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Yesterday Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox, the 35,400-kiosk-strong movie-rental service, announced a joint venture with Verizon to provide a subscription-based streaming video service, thus positioning the companies in direct competition with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Coinstar also announced that it would acquire NCR's entertainment business , which includes its former rival Blockbuster Express, adding more than 9,000 kiosks to Redbox's roster around the country. Now new details about the combined companies' plans have emerged.

A neuroscience technology breakthrough at the University of California, Berkeley, has major implications for the future of branding and marketing. It finally happened. Neuroscience technology can now reliably read our minds.

The first few minutes of a pitch meeting are crucial. So how are you spending them? And how is the other person reacting?

Molter imparts lessons on how she survived "the brink of disaster." Colleen Molter shared the stage with other women entrepreneurs at Inc.

As a 16-year yoga practitioner, I often wish that I could find a place to practice while I travel. Most of the time, I have to traipse halfway across a city. But recently, I was surprised and delighted to learn that San Francisco Airport--which offers harried travelers a room specifically set aside for yoga practice--may be my next yoga destination.

The terms sometimes get used interchangeably, but they're not the same thing.

Meet Sen Sugano, Director of Business Development at the dinner-with-strangers startup.

Need a good hired gun? Here's what to look for. I'm a freelancer

Some of your best business opportunities will be at social events. How to bring out your inner schmoozer. Some of my best business connections have been made out of the office, over food and drink

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Growth means different things to different people. And it doesn't necessarily mean more headcount.

Whether you’re digging your way out of a negative PR avalanche or simply need to scrub a less-than-squeaky-clean outburst, here are tips from branding experts on how to handle public outrage with grace and style. So you torpedoed your brand

As baby boomers age, they're looking for ways to turn back the clock. Savvy entrepreneurs, scientists, and venture capitalists are getting in on a burgeoning market that some are calling "the Internet of healthcare." There's no denying it : America is getting old.

To grow, your business needs to reel in the big fish. Here's how I transformed my tiny business into one of the best-known PR firms in the United States.

Sometimes little things make a big difference.