Q&A
“An entrepreneur is like a parent,” says John Mackey, the co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market. We spoke to him about his “child” – the 34-year-old health food giant – and why he doesn’t trust the media.
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Richard Branson, Philippe Starck, Diane von Furstenberg and other business and design luminaries were in Montreal last week for C2-MTL, an elite business conference that explored the intersection of commerce and creativity. Here's our roundup of the…
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Not everyone works in sales, but we’re pretty much all salespeople. That’s the message of Daniel H. Pink’s latest book, To Sell Is Human. We spoke to the bestselling author about what this means for brands and individuals.
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The Sparkbeat
From May 21-23, Sparksheet will be reporting live from C2-MTL, an unconventional business conference in Montreal that’s all about the intersection of commerce and creativity. With a speaker roster that includes Richard Branson, Philippe Starck…
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Google Hangout
It gets harder every year to think of an industry that hasn’t been disrupted by the internet. Brands big and small are finding themselves sandwiched between a dead (or dying) business model and an uncertain future. Blogger, podcaster and Twist…
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The Sparkbeat
If you’re full of good ideas and passionate about content, media and marketing, then come join Sparksheet for the summer! We’re looking for a smart, web-savvy editorial intern to spend a few months with us in our Montreal office. As…
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The cloud is heavier than you think. We spoke to David Bellona, an interaction designer at Twitter who we met at SXSW, about the physical footprint of our increasingly prolific digital lives.
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The Coca-Cola Company surprised the marketing world last fall by relaunching its website as a “digital magazine” called Coca-Cola Journey. We spoke to Ashley Brown, Director of Digital Communications and Social Media, about the company’s…
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SXSW Interactive gets bigger every year, but it’s still the world’s best bellwether of what the future of media, business and technology has in store. Here’s what we took away from this year’s event.
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Launched in 1994 as an offshoot of the South by Southwest musical festival, SXSW Interactive is now the mother of all digital conferences. Before heading to Austin for this year’s event, we spoke to SXSW Director Hugh Forrest about how that…
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