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The latest in mobile business models

The Trump Organization recently announced its new business venture, Trump Mobile. The press release advertised “a transformational, new cellular service designed to deliver top-tier connectivity,

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The pursuit of profitability?

Sportico recently released its annual list of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. The list included salaries, winnings, bonuses, and endorsement deals for athletes

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The power of marketing

Have you ever heard the phrase “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? Did you know that it actually came from a marketing

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Hip-hopping to the bank

While we are still relatively fresh out of the Grammy Awards, we thought it might be a fun time to delve into the business of

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Back to our roots… again?

Last fall, the new CEO of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, announced the coffee chain would be implementing big changes in its North American stores throughout the

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We learned it through the Vine

While the fate of the social media app TikTok is still up in the air, many users got a small taste of what it would

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From humble beginnings: eReaders and eBooks

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) recently announced the 22 books they shortlisted for their annual Best in Business Book Awards. Additionally,

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Pay transparency and the gender pay gap

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), pay transparency legislation can help address the gender pay gap and reduce broader gender inequalities in the labor

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The history of digital banking

Digital banking is now part of our everyday lives, but it took the industry decades to get to the point that it is today. This

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Marketing can make or break a business

Don Vultaggio, the brand chairman and founder of AriZona Beverages – the maker of the popular 99-cent iced tea – recently made headlines for his

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Vinyl records: What’s old is new

When Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, the album shattered vinyl record sales when over 800,000 physical copies were sold in

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