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Why Podcasting Might Scratch Your Marketing Itch
I’ve been kicking this post idea around for a few weeks now, and I’ve decided to pull the trigger. I talked to a lot of people on and off the Internet to get their takes on it, and someone made a comment that... Read »
Why iOS is a Mixed Bag for Your Next App
Just in case you’re in the camp of folks thinking of funneling your cash into developing an app for the iOS, here’s a quick primer on the current climate on the company Steve Jobs helped make so, so successful.... Read »
Gadget Heaven: 2013 Consumer Electronics Show
The 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show runs until Jan. 11 in Las Vegas.... See Full Gallery »
Social Media and Marketing Tips to Learn from Apple's iPhone 5 Launch
Apple’s new doohickey is here and all your friends who bought it have probably been making you look at it and ooh and ah over it and admit that they’re way cooler than you because they waited in a line bought a... Read »
How to Learn from Apple's Art of Seduction
Unless you spend entirely too much time on Reddit or worked for the Apple Store at some point, I'm willing to bet you had no idea that Apple positions all of the laptops in its stores that exactly 70 degrees. I... Read »
Apple Haus Closes its Delicious-Smelling Doors
The economy -- that hateful vampire that's sapping everyone's jobs, resources, and ability to enjoy life -- has claimed another local victim: Long Grove's Apple Haus has been done in, and, thus, historic... Read »
Ideas Week: Succeeding in Our Digital World
Success can sometimes be veiled in failure, but the most-successful companies are those that are founder-led, tech experts say. Read »
Chicago's Tech Community Remembers Steve Jobs
Flashpoint Academy, Threadless, and many others share how they feel Chicago will press on from here. Read »
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Spotlight: Guaranteed Rate
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CEO Spotlight: Enova's David Fisher
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Rahm Lauds Tech Incubator 1871
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Spring Clean Your Career
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Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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Ask an Owner: Keep an Eye on the Money
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Ask an Owner: Have a Clear Branding, Marketing Strategy
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Ask an Owner: Why You Need to Delegate Tasks
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Ask An Owner: The Biggest Lesson Learned
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Ask an Owner: Share Your Idea
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Just One Drink: Chef Stephanie Izard
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Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners
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Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush
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CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell
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CEO Spotlight: kCura's Andrew Sieja
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Spotlight: Sertifi's John and Nick Stojka
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Just One Drink: Chef Fabio Viviani
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'Salsa Truck' Gets City's First License for Onboard Cooking
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Pets
Some officials have estimated the City of Chicago's dog population to be somewhere around 500,000. Add in all the cats, fish and birds and you've got yourself an industry just begging -- and barking -- to be...
Fashion
There are plenty of questions for a fledgling fashionista to answer. Never fear: We've got the goods.
Marketing
Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.
Food Business
Experts say 90 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year of operation. You want to be the 10 percent that makes it. But how?
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David Wolinsky
David Wolinsky is a freelance writer, lifelong Chicagoan, and reasonably handsome business-study scion.
Kim Vatis
Kim Vatis joined NBC5 News in 1997. She currently Anchors the weekend morning newscasts, is general assignment reporter and special projects reporter for the 10 PM newscasts.
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