McDonald's Radio Ad Angers Frothing Dog Owners
Oh, McDonald's. You've had to weather coffee lawsuits, Fast Food Nation as a book and a movie, and a recent Twitter campaign that totally backfired. But is anyone even giving a second glance at your ad campaigns before you rush out of the gate with them? The answer seems to be an... Read »
ThyssenKrupp Official Apologizes for Racially-Charged...
Tuesday, at the behest of Emanuel, and under pressure from Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Push Coalition... Read »
How to Not be Annoying on Facebook
A while back, CNN -- and many other publications, in fact -- ran a piece called "the 12 most annoying types of... Read »
How Nick's Pizza & Pub's Community Stepped up to the...
It’s a Wonderful Life. Referencing that 1946 movie to explain what we have gone through here at Nick’s Pizza & Pub... Read »
Empire Buys Competitor With Equally Catchy Jingle
Empire Carpet -- with the 588-2300 EMPIRE jingle -- late last month purchased Luna Carpet -- with the 773-202-LUNA... Read »
What Goes into Hustling a New Book
Marketing a book is no cakewalk. As an author you often hope your job description comprises: writing, suffering... Read »
Why You Should Use Facebook for Recruiting
Over the weekend, mashable.com posted a pretty snazzy infographic on why you should use Facebook when you're... Read »
How One Designer is Using Chicago to Grow His Brand
Steve Shanabruch has a day job. Someday he'd like to do something different, so, unlike most people who gripe about... Read »
$martMoney
NBC Chicago's series at helping you better manage your money and keep more of it in your pocket. Read »
How to Hire Software Devs
I've interviewed folks before who have explained why it's necessary to have a technical co-founder when you start a... Read »
State Farm Adding Illinois Jobs
Company plans to hire 3,000 people across the U.S. and Canada, filling many positions left empty during the... Read »
App of the Week: Wunderlist
When it comes to new technology -- be it a spankin' new program, social-media platform, or whatever -- I'm a... Read »
How Chicago Tech Companies are Helping College Grads
Pop quiz. Would you rather spend four years paying tuition to learn software development, or get paid to work while... Read »
Why You Shouldn't Ask for Reviews on Yelp
There's a Zen Buddhist saying that I'm probably butchering here, but it's something like: "Be the leaf, not the... Read »
Thousands Hurt by Shutdown Snow Blowers
Study of more than 30,000 injuries may have uncovered reason for so many injuries. Read »
Chrysler Adding 1,800 New Illinois Jobs
About 1,800 new jobs will be coming to the Chrysler plant in Northwest suburban Belvidere. Read »
ASA Ruling: No Party in Groupon's Pants
It's the same old song, but with a new variation on the lyrics. Groupon is once again locking horns with the... Read »
How to Master the Art of the Retweet
Last fall I was co-presenting at a tech conference with Dan Zerrella, a social media scientist at Hubspot. Read »
Mayor, German Co. Announce 100 New Chicago Jobs
The announcement gives a bit of a boost to Emanuel in the wake of a one-two punch of bad news on the job front. Read »


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