Drugs, as anyone with more than a passing interest in global black markets knows, are big business. According to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2011, 210 million people use illicit drugs every year. That’s a huge market, and as we shall see, there are any number of criminals eager to capitalize on this demand. Join us as we take a look at 10 of the largest illegal drug trades on Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Share Americans spend more and more on Halloween each year. All the costumes, decorations, candy and cards add up to big business and have given rise to a crop of Halloween pop-up stores that are able to cash in during the two months a… Read more
Share In today’s wacky world of advertising and rampant consumerism, a company must forever be changing in order to stay cutting edge. Attention spans grow shorter everyday, no thanks to the visual rape we are incessantly faced with; a… Read more
Sir Richard Branson has been called “the undisputed king” of the publicity stunt, and we couldn’t agree more. Rarely missing an opportunity to spread the word according to Virgin, Branson has traveled far and wide, and gone to extreme lengths to… Read more
Online scams basically employ psychological tricks to get people to do things they shouldn’t do, often revealing sensitive information like usernames and passwords. Or, heaven forbid, to give money away for free. The key to identifying an online… Read more
We hardly notice it anymore, but we live and breathe digital signage. It’s all over the place. This infographic does a nice job of making that point and drawing out some of the consequences. Digital Signage: It’s all around us compliments… Read more
With marketing & advertising becoming more and more of a need to succeed, this infographic by our friends at MarketingDegree.net provides an industry-by-industry look at where the leading U.S Brands are spending their dollars. Image… Read more
Image: Valerie Everett/Flickr What makes you trust someone? For one, they do what they say they’re going to do. They help you out when you need it most. They don’t do anything to make you distrust them, like charge you for borrowing their DVDs… Read more
Image: Alex E. Proimos/Flickr By now, most companies have learned that engaging with their customers and responding quickly to problems are the right thing to do, given that bad social media could basically destroy their brands in 2 hours flat…. Read more
After browsing our newsletter subscriber numbers, I found that a relatively small proportion of our newsletter subscribers open their newsletters and click through to the featured articles. I can relate. I get a whole bunch of newsletters. A… Read more
This is a guest post by a writer at MyCorporateLogo.com A logo represents a company. It defines that company’s identity and purpose. It is an integral part of brand strategy. Without a logo or brand identity it would be impossible for a consumer… Read more
On its February 11 show, This American Life dug up a recipe from 1979 newspaper article that claimed to be the secret formula for Coca-Cola. Coke, of course, denies the claims. From Time: “It has been quite a day,” Kerry Tressler, a company… Read more
Companies are desperate for attention. They spray paint their logos on streets, pay people to drive cars wrapped with their ads, and even hire a guy to wear their T-shirts. In our ad-saturated, commoditized society, what else is there to try?… Read more
What’s the best Super Bowl commercial ever? Reebok’s 2003 Terry Tate commercial, of course. But that’s not the focus of this list. We’re here to give you the best Super Bowl commercial of the year, for the past 21 years. Needless to say, some years… Read more
This is a guest post by Kevin Davis, author of Slow Down, Sell Faster!: Understand Your Customer’s Buying Process and Maximize Your Sales. At a recent Chamber of Commerce social gathering, I ran into my website manager, John, whose company also… Read more
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