When a Fortune 100 is faced with the harsh reality of record sales declines, and investors and analysts asking about the T-word…it is time for a Reboot. Whether spelled with a lowercase or capital “T”, turnarounds can make for rousing headlines and offer great opportunities for well-timed investments. Dean Debiase shares an interview that looks into a new approach to dynamic innovation, cultural transformation, digital engagement, and an in-store experience.

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There is an Entrepreneurial movement sweeping the planet, creating a wave of startups that are rapidly solving (attacking) some of the biggest government and corporate problems we are facing today. But are the big corporations trailing behind? Or can they keep up if they learn a new dance. Read more to find out.

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There is an entrepreneurial movement sweeping the globe! But unlike previous one, reserved for exclusive corners of the world like Silicon Valley, this democratized movement can transform the prosperity of every organization, industry, country and city on the planet, like @1871Chicago—IF you join it!

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As the Internet of Everything begins to infiltrate the 80% of business/industry categories that have not been disrupted yet (yes we are still coming after your sector), McKinsey frames a simplified view for CMO’s/CSO’s to grasp the opportunity around harnessing Big Data mining capabilities to better target, engage and retain the next-generation of multi-channel, always-on, cloud-computing consumers.

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Trend Hunter’s look at the top 2013 trends is upon us. As you watch Jeremy Gutsche’s top 20 rundown of people, places and things trending, from Vending 3.0 to Manufactured Addicition and Deals, here are some questions to think about. How will these shifts, or combinations of, reboot your industry, organization, corporation, consumers, customers, clients, employees, suppliers, partners, c-suite, board of directors, advisors and M&A targets. Get ready for a wild ride–2013 is here–enjoy!

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Over the past decade, display advertising has evolved from being static display ads to engaging formats across multiple platforms with numerous features from dynamic messaging to to interactive video. Take a look back at how the industry has evolved and what digital advertising means today.

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