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Apple: Luxury Brand or Mass Marketer?

Harvard Business Review

Between recent high-profile hires from the fashion and watch industries to the rumored 18-karat gold Apple Watch, some observers are fretting about the company’s trend toward catering to the highly profitable 1%, possibly at the expense of the rest of us. But is that really right? Income data is from the U.S.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

Collectively, they're spawning a range of efficient new "as-a-service" business models in industries as diverse as accommodation, transportation, household appliances, and high-end clothing. In 2013, corporate America will need to pay very close attention to this new paradigm. One of my favorite classroom examples is GirlMeetsDress.)

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Does Your Company Come Across as Too Male?

Harvard Business Review

He had no idea that the ad they’d just run to launch their latest mass-market device was so completely male-oriented. So most companies in traditionally male-dominated sectors (IT, finance, law, most heavy industry) are unwittingly speaking and selling “male” while they profess to want balance.