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April 1, 2020 andreweverett360

5 Answers for the Scared Voices in your Head

Dr. Daniel Crosby, a psychologist specializing in behavioral finance, wrote an article titled 5 answers for the scared voices in your head. Continue reading “5 Answers for the Scared Voices in your Head” →

April 1, 2020 andreweverett360

How investors can stay rational in irrational times

David Lewis, Kelly Peters, and Dan Ariely wrote an article for The Globe and Mail titled How investors can stay rational in irrational times. Continue reading “How investors can stay rational in irrational times” →

April 1, 2020April 4, 2020 andreweverett360

Brand babblers

Bob Hoffman wrote a blog post titled Branding and Grandstanding. Continue reading “Brand babblers” →

March 31, 2020March 29, 2020 andreweverett360

Don’t ban targeting, ban tracking

Bob Hoffman wrote a blog post WIRED: “BAN TARGETED ADVERTISING”. Continue reading “Don’t ban targeting, ban tracking” →

March 30, 2020 andreweverett360

Covidien sabotaged U.S. plan to build a stockpile of inexpensive ventilators

A Boston.com article reports The U.S. tried to build a new fleet of ventilators. The mission failed. Continue reading “Covidien sabotaged U.S. plan to build a stockpile of inexpensive ventilators” →

March 30, 2020 andreweverett360

Marketing in a supply constrained situation

Cheryl Calverley from an article for MarketingWeek titled In these times of crisis, marketers must bow down to the COO (27 March 2020).  Continue reading “Marketing in a supply constrained situation” →

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 andreweverett360

Advertising in a Downturn

The London-based Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) published a PDF titled Advertising in a Downturn: A Report of key findings from an IPA seminar (March 2008). Continue reading “Advertising in a Downturn” →

March 29, 2020 andreweverett360

Zoom videoconferencing and your personal data

Doc Searls wrote a blog post titled Zoom needs to clean up its privacy act. Continue reading “Zoom videoconferencing and your personal data” →

March 29, 2020March 24, 2020 andreweverett360

Coronavirus and America’s Nonprofits

Angela Williams, CEO of Easterseals, wrote an Opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal titled Coronavirus Threatens America’s Nonprofits. Continue reading “Coronavirus and America’s Nonprofits” →

March 27, 2020March 23, 2020 andreweverett360

Middle managers in times of crisis and change

This post includes a number of links about middle management.

Andrew Hill wrote an article for the Financial Times titled Middle managers: the unsung heroes of this crisis. Continue reading “Middle managers in times of crisis and change” →

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