On March 22, 2010

Online Bill Payments, Part 2: A Big CRM Opportunity

Paying bills with a few computer clicks sounds like a great idea for consumers -- and it is. Online bill paying is increasingly popular with millions of consumers, and the potential for paperless payments is many times

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On March 22, 2010

Budget 2010: If I Were Chancellor…

What does business want from the UK Budget this year? We ask a handful of execs to play Chancellor for a day.

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On March 22, 2010

Cutting Off Bad Sitelinks

Ever noticed those sub-links under search results when you Google name brands?

They’re called sitelinks (according to Google), and they only appear for certain websites triggered by certain keywords. For the privileged sites that receive them, they give the…

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On March 22, 2010

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: IguanaMed

As applications for the 2010 Inc. 500 | 5000 arrive, we thought it would be worthwhile to shine a spotlight on some of the companies that are vying to appear on our ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the…

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On March 22, 2010

The Limited Appeal of Location-Based Services. (Uh-oh, Foursquare and Gowalla)

This year's SXSW festival was all about "location services," or mobile applications that let users "check in" to bars, restaurants and events and broadcast that information to friends. Foursquare, Gowalla, BrightKite, MyTown and legions of other location-based startups were all

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On March 22, 2010

Pay Before You Stay: Hungry Hotels Offer a Discount

Sometimes businesses will give you a discount if you pay all in cash -- at least that's what an art dealer, a framer and a home design showroom did when I offered cash. All gave me 5 to 10% off. So

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On March 22, 2010

Superhero Smackdown: Disney-Marvel vs. Hulk’s Dad

In what is shaping up to be a knock-down, drag out legal battle, the heirs of superhero creator Jack Kirby are seeking a cut of the profits made from the X-Men, Spiderman and other Marvel comic book and movie franchises

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On March 22, 2010

Vote of Confidence for Gene Therapy: $35 Million for Genetix Pharmaceuticals:

Genetix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. one of the leading companies in gene therapy, has secured $35 million in series B funding from investors Third Rock Ventures and Genezyme Joint Ventures. This is a sign that investors are starting to take gene therapy,

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On March 22, 2010

Overemphasis on Brand Building Leads to Mistrust

When Edelman came out with their annual Trust Barometer report in January of 2008, "a person like me" was viewed as the most trusted source of company information by 58 percent of respondents. Industry experts and analysts were right…