Fortune’s 2017 Crystal Ball

Each year, Fortune magazine presents an interesting series of predictions for the coming year.

The 2017 “crystal ball” is based on these principles (and includes the use of IBM Watson …

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2017 Global Economic Prospects from the World Bank

Each year, the World Bank publishes its global economic outlook — and makes it available for free!

For 2017, the World Bank expects the following:

“[In 2016,] stagnant global trade, …

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Influencer Marketing: Coming of Age

One of our most popular emerging concepts is “influencer marketing.” What is it and how should it be used?

Consider these observations by Lee Oden (CEO of TopRank Marketing)…

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2017 Super Bowl of Advertising: A Preview

This Sunday is the Super Bowl of advertising (oh yeah, there’s a football game, too). It’s the time when advertisers pay $5 million per 30 second spot — besides production …

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Don’ts for Businesses Using Social Media

In this new era of fake news, alternative truth, and inflammatory messages on social media, it is a good time for us to appraise (or reappraise) our own use of …

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