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The Epilogue to the Epilogue of the Epilogue

Steve Farber

The previous installment was in this post I wrote on April 9, 2009: The epilogue at the end of Greater Than Yourself is a case study of a GTY challenge I issued to the students and staff of Up with People. Past winning screenplays include Akeelah and the Bee , Arlington Road , and Finding Forrester. As in, “Oscar.&#.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

Consider Intel, which began eyeing Big Data’s potential to quantify marketing’s contribution to revenue in about 2010. Forrester Research recently published a case study describing how USAA’s new partnership between marketing, finance and analytics has helped deliver better business insights. Inside Intel.

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Requiring Companies to Disclose Climate Risks Helps Everyone

Harvard Business Review

In the movie Forrest Gump , the protagonist becomes a very rich man due to a natural disaster and its unforeseen business consequences. When he first enters the shrimp boating business, Forrest catches no shrimp. His fortunes change when a hurricane strikes and his boat is the only one to survive the disaster.