Description: Online holiday shopping will account for nearly a quarter of retail ecommerce sales for 2012 Source: eMarketer.com Date: Sep 14, 2012 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009348&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4#XHuCTAGpoq7Hzfoj.99 Questions for Discussions: What explains the projected increase in online holiday shopping? Do you agree with the analysis presented in this report?
Posts Categorized: Part 5 Managing Technology and Information
No Joke: Jay Leno Took Pay Cut of 50%
Description: Late-night talk show host Jay Leno took a 50% pay cut as part of NBC’s budget-chopping effort last month at “The Tonight Show,” the network said, detailing the scope of the changes for the first time as well as the reasoning behind them. Christopher Stewart has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images. Source:… Read more »
As PC Sales Turn Down, Intel Trims Its Outlook
Description: With the personal computer market stalled, Intel, the primary maker of computer chips, warned its investors Friday that revenue would be lower than expected, as would profit margins. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 07, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/technology/intel-downgrades-sales-expectations.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What are the reasons for the situation at Intel and the PC industry in general?… Read more »
Jack Daniel’s Parent Targets a Varied Customer Base
Description: Ted Hissey is senior vice president and director of innovation, consumer planning and global marketing services for spirits and wine producer Brown-Forman, marketer of brands such as Jack Daniel’s, Southern Comfort, Korbel, Chambord and Finlandia. Hissey oversees new product initiatives, market research and marketing services that support B-F’s brands on a global basis. Hissey… Read more »
Facebook Shares Hit New Lows
Description: Facebook shares fell 5% to new lows Friday as two analysts from firms that underwrote its initial public offering cut their price targets on the shares, Paul Vigna reports on the News Hub. Photo: AP. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: Aug 31, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/R3hzXy Questions for Discussions: Summarize the explanation in this… Read more »
A Weight-Loss Strategy From an Unlikely Pair
Description: WHEN Myles Berkowitz first met Steven Kates through a mutual friend in 2006, Mr. Berkowitz had serious doubts about him. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 01, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/business/lifesize-a-weight-loss-strategy-from-an-unlikely-pair.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What is the key selling point in this dieting system? Why do you think it is it successfull with consumers? How else would… Read more »
The Innovation That Could Make Most Job Interviews Obsolete
Description: Today I met with three representatives from a seven-year-old company called HireVue that is changing the way a lot of people get hired. Founded by a guy named Mark Newman when he was just 20 years old and fresh out of Westminster college in Salt Lake City, HireVue provides one-way video interviews where candidates… Read more »
eBay: The biz to beat in mobile payments
Description:  Forget Google Wallet and Square, eBay and its payment unit PayPal are the top dogs in mobile payments … at least for now. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Aug 23, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2012/08/23/investing-mobile-payments-ebay-google.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What makes eBay so attractive to investors today? Would you be an investor?
Employing Dietitians Pays Off for Supermarkets
Description: Lois E. Florence recently left her doctor’s office with a diagnosis of colitis, an intestinal disorder, and a complicated set of instructions for changing her diet. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Aug 24, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/business/dietitians-pay-off-for-supermarkets.html?_r=1&ref=business Questions for Discussions: Explain the logic of adding the services of dietitians at supermarkets. How can managers calculate the ROI… Read more »
Apple Gets $1 Billion From Samsungâ€â€Nothing Changes
Description: Apple got the best of Samsung in the first of their many patent trials to go to a U.S. jury. A nine-person panel came back to the federal courtroom in San Jose, Calif., Friday afternoon, after only three days of deliberation, and announced that the Korean electronics giant had infringed six of the seven… Read more »
