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The Business Virgin: Branson Enters The Game
With his magazine failing him, Branson turned to the idea of setting up a record mail order business in 1970. At just 20 years old, Branson began placing record ads in Student and soon began to realize the high demand. He dropped out of high school and began focusing on his new business, which was now making a profit. This modest success allowed him to rent an empty shop on Oxford Street in London in order to set up a music store. His magazine staff was transferred to the discount record store and the operation began to take off. At a loss for a name, one of the girls suggested ‘Virgin’ since they were “complete virgins at business”. With that, the Virgin Empire was born.

Six More Crazy Stories
Many people requested more examples of companies driving their competition crazy. I found six more for you.
Life Is Good
Richard Branson has a big ego, which can be off-putting. (My one contact with him was unpleasant; it gave new meaning to the word "condescending.")
Psychology By Any Other Name
I love the book Nudge-the content's pretty good, the title even better! But I hate-literally hate-the title of the genre. Namely, "behavioral economics."
The ABC of Superlative Leadership
Learn your alphabet of leadership and take your team to new heights.
The Young and Old Man
Be inspired. Be motivated. Recognise the power of mentorship.

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THE GREATEST PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER EVER
The so-called "McLibel trial" was an infamous British court case involving libel, with important implications for public relations professionals and company managements.

Havens From Hypocrisy
Many wonder why the late British actor, author, and raconteur David Niven was never knighted. After all, many show business people of far less distinction got their “Ks” – indeed, these days it seems every so-called “celebrity” gets one if he lives long enough.
George Soros isnt bearish on the British pound anymore yet his former partner Jim Rogers is
Which way do you feel the British pound will go next? See how George Soros and Jim Rogers weigh in on this.

Brand Immortality How Brands Can Live Long and Prosper Book Review
The British advertising community studied more than 100 brands to see which lived, which died and why.

The Day our Icons let us down
In the seventies Marks and Spencer plc, in UK was the icon of the retail industry. Everyone used M&S as a benchmark by which they measured their performance and aspired to achieve. National Westminster Bank was the biggest bank in UK and the bank that handled the Bank of England. British Airways was the major airline in the world and a company that other airlines looked up to. There were similar organizations in North America as well and other parts of the world. Then the world changed. In the 80’s the world shifted gear. The icons were found to be set in their traditional ways. In fact all three of these companies were challenged to the level that they nearly disappeared.
Down Pompeii
Late tax payments in your AIM companies? Then titter ye not. Well, after last month’s article about the loss of independence of the great British brand Cadbury, this month another, admittedly not so large, brand is in the news.
Optimizing Your Social Media Marketing Through Twitter Utilities
With Twitter sewing up the market for sharing bits of information with the public, smart entrepreneurs are hopping on the bandwagon and leveraging thee enormous success of Twitter with their own services. Adding value to the twitter experienceBusinesses are now using Twitter related services to get feedback, announce new products, share information about forthcoming special offers, track the conversation that’s going on around their brand or broadcast details about their upcoming seminars, meetings and coaching programs.Twitter utilities are being used by leading companies such as Dell, JetBlue Airways, The New York Times and even the BBC
Michael Faraday: A Chemist & A Physicist
Michael Faraday, a British scientist, helped develop theories and practical applications of electromagnetism and induction which were instrumental in the development of the modern day telephone.

Pollen and Mold Allergy
During much of the year, plants produce pollen. Mold knows no season and may occur anytime. Plants release pollen in order to fertilize other plants. Not all of those particles reach their intended targets. Some enter the airways of people. The same goes for mold, which can find its way into the nose or mouth through many routes.
Crisis Communications Case Study
On February 14th, 2007– Valentines Day of all days- a snowstorm blanketed much of the Northeast. Several major airlines, Continental, United, Delta, US Airways and Jetblue, were all forced to ground their flights. But for more than a week, the national and local media focused on just one airline: JetBlue. What did this airline do wrong that placed it in the national spotlight? A case study on how your company can avoid this fate.
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