Monthly Archives: July 2011

July 2011 By: McKinsey Quarterly Virgin Atlantic Airways CEO Steve Ridgway, American Express CMO John Hayes, and Yahoo! Research Scientist Duncan Watts on staying ahead of the changes rocking the world of marketing. There is no quick path to success in…
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July 22nd, 2011 By: Mikal E. Belicove This won’t come as welcome news to the folks at Facebook, but its customer-satisfaction ratings aren’t much to boast about. Among its social-media peers, Facebook landed at the bottom of the keeping customers-happy list,…
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July 18th, 2011 By: Maria Elena Fernandez of The Daily Beast Brit Marling is pretty and she’s smart. So what? The star and co-writer of ‘Another Earth’ says Hollywood needs to represent more women like her. Brit Marling is the…
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July 17th, 2011 By: James Clear of Wisebread The value of networking is obvious. Surround yourself with successful people and it’s easier for you to be successful as well. Unfortunately, the benefits of networking are often squandered as people pursue relationships…
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July 13th, 2011 By: Belle of Capitol Hill Style Several weeks ago, I was exiting the building after a long day when the elevator stopped on the first floor.  A group of interns and one staffer (young, probably a Staff…
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July 11th, 2011 By: Meg Favreau of Wisebread Many of us work long days at desks, even though we know it’s not the best thing for our health. A sedentary lifestyle makes us obese. And heck, I have trouble just…
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We featured the article, “The Hill Life: Elevator Etiquette”  about how not to be obnoxious or rude while riding in the elevator. It’s always so frustrating when you really need to get somewhere and you stop on every floor…
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June 30th, 2011 New PNC Survey Finds:  Satisfied With Their Own Business, Women Business Owners Are Pessimistic About U.S. and Local Economies One out of two U.S. women business owners expect their sales to increase in the next six months,…
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July 8th, 2011 By: Carol Tice of Entrepreneur Take a look at your schedule this week, business owners. How much of your time is taken up with activities that don’t create new products or services, drive more sales or find…
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July 7th, 2011 By: Mikal E. Belicove of Entrepreneur With so much talk about Google+ lately, it’s only natural that business owners want in. They’ll have to wait though.