Best Practices Series
Logos with staying power
6/18/2013
- 24/7 Wall St.
The 10 oldest corporate logos in use in the U.S. are predominately owned by household name brands -- and still resonate with consumers. Examples include Sherwin-Williams' "Cover the Earth" logo, Campb Read More
AMD advances ARM chip strategy with "Seattle" project
6/18/2013
- PCWorld
Advanced Micro Devices announced it will begin applying technology used in smartphone processors to its server line, with the release next year of a new suite of 16 CPU core ARM chips that the company Read More
Is your company ready to win the future?
6/18/2013
- Strategy+Business online (free registration)
Only about a fifth of companies are well-positioned to achieve sustainable growth, write Booz & Co. researchers Ashok Divakaran and Vinay Couto. It's possible for the rest to improve, but only if they Read More
SCOTUS overturns Ariz. voter-citizenship law
6/18/2013
- Tulsa World (Okla.)
- FoxNews.com
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
In a move that surprised some observers, the Supreme Court has voted 7-2 to strike down an Arizona law requiring voters to prove their citizenship, asserting the primacy of federal legislation over st Read More
Why sales processes must align with buyer behavior
6/18/2013
- HeinzMarketing.com
If your sales force produces erratic results from quarter to quarter, it could be because your sales process is not aligned with the way buyers make decisions, writes Mike Andrews, founder and princip Read More
How Chinese firms are being told to address CSR
6/18/2013
- BSR.org
Chinese companies with foreign operations have received a guide of 22 areas of corporate responsibility, including outreach to affected communities and stakeholders. China's government "is sending a c Read More
How HR can prepare for immigration reform
6/18/2013
- SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
Employers should analyze their workforce to determine how immigration reform could affect them financially, speakers said at the Society for Human Resource Management's annual conference in Chicago. P Read More
LinkedIn's "Influencers" show the net's urge to publish
6/18/2013
- New York Times (tiered subscription model), The
LinkedIn executive editor Daniel Roth says the business social network's introduction of "Influencers" columns -- contributed by Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Meg Whitman and others -- is increasing engag Read More
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Lawmakers can buy stock in businesses they help oversee
6/18/2013
- Wall Street Journal, The
The 2012 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act was designed to prevent lawmakers from using nonpublic information to inform their stock-purchasing decisions, but they are still allowed to invest Read More
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