My parents are both marketing professors, which could easily be its own post, but long story short, it means that I was raised thinking about marketing concepts early on. They both find their most challenging topic to be “Ethics,” as this doesn’t seem to come naturally to their students.
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Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft won the latest round in their fight to operate in the Bay area, particularly Hillsborough County. After a heated debate over several hours Tuesday, the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation voted to move forward with a bill outlining insurance requirements and background checks on the so-called…
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Imagine being able to walk through the rooms of a new apartment without physically setting foot in it. That's what Neoscape, a creative marketing agency from Boston, does for real estate companies and shopping center developers, like Westfield malls, using the screen of an iPhone or iPad.
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Each month Hillsborough County hosts a networking event that puts a human centered spin on Tampa Bay area networking. Homebrew Hillsborough provides an exceptional opportunity for small businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators to come together, to network and to share ideas. Not only does Homebrew Hillsborough present an exceptional networking opportunity,…
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Tampa Bay is a win/win location for technology-related companies. That’s a bold statement, but it’s true. Technology, especially IT, is what’s putting Tampa Bay on the national technology map and positioning our area as a tech contender. Why? There are a number of reasons. It’s time to “toot our own…
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The vision for smooth traffic flow guided by technology is one step closer to becoming a reality in Tampa with a $17 million contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to begin testing connected cars along Meridian Drive and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.
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The rebounding economy of 2015 may be the "big" story of the business year. I like specifics, though, and you probably do, too. Here are six key events or trends that took place this calendar year that will do much to shape the future direction and momentum of our area…
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Moments after Dr. Mae C. Jemison stepped on stage Thursday morning at the Tampa Convention Center, she had the audience hanging on her every word. The former NASA astronaut and first African-American woman in space spoke to nearly 4,300 people about empowerment and racial and gender issues in STEM programs. She…
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Is Tampa Bay doing a good job of supporting entrepreneurship and innovative business start-ups? A new effort may shed some critical light on how the regional "entrepreneurial ecosystem" works and whether there are some key gaps that need attention.
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Jabil Circuit Inc. is building out a research and development lab in St. Petersburg that will house engineers working on wearable technology
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