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Store Forward

The cap from my lunchtime bottle of Snapple reports that there are more than 61,000 pizzerias in the United States. 61,000. There's even a National Association of Pizzeria Operators and a trade magazine, Pizza Today. Who knew? This ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Shawn Baldwin from CMG with Thomas H. Lee

Shawn Baldwin from CMG (Chicago) for the Critical Capital Management Series at the Milken Global Conference 2009READ»

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New Snapple Taste-Test: No HFCS, Fewer Calories. But the Taste?

What's an iced tea got to do to get respect these days? That's the question that tormented Snapple executives as they saw their product get squeezed in the bodega and pizza shop refrigerator cases by an assortment of enhanced ...READ»

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Snapple, the KKK, and Making Ideas Credible

Chip and I love Snopes.com, the urban-legend clearinghouse. See its write-up of the false Snapple/KKK legend. In Made to Stick, we have a long section about testable credentials in the Credible chapter of the book. (Here's an excerpt ...READ»

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How Thriller Novelist J.C. Hutchins Turned a Passionate Fan Base Into Successful Book Sales

Does an author need a publisher anymore? Are the rules of book publishing crumbling? Successful thriller writer J.C. Hutchins shares his thoughts.READ»

Intern BlogOff: Marketing to the Military (Pro)

The House bill to limit marketing to the military is a good safeguard from unfair products or services, but the notion of marketing to a captive audience shouldn't be discounted. Some may argue that such direct marketing -- soldiers ...READ»

Ten Outrageous Marketing Stunts

Many marketers misjudge the razor line between buzz and bust when it comes to offbeat marketing campaigns. When these crazy stunts work, they can be very successful, often resulting in millions of dollars in free advertising. When they fail, they can cause spectacular embarrassment, cost jobs, and even attract lawsuits.READ»

Power Reading

Advertising exec Rosemarie Ryan shares her career core curriculum.READ»

Time to Get Trigger Happy

Creating an environment for your idea will make it more successful.READ»

Coca-Cola Acquires a Stake in Honest Tea

The best thing that ever happened to organic tea company Honest Tea or a slow but controlled brand implosion?Coca-Cola announced today that it is buying 40% of Honest Tea, the nation's largest selling brand of organic bottled tea. ...READ»

Sustainability: Bottled Water Gets a Bad Rap

This just in: the bottled water industry is actually good for the environment. That's what Kim Jeffrey, chief executive of Nestle Waters, claims in a recent Q&A for the New York Times. Not only do bottled water companies work hard ...READ»

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Rake It In

Our advice about this unique rake: Don't leaf home without it.READ»

Party's Over: Craigslist Goes Corporate

Biz touches on eBay's acquisition of a minority interest in Craig's List, joking about the effect -- and impact -- of the service's founder's "checks and balances." Call me a Cassandra, but today's 25% purchase of ...READ»

Space Shot: Genzyme Center, Cambridge, MA

At the Genzyme Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the sunshine is everywhere.READ»

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Jonesing for Soda

In an energetic, enormously candid interview, Jones Soda's founder shares some stories about the building blocks of his business.READ»

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Death Spiral for "Where's the Beef's" Cliff Freeman?

Back in June I got a pitch from Cliff Freeman's PR guy: "Cliff Freeman & Partners--the ultimate Fast Company ad agency?" Having followed the industry for long enough and having recently written a piece on Cliff Freeman's Canadian ...READ»

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Recipe for Success

How do you launch a software business staffed by Web-wary employees and targeted at a tech-averse audience? Start with passion, add funding, season with experience, and serve.READ»

Innovation Now!

Conventional wisdom says to get back to basics.

Conventional wisdom says to cut costs.

Conventional wisdom is doomed.

The winners are the innovators who are making bold thinking an everyday part of doing business.READ»

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How to Make Your Company More Resilient

The lessons learned during Odwalla's 1996 E. coli crisis have guided the juice company to financial recovery and explosive growth.READ»

Hope and Dreams

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