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Capitalizing on Sleep-Wake Cycle Can Drastically Increase Digital AD Profits from Social Media, Study Shows
Firms increasingly are investing their marketing dollars in social media — market research firms predict spending will reach $37 billion by 2020. However, increasing traffic and...
Read ArticleStudy Shows How Companies Can Help Safeguard Intellectual Property When Expanding into Risky Countries
In 2015, Pfizer pharmaceutical company invested $14 million in Chile to launch the Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine, focusing on developing new genome-based diagnostic...
Read ArticleTen Years Hence 2018: Scott Mereness
Scott Mereness, President of Lippert Components, discusses the importance of the RV industry and its future outlook. Scott also discusses his successful career and the influence...
watch videoDual-Class Firms Have Higher Market Valuations near Time of IPO That Drop over Next Six Years, Study Finds
Facebook, Google, Comcast and Berkshire Hathaway are among a number of large companies that have dual-class stock structures, providing controlling shareholders with majority...
Read ArticleGlobal Citizenship for Human Development: A Conversation with Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus, a social entrepreneur, banker and economist from Bangladesh who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts...
watch videoTen Years Hence 2018: Steve Shute
Steve Shute, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of SAP Americas and Asia Pacific Japan, explains the outlook for digital technology and leadership in the future,...
watch videoWhen Fee-Pressured Audit Offices Focus on Non-Audit Services, Financial Statements Suffer, Study Shows
Firms hire auditors to create independent assessments of their financial statements, providing assurance to investors and outside parties that they are free from material...
Read ArticleHitting Rock Bottom After Job Loss Can Be Beneficial, Study Shows
We’ve all heard it said, “When you hit rock bottom, there’s nowhere to go but up.” This can prove especially true in business, where bottoming out as a result of job loss...
Read ArticleKim Jeffrey on Human Asset Based Companies
This talk features Kim Jeffery, Retired Chairman & CEO of Nestle Waters North America. Kim retired in early 2014. He currently serves on the boards of Kendall Jackson Family...
watch videoPaul Reilly on Business Job Development
This talk features Paul Reilly, the Chairman & CEO of Raymond James Financial. Mr. Reilly holds his Bachelor of Science degree and MBA from the University of Notre Dame and...
watch videoFighting to End Poverty
In Dandora, Kenya, a sprawling neighborhood in Nairobi, housing for 250,000 people is built around the city’s largest dumpsite. Life near a large trash heap exposes the...
watch videoTony Crudele on Tractor Supply Co. and Career
This talk features Tony Crudele, a former Executive Vice President and CFO of Tractor Supply Co., one of the fastest growing NASDAQ companies in the 2000’s. Crudele graduated...
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