On March 11, 2010
Red Robin Sings for Activist Shareholders, Will Pick New CEO
Shareholders at plenty of companies get feisty and make demands when performance lags. But when that happened recently at Red Robin, they did something unusual: Rather than doing everything possible to prevent change and forcing the shareholders into an annual-meeting
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On March 11, 2010
Burger King Still Owes Whoppers of Debt
Much has changed in the half century since Burger King (BKC) sold the first flame-broiled Whopper sandwiches from a drive-up hamburger stand in Miami. What remains the same, however, is that the fast food restaurant chain eventually runs into financial
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On March 11, 2010
How to Use Facebook as a Branding Strategy for Your Business
The article author walks you through setting up and using Facebook to help drive people to your website.No tags for this post.
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On March 11, 2010
Panera Bread’s Calorie Postings: The Writing’s On the Wall, Literally
Panera Bread's decision to post calorie counts on its menu boards puts it ahead of other national chains, who are sure to follow suit as more menu labeling laws go into effect.
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On March 11, 2010
Schedule C and the IRS
Which one would you want to be?
Small Businesses, Bookkeeper and Tax Professionals Beware.
IRS submitted letters to paid tax return preparers in 1/2010 to improve the accuracy and quality of filed…
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BP CEO’s Next Step in Its Turnaround? Start Buying
BP will pay Devon Energy $7 billion for a slew of assets in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and the Caspian Sea -- a deal that will help catapult it past its rivals.
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On March 11, 2010
Census Ad Agency Demanded Newspaper Coverage for Cash
Ad agencies for the U.S. Census Bureau appear not to have learned from a scandal that broke a decade ago when the White House was discovered trading ad buys with news organizations in return for positive spin in its war
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Merck is Shocked — Shocked! — to Discover That Some Drug Ads Are “Deceptive”
Merck (MRK) has told the FDA that unbranded "help-seeking" ads targeted at patients who simply want to know more about their disease don't work and are "potentially deceptive." Unbranded ads have been used heavily by companies in part because the
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On March 11, 2010
4 PR Mistakes You Never Want to Make
PR can be a touchy subject – especially if you’re an outsourced PR company and not an employee within the company wanting publicity.
In either case, here are four mistakes that you’ll never want to make when working in PR.…
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Outright is Seeking Programming, Legal and Etsy Business Bloggers!
Outright’s Community is expanding and we’re looking to bring even more great content to our community of small business owners and sole-proprietors! We’re searching for three bloggers. Are you one of the bloggers we're looking for? Be sure to read…
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