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“Since we live in a world where the unimaginable is suddenly possible, we need to seize on that by imagining what else might be possible now that seemed unimaginable before.” Jennifer Palmieri, in Dear Madam President: An Open Letter for the Women Who Will Rule the...
read moreWant To Ramp Up Your Career? Try These Innovative Strategies
Mary Barra of GM, Ginni Rometty of IBM and Ursula Burns of Xerox are innovative women leaders who all managed to successfully navigate their careers into the elusive corporate CEO job, as only a measly 5.2% of women have done. Others, such as Marissa Meyer, former CEO...
read moreFabric Scraps to Good Use – Jessica Schreiber, Fabscrap
The clothing manufacturing process generates about 15 million tons of waste per year, according to the EPA, and 85 percent of apparel we buy ends up in landfill. What can we do about this? Meet a creative entrepreneur who saw a marketplace gap and formed...
read moreThe Overarching Lesson from a Historic, Intense Year of 2 Realities
How do we make sense of a year like 2017? It’s filled with “no one would believe us if we put this in a script” moments – extreme highs and lows, no matter what your values – and each one met with a counterpoint from a different reality. None of these happen...
read moreReputation Management: Big Data for Marketing (Preview)
Consider these social media statistics and their implications for big data for marketing: Every day, there are 500 million tweets, over 1.8 billion photos and videos shared on social media and 6,586,013,574 searches conducted online. Every minute on Facebook, 510,000...
read moreHow can big data and artificial intelligence drive your business strategies? Part 2 Preview
Even though it may already seem like you're barraged with ads and emails in the shape of your digital footprint, companies are still using only a fraction of the information they could be — just 0.5 percent, in fact, according to big data author and consultant...
read moreHow can big data and artificial intelligence drive your business strategies? Part 1 Preview
Have you ever noticed that as soon as you search for a pair of shoes or download a white paper, you're seeing ads for them on almost every page? Do you use Apple's Siri or Amazon's Echo? Welcome to the world of big data and artificial intelligence (AI). Every click,...
read moreSocial media investor relations: Friend or foe?
As recent events have shown, a single negative tweet can turn into a PR crisis firestorm with lasting impact on a brand’s reputation. Companies that respond quickly and with savvy are more able to weather the storm, which is why social media investor relations can be...
read moreTaking Electric Cars Mainstream
Fundamental to the success of combating global climate change and reducing dependence on oil is changing each person’s behavior. This includes moving a critical mass of people from traditional gas-powered vehicles to eco-friendly electric vehicles. This means we need...
read moreElectric Vehicles: If they build it, will we come?
Will the mass market drive electric cars? Joan Bryna Michelson looks at the evidence To break our dependence on gas-powered vehicles as soon as possible, electric vehicles are the leading alternative. “Electrification is a part of every automaker’s long term strategy,...
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