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Description:  McDonald’s will no longer take part in efforts to lobby against raising the minimum wage at the federal, state or local level, the fast-food giant told the National Restaurant Association Tuesday.

Source: CNBC.com

Date: Mar 27, 2019

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/mcdonalds-reportedly-to-stop-lobbying-against-minimum-wage-hikes.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail

Questions for discussion:

  • What does this decision mean for the firm and the industry at large?
  • How do you think it will affect labor relations and operation management?

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Description: Apple has today unveiled its secretive, decade-long effort to build a TV subscription service that will rival the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk – video report

Date: Mar 26, 2019

Link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/03/26/everything-need-know-apple-credit-card-tv-plus-news-subscription/

Questions for discussion:

  • What are the competitive advantages for Apple in these markets?
  • How well do you think Apple will be received as it competes with others?

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Description: Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU.O 14.13%) shares soared to a record high on Thursday after the maker of upscale yogawear topped fourth-quarter estimates and its forecast eased concerns of decelerating sales.

Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report

Date: Mar 28, 2019

Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/lululemon-surges-to-record-high-after-near-flawless-execution-1.1236152

Questions for discussion:

  • Explain the firm’s success?
  • Do you think the best yet is to come for the firm?

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Description: Following a cleanup of its platform and revamped ad model, online social blog reddit is on pace to more than double its ad revenues by 2021. Reddit’s ad business will grow nearly 55%, crossing the $100 million mark this year, according to eMarketer’s latest US ad forecast.

Source: eMarketer.com

Date: Mar 26, 2019

Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/reddit-to-cross-100-million-in-ad-revenues-in-2019?ecid=NL1001

Questions for discussion:

  • What are some of the reasons the platform is attractive to some advertisers?
  • Why are some advertising managers reluctant to use the platform?

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Description: Creating videos that pitch viewers on a product or service can be quite lucrative, even if you have zero on-camera experience.

Source: Entrepreneur.com

Date: Mar 28, 2019

Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/328428?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the communications strategies presented?
  • Create a script for a product that follows this design and explain how it is supposed to communicate to the intended audience.

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Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #663 – Host: Mitch Joel. One of the most prolific and fascinating business professionals in the area of better brand storytelling and marketing is Bernadette Jiwa. She is a veritable force of nature who creates frequent and compelling prose that are sprinkled with optimism and wisdom.

Source: SixPixels.com – podcast

Date: Mar 26, 2019

Link: https://www.sixpixels.com/podcast/archives/spos-663-bernadette-jiwa-tells-the-right-story/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SixPixelsOfSeparation+%28Six+Pixels+of+Separation+-+Mitch+Joel%29

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the key points Bernadette Jiwa presents in this podcast?
  • Do you agree with her advice to managers?

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Description:  Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #662 – Host: Mitch Joel. What kind of business do you want to build? What kind of business do you really want to work for? It’s true that we live a world where we can choose to do so many interesting and different things… and we can do them from the comfort of our own home (if we so choose). Paul Jarvis is the author of a great book called, Company of One.

Source: SixPixels.com – podcast

Date: Mar 16, 2019

Link: https://www.sixpixels.com/podcast/archives/spos-662-paul-jarvis-is-a-company-of-one/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SixPixelsOfSeparation+%28Six+Pixels+of+Separation+-+Mitch+Joel%29

Questions for discussion:

  • What does Paul Jarvis say to individual managers about growth and business decision-making?
  • Do you agree with his analysis and guidance?

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Description:  When implementing advanced attribution models to better assign marketing credit across touchpoints, marketers grapple with choosing the best metrics among overabundant data points.

Source: eMarketer.com

Date: Mar 18, 2019

Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/making-marketing-attribution-work-means-choosing-the-right-metrics?ecid=NL1001

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the report say about metrics managers use and those they should pay more attention to?
  • What would you suggest to managers?

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Description: Have tech companies gotten so big that it’s bad for the economy?

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Mar 20, 2019

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/20/fortt-knox-big-tech-breakup.html?forYou=true

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize and evaluate the arguments presented in this debate.
  • What do you think will happen?
  • How would this affect these businesses and their customers going forward?

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Description: In Shanghai’s southeastern district of Xujiahui, Colonel Sanders’s smiling visage looms over the restaurant entrance, as it does at thousands of KFC locations around the globe. But step inside, and it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary KFC.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Mar 20, 2019

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-20/yum-china-is-building-the-kfc-of-the-future?srnd=businessweek-v2

Questions for discussion:

  • What is motivating the firm to use AI in stores?
  • What information does this new technology provide to management?