On July 20, 2010

Why Goldman Sachs’s Bum Quarter Could be a Sign of Deflation

A slowdown on Wall Street, underscored today by unusually weak earnings at Goldman Sachs (GS), compounds concerns that the U.S. economy is deflating. It's dangerous to read too much into a single quarter's results, but Goldman's latest numbers show the

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Career Guidance Retains Calibre Employees | BTalk

[podcasts] Kim Seeling-Smith says these days you not only need to plan your own career path, you also need to help your staff down that road too. It'll pay back with loyalty from team members who appreciate the interest you

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Amex Launches New Tools For Small Businesses

American Express Open, the small business division of the financial services company, has launched a campaign for small businesses called "Start Booming" that features real business owners in ads.

"While there are certainly people who continue to find the current…

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On July 20, 2010

How Urban Outfitters Are Doing “Haul” Videos Right

Urban Outfitters found the right formula to make teen "haul" videos work.

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On July 20, 2010

Republicans Win the Fight: Unemployment Benefits Are No Stimulus

The long fight over a third stimulus package will end today in a victory for those who would like to see their unemployment benefits extended. For the cause of giving the economy a filip, it's a defeat for which President

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On July 20, 2010

Sunshine as Disinfectant: Court Frowns on Secrecy Over Advertising Kickback Allegations

A five-judge appeals court panel in New York state has ruled unanimously in favor of unsealing a set of documents that purport to describe kickbacks at WPP (WPP)'s Grey Global Group, bringing us closer to solving the 11-year-old mystery of

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How to Measure the Web’s Effect on Offline Sales with Chris Kerns (7:24)

In this video interview Web analytics expert Chris Kerns explains various ways to track the effect of the web on a company's offline sales. He surveys methods that (1) track coupons, (2) ask customers in post-sale surveys, and (3) listening

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Seth Godin’s Insubordinate

Seth Godin is a revolutionary—in the best sense of that word. Consider his message at the beginning of Insubordinate—his new(ish) addendum to Linchpin.

The opportunities to make change are bigger and more attractive than ever before. Our

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On July 20, 2010

E-Books Flying Off Amazon’s Shelves

Amazon has announced a dramatic upswing in e-book sales. For the first half of 2010 it sold three times as many Kindle books as it did in the first half of 2009. For the full second quarter,

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