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Personal Branding, That Reliable Double-Edged Sword, Gets Another Workout
Agencies

Personal Branding, That Reliable Double-Edged Sword, Gets Another Workout

The phrase "personal brand" has been circulating through the business press for nearly three decades now, ever since Tom Peters wrote his famous Fast Company essay in 1997, and it has never quite lost its capacity to make people squirm — even as they assiduously cultivate one.

Stagwell Unveils an Umbrella for Its Many Machines
Digital

Stagwell Unveils an Umbrella for Its Many Machines

In the advertising business, there is no surer sign that a holding company believes it has built something important than when it decides all those somethings need a single name.

Meta Offers Lessons in Talking to Robots
Digital

Meta Offers Lessons in Talking to Robots

The question of what to say to an artificial intelligence agent turns out to be not so different from the question of what to say to a new employee: be specific, be patient, and do not expect it to read your mind.