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Jann S. Wenner
Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Wenner set out to create a new rock magazine. Launched in 1967, Rolling Stone magazine became an instant success. Wenner, known for his ability to spot new trends, has gone on to repeat this early success by launching... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Edward W. Scripps
Beginning with the purchase of the Cleveland Penny Press, a cheep mass-market publication in 1878, Scripps went on to build the first newspaper chain in the United States. Through a series of acquisitions, he formed United Press International consisting of 34... View Details
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J. Richard Munro
As CEO of Time, prior to the merger, he helped build HBO into a cable TV powerhouse, having headed the division back in the 1970s. Most notably, however, Munro engineered the creation of one of the world’s largest media and communications companies when he purchased... View Details
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Hugh M. Hefner
In 1953, Hefner broke out of the conventional sleaze of the adult entertainment business by indulging the fantasies of the middle class executive male and including interviews with high profile celebrities and editorial content from well-respected literary figures in... View Details
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Ian K. Ballantine
In 1952, the year of Ballantine Books' founding, Ballantine introduced four titles, including Executive Suite by Cameron Hawley, which became a bestseller and a successful motion picture. Ballantine proved to the publishing industry that substantial profits could be... View Details
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Harry Chandler
Chandler built the Los Angeles Times into arguably the most powerful and successful newspaper on the West Coast. Chandler so greatly expanded the reach of the Times that by 1941 the paper had a daily circulation of 320,000 with 615,000 on Sundays. For three straight... View Details
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Research Links - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
others. This stunning group of black and white gelatin silver prints and color images was originally displayed in a 1934 exhibit sponsored by the National Alliance of Art and Industry (NAAI) and The Photographic Illustrators, Inc. The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
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Say “Green Cheese”
HOUSENBOLD: Picture perfect. All over America, shoeboxes full of print photos are gathering dust. But hard copy is not dead: There’s a growing demand for homemade picture books and scrapbooks whose pages people can design online... View Details
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HBS & the Case Method Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Design Chris Danemayer proun Design Exhibition Fabrication WB Incorporated MSP Xpress Website Design/Production Jean Wilcox, Douglas Green Wilcox Design Jerry Shu Jennifer Wilson Digital Photography Harvard Library Imaging Services View Details
Eugene R. Olson
Olson continued Deluxe’s market dominance in check printing while laying the foundation for its electronic diversification and expansion. He oversaw the acquisition of businesses that produce computer forms and emboss and encode plastic... View Details
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Site Credits - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
Letizia, Laura Linard, Timothy Mahoney, Melissa Murphy, Christine Riggle Print Design : Eleanor Bradshaw, EB Fine Design Lenders to the Exhibition : The Associated Press The Bostonian Society/Old State House Museum Brown Brothers,... View Details
Joseph L. Rose
Rose was principally responsible for securing 50% of the check printing market for Deluxe. He oversaw a massive expansion of facilities and refined the processing operation to deliver checks within 24 hours of ordering. For 14 consecutive... View Details
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Business dictionaries and definitions
Where can I find definitions or explanations of business or management concepts? Online International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (HarvardKey required) Oxford A Dictionary of Business and Management (in View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
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Extra! Extra! Newspapers Miss the Story
compared with other online content sites. In an effort to defend their print businesses, newspapers have failed to realize that a new business is growing all around them,” says Gilbert. For example, he adds, “the Internet is the only... View Details
Stanley B. Resor
Though his wife Helen was the creative genius behind JWT’s ad campaigns, Resor was a pioneer in the business of advertising. Under his leadership, JWT became a leader, not only in print advertising, but also in radio advertising and... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit
Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting Credit in a Consumer Society Research Links Credits Woodcuts, engravings, and other prints reveal the ways in which credit was imagined in the pre-industrial Western world. Images of economic life... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
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A Fine Collection
“We're just not prepared to create a public space with a full-time staff,” explained Mrs. Williams, who earned a Ph.D. in art history in 1996. “We'd like to be compared to the New York Public Library's Print Room, where scholars from... View Details
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HBS dissertations
Theses Print copies: Circulating copies of dissertations/theses (1959-2004) are available in the Stamps Reading Room. Archival copies of dissertations/theses (including those prior to 1959) are held in Special Collections. View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
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Disruption: The Art of Framing
stated that their ventures were separate from their parent company, but their daily work processes indicated otherwise. Online sales reps still reported to and had offices near their print managers, for example. This direct reporting and... View Details
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Company Filings and Annual Reports | Baker Library
investment decisions. Public companies of specific asset size listed in the United States (including foreign firms) must file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically. Locating Reports in Databases Locating Reports in Microform Locating... View Details