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Music Conference
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Music Conference

From: www.theconfluencegroup.comThe Original New music Seminar Hits LA on February 2. Keynote speaker Daniel EK, CEO of Spotify .... January 14th, 2009, NY, NY...

On the Nature of Startups
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On the Nature of Startups

Steve Blank on A Startup is not a smaller version of a big company. Now having been involved with several of each, so true. Size and complexity do not scale...

Scent of a Woman
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Scent of a Woman

More non-rational signalling: Scent of a Woman: Men

Better Decisions Through Analytics
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Better Decisions Through Analytics

Tom Davenport podcast on better decisions through analytics, in the HBR Blog.

Shifting Back to National Brands
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Shifting Back to National Brands

In the WSJ: ' ... Shoppers are starting to open their wallets again for brand-name household basics, but it's taking lower prices, heavy advertising and new products...

FourSquare in Retail
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FourSquare in Retail

Drew McLellan on Foursquare in the Marketing Prof Daily Fix. In particular he talks about its use as a location-based loyalty play. I was in NYC earlier this week...

Las Vegas Facility Used for Consumer Research
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Las Vegas Facility Used for Consumer Research

Using these contextual spaces in focus-group style forums is an old idea. What is most interesting is that number of non-conscious, biometric capabilities are now...

Facebook, Twitter and Procter
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Facebook, Twitter and Procter

David Hornik posts in the Venture Blog. Sounds familiar, lots underway still, and there are special challenges for large complex, global organizatons. Scale also...

Desire and Perception
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Desire and Perception

Intriquing proposition: Desire influences visual perceptionWe tend to assume that we see our surroundings as they really are, and that our perception of reality...

How do You Augment Reality?
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How do You Augment Reality?

Have also done some experimentation about how three dimensional visualizations can be overlaid on physical environments, with thoughts especially to retail contexts...

ThinkVine Addresses CMO Priorities.
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ThinkVine Addresses CMO Priorities.

A few posts ago I mentioned ThinkVine's 'editors pick' award, they worked with us in the enterprise, here are more details from their press release:" ... ThinkVine...

Some Local Quant Seminars of Interest
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Some Local Quant Seminars of Interest

Department of Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management, University of Cincinnati SEMINAR 1: Mathletics: The Math of WinningProf. Wayne Winston, Indiana University...

A Too Disruptive Innovation?
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A Too Disruptive Innovation?

In HBR Blogs, good illustrative post on this issue:Is This Innovation Too Disruptive for My Firm?One of the trickiest decisions in business is to assess: is this...

In the Days of the Robo Recession
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In the Days of the Robo Recession

In IEEE Intelligent Systems: Where's My Personal Robot? A good current view of personal robots, their uses and progress and the long way to go before there is...

Newton and the Apple
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Newton and the Apple

The Royal Society has published a manuscript history of the 18tth century that relates the story of Newton and the inspirational-apple. Though most historians are...

Procter and Facebook
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Procter and Facebook

A good detailed article on Procter & Gamble's proposed uses of Facebook and social media. ' ... Procter & Gamble Co. loves Facebook after all, and besides encouraging...

GroupThink
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GroupThink

Interesting piece on social pressure and networks, lessons for marketing?" Can you persuade someone to like a product by telling them that it

Seer Technology
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Seer Technology

I was recently pointed to Seer Technology by a client's vendor connection. Their catchphrase is '... see what can't be seen ...'. Was led to this by the general...

Augmented Reality: Hype or Reality?
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Augmented Reality: Hype or Reality?

Good overview article in Computerworld that introduces you to mobile augmented reality, the players and possible directions. Value and adoption by the typical...

Should You Consider an App?
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Should You Consider an App?

A good 16 page Forrester report, via ATG, requires registration. Is An iPhone Application Right For You?How to Decide if a Mobile Application Should be Part of...
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