Strategy
No business can succeed without the right strategies in place for sales, marketing and more. Get expert tips and professional advice on the best methods to optimize your business practices so you can effectively target your ideal customer and grow your company at a steady pace.
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9 Little-Known Ways to Network With Hospitality Industry Insiders
By Jennifer Dublino | November 04, 2025
Making contacts within the hospitality industry can create opportunities for your business. Learn how to start networking effectively.
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Write Your Way to a Win: Business Proposal 101
By Jennifer Dublino | November 04, 2025
In some industries, writing business proposals is a crucial way to win new clients. Learn how to write a successful business proposal.
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Common Mistakes That Can Lead to Product Failure
By Jennifer Dublino | October 21, 2025
What pitfalls cause most products to fail? Learn about these common traps so you can avoid mistakes and a failed product launch.
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How Color Can Impact Your Restaurant
By Sean Peek | October 21, 2025
Red and yellow stimulate appetite, while blue suppresses hunger. Discover how color psychology affects restaurant sales, customer mood and dining duration.
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6 Reasons Your Business Should Have Strategic Partnerships
By Chad Brooks | September 12, 2025
Strategic partnerships like Starbucks & Google combine resources to expand reach, share costs, and access new markets. Six partnership types explained.
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A 6-Step Guide to Making a Change Within Your Organization
By Sean Peek | September 02, 2025
Making changes in a company isn't easy, especially for non-managers, but anyone can make a difference. Take these steps to encourage meaningful change.
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How to Tell If Your Business Is Growing Too Quickly (And What To Do About It)
By Mark Fairlie | July 30, 2025
While small businesses strive for growth, it's crucial to monitor signs of overburdening your company. Learn the signs of a business growing too quickly.
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Why You Need to Develop Your Own Unique Product
By Jared Haw | July 25, 2025
If you sell products that anyone can get from other merchants, you'll never become a leader in your market. Here's how to develop unique products instead.
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She’s Got a Blank Check, and She’ll Write Your Name: Taylor Swift’s Billion-Dollar Business Playbook
By Tess Barker | March 26, 2025
Our full Q&A with There’s Nothing Like This author Kevin Evers
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Agree to Disagree: Conflict Resilience Authors Reveal the Power of Productive Tension
By Tina Nazerian | February 05, 2025
Our full Q&A with Bob Bordone and Dr. Joel Salinas
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It’s a Big World After All: Should American Businesses Say Goodbye Globalization?
By Jane Meggitt | January 30, 2025
An interview with author Elisabeth Braw
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The Best Business Advice of 2026
By Shari Weiss | December 16, 2024
See the best business advice, strategies and insights from top company leaders at Whole Foods, Google and more.
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5 Simple Ways to Pinpoint Your Brand’s Target Audience
By Chris Christoff | November 06, 2024
When you start a business, you need to understand your target market at a fundamental level. Here's exactly how to identify your audience.
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TV Executive Ken Basin Explains Why Hollywood Imploded [Full Q&A]
By Antonio Ferme | October 29, 2024
The Business of Television author has a few ideas to rescue networks from their own bad decisions.
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The Dangers of Scaling Your Startup Too Fast (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | October 16, 2024
An interview with Sail to Scale co-author Mona Sabet
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Smart Rivals: How to Compete Against Tech Giants [Full Q&A]
By Tina Nazerian | August 16, 2024
An interview with Harvard Business School’s Feng Zhu and Bonnie Cao
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Hyperefficient: Dr. Mithu Storoni Shares Productivity Brain Hacks
By Jane Meggitt | August 05, 2024
Our full Q&A with the author and neuroscience researcher.
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In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder Serves Up ‘Slow-Growth Philosophy’ (Full Q&A)
By Rob Gabriele | February 14, 2024
She took over the company at 27 and “Double-Doubled” its success.
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Big Profits, Big Layoffs: Tracking Earnings Per Laid off Employee
By Chad Brooks | February 01, 2024
Meta earned $3.9M per laid-off employee, Microsoft earned $9.8M per layoff, and Amazon earned $2.8M, while WeWork and Spotify had negative EBITDAs in 2022.
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New Jersey Restaurant Bans Kids and Gets 40,000 Likes
By Antonio Ferme | December 18, 2023
The business case for peace and quiet.
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Where Did All the Truck Drivers Go?
By Carolyn Neuhausen | October 03, 2023
Is the profession running out of gas?
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Eat Up: Supper Clubs Get 21st Century Makeover
By Elizabeth Barton | October 03, 2023
Businesses are turning to an old staple: supper clubs. Learn more about why.
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It’s Fashionable to Skip the Business Plan — How Reckless Is That?
By Mike Berner | October 03, 2023
More and more entrepreneurs are winging it. Are they setting themselves up for failure or smartly trusting their gut?
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Can Small Video Game Studios Compete With Microsoft-Activision Mega Merger? (Full Q&A)
By Dan Ketchum | October 03, 2023
Independent developers are concerned about how the controversial acquisition will play out.
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New DC Studios CEO’s Bold Strategy: Destroy the Universe
By Antonio Ferme | October 03, 2023
James Gunn is rebooting the previous messy take on Superman, Batman, and the rest. Can your business wipe away its mistakes too?
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Severance: Keep Your Departments From Going to War
By Ali Saleh | July 10, 2023
Season 1 leaves a lot to the imagination, but one thing is very clear: Lumon Industries does not want its departments collaborating.
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BCG Supply Chain Expert on How to Overcome New Challenges (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | July 10, 2023
Daniel Weise explains how the supply chain has changed and how to face its current obstacles.