Category Archives: Part 8: Putting It All Together

This sub-category encompasses introlling and controlling the retail strategy.

Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy: Ground Round, Sizzler, and Bennigan’s

Ground Round, Sizzler, and Bennigan’s are three well known restaurants that were forced into bankruptcy protection due to weak performance. Today, they are back and on an upward path. Click the photo for an in-depth story from Entrepreneur. Photo source: … Continue reading

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Cramer Interviews McDonald’s CEO

CNBC’s Jim Cramer discusses McDonald’s and interviews the fast-food giant’s CEO James Skinner. The interview starts at 2:45 minutes into this video. Will McDonald’s continue to grow?  

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A New Framework for Social Media Analytics

Awareness, Inc. has produced a report titled Actionable Social Analytics: From Social Media Metrics to Business Insights (available with a free registration at http://info.awarenessnetworks.com/SocialAnalytics_Registration.html). Click the infographic for a larger view.

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