Category Archives: Companies

The Arab World Unbound

This week I had the honor of hearing Dr. Vijay Mahajan speak at the Texas Enterprise Speakers Series about his latest book The Arab World Unbound: Tapping into the Power of 350 Million Consumers. Mahajan spent 3 years of traveling

Introducing Our First Infographic: Researching Private Companies

Since the world has become obsessed with infographics, we decided to try building one ourselves. There are several different services you can use and after reading about them here, we decided to give Piktochart a try. Take a look and

International Private Company Data

International Private Company Data

bizologie has covered how to research US private companies recently, but we know financials are almost impossible to find since US private companies are not required to report their financials with the SEC. Other countries have different requirements for private

Pinterest for Business Research

Pinterest for Business Research

Clearly, we all love Pinterest. It’s the fastest growing social network and shoppers spend more money via Pinterest than Facebook. But can you do more than pin recipes, shoes and interior design? Well, yes! You can do business research! Now

Social Media for Business Research

Social Media for Business Research

As more and more companies are using social media to connect with their customers and spread the word about their products, it makes sense  that as business researchers we need to keep these social sites on our radar. We wouldn’t

JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson CBS Interview

In case you missed it, JCPenney’s CEO Ron Johnson was interviewed on “CBS This Morning” today. Fascinating interview where he responds to the “controversy” of choosing Ellen as the new face of JCP, their new pricing strategy and plans to