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Feed SubscriptionRecruiting: Why Timing Is Everything
Like the Broncos signing Peyton Manning, getting the right person in the right role at the right time is key to the success of any organization. For football fans everywhere, but especially in Denver, the last two weeks have been a suspenseful ones. With Peyton Manning jetting around the country to be courted by general managers, coaches and potential teammates, all those in Broncos Country were keeping up with every article, post and tweet about what the future might hold for their team.
Read More »Busted! Worst Cases of Misleading Ads
Overselling your product's abilities can cost way more than just your reputation. Here are six cautionary tales you need to know. Believe it or not, a Brooklyn man filed a class-action lawsuit this week against tech giant Apple saying its ads oversold Siri, the talking assistant, on the iPhone 4S
Read More »NumberFire: "Moneyball" For Fantasy Leagues
With winnings from "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," Nik Bonaddio created a predictive sports system Billy Beane would be proud of. Nik Bonaddio was in the hot seat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire one night back in 2009. He had coasted through the first few questions.
Read More »Peyton Manning’s Lessons In Career Strategy
This week, the Indianapolis Colts released four-time MVP quarterback Peyton Manning to look for work with another NFL team.
Read More »Video: MVP Brandon Marshall on BPD
Brandon Marshall has been known as one of the NFL's bad boys off the field. Marshall talks to Charlie Rose and Gayle King about being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and how he finished the 2011 season as MVP of the Pro Bowl.
Read More »One iTunes Sensation and Growing: 1st Round
After signing break-out rap artist Sammy Adams, this fledgling record label and entertainment firm is hoping for more wins. Teague Egan isn’t one to walk away from a challenge, if anything he goes looking for them.
Read More »Building a ‘Honey Badger’ Empire
Honey Badger don't care. But its creator does--and he's hoping he can build a business around the most fearless mammal on earth. For a moment, forget the Honey Badger video’s 37 million views on YouTube
Read More »CEO Lessons From a Super Bowl Coach
Moves that every entrepreneur should steal from the Tom Coughlin playbook. Following one of the most thrilling Super Bowl games in history, the New York Giants are champions of the world
Read More »How the Super Bowl Shortchanged the Web
Streaming the Super Bowl was smart.
Read More »The Weigh-In: What’s The Best Way To Motivate Your Employees?
Motivation is a hot topic year-round, but particularly in January, the month of fresh starts, checklists, and lofty goals. It's the time of year we try to figure out how to prod our employees to excel, to hit and surpass ambitious targets.
Read More »Hashtag Hail Mary: Social Media Blitzes The Super Bowl
Advertising is always big business at the Super Bowl. Now companies like GM are working with Facebook, Twitter, iPhones, and Androids to make it even bigger. On February 5, hundreds of thousands of fans will pack Indianapolis and more than 100 million eyeballs will be glued to Super Bowl XLVI
Read More »4 Traits of Great Leaders
Four easy-to-master traits from great leaders such as John F. Kennedy, Sam Budnyk, and Gene Kranz. It is often said that hindsight is 20/20.
Read More »Three Men And A Basement: How Carrot Creative Grew
How three college grads worked in a basement and lived off of ramen as they built "the best and brightest social media agency on the planet." [twistage 3322f1af891b4] Mike Germano met Chris Petescia in high school, and then Bobby Gaafar in college.
Read More »4 Tricks To Build Customer Relationships
How host dinners and white knuckles add up to big business wins, just like a football game. As the NFL playoffs gear up and college football winds down, I'm constantly amazed at how much very small things can have an impact over the course of the game
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