On March 23, 2010

Macy’s Debuts Threads & Heirs Collection for Guys, Hoping to Turn “Blah” into “Buy”

Macy's latest designer collaboration tries to emulate Target's successful GO International lines but poor merchandising and an unrecognized brand may hurt sales.

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On March 23, 2010

EU Court Hands Google a Victory in Trademark Tussle

Google is trumpeting victory in a European court ruling over its practice of selling trademarks to competing firms for use in the search giant's paid results program. However, the EU court also set a new standard for

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Alloy, the “Gossip Girl” Agency, Suddenly Finds $1M in the Sofa Cushions

Alloy (ALOY), the ad agency that created Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries, seems to be having real difficulty keeping track of its money recently. The company just announced it will restate its Q3 2009 revenues, adjusting them upward by

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Why You Should Sweat the Small Stuff

Let's face it -- sometimes you have to sweat the small stuff. Despite the fact that you have so many other balls in the air, you can't afford to overlook federal and state compliance policies, which unfortunately are constantly changing.…

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GameStop’s ‘09 Rebound Deepens Its Denial of the Digital Threat

After seeing sales and profits jump in 2009 and raising its earnings forecast for this year, videogame retailer GameStop (GME) announced plans to spend $75 million opening 400 new stores this year. Given the speed at which digital-download adoption is progressing, the

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How Content is Changing Culture

“…culture is effectively eating its own seed stock.”

A very interesting article posted in Sunday’s New York Times, “Texts Without Context,” detailing the shift in how people receive and process information. Drawing on books like Nick Carr’s forthcoming <a…

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Advertise.com Announces Local Search Platform

Today, Advertise.com announced they will be offering fully managed local search marketing on the web's large search engines. They say this will broaden local advertisers' opportunities and deliver a targeted audience.

Advertise.com swill supply a solution to fix problems…

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On March 23, 2010

The Real Purpose of Business Buzzwords

Adding real value in business is hard. When creativity and perseverance don’t produce needed results, make sure you have plenty of juicy buzzwords on hand to bluff your way through the rough spots.

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Is Your Ego Too Involved in Your Business?

This is a guest post by Carol Roth writes Unsolicited Business Advice (TM) for aspiring entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and other small business owners, at CarolRoth.com and you can find her on Twitter as…

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On March 23, 2010

Get to Work Faster with Beat the Traffic (BlackBerry/iPhone)

Let's not beat around the bush: traffic sucks. The problem is, you never know when you're going to get stuck in it until, well, you're stuck in it. Instead of waiting for the radio announcer to deliver a traffic forecast,

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