Apprentice: Stefani Wins!

The season finale of the Apprentice just now finished airing, and The Donald selected Stefani over James. I’m a bit surprised by that, but I believe it’s a good choice. James has been a strong performer, but he had some close calls in the boardroom, and...

Strategic Planning – The Three Key Elements

For businesses strategic planning is a concept, a mind set and a process. It is looking down the road at what’s around the bend. When everyone around your place is focusing on what’s coming you will all recognize it in time to take advantage of it.As...

The 10 New Rules of Branding

By Derrick Daye on Walmart 1) Brands that influence culture sell more; culture is the new catalyst for growth.Look at Google. They are changing the way we behave online. Nike is a brand that has become a part of all culture. If you get into that split screen, you...

Gatekeeper Google's Unbreakable Algorithm

It seems we spend a lot of time talking about lawsuits filed against Google these days, what with Sumner Redstone’s $1 billion swing at the Web giant and all. But it’s a smaller suit just dismissed by Judge Jeremy Fogel of the U.S. District Court for the...