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By Sally Haldorson
While Dylan is relaxing on his honeymoon in Costa Rica, I'm going to take a stab at my version of Friday Links. Enjoy! There has been a lot of talk both online and around the water cooler about the New York Times article "Amazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal" published earlier this week that made the bold statement: Amazon.
October 21, 2011
By Porchlight
It seems appropriate to start a post on visual marketing with something visual, so here's the cover of the new book by marketers David Langton and Anita Campbell. The book, Visual Marketing: 99 Proven Ways for Small Businesses to Market With Images and Design is exactly what it says - 99 different examples of companies and people that have combined visual design with marketing concepts in ways that increased their business. There are many interesting tips and tons of great ideas in here.
October 28, 2011
"The characteristic art form of our age may be the business plan. " That quote comes from an intriguing opinion piece called Generation Sell that was published in the New York Times this weekend. It is a piece about a generation just coming of age and today's youth culture.
November 15, 2011
strategy + business's yearly list of the best business books is always one of the finest. They do something really simple, but simply brilliant, having authors and thinkers who work in each category come in and curate the year's books with lengthy essays. This always makes it one of the most thorough and thoughtful lists put out every year, and this year is no exception.
November 23, 2011
Sam Sommers', Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World is one of those great books that make you look at completely normal situations in a whole new way. From assumptions to knee-jerk reactions to decision making, Sommers tells us some interesting stories and evidence that the outcomes of situations could be much more positive if we understood that each one matters. How does this translate to work and business?
December 13, 2011
Over the course of this week, we will be introducing, by category, the candidates for the 2011 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards. Even though only one of the candidates can win the big prize, good business books deserve an audience, and perhaps one on this list will be the winning book. .
December 20, 2011
"Never mind your happiness; do your duty.
January 04, 2010
Great timing on this new book by Gregg Easterbrook. His Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, is the antithesis to the chaotic past year of economic decline. Easterbrook foretells of the economic upswing being propelled by the intense global connectivity that technology offers.
January 06, 2010
A new batch of ChangeThis manifestos has been published, including a new one from the site's creator, Seth Godin. So head on down to the ChangeThis Warehouse. You're going to love the you think.
January 13, 2010
"Artists--by definition innocent--don't steal.
January 14, 2010
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