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  • Note to Magazine Industry: Your iPad Apps Are Too Expensive

    by Catharine P. Taylor - July 29, 2010 8:39pm PDT

    Four months after the launch of Apple's iPad, one thing is painfully clear about whether or not it can be the magazine industry's savior. Consumers will pay for content, but not that much.

  • 10 Troublemakers to Avoid at Your Company

    by Steve Tobak - July 29, 2010 8:37pm PDT

    Every company has its stars, its losers, and everything in between. But in startups and small companies, just as one or two geniuses can make it great, one or two troublemakers can take it down....

  • How to Run a Meeting: Don't Show Up

    by Margaret Heffernan - July 29, 2010 8:35pm PDT

    Leaders spend most of their time in meetings but rarely understand their dynamics or how to get the most out of them. Here's one surprising way to make sure your meetings result in the best...

  • Troubled A&P Will Put Assets on the Block -- Maybe Even Food Emporium

    by Mike Duff - July 29, 2010 8:26pm PDT

    The turnaround guy is out at A&P (GAP) and the turn-over guy is in, suggesting that investor/advisor Ron Burkle isn’t going to wait for a rebound in the company’s performance to make some...

  • How Southwest Made Hay With "Bags Fly Free"

    by Brett Snyder - July 29, 2010 8:23pm PDT

    The conventional wisdom in the airline industry is that product differentiation doesn't work when it comes to coach flying. Many airlines have used half-hearted efforts to promote their...

  • Welcome to the New BNET

    by Christina Salerno - July 29, 2010 5:30pm PDT

    You’ve come to know us over the past three years as the “go-to place for managers” — a site designed to help you become a better leader at work and to build a successful and fulfilling career....

  • B2B Selling Made Absurdly Simple

    by Geoffrey James - July 28, 2010 5:47am PDT

    B2B selling isn't complicated. Here's how to do it... in five easy-to-understand steps:

  • Circumcision Joke Sent Via Twitter Lands Writer a $70K Ad Agency Job

    by Jim Edwards - July 27, 2010 4:00pm PDT

    Saatchi & Saatchi has given a $70,000-a-year writing job to someone who sent the ad agency a penis joke on Twitter. It's a sign of how social media has come to dominate the creative scene in...

  • Drug Company as Masochist: Bristol-Myers Takes Needless Whipping for HIV Drug Prices

    by Jim Edwards - July 27, 2010 2:43pm PDT

    Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) is again needlessly taking a beating over the price of its AIDS drugs. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation criticized BMS for not agreeing to supply cut-price HIV drugs to...

  • Top 5 Corporate Blunders that Cripple Sales Efforts

    by Geoffrey James - July 27, 2010 11:44am PDT

    The 5 most common ways that companies fail to work together to close business -- and how to fix the problems.

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