A crying need for training in digital technologies is one of the motivating forces for NBC s new business venture, a partnership with the New York Film Academy.

McClatchy Reports Loss on Ad Sales Slump
McClatchy said it would buy back for cash up to $250 million of its public debt, much of which it took on in its ill-timed 2006 purchase of the Knight Ridder newspaper chain.

Selling Chat on Fox, and a Sex-Enhancing Potion on the Side
By day, John C. Layfield is an investment banker and professional pontificator for Fox business Network. By night, he peddles a love potion.

Level 3 Reports Smaller Net Loss
Level 3 Communications reported a smaller first-quarter loss and higher sales on strong demand for its network services due to the growing popularity of Internet-based video.

Clarity The Key to Promoting Your business.
There are many keys to developing, marketing and growing a business. For me, the key to strategy in promoting a business is clarity. Yeah, I know…you’ve heard enough about clarity. Yet, for me, it’s the foundational stones to creating, promoting and growing your business. What’s always worked in my business is first to have as much clarity […]

Clear Channel s Buyers Reject Banks Arbitration Offer
The rejection by Bain Capital and THL Partners was the latest twist in one of the most prominent disputes since leveraged buyouts began collapsing last fall.

Welcome Ask the Coach & WAHM 2.0!
I promised more blogs. You get more blogs. This week we are launching two channels I am particularly pleased to present to you. Both of them will cover some of the things that I used to cover on my own blog, so I do believe you will want to read and/or subscribe to them, […]

Why marketing Isn t About Being a Superhero
The goal of your website copy is to help your prospects identify themselves in your business. You want to show them clearly that you understand their problems and can provide a unique and workable solution. One way to do this is through testimonials and case studies. You know, something like this… When Judy called me, her business […]

A Slice of German Wikipedia to Be Captured on Paper
In an odd experiment in reverse publishing, a collection of Wikipedia articles in Germany is being produced in book form by a major publisher.

Monday Motivation :: Spring Fever
I believe that the White Witch has finally been vanquished here in Chicagoland, which has had its snowiest winter since the infamous blizzard of 1979. I was seriously beginning to feel like we were stuck in Narnia :: always winter, never Christmas. Yet behold, the signs of life: Repeat after me: I will not play hooky until my […]

Teaching 12 meaningful targeted traffic strategies that are low in effort and high in impact and results. Rush Hour Web Traffic.