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Use Google's General Trademark Complaint Form to stop competitors from infringing on your brands online. Did you know that Google is every bit as concerned as you are that some other company may infringe upon their company’s trademark

Use Google's General Trademark Complaint Form to stop competitors from infringing on your brands online. Did you know that Google is every bit as concerned as you are that some other company may infringe upon their company’s trademark

In a tongue-in-cheek "review" of the year just started, your intrepid reporter follows 2011's economic trends to their absurd conclusion. In looking back at the economy of 2012, we can safely say no one expected it to turn out the way it did. This year saw the development of many revolutionary new economic tools

In a tongue-in-cheek "review" of the year just started, your intrepid reporter follows 2011's economic trends to their absurd conclusion. In looking back at the economy of 2012, we can safely say no one expected it to turn out the way it did. This year saw the development of many revolutionary new economic tools

Inc. 500 honoree Slingshot SEO experienced 3,597 percent growth in just three years. Here one of the founders explains how they did it with only $10,000 and a dream

For American makers on the hunt, the landscape of funding is lean and treacherous. Here are some helpful ideas to take you to the next level.

As former president and CEO of the Cleveland Browns--a hapless football team in one of America’s unluckiest sports cities--John Collins knows that fans are a fickle bunch. But to the National Football League, the Browns' annual disappointments never matter all that much, at least in this sense: If (and when) the Browns miss the playoffs, locals still watch football games, and still plan a Super Bowl party.

With a start-up budget, there's only room for one item on my marketing plan. Here's why I chose a public relations strategy.

We heard a lot of great questions at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored event in San Francisco this past November, but there just wasn't enough time for them all. We gave our attendees a chance to pose questions to the speakers post-event, and compiled a cross section of them below. The first question is for David Cush , President & CEO of Virgin America: Virgin America is clearly focused on surprising & delighting customers but has chosen not to have what is arguably a best practice--a more robust loyalty/frequent flier program.

FedEx's response to one of its employees chucking a customer's computer monitor over a six-foot fence shows how your company should respond to a PR disaster. If you haven't seen it yet, here's a 21-second video that'll make your blood boil. And no, it's not a joke

Why, oh why?

Great businesses succeed by motivating people with the straight facts. There are four ways to get the truth out there.