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5 last-minute marketing tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingIt's crunch time for Black Friday! Luckily, you still have time to improve and implement digital marketing, which is more important than ever. Over the last decade, Black Friday has evolved from an in-store to an online shopping experience.
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Rising salaries prompt China to send factory jobs to Mexico
Chelsea Adams ManufacturingMexico is accustomed to foreign direct investment. In 2014, Mexico received $22.6 billion in foreign direct investment, with the U.S. being the single biggest contributor. The trend for Mexico is continuing as companies from around the globe look to the country for cheap labor and low production costs.
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Nightlife apps to bolster business
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageIf you want to spice up your nightlife further, it's time to explore some new apps. Yes, not to be left behind, this area of the entertainment business has gone digital and is evolving every day. A look at the latest nightlife apps shows how fast our notion of connecting and socializing is changing, along with the way the businesses themselves. New Yorkers are of course leading the way with some hip apps promising to make nightlife in Big Apple more happening than ever.
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How to use YouTube for effective video marketing
Mayur Kisani MarketingYouTube is the second-largest search engine in the world, which means that it has immense marketing potential for companies and brands. Here's how companies and brands can effectively leverage these numbers to reach more of their target audience.
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Study: Rural hospitals lag in EHR progression
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe federal EHR incentive plan has paid dividends in getting health systems to adopt electronic health records, but small hospitals still lag behind, even after nearly five years. These are the findings from a new study featuring nationwide data collected from 2008-2014.
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Paris attacks highlight the crucial role of event security
Bob Kowalski Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWith the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, we were reminded that disaster reaches beyond crime scenes and into daily lives. That touches home whether people are attending conferences at large gathering sites or fans heading to the arena or stadium for a game.
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IEA report is ‘arrow in the quiver’ for climate change opposition
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesIn October, amid dramatic reports of plane crashes and stranded migrants across Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report keenly awaited by the environmental crowd — its Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015.
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Tick tock goes the holiday planning clock
Judy Connors Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe clock is ticking — it's time to finalize holiday travel plans. We are already seeing crowded roads, long airport lines and sky-high flight and hotel rates, both with limited availability. Add in winter weather advisories and tightened security, and the average holiday travelers' anxiety and frustration level will soar.
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Mental hygiene: Can regulations prevent the next Germanwings tragedy?
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveSo when exactly is someone too mentally unstable to be trusted with the flight controls of an aircraft? In the wake of the Germanwings co-pilot mass murder/suicide this spring, we can expect the usual hysteria and overreaction from politicians and regulators and additional pages of compliance trailing behind. But it all really comes down to personal responsibility.
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Vehicle A/C sector steamed up as UK regulators do a U-turn
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingThe recent decision by global leaders to work toward a coordinated reduction of HFCs has been rightly hailed as historic. Of course, European policymakers and industry alike have the satisfied glow of knowing the reason the nations of the world can now envisage a road map to a global HFC phasedown is because of the template put in place for Europe by the F-Gas regulations.