Description: Nanette Lepore preserves the apparel manufacturing tradition of the garment district in the heart of Manhattan. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 27, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/12/27/n-new-york-city-designer-makes-clothes-in-manhattan.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How has the clothing manufacturing business changed, according to the report? Why would domestic manufacturers still insist on importing goods produced overseas? How important… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 1 Business in a Global Environment
In-App Purchases Take Over App Revenues
Description: Free apps with in-app purchases account for nearly all nonadvertising revenues Read more at Source: eMarketer.com Date: Dec 30, 2013 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/In-App-Purchases-Take-Over-App-Revenues/1010491#ODxGOkr4cZ3mCQV5.99 Questions for Discussions: Are you surprised by these results? What strategies should managers be developing?
A Holiday Retail Lesson for Small Business: Be More Like Amazon
Description: Here are three things we just learned about Christmas commerce in 2013: Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 27, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-27/a-holiday-retail-lesson-for-small-business-be-more-like-amazon#r=nav-f-blog Questions for Discussions: What is the advice presented to small retailers? Do you think small business managers can and will respond?
6 Overhyped Buzzwords to Watch for in 2014
Description: At SmartPlanet we focus on business, technology and design—three often intersecting sectors where some exciting, disruptive, innovative stuff is happening. But sometimes, well maybe a lot, startups and established companies alike throw around buzzwords of the moment in an effort to make their product, idea or business model more exciting and meaningful than it… Read more »
Spotify’s vision for the future of music
Description: After announcing a new free music streaming service for mobile devices, Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek discusses his vision for the future of music on the internet. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/12/11/t-spotify-founder-ceo-daniel-ek-future-music.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the highlights in this report. What are the firm’s competitive advantages?… Read more »
Inside Hammond’s candy-cane factory
Description: Watch how Hammond’s Candies has been handmaking candy canes for the last 93 years. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2013/12/10/smb-hammonds-candies.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How has the candy manufacturing business changed at Hammond since it began operations? Create a list of the key costs of production.
How companies can win consumers’ trust
Description: Author Stephen M.R. Covey tells Gazelles CEO Verne Harnish that companies need to signal their intentions in order to win the trust of their customers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2013/12/11/f-verne-harnish-stephen-covey.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the advice presented by Covey in this report. Do you think it makes sense… Read more »
Vice Media Buys a Tech Company to Experiment With Content Distribution
Description: ADVERTISING, journalism and technology continue to converge. The latest example: Vice Media’s acquisition of Carrot Creative, a digital agency that creates apps, websites and games for media companies and brands. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 10, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/business/media/vice-media-buys-a-tech-company-to-experiment-with-content-distribution.html?hpw&rref=technology&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What is the direction Vice seems to be heading with respect to online… Read more »
New Lululemon Athletica Inc CEO brings pedigree in top cult brands
Description: In naming Laurent Potdevin as its new CEO, Lululemon Athletica Inc. has found a seasoned fashion and sporting goods executive with a pedigree in top cult brands. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Dec 10, 2013 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/12/10/lululemon-laurent-potdevin/ Questions for Discussions: Do you think Laurent Potdevin can “save” the brand image? What would you suggest that he… Read more »
World Cup is a bonanza for big brands
Description: Big companies like Coca-Cola and Visa are counting on capitalizing on the global exposure of being a World Cup sponsor. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 04, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/12/06/n-world-cup-soccer-brands.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the benefits of going with a global branding event like World Cup Soccer? How does this approach fit… Read more »
