Speak truth to power (if you can get a word in)
We’ve all had to deliver difficult news to a colleague or client at some stage. Just be thankful that the recipient wasn’t Darth Vader. Particularly the prankster Darth seen in this mashup.
We’ve all had to deliver difficult news to a colleague or client at some stage. Just be thankful that the recipient wasn’t Darth Vader. Particularly the prankster Darth seen in this mashup.
Are entrepreneurs born or made? Nine-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building his own arcade in his dad’s second-hand auto-parts store in the middle of a junkyard. With no budget, in perhaps the world’s least-likely location for a fun park, and with nothing but cardboard boxes and oodles of perseverance, Caine’s dream cardboard arcade became a reality – but sadly, no one came to play. This is his story.
This sweeping new Guinness ad is more than just a breath of fresh air. It marks a departure from the marketing strapline “Good things come to those who wait” that those at the helm of the famous Irish stout brewer have clasped closely for the past decade. The TVC, titled “World”, features the new strapline “Bring it to life”, playing to the idea that Guinness looks like it comes alive when poured into a pint glass. Brilliant.
This is a clever and fearless dog. He has learned to do things that many dogs cannot do. See. Right there. Those are things Jumpy the dog can teach every entrepreneur.
Pebble began its Kickstarter campaign on April 11. The target investment was $100,000. Within 28 hours, more than $1 million had been raised. Four days later, the tally has just clocked over $2.7 million. Could Pebble become the coolest thing since the iPhone?
Top-ranked digital marketing agency, Resource Interactive, predicts mobile devices will rewrite the retail rulebook. And fast. Plus, 68% of B2C companies in North America claiming to have acquired customers via Facebook.
Out of every one hundred new businesses founded today, in ten years time only three will still be open for business. So what do those three have in common? And is nature or nurture responsible for entrepreneurial success? Christopher Witt wonders.
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