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Banks! Humbug

It's time for financial institutions to show customers whose side they're really on.

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Open-Source Solutions

Getting there first. Sometimes, that's all that seems to matter. Take the Space Race, for instance, or the eradication of polio. Both of these things were predicated upon one party reaching a finish line first.

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Ambient Wellness

Wellness can be best when it's given to us without us even having to think about it.

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Corporate Storytelling to Rebuild Brand Trust

Less than a decade ago, Barclays was not only one of the biggest banks in the world finance but also one of its most recognizable names. It had an exclusive deal with the world’s most popular sports league, soccer’s English Premier League1, as well as naming rights to the hottest new basketball arena in America’s … Continued

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Staying Top of Mind — and Top of Shelf

A popular saying tells us that getting to the top is easy, it’s staying there that’s the hard part. That certainly holds true for a consumer packaged good (CPG) entering our home. We might grab the closest roll of paper towels (easy) and find out later that their absorbent qualities are, well, leaky at best. … Continued

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Pricing Pandemonium

Avocado toast has, strangely, made its way into the news lately. I have only ever had the stuff once. One of my good friends, a coworker, rather loves it. But, despite the cries of certain CEOs, if either my friend or I have any financial difficulty, it owes absolutely nothing to what we’re putting on … Continued

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Functional

There are two items that I use nearly every day: a uni-ball Onyx red pen and a Swiss Army knife, built circa 1980, a gift from my late grandfather. The pen I use for work, marking up documents as needed, and the knife I use at home, opening mail and plastic packages, tightening screws, cleaning … Continued