Watch #SummerMash Interviews From Chicago [LIVE]

Topics: Advertising, Crisis Management, Market Research, Marketing, Public Relations

The Mashable team is hosting its final stop on the U.S. Summer Tour in Chicago tonight. In case you can't make it, you can still participate in the event via our live video and chat stream. We'll be joined by Rachel Sklar, who will be interviewing attendees on our Watchitoo live stream. We encourage you to participate by suggesting questions for Sklar to ask in her interviews with members of the local social and tech community attending the event. ServiceLive is the first online marketplace that allows homeowners and businesses to name their price or request bids for a wide…

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A Is For Apple... And Arrogance

Topics: Crisis Management, Small Business, Warrant

Apple's press conference today announcing how it will handle the iPhone 4 antenna came as no great shock to me. Disappointment; yes. But shock; no! Apple will not be recalling the iPhone 4, despite a flaw in the antenna design and a software bug that causes the proximity sensor to drop calls (to be fixed in an upcoming software patch, hopefully). Nor, will Apple temporarily stop selling the iPhone 4 and fix the problem at the factory before shipping them out in the first place. I'm thinking of my small business owner friend, Zelda, in Austin who pointed out that…

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Business Tips from Small-Town USA

Topics: Crisis Management, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Planning, Termination

Survival stories from rural entrepreneurs. From the pages of The Oklahoman comes a reminder to big-city entrepreneurs that their rural counterparts may operate under a different set of circumstances, but they still have some important lessons to teach on how to run a business. Becky McCray, an entrepreneur from Alva, Oklahoma, who owns a cattle range and a liquor store with her husband, speaks to the newspaper about how small-town entrepreneurs have learned to adapt to limited income streams, tighter budgets, and fewer customers. As McCray explains, "The market, your income, the value of your house or your business, these…

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Social Media for Crisis Management: Watch BP to learn what NOT to do

Topics: Consultant, Crisis Management, Insurance, Management, Marketing

Posted by StrategicGrowth in Social Media, Strategic Growth Concepts, Web 2.0. Anyone who has watched the news lately is likely familiar with the horrors of the situation currently taking place as a result of an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, which has resulted in 11 deaths and a continuing and ever-expanding oil spill.A This rig was owned by international oil company, BP Global, and several investors. As I have continued to see news coverage of this horrific incident, I was struck by the fact that I'm hearing from the news media, various industry experts, politicians, and just…

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