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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Evaluate organizations online: their mission, major products/markets, history, and biographies of key participants. Write letters to the editors and blogs to encourage dialogue. Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! Their advice can be invaluable.

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Why Your Employees’ Suggestions Aren’t Going Anywhere

Harvard Business Review

A lot of companies use an ever-more-sophisticated array of online social tools in an attempt to connect their people, get a flow of ideas going, and spur innovation. Why is the goal of a more collaborative and innovative organization so elusive? The real benefits extended well beyond the letter and support offered.

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The Scaling Lesson from Facebook’s Miraculous 10-Year Rise

Harvard Business Review

Some 650 people had already joined, and thus began the company’s wild ride toward becoming a social networking site with over a billion users, thousands of employees, and a market capitalization well north of $100 billion. As it happens, today is also the official publication date for Scaling Up Excellen ce by Huggy Rao and me.

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10 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2015

Harvard Business Review

Besides possibly saving humanity, the deal has another big upside — it signals to financial markets and businesses that the low carbon economy is worth investing in. Multi-trillion-dollar markets are in play and there will be many more winners than losers. Companies line up like never before for climate action.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Realities of Networking

Strategy Driven

The longer they network, the better they get at niche marketing. Inevitably, when high-level forums are organized, the juniors, mid-managers and self-marketers infiltrate and take over… which chases us away. Some commercial programs cater to this market but are usually populated by entrepreneurs on the way up.

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What Small Businesses Stand to Lose in a Net Neutrality Rollback

Harvard Business Review

This principle has led to a virtuous cycle of innovation that has driven our economy in previously unimaginable directions. That is why more than 200 businesses and trade organizations have signed a letter to the FCC asking the agency to reconsider its plan to end net neutrality. households lack a choice of broadband provider.