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Domino's Speaks on New Pizza Campaign

Domino's CMO spills the secret sauce: how they reformulated, and why they ran self-flagellating ads.

Apple’s Tablet: A Jump Start for Digital Media

With an iTunes-like payment system and iPhone-like apps, the tablet could usher in a new media economy.

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State of the Union: How Is Obama Doing?

MoneyWatch hit the streets to ask voters how they feel the president has handled the economy.

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Domino's New Recipe -- Only 50 Years Overdue
Domino's Pizza remade its pizza recipe after 50 years as a way to gain customers who want more than speedy delivery.
Tags: Domino's Inc., Pizza, Domino s, Advertising, Russel Weiner, Marketing Campaign, Cait Murphy
Business Blunders of the Year
Introducing the BNET B-List: The 77 stupidest managerial moves and worst business blunders of 2009. To reach the pinnacle of the business world ...
Tags: Business, Fence, Product Marketing, Leadership, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Photo Gallery, Blunders, Adam Horowitz
Oracle Passes Last Test for Sun Takeover
The No. 2 software maker Oracle is close to finalizing its transformational merger with Sun. A wedding party is scheduled for January 27.
Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Tools & Techniques, Investment, Finance, Management
Can’t Pay Your Employees What You’d Like? Praise Them Instead.
Managers are piling on the praise as a way to motivate workers. Here's how to do it.
Tags: Praise, Labor Relations, Human Capital Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consultants, Praise Consultants, Managing a Team, Motivation, Kevin Gray
7 Ways to Build a Loyal Team
Employee loyalty isn't dead -- but thanks to the Great Recession, it has taken a severe beating. If you're going to get the most ...
Tags: Team, Team Management, Human Capital Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Loyalty, Corporate Loyalty, Lay Offs, Motivation, Jobs, Careers, Managing a Team, Job Satisfaction, Meetings, Rewards, Recognition, Richard Leyland

Strategy

Six of the Best: Essence of the Entrepreneur Winners
In a year when credit was scarce and prospects bleak, it's good to know that UK enterprise carried on unimpeded. From jelly-makers to GPS ...
Tags: Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Management, U.K., Enterprise, UK, Start-ups, BT, technology, innovation, Joanna Higgins
How P&G; Brought the Diaper Revolution to China
A little more than a decade ago, Procter & Gamble faced the ultimate marketing challenge: It didnt just have to persuade Chinese parents that ...
Tags: Procter & Gamble Co., Marketing Research, Marketing, Procter & Gamble, P&G;, Pampers, Diapers, Emerging Markets, China, India, Mya Frazier
Cadillac's Identity Crisis: When Branding Won't Die
First it was the car for drivers between the age of 80 and deceased. Then Caddy became the ride of choice for the hip ...
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The Toyota of Clothes
With its high-tech fabrics, meticulous inventory control, and flexible manufacturing model, Japanese retailer Uniqlo looks more like Toyota than a fashion emporium. But unlike ...
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Eight Ways to Ruin Your Social-Media Strategy
Like it or not, loads of your customers are yakking away about your business on Twitter, Facebook and similar outlets. So dont blow it.
Tags: Facebook, Conversation, Customer Service, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Context Optional, social media, Twitter, YouTube, viral advertising, social marketing., Catharine P. Taylor

Work Life

Six Electric Company Cars
In December, the UK Government promised tax breaks for companies that supplied employees with all-electric cars. Here's six cars that should fit the bill.
Tags: Car, Automotive, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Volvo, Electric, Charge, Julian Goldsmith
Six of the Best: Boats
For those people who have escaped the ravages of the recession, heres a range of new vessels on offer, for a life on the ...
Tags: Vessel, Boat, Yacht, Cruiser, Fairline, Sunseeker, Storm, Princess, Oyster, London Boat Show, Julian Goldsmith
How to Survive Information Overload
Texting and instant messaging can hinder your ability to get work done. Here's how to take control of information overload.
Tags: Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications, Information Overload, E-mail, Technology, Brain, Decision-Making, Management, Productivity, Richard Young
Seven Ways to Flunk a Job Interview
Even stellar credentials and years of experience wont save you if you commit one of these interview-killers.
Tags: Job, Credential, Job Interview, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Interviewing Mistakes, Interviewing Skills, Recruiting, Resume, Recruiter, Social Media, Adriana Gardella
Skirting the Issue: Why Women Aren’t Making it to the Board
Its nearly the second decade of the 21st century. Isnt it surprising, then, to see so few women in business leadership positions?
Tags: Women, Board, Gender And Diversity, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Directors, Institute of Directors, Cranfield School of Management, Recruitment, Equality, Law, Mckinsey, Hay Group, King?s College London, DDI, Language, Glasshouse, Entrepreneurship, Promotion, Dealmaking, Julian Goldsmith

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