Map the Gap

February 8th, 2010

Vinit Doshi, Henry Rak Consulting Partners
Winning at retail requires innovation across bundles of brand benefits.  By Vinit Doshi. (more)

Guns and Coffee

February 8th, 2010

Starbucks gets backlash from anti-gun advocates.

McItaly Burger

February 8th, 2010

The “McItaly” burger row.

Pancreatic Pop

February 8th, 2010

Another reason to give up pop.

Beer Bones

February 8th, 2010

A beer for stronger bones? This study’s not for you.

Select 55

February 8th, 2010

This week marks the release of Anheuser-Busch’s Select 55, a light beer that’s barely more caloric — or flavorful — than water.

Biometric Bucks

February 8th, 2010

German grocery stores experiment with payment by fingerprint.

Underwater Plane

February 8th, 2010

Richard Branson’s “Underwater Plane” is the first of its kind.

Text4baby

February 8th, 2010

Text4baby is the first free, health education program to harness cell phones.

iPad Futures

February 8th, 2010

Apple will sell 8 million iPads by 2012.

Facebook Friends

February 8th, 2010

25 friends you probably have on Facebook.

Tour Termination

February 8th, 2010

Lights slowly fading for India’s touring cinemas.

Teens & Tweets

February 8th, 2010

This just in: Most American teens could not tweet less.

At-Odds Couple

February 8th, 2010

Why the “post” modern relationship is far from smooth.

Sword Swallower

February 8th, 2010

Australian sword swallower sets Guinness world record.

McRussian Restaurant

February 8th, 2010

McDonalds recalls Cold War breakthrough, 20 years later.

Luxury vs. Decisions

February 8th, 2010

Exposure to luxury can alter decision making.

Auto Forecasts

February 8th, 2010

Cars learn to keep an eye on the weather.

Gates & Geoengineering

February 8th, 2010

Bill Gates digs deep for geoengineering.

Hulu Prices

February 8th, 2010

Free video site Hulu explores premium pricing.

Charitable Advice

February 8th, 2010

AC/DC singer tells rockers to stop charity lectures.

Cyberthiefs Hiring

February 8th, 2010

Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads.

Murdoch Move

February 8th, 2010

Next threat to Amazon’s $9.99 books? Rupert Murdoch.

Sports Star

February 8th, 2010

Will your unborn child be a sports star?

Internet Depression

February 8th, 2010

“Internet addiction” linked to depression, says study.

Missing Market

February 8th, 2010

Marketers oblivious to affluent African-Americans.

Spit Spat

February 8th, 2010

Burger King probes if worker spat in man’s food.

Bam NAMM

February 8th, 2010

If you’re a musician, walking the floor of the NAMM Show is like taking a trip to Candy Mountain.

Eco Eternally

February 8th, 2010

Eco-conscious rest easy going green eternally.

MSoft Innovation

February 5th, 2010

Ex-Microsoft VP says Redmond is a “clumsy” innovator.