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Neuromarketing Ethics: How Far Is Too Far?

ConversionXL

One early researcher was Edward Bernays—Sigmund Freud’s nephew—who coined the term “public relations.”. Decades later, in 2002, Dutch marketing professor Ale Smidts coined the term “neuromarketing.” At a tactical level, companies can improve their customer segmentation and personalize marketing and sales experiences.

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The 4 Biggest Business Mistakes of All Time (and What You Can Learn From Them)

Up and Running

When Ford’s public relations manager, C. Gayle Warnock, got wind of the decision, he sent a one-line memo to project head Richard Krafve: “We have just lost 200,000 sales.” A year after New Coke’s release, Coca-Cola’s sales jumped 8 percent over the previous year. By 2002, New Coke was dead.

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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures

Gust

Dual-class voting structures are receiving a lot of attention these days along with intense publicity related to the Facebook IPO , following in the wake of other recent tech IPOs with a similar structure such as Zynga and LinkedIn.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

When I started the business in 2002 we mainly sold portable air cooling and heating products. When I left the corporate world in 2011 to start my Public Relations and Communications firm, it was important that my company/brand represent me and my background. 18- Translating common PR-related word. 10- Memorable name.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

You use marketing and sales language, when attempting to make technical points. But I admit, I started programming assembly at 11 and then did a lot of C++ before moving on to.NET in 2002. We wrote all of our software in VB6 and then ported it to.NET in 2001/2002. Technical people can smell a fake from a mile away. Arve Systad.

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5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!)

crowdSPRING Blog

And skyrocketing sales for the new chicken sandwich BK was hawking. OK Go is an indy rock band formed in 2002, with three albums released since their inception. The result was spectacular: 46 million views in the first week, dozens of stories in industry journals, blogs, and the mass media. What can a small business learn?

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