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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

However, since the new tax changes are only in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012, we may face another estate tax controversy down the road. So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma.

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Why Great Brands Lose Their Way

In the CEO Afterlife

They endorse a whack of dough into media and they continue to extend brand names into other categories, but they are falling short in spearheading brand equity growth. This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008. The hemorrhaging is in electronics, and in late 2012, they shelled out $1.8

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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

We stand today on July 27, one year away from the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Even the notoriously cynical British media remain supportive. For the 2008 Games, China built a spectacle of unmatchable scale , with a budget of some $80 billion. Britain is well ahead of schedule. Contingency budgets are $1.4

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An Unlikely Partnership: When HR and Marketing Join Forces

Harvard Business Review

But the pervasive influence of social media on the work world demands change in the way employers motivate and communicate with talent. One measure of the program's success: In the 2012 employee survey, 58% of Lincoln employees said they were "highly engaged" — a score well above the financial services benchmark of 35%.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

(First published in Forbes.com, April 20, 2012) Two years have now passed since the explosion at BP ’s deep-water rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The available avenues are advertising, the press, and social media. The ”Health safety environment” theme contains zero releases since 2008.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

These tax rates will remain in effect through 2012. Extends the repeal of phase-outs of personal deductions and limits on itemized deductions for higher income taxpayers through 2012. Extends certain middle class incentives and credits such as the Earned Income Credit and Coverdell Education Savings credit.