In the CEO Afterlife

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Here’s a great perspective from Nilofer Merchant’s blog. In the petroleum industry where access to oil is tight, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell say they are adjusting their strategies to meet the growing demand for alternative energies.

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Branding the Aspiring Novelist | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

USA Today reports she sold 164,000 e-books in 2010. I didn’t start blogging until this year. Good luck with your own blog. Already there are cracks in the traditional publisher armor. Young-adult paranormal author Amanda Hocking decided to take the route of digital self-publishing. October 14, 2011 at 9:07 am.

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