Barry Becher, Half Of The Ginsu Knife Team, Dead At 71 by Thom Forbes

If the name Barry Becher doesn't immediately slice and dice its way into the forefront of your consciousness, perhaps the inscription that his stepdaughter says the family is considering for his gravestone will help: "But wait, there's more." ...Read the whole story

  • pharma Stock Prices Mixed After Healthcare Ruling by Tanya Irwin

    Hospital stocks rose sharply Thursday after the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare reform, while some insurance company stocks fell in choppy trading as investors fretted about the costs of rules included in the law. ...Read the whole story

  • food Industry Must Respond To Generational Shifts by Karlene Lukovitz

    The rise of Millennials and the aging of Baby Boomers represent significant challenges for established food brands and traditional grocery stores, according to a new study from investment bank Jeffries and business advisory firm AlixPartners. ...Read the whole story

  • automotive Interbrand: Toyota Tops In Green by Karl Greenberg

    It has gotten the nod as the "greenest" company in Interbrand's 2012 Best Global Green Brands report. Second place goes to Johnson & Johnson, and third to Honda. There was a time when such a ranking would be marginal news in the marketing suite, but no longer. ...Read the whole story

  • retail Back-to-School Forecast: Cloudy And Careful by Sarah Mahoney

    Yes, we know the yellow buses only unloaded the last of the neighborhood school kids 15 minutes ago. But that means it's time for the economic experts to think about back-to-school shopping, and what it might signal for the industry's fourth quarter. ...Read the whole story

  • automotive Sharing Services Need To Focus On Price, Availability by Karl Greenberg

    The Zipcars of the world should dispense with the warm and fuzzy messages about the environment and popularity of their services and instead talk about price availability because that's what matters to consumers, according to new research. ...Read the whole story

  • 8 Rules For Effective Marketing Analytics by James Walker

    Marketers today are all about harnessing data to make more effective marketing decisions and uncover new insights about their customers to power innovation and new ... ...More

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