The reason advertising is governed by fear, after all, is that most agencies rely on just a few clients to bring in the lion's share of their revenues.

In order to work well, markets need a basic level of trust.

Most corporate name changes are the result of mergers and acquisitions. But these tend to be unimaginative.

Art collecting has traditionally been the domain of wealthy individuals in search of rewards beyond the purely financial.

I tend to delay writing by doing more research - it's really the act of writing the piece that I have the hardest time with.

Punk rock has never really had much patience with musical virtuosity. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say that for most of its history, punk has been actively hostile to virtuosity.

The desire for reinvention seems to arise most often when companies hear the siren call of synergy and start to expand beyond their core businesses.