The 12 Days of Crispness Begin Today
It’s December 1st, and that magical time of year is upon us, full of wonder, merriment . . . and the added stress of more deadlines on your to-do list. continue »
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A Vision of Success Leads Stern + Associates to the Top
The results are in: Stern + Associates has been named one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey, an award program that identifies and honors the top places continue »
Spring Into a New Idea
Spring has sprung our creative juices. To celebrate the season of renewal, we offer fresh definitions (and designs) of what creativity means to some of us.
Ashley G. - Creativity continue »
Counting on Memory Failure: Resurrecting Brands with Bad Reputations
If you’re old enough to remember, there are a few retired compact car brands that when mentioned stir up strongly negative – perhaps cringe-inducing – feelings and opinions.
Fiat. Datsun. continue »
Cinematic Corporate Videos: Lessons from Mixed-Up Zombies and Joseph V. Mascelli
Corporate videos should borrow heavily from the work and techniques of Hollywood filmmakers. If you think there’s no room or budget for creativity in continue »
Intrapreneurs Supercharge Companies and Careers
This week’s U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of the nation’s top B-schools reinforces the trend toward an entrepreneurial economy. Entrepreneurship is now among the top five areas of continue »
A New Media Headache: Pinterest
Pinterest, the image-sharing social bookmarking thingamajig, is growing quite rapidly. According to NPR, four percent of online shares are now a result of a Pinterest share. Most popular within the continue »
Why CMOs Should Pull The Communications Fire Drill
Office workers participate in fire drills a few times a year. They’re typically routine and prepare organizations for a fairly improbable scenario: a fire during the day when everyone’s there. continue »
How the Internet and YouTube are Changing the Super Bowl Ad
Prior to the recent Giants/ Patriots showdown, a Super Bowl ad for the Honda CRV featuring Matthew Broderick reprising his role as Ferris Bueller appeared online. It quickly spread, and continue »
Case Studies
A Lasting Legacy
Clay Christensen’s legacy as a visionary leader in the innovation space and his concept of Disruptive Innovation continue to have a powerful impact on business and policy, due in continue »
Stage Presence
For Daniel Isenberg, professor of management practice at Babson Global and founding executive director of the Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project (BEEP), economic development is a way of life. continue »
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Mission Statement Unveiling
Stern staffers recently celebrated the launch of our mission statement: Giving voice to ideas, people and organizations impacting the world. Check out the pictures below to see how it all continue »
Social Media
Why The New Toyota Commercial Drives Me Crazy
One of the more recent Toyota commercials shows a 20-something girl behind a computer screen, complaining about how “lame” her parents are because they don’t have more than 19 Facebook continue »
Twitter Lesson: Keep Your Word…Or Else
With the ever-increasing use of online mediums, business transparency seems inevitable. Now more than ever, companies must be open and honest with customers – ensuring not to over promise and continue »
Sustainability
Collaboration, Not Competition, Key to Sustainability
Kudos to the consumer products industry for starting what I hope will shift from trend to standard practice. Inhabitat reported last week that Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Dow Chemical and Kellogg’s continue »
Communicating the Triple Bottom-Line of Sustainability
It’s definitely positive progress, but to be a true champion of sustainability, companies must take action on their actions continue »