COULD YOU HAVE EVER GUESSED that when you are using a Bravo kitchen paper towel or Toolbox shop towels that they were manufactured right here in Milwaukee by Sellars Absorbent Materials Inc.? Sellars was started in 1985 by its president and founder, John Sellars, in his Milwaukee home. John was soon joined by his brother Bill as vice president of technology and manufacturing and…
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Foster an innovative culture in your company. CAN A JOURNALIST BY TRAINING ever lead an advertising company that prides itself on creative solutions for clients? Remember journalists uncover objective facts and report them; hardly an exercise in creativity. But Jeff Young, the chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based marketing firm Bader Rutter, who has a background…
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Innovate or Die: Design Thinking Works One of the most dramatic developments in the creation of a new product or a new service to customers is to begin with the customer and build innovation around “design thinking”. Jeanne Liedtka, a professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, wrote in an article in…
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In 1961 Roger Maris was chasing Babe Ruth’s single season home run record of 60, which stood since 1927. You would think as he got close to the record he would be the most popular man in America. Just the opposite happened. His own New York Yankees fans booed him. The media characterized him as…
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