There's a curious phenomenon that happens in advertising agencies ... Despite our annual planning sessions and relatively-long project lead times, every other month or so, we have a genuine Advertising Emergency. An all-hands-on-deck, everyone-cancel-their-plans, someone-place-a-takeout-order humdinger of a crisis. No matter the cause, each emergency plays out nearly the same way:
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Andy Beal: Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online
Daniel H. Pink: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need
Duncan J. Watts: Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (Open Market Edition)
Daniel H. Pink: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Erika Andersen: Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers
Dan Roam: The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
Nina Disesa: Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top
Patricia Martin: Rengen: The Rise of the Cultural Consumer - and What It Means to Your Business
Kelly Mooney: The Open Brand: When Push Comes to Pull in a Web-Made World
Twyla Tharp: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
Charlene Li: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies
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