The 8 Principles Of Product Naming

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Even at the best of times, naming is a contentious and emotional business.

Under-Promise. Over-Deliver. And Your Brand’s Fans Will Talk

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It's when companies under-promise and over-deliver that people experience memorable moments that will affect their habits for a lifetime. In a small restaurant in Shinjiku, a suburb of Tokyo, I ordered sake

Chip Conley: The 5 Things Everyone Wants From You

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Joie de Vivre Hotels founder explains how your customers, your employees, and even your investors have the same five needs. Deliver on them and you cant lose.

Rosewood’s New Golf Lover’s Weekend

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Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is offering a golfers’ getaway package that includes three nights’ accommodations at its expansive Bermuda resort, Rosewood Tucker’s Point, and a round of golf each at Tucker’s Point Club, Port Royal Golf Course, and Bermuda’s oldest golf course, Riddell’s Bay Golf & Country Club (from $895). ...

Meet Fairmont’s newest doggie ambassador

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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has unleashed a movement to appeal to animal lovers by stationing lobby dogs in many of their more than 60 upscale properties around the world. The newest is Edie in Pittsburgh.

What It’s Like…to Wait Out an Interminable Non-compete

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After Hotels.com founder Bob Diener sold to IAC in 2003, he went to kite-surf camp in Costa Rica.

Google Chrome Scores Virgin, Ace Hotel Deals, But iPad Stays For Free

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The latest travel trend is incorporating tech into offerings at hotels, airports, on airplanes and more. Virgin America and Ace Hotel in NYC have announced partnerships with Google to provide guests with Chromebooks for free on select flights. iPads, however, are already lots of other places

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Heartwood Studios

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As applications for the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 arrive, we thought it would be worthwhile to shine a spotlight on some of the companies that are vying to appear on our ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Earth Hour 2011: What Businesses Are Participating, Which Are Trying But Failing

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On Saturday night between 8:30 and 9:30, you may notice that world seems darker.

Tools of my Trade: Ken Smith on Hotels, Lawrence Halprin, and Inspiration

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Photograph by Dean Kaufman Photograph by Dean Kaufman The landscape architect shares the tools and inspirations that help him breathe life into the artificial. Ken Smith is not one to blend in. The New York -- based designer moves beyond earth and stone in his work, often employing surprising elements such as bright synthetic flowers and plastic rocks.