Boone & Kurtz Contemporary Business Weekly Updates » Part 5 Managing Technology and Information http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com Discussion Topics for Today's Classroom Mon, 14 May 2012 10:05:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 J.P. Morgan shares slump after $2 bln trading loss http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/05/14/j-p-morgan-shares-slump-after-2-bln-trading-loss/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/05/14/j-p-morgan-shares-slump-after-2-bln-trading-loss/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:02:44 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2680 Description:  Bank’s loss is embarrassment for CEO, fodder for regulators

Source: Marketwatch.com

Date: May 11, 2012

Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jp-morgan-shares-slump-after-2b-trading-loss-2012-05-11?siteid=nwtwk  

Questions for Discussions:

  • Summarize the reasons for the loss.
  • What do you believe this event will mean for the company, management, and regulators?

 

 

 

]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/05/14/j-p-morgan-shares-slump-after-2-bln-trading-loss/feed/ 0 Online Movies Set to Overtake DVDs and Blu-rays http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/04/09/online-movies-set-to-overtake-dvds-and-blu-rays/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/04/09/online-movies-set-to-overtake-dvds-and-blu-rays/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:04:50 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2581 Description:  Web-based movie download and rental services, coupled with tablets and connected TVs, have led to greater online movie consumption

Source:  emarketer.com

Date: 04/02/2012

Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008945&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the changes taking place.
  • What are the reasons for these changes?
  • How would you suggest the industry respond?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/04/09/online-movies-set-to-overtake-dvds-and-blu-rays/feed/ 0 Best Buy’s moves meet with investor skepticism http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/04/02/best-buys-moves-meet-with-investor-skepticism/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/04/02/best-buys-moves-meet-with-investor-skepticism/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:04:46 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2565 Description:  Best Buy Co., the largest U.S. electronics chain, swung to a fourth-quarter loss, hurt by charges and lower sales of notebook computers and televisions.

Source: Marketwatch.com

Date: 03/30/2012

Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/best-buy-swings-to-loss-to-shut-50-stores-2012-03-29?siteid=nwtwk

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the reasons for Best Buy’s financial problems.
  • Do you think they can be resolved easily?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/04/02/best-buys-moves-meet-with-investor-skepticism/feed/ 0 Total Worldwide Social Network Ad Revenues Continue Strong Growth http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/03/05/total-worldwide-social-network-ad-revenues-continue-strong-growth/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/03/05/total-worldwide-social-network-ad-revenues-continue-strong-growth/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:03:21 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2488 Description:   Worldwide social network ad revenues are still going strong and set to grow nearly 50% this year, according to eMarketer estimates.

Source:  eMarketer.com

Date: 02/24/2012

Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008862

Questions for discussion:

  • What explains this rate of growth?
  • At what point do you think it will level off?
  • How should marketing managers deal with this information?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/03/05/total-worldwide-social-network-ad-revenues-continue-strong-growth/feed/ 0 YouTube bets $100 million on original content http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/03/05/youtube-bets-100-million-on-original-content/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/03/05/youtube-bets-100-million-on-original-content/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:01:03 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2482 Description:   YouTube is enlisting Hollywood’s help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.

Source:  USAToday.com

Date: 02/20/2012

Link:  http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-02-20/youtube-original-content/53170394/1

Questions for discussion:

  • Do you think this production strategy can work?
  • What other YouTube channel concepts do you think would succeed?
  • Who are the target markets for these concepts?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/03/05/youtube-bets-100-million-on-original-content/feed/ 0 Gen Y Speeds Up Luxury Goods Spending http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/27/gen-y-speeds-up-luxury-goods-spending/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/27/gen-y-speeds-up-luxury-goods-spending/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:02:45 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2466 Description:   Flash sale sites and the fashion industry’s maturing web presence boost sales to young consumers

Source:  eMarketer.com

Date: 02/22/2012

Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008854&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the highlights in this report.
  • Do you agree with the reasons given?
  • Where do you think the marketplace is headed?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/27/gen-y-speeds-up-luxury-goods-spending/feed/ 0 How Millennial Men React to Mobile Ads http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/20/how-millennial-men-react-to-mobile-ads/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/20/how-millennial-men-react-to-mobile-ads/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:01:17 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2444 Description:  eMarketer estimates that the number of US smartphone users will rise 44% this year to over 106 million. And as these users continue to do more activities on their phones, their likelihood of exposure to mobile advertising becomes assured.

Source:  eMarketer.com

Date: 02/13/2012

Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008834&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4

Questions for discussion:

  • What does this research suggest to marketing managers, from a strategic planning point of view?
  • Do you think this phenomenon will affect overall advertising planning in the future?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/20/how-millennial-men-react-to-mobile-ads/feed/ 0 250,000 ask Apple to change its labor ways http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/13/250000-ask-apple-to-change-its-labor-ways/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/13/250000-ask-apple-to-change-its-labor-ways/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:05:25 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2436 Description:  Petitions with over 250,000 signatures were delivered to Apple stores calling for reforms to working conditions in its suppliers’ factories.

Source: CNNMoney.com – video report

Link:   http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/09/t-ts-change-org-signatures.cnnmoney/

Questions for discussion:

  • Do you think Apple is being singled-out when the concerns likely apply to any company manufacturing in China?
  • How should Apple’s management deal with group?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/13/250000-ask-apple-to-change-its-labor-ways/feed/ 0 How Zuckerberg changed the game http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/06/how-zuckerberg-changed-the-game/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/06/how-zuckerberg-changed-the-game/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:40 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2421 Description:  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg grew the college dorm room startup to a global tech giant with more users than most countries’ populations.

Source: CNNMoney.com – video report

Date: 02/03/2012

Link:   http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/02/f_game_changers_facebook.fortune/

Questions for discussion:

  • Who is Mark Zukerberg?
  • Do you think his engineering background affected the way he managed the development of the company?
]]> http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/06/how-zuckerberg-changed-the-game/feed/ 0 The $1.6 Billion Woman, Staying on Message http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/06/the-1-6-billion-woman-staying-on-message/ http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/2012/02/06/the-1-6-billion-woman-staying-on-message/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:03:07 +0000 Brahm Canzer http://contemporarybusinessupdates.com/?p=2415 Description:  SEVENTY-TWO hours before Facebook’s big moment, Sheryl K. Sandberg was half a world away, hobnobbing with the likes of Bill Gates and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Source:  NYTimes.com

Date: 02/03/2012

Link:   http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/business/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html?ref=business

Questions for discussion:

  • How would you describe Sheryl Sandberg?
  • Do you think her gender has helped, hurt, or made no difference in her success?
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