All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Image of Success Vega, Lizandra AMACOM , 2010 Personal Growth

Lizandra Vega wrote The Image of Success, a detailed and practical guide to putting one’s best foot forward in the working world, to help others maximize their professional success. A certified image...

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Crush It! Vaynerchuck, Gary HarperCollins , 2009 Technology

In Crush It! author Gary Vaynerchuk describes how anyone can harness the power of the Internet to turn their passion (no matter how obscure or crazy) into a revenue making business. His...

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The Influence Game Vance, Stephanie John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Relationships

Lobbying and wielding influence over key decision makers are activities often associated, somewhat unflatteringly, with Washington, D.C. The reality is that lobbyists have influence and successfully sway lawmakers to...

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The End of the Euro Van Overtveldt, Johan AMACOM , 2011 Economics & Finance

During the summer of 2010, the world watched televised coverage of Greeks rioting after their wages, pensions, and social welfare programs were cut. No one should have been shocked by these images. According to Belgian...

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How Cool Brands Stay Hot Van Den Bergh, Den | Behrer, Mattias Kogan Page Limited , 2011 Marketing

According to Joeri Van den Bergh and Mattias Behrer, the authors of How Cool Brands Stay Hot, there are more than 70 million Gen Yers in the U.S. alone, accounting for more than $200 billion in...

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The Conversation Company Van Belleghem, Steven Kogan Page Ltd. , 2012 Customer Focus, Marketing

In The Conversation Company, Steven Van Belleghem contends that customers want to experience excellence in service and products, and they will only believe marketing messages if an entire company...

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Truth Upshaw, Lynn AMACOM , 2007 Marketing

It seems that the harder marketers sell, the less likely buyers are willing to listen. And the more marketers try to infiltrate the world of consumers, the more skeptical buyers become, ultimately questioning the...

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Why We Buy Underhill, Paco Simon & Schuster, Inc. , 2009 Customer Focus

An anthropological study seems like it ought to take place deep in untamed jungles with wildly exotic cultures, but Paco Underhill has founded a company based on applying the principals of environmental psychology to...

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What Women Want Underhill, Paco Simon & Schuster , 2010 Diversity, Human Resources

Over the past twenty years, women have gained significant cultural, social, and economic influence. Women enjoy greater buying power than ever before, and they prefer to spend their money at businesses that provide...

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The GE Work-Out Ulrich, Dave | Kerr, Steve | Ashkenas, Ron McGraw-Hill , 2002 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Management

Employees at GE have a deeply engrained and internalized process for addressing and solving the company’s problems quickly, simply, and with the involvement of people who will ultimately carry out the decision. The...

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