Jennifer Newsom had been working as an assistant professor for just two years when she “inherited” the position of organizer for her university’s annual literature conference. “It’s one of those things,” she said with half a smile, “that you can’t say no to when you are new and working towards tenure.” Newsom was not given…

Running a business is no small task. You have to keep track of about a billion things, from inventories to employee management to customer service. This can make it really easy to overlook what is often the most important aspect of staying afloat: marketing. Traditional marketing methods such as placing an ad in the yellow…

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