Digital media and e-commerce have leveled the CPG field, helping startups ring up $10B in sales when the giants can least afford to cede ground.
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How Startups Are Disrupting Packaged Goods' Kings of Scale
Posted by JoshAK under MarketingFrom http://adage.com 4058 days ago
Stanford researchers to open-source model they say has nailed sentiment analysis
Posted by JoshAK under TechnologyFrom http://gigaom.com 4059 days ago
A group of researchers from Stanford has been working on deep learning models that can make sense of whole sentences at a time, and has recently trained its models on a large collection of online movie reviews.
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Competitive Advantage Redefined
Posted by JoshAK under Social MediaFrom http://socialmediatoday.com 4060 days ago
As the industry’s fall conference schedule continues, those in attendance all seem to agree on one new reality: The definition of competitive advantage has changed. What advertisers, brands, marketers and tech innovators don’t agree on is how that advantage is achieved.
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Infographic: The impact of the holiday season on retail
Posted by JoshAK under MarketingFrom http://blog.nrf.com 4062 days ago
This infographic shows how NRF's 2013 holiday forecast compares to actual sales in past years and the impact holiday sales has on select sectors in retail.
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The Beth Comstock Way To Make Strange, Serendipitous Connections
Posted by JoshAK under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.fastcompany.com 4062 days ago
"A lot of people think it's a waste of time," Beth Comstock says of making connections. "If you're trying to be hyperefficient."
Beth Comstock
Oddly enough, inefficiency can be a key to productivity--if you're trying to make new things. Read More
Beth Comstock
Oddly enough, inefficiency can be a key to productivity--if you're trying to make new things. Read More
Richard Branson on Reaching For The Stars -- Literally
Posted by JoshAK under ManagementFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 4065 days ago
With the launch of Virgin Galactic's first commercial trip to space approaching, a look at how to energize your company mission and team to reach higher.
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How Small Business Owners Are Wrecking Their Own Chances Of Success - Forbes
Posted by JoshAK under ManagementFrom http://www.forbes.com 4065 days ago
I was shocked at some of the statistics, especially a survey that showed only about half of small businesses have websites. I went to look at the survey from which that figure was drawn, and found even more sobering stats about small business owners non-use of technology.
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How to compete against a giant brand - and win
Posted by JoshAK under StrategyFrom http://money.cnn.com 4077 days ago
It's not easy starting a company when your main competitor has been around for more than 100 years. But Arch Angel Brands still went up against Dr. Scholl's. Here's how they did it.
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Where To Find 1000's of Free Qualified Leads Online
Posted by JoshAK under SalesFrom http://www.smallbiztechnology.com 4078 days ago
Businesses pay mega-bucks for solid, qualified leads, but there’s an easy way to uncover buyers that are part of a market that amounts to $35 billion in annual sales.
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The 4% Factor: Why 96% Of What You Do Is A Waste
Posted by JoshAK under StrategyFrom http://www.forbes.com 4078 days ago
To think we waste 96% of our ‘stuff’ (read: resources) is a shot in the forehead. But where do we make waste as entrepreneurs? According to business guru and author Perry Marshall -- everywhere.
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