Description: The “chicken sandwich wars” with Chick-fil-A captivated the internet and drove record sales. Then they became a logistical headache.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: Aug 29, 2019
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/business/popeyes-chicken-sandwich-shortage.html
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Description: There are almost 8 billion people on Earth and, if United Nations projections play out, that number is expected to balloon to 10 billion by 2057. That’s a lot… but maybe not enough, at least according to the two tech visionaries who tangled on stage for almost an hour at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Thursday.
Source: MarketWatch.com
Date: Aug 29, 2019
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Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #685 – Host: Mitch Joel. Simply put: Roger Dooley is a really nice human being. His latest book is Friction – The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage. Prior to that he authored, Brainfluence – 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing and The Persuasion Slide. He writes at Neuromarketing, and is columnist for Forbes. Roger is the founder of Dooley Direct and co-founded College Confidential, a leading college-bound website. That business was acquired by Hobsons, where he served as VP Digital Marketing after the acquisition. Roger also spent years in direct marketing as the co-founder of a successful catalog firm and also was director of corporate planning for a Fortune 1000 company. In this episode we break down the power of removing friction for business (and why it’s so critical). Enjoy the conversation…
Source: SixPixels.com – podcast
Date: Aug 25, 2019
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Description: Personable biographies or even fake photos obscure the operations of big businesses
Source: CBC.ca
Date: Apr 30, 2019
Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/biggest-airbnb-hosts-canada-corporations-1.5116103
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Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #668 – Host: Mitch Joel. In short: Todd Herman is a fascinating human being. Over the years, he has helped thousands of people become more resilient, creative, confident and courageous. He has clocked over 15,000 hours in the field, working one-on-one with people from all backgrounds to help them develop an impenetrable mindset. He knows the mental performance game better than anyone. His first book, The Alter Ego Effect, is about creating a heroic alter ego to activate when the chips are down. There’s only one person in the way of you untapping your capabilities: You. There’s also one person who can move you out of the way so you can perform at your peak. That person is already inside of you. You just need to unlock them. Enjoy the conversation…
Source: SixPixels.com – podcast
Date: Apr 28, 2019
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Description: Apple’s iPhone is an incredible moneymaking machine. In the first three months of 2019, Apple sold $31 billion worth of iPhones. At the same time, the iPhone is becoming less important to Apple’s total sales as the smartphone industry stalls globally.
Source: CNBC.com – video report
Date: May 01, 2019
Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/30/apple-earnings-show-company-moving-beyond-iphone.html
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Description: Gen Z keeps confounding Corporate America. They’ve shunned beer, they want companies to take political stands and they trust Kardashians to make their makeup choices. But perhaps the biggest surprise about this new cohort of teenagers is the most unexpected of all: They love the shopping mall.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Date: Apr 25, 2019
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Description: The ruling is a ‘major victory for equal pay,’ one lawyer says
Source: MarketWatch.com
Date: Apr 29, 2019
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Description: The Facebook Cambridge Analytica revelations changed the way people in the US think about online privacy. And it should come as no surprise that many have grown wary over the mishandling of personal information.
Source: eMarketer.com
Date: Apr 29, 2019
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Description: Niall Ferguson, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, says there are a few big things that every millennial should keep in mind when they start to earn and spend money.
Source: CNBC.com – video report
Date: Apr 29, 2019
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