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Entries from January 2010

How The Egg McMuffin Revolutioned Breakfast

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Herb Peterson changed breakfast forever and revolutionized the quick-service industry in America with the invention of the ubiquitous Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich. His son, David Peterson, with the help of Los Angeles Times columnist Ann Marsh, has written a book chronicling his father’s life and legacy, QSRWeb reports.The Good Egg: Herb Peterson, the Egg McMuffin [...]

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Biz Psych: Foot In The Door Phenomenon

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Business Pundit says that business is all about people. That being the case, perhaps we should stop reading management books for advice and start looking at social psychology. Smart marketers and executives have been using the findings of this growing field for decades to close sales, hold effective meetings and get their way in negotiations.The [...]

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Helping Others To Be Great

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

In his Extraordinary Conversations newsletter, consultant Patrick O’Neill says that assisting others to be great involves:Situation awareness: You need to be alert to what is happening around you so that you can make real-time decisions about the best opportunities to achieve collective goals.Recognize strengths and weaknesses: You need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of [...]

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What The iPad Means For Media Distribution In The Future

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Many years ago (almost five years ago in fact) I wrote an article about what the music industry might look like in a digital distributed world.My premise was that thanks to networked portable devices and the Long Tail, bands would survive because distribution networks would allow them to reach their fans much easier. In effect, [...]

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Shark Tank Episode 14: A Recap

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Episode 14 of the Shark Tank featured for different entrepreneurs, each competing for the Sharks’ money. Brenden Sherratt has recapped it for us. More: continued here

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