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 »
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Feb 8, 2012
ThyssenKrupp Official Apologizes for Racially-Charged...
Tuesday, at the behest of Emanuel, and under pressure from Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Push Coalition... Read »
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Feb 7, 2012
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 »
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Feb 7, 2012
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 »
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Feb 7, 2012
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 »
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Feb 6, 2012
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 »
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Feb 7, 2012
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 »
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Feb 7, 2012
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 »
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Feb 6, 2012
$martMoney
NBC Chicago's series at helping you better manage your money and keep more of it in your pocket. Read »
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Oct 7, 2010
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 »
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Feb 6, 2012
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 »
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Feb 3, 2012
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 »
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Feb 3, 2012
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 »
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Feb 3, 2012
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 »
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Feb 3, 2012
Thousands Hurt by Shutdown Snow Blowers
Study of more than 30,000 injuries may have uncovered reason for so many injuries. Read »
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Feb 2, 2012
Chrysler Adding 1,800 New Illinois Jobs
About 1,800 new jobs will be coming to the Chrysler plant in Northwest suburban Belvidere. Read »
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Feb 2, 2012
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 »
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Feb 2, 2012
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 »
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Feb 2, 2012
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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Feb 3, 2012
