Arts, Entertainment, and Media


6 Branding Ideas From Jay-Z and Kanye West

Jay-Z and Kanye West released one of the most anticipated albums on the year, Watch the Throne. They were able to leverage paid, earned, and owned assets to create an experience for their fans that led to large sales in the first week.

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Ryan Blair, Author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain

He is a self-made multimillionaire and serial entrepreneur. His book is currently No. 1 on the best-selling business books list sponsored by 800-CEO-READ and Inc.

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How to Blog to Attract Investors

Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog.

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5 Fab Small Business Logo Designs

Designing your logo is a daunting task. Here's a look at five small companies' logos and how they came to be.

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Matt Mickiewicz, Co-founder of 99designs

Inc.com's 2011 30 Under 30 list: Matt Mickiewicz, Co-Founder of 99designs, provides crowd-sourced design services.

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Recent Articles about Arts, Entertainment, and Media

Small Circus, Big Dreams

Small circus troupes are creating opportunity for agile performers with entrepreneurial aspirations.  Read more

Obiturary: Antonio ("Tony") Moreno, 1944-2010

A larger-than-life figure in Latin music.  Read more

Hey Kids, In.tel.inside

Intel has a new director of creative innovation: Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. Why not? Polaroid has Lady Gaga as its creative director. I think of th...  Read more

How to Design a Great Press Page for Your Website

Looking for media attention? Make yourself accessible and appealing by laying out the right information online.  Read more

How Would You Sell Custom Board Shorts?

Four entrepreneurs offer marketing strategies to Shortomatic.com.  Read more

Airbnb Mobile App Stands Out at SXSW

Nominated for the South By Southwest Interactive Awards for Mobile, Airbnb founders talk about growing pains and what's next.  Read more

Characteristics of Great Logo Design

What makes a logo design great? Here are four characteristics that distinguish great logos from the legions of the not-so-great.  View slideshow

The Business of the Boston Public Library

A look at the companies that provide the digital downloads, online catalogs, and membership cards to a historic public library  Read more

7 Blogging Mistakes That Small Businesses Make

Many small businesses have turned to blogging as a way to engage and further connect with customers. But making mistakes in your blog can kill your business....  Read more

6 Great Historical Site Businesses

Catering to casual tourists is an industry growing at 16 percent a year. These businesses are some of the best in this hospitality niche.  View slideshow

How to Self-Publish Your Book

So you're interested in self-publishing your book? Here are 10 things to consider before you go the indie publishing route.  Read more

Feng Shui Tips for the Home Office

This ancient Chinese art is based on the Taoist belief that nature—and our environment—is filled with Chi, or energy, which affects our health and fortun...  View slideshow

A Guide to Starting Your Small Business Blog

Though time-consuming, blogging about your business has its benefits. Here are four tips to help you get started.  Read more

8 Tips for Using Social Blogging to Grow Your Business

Use continuous updates and punchy messages to heighten interest and keep your customers informed about products or services which in turn can boost sales.  Read more

How We Did It: Superfly Presents

The brains behind Bonnaroo talk about their early days in New Orleans, promoting music festivals, and the perks of doing what they love for a living.  Read more

8 Tips for Effective Social Blogging

Here’s how to use social blogging, a combination of microblogs (short posts) and status updates, to increase your visibility, improve your search engine re...  View slideshow

How to Market Your Business at SXSW Interactive

Is South by Southwest in danger of being overrun by marketers? Experts advise letting go of traditional strategies in favor of effective grassroots tactics.  Read more

Your 10-Step Guide to Blogging

Inc.com blogger Maisha Walker lays out a 10-step guide to starting, writing, marketing and monetizing your company blog.  Read more

Laptop Creator Named Director of Smithsonian Museum

Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian's National Design Museum, has a new director and even if you don't recognize his name, you're probably familiar with a rather i...  Read more

Let's Take This Offline

A decade ago, I started Joel on Software, a blog that put my company on the map. But as the business matures, I've come to realize that blogging is holding m...  Read more

10 Ways to Mark Earth Day at Your Company

Celebrate Mother Earth by launching these sustainable initiatives at your company.  Read more

How to Handle Employee Blogging

There is some hesitation about employee blogs because an employee may disclose confidential information, talk negatively of other employees or of the company.  Read more

How to Build a Loyal Blog Following

A blog can be an effective tool to grow your business, but not if no one’s reading it. Find out how to cultivate a tribe of dedicated readers.  Read more

How to Use WordPress for Business

If you're looking to expand your brand online with a blog, a website, or both, here's what you need to know about WordPress.  Read more

On-Air Endorsements

The radio pitch makes a comeback.  Read more

Sex Blogger Episode Prompts Change at Twitter Search Engine Topsy

After a sex blogger was unmasked to her employer via Topsy, the company has moved to further protect users' privacy.  Read more

Review: The Upside of Irrationality

Dan Ariely's second book about defying conventional logic makes for a great beach read.  Read more

How to Buy Radio Advertising on a Budget

Video may have killed the radio star, as the old pop song goes, but advertising on the AM and FM airwaves could be an affordable savior for small businesses.  Read more

Start-Ups 2010: Publishing Children's Books for the iPhone

Lynette Mattke of PicPocket Books is hoping to expand beyond 100 downloads a day.  Read more

Segway Accident Kills Company Owner

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Windows Live Bloggers To Go To Wordpress

Microsoft today announced it will be phasing out its blogging platform Windows Live Spaces, which currently serves about 30 million users. Starting today,...  Read more

AOL Buys TechCrunch

Expanding its growing network of blogs, online giant agrees to acquire Michael Arrington's influential Silicon Valley site.  Read more

Review: You Already Know How to Be Great

Author Alan Fine writes about how we should rely on what we already know to be successful.  Read more

An Office of Rock Stars

Why M5 Networks hired School of Rock to teach its employees  Read more

Scott Gerber, Founder of Sizzle It! and Inc.com Blogger

Entrepreneur and author if the book "Never Get a 'Real' Job" talks about passion and start-ups.  Watch video

Chronicles of a Young Serial Entrepreneur

As Matt Mickiewicz prepares to launch his fifth company, the 27-year-old Vancouver native talks about being a young entrepreneur and the importance of being ...  Read more

The Business of the Sea Lion Exhibit at the Louisville Zoo

Here’s a look at the companies that provide the herring, faux rocks, animal ID tags, and water-filtration system as you enjoy feeding time at the sea lion ...  Read more

4 Tools for Creating Video Blogs

A review of editing software that makes it easy to produce professional-looking video blogs  Read more

3 Great Company Video Blogs

A look at successful entrepreneurial vlogs  Read more

4 Tools for Creating Video Blogs

A video blog can be a great way to spread company news, talk about products, and stand out among traditional company blogs. Thanks to easy-to-use editing sof...  View slideshow