NYTimes.com takes a look at "how companies learn your secrets."
How Do Colors Affect Purchases?
. . . To learn more about color psychology and how it influences purchases, see this infographic.
27 Insights about Creativity That Every Entrepreneur Should Read
We've compiled 27 great quotes from some of the world's most creative minds — and some recently departed ones — about what innovation really means and how we can bring it out.
Photo: Malcolm Gladwell
Five Advertising Campaigns That Changed the Face of Digital Marketing
As social media and online marketing become more prevalent, we are starting to see some really interesting and creative marketing ideas. Here, I’m going to share with you just a few examples of ad campaigns and apps from the past couple years that really caught my attention.
3 Major Trends That Are Shaping the Future of Hiring and Management
The Boston Consulting Group put out its third annual global report on people management. They surveyed more than 4000 executives from more than 100 countries on 22 of the most important factors in developing a great workforce.
How Small Businesses Are Using Social Media
Social media gives small businesses a platform to amplify their voice and visibility among prospective customers. For many small businesses, this is a rich opportunity, as you can see in the following infographic . . .
Ten Million-Dollar Start-Up Mistakes
It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learnmore from their failures than their successes.Thus a well-explained startup failure often can actually improve your odds of funding in the next go-round.
Yet, there is no doubt that the best strategy is to learn from someone else’s mistakes, so you can enjoy the millions that someone else lost in learning.
13 Ways of Knowing If You’re a Bad Manager
Here are 13 ways of knowing whether you’re a poor manager:
- People are afraid of you. In some workplaces, managers are feared even by employees who don’t know them — because their reputations precede them. If this is you, there’s a high probability that you aren't good: no ifs, ands, or buts about it. . . .
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14 Surprising Ways Employees Cost Their Companies Billions in the Workplace
There are some inevitable costs of running a business. Every workplace is going to have factors driving down productivity. Employees aren't going to be glued to their work for every minute of their shift, and inefficiencies are bound to occur when people take days off.
But just how much do sick days and medical leaves cost U.S. businesses? And what about the lesser known office issues that drive up the cost of running a business, such as workplace bullying litigation and injuries from domestic abuse?
What Consumer Culture Will Look Like in 2020 (and How Brands Can Adapt)
The brands that succeed will be the ones that are the most adaptable to whatever nature throws our way. The Consumer Futures 2020 report, developed by the U.K.'s Forum For The Future, takes a stab at imagining what consumer culture will look like nearly a decade down the line. There are four potential paths we might take: . . .