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Publishing Is Not Dying

Harvard Business Review

And it’s not just the financial results that are impressive — Huffington Post has won a Pulitzer Prize, as has Politico, a news organization launched in 2007. Last year, News Corp’s newspaper division reported EBITDA of $795 million on $6.7 The Huffington Post was sold for $315 million in just six years. Publishing start-ups are hot.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

times EBITDA (compared to average multiples of 15 at the time). Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. It divested a number of personal care and confectionary lines (e.g., Schick razors and Trident) and acquired other products (e.g., Purell) consistent with its chosen way to play. billion, or 20.6 All rights reserved.

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A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A.

Terry Starbucker

After graduating from my undergrad education (2007) I unexpectedly joined my parents’ company as the Global Sales and Marketing Director…it has been amazing yet seems to be a daily trial by fire test. Barbara @wiredprworks Del Putnam January 5, 2010 at 11:00 am Thanks for sharing this, Terry I love #8. Fantastic post.

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Every Fast-Growing Company Has to Combat Overload

Harvard Business Review

Founded in 1966, Norwegian quickly became an innovator in its field as the first company to offer round-trip cruises that nearly anybody could afford. And in 2007 the right leader arrived: Kevin Sheehan, a veteran executive with experience in the car-rental and entertainment industries. An innovator? Were we a price cutter?