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How to Name Your Business

Success

When brainstorming for original, web-hip names, consider repurposed real words (Amazon), misspelled words (Flickr, Digg), compounds (Facebook), blends (Pinterest), short phrases (MySpace), suffixes or prefixes (Mashable) or made-up words (Meebo). This article was published in May 2013 and has been updated.

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Don’t Be Adidas: Making Better Decisions Fast Is Important For Business Leadership

Allwork

Even Ye’s own talent agency dropped him before Adidas. The partnership with Ye had a long history since 2013, when the company signed his brand away from rival Nike. Yet Adidas waited much, much longer than other companies that cut ties with Ye. Presumably, the impact will be much higher in 2023, over half a billion at least. .

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It’s Time to Get Competitive! Facebook Contests May Lead to More Customers

Small Business CEO

As a business owner, you may be updating your Facebook, Twitter, and even LinkedIn pages on a daily basis. According to a study by AllFacebook , 30% of people have participated in contests or promotion via Facebook. CeCe the Cow is the agency’s mascot — and she is quite a prize! How can you jump start a following?