane. With tickets costing upwards of $8,000, the airliner has long been considered a status ...READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  Comment

On With the Show!

BY Fast Company Staff
Relevancy Score: 95
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:13 AM

All too often, being a customer is like living out a bad joke. But the winners of our third-annual Customers First Awards turn the humdrum into entertaining experiences.READ»

Ivan Glickman
BRANDING   |  Comment

Are You a Big Thinker?

BY Thomas Clifford
Relevancy Score: 92
Sun Mar 22, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Do you enjoy challenging ideas? Intrigued by new concepts? Wish you could share these ideas with your friends? In other words, are you a big thinker? If so, I’ve got great news for you. Big Think is here. Big ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  4 comments

Innovative Leadership - A Definition and Roll Call

BY Leigh Duncan
Relevancy Score: 91
Mon Aug 8, 2005 at 5:19 PM

Thanks for inviting me to BlogJam, heath. As I geared up for the main topic: innovative leadership, I began to think about the nature of leadership and innovation. I thought thought it'd be interesting to start a collaborative roll ...READ»

CUSTOMERS FIRST 2006   |  2 comments

Turning Everything Into Tourism

BY Jim Gilmore
Relevancy Score: 90
Thu Sep 28, 2006 at 11:59 AM

Today's Wall Street Journal has a page B1 article, "New Company Aims to Send Tourists to Space", highlighting the entry of rocket scientist Jim Benson into the space tourism field and competing with the likes of Sir Richard Branson ...READ»

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Neo-Power Broker

BY Polly LaBarre
Relevancy Score: 90
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:46 PM

Neo-Power Brokers are Creatives who moved on to make a killing leveraging the talent of others.READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 89
Wed Dec 1, 2004 at 3:38 PM

Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, was featured on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday afternoon. In a produced segment, John discussed the differences between Donald Trump and The Apprentice and Richard Branson and ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  8 comments

Around the World in Less than 80 Hours


Relevancy Score: 89
Thu Mar 3, 2005 at 4:10 PM

What's next, Steve Fossett? You've circled the earth solo in a hot-air balloon, sailed around it in just 58 days, and now, flew nonstop around it by yourself in 67 hours in a plane built by Burt Rutan and bought by Richard Branson ...READ»

LEISURE   |  Comment

Chatter

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 88
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:44 AM

What's Your Sign?READ»

CULTURE   |  3 comments

Enough, Already!

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 86
Wed Oct 6, 2004 at 3:09 PM

I was enjoying a perfectly nice lunch when I ran across this news. Fox announced today that it will debut its latest reality brainstorm, My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss, on November 7. The premise, as you've likely surmised, is a spoof ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT   |  18 comments

Reality TV's Newest Sensation: Life Coaches


Relevancy Score: 85
Mon Oct 18, 2004 at 4:23 PM

Staying up late to watch the end of the Red Sox-Yankees match-up last night I was bombarded in the wee hours by Fox ads touting their latest reality shows: My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss and Richard Branson's, The Rebel Billionaire. ...READ»

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