Description: Mobile readership offers publishers new circulation revenue sources.Media businesses have already gone through a first wave of digital transition, and in the last few years, mobile has been the next frontier. Publishers have been tasked with deciding whether to offer their content on the smaller-screen devices—and how. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jan 25, 2013 Link:… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 1 Business in a Global Environment
Lance Armstrong’s financial fallout
Description: From legal fees to paying back bonuses for his victories, Lance Armstrong may have significant bills to pay if he admits to doping. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 15, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/01/15/n-lance-armstrong-doping-drugs-sponsorships.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are the financial implications pending for Lance Armstrong? How will this story play out in the… Read more »
Video: Lee’s Music puts focus on innovative guitar manufacturing with Riversong Guitars venture
Description: Lee’s Music was simply a retail store with a specialist repair arm until Lee’s son, Mike Miltimore, came up with an innovative technique for building stronger, better guitars in a fraction of the time. The company has big plans for its patent-pending design, and is tooling up a manufacturing plant to scale up production…. Read more »
Ad legend bashes Coke, Pepsi in Super Bowl return
Description: Most Super Bowl ad stories focus on the advertisers. But the gee-whizzer for SodaStream — an upstart maker of home carbonation machines — may be the guy who is creating its Big Game commercial. Source: USAToday.com Date: Jan 15, 2013 Link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/15/soda-stream-super-bowl-commercial-alex-bogusky/1836061/ Questions for Discussions: Do you think the SodaStream “concept” is a more… Read more »
Harry Winston to Use Swatch Cash for Diamonds Purchases
Description: Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (HW)’s $1 billion sale of a luxury unit to Swatch Group AG (UHR) provides the cash to invest more in diamond mining, a business that last year was more than twice as profitable as jewelry. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 15, 2013 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-15/harry-winston-to-use-swatch-cash-for-diamonds-purchases.html Questions for Discussions: Explain the logic of… Read more »
Mobile users look to phones to instill habit
Description: January is the month when many New Year’s resolutions stand or fall. This year, people are bringing a new ally to the fight to keep their resolve: their smartphones. A December survey by Prosper Mobile Insights found that more than one in four US smartphone or tablet owners—24% of men and 30% of women—planned… Read more »
How Europe’s economy hits U.S.-made guitars
Description: When things go wrong in Europe, American companies feel the pain. Here’s how it affects Paul Reed Smith guitars. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2013/01/11/sbiz-europe-economy-american-guitars.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize how Europe’s economy is affecting the operations of this company. How can management mitigate some of the problems highlighted in… Read more »
The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks
Description: A little more than 10 years ago, the evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar began a study of the Christmas-card-sending habits of the English. This was in the days before online social networks made friends and “likes” as countable as miles on an odometer, and Dunbar wanted a proxy for meaningful social connection. Source: Businessweek.com Date:… Read more »
Free Outdoor Wi-Fi Comes to West Chelsea
Description: Residents of West Chelsea inManhattan who were wondering what Google had done for them lately now have their answer: free Wi-Fi service for the whole neighborhood. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 08, 2013 Link: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/free-outdoor-wi-fi-comes-to-chelsea/?ref=technology Questions for Discussions: How will this technological development change consumer use of wi-fi in this neighborhood? How can these regional… Read more »
How Oscar Nominations Affect the Box Office
Description: Nothing quite assures moviegoers that a film is worth watching like a stamp of approval from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. With the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards announced today, the films can expect a January wave of box office sales. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Jan 10, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-10/how-oscar-nominations-affect-the-box-office#r=hp-ls Questions… Read more »
