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Chris Matyszczyk advises clients about advertising and marketing through his company Howard Raucous. In 2013, MediaPost named him the Most Influential Person on Madison Avenue.

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Icons of Entrepreneurship

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Showed Off His Exciting Vacation on Twitter. What Happened Next Wasn't Pretty

Best-Kept Travel Secrets

This Delta Passenger Was Fined $500 By Customs Because She Had an Apple. She Blames the Airline

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The 1 Email You Should Never Ever Write (Or, If You Do, Don't Send It)

Marketing

Think KFC Has Recovered Since Its 'No Chicken' Fiasco? Oh, No It Hasn't

Best-Kept Travel Secrets

Airlines Are Using a Stunning New Tactic to Hide How Much Your Plane Ticket Will Really Cost

HR/Benefits

The Revealing, Slightly Toxic Phrases That Facebook and Other Tech Companies Use to Entice Recruits

Marketing

BMW Is Changing Something So Fundamental About Its Cars That You May Want To Lie Down

The Inc. Life

Most Americans Utter Their First Curse Word By This Time Every Day (It's Early. Very Early)

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Kanye West Just Offered the Best Career Advice You'll Hear This Week

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Just Claimed It Takes This Long To Write a Perfect Memo (Oh, Really?)

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In a Stunningly Aggressive Email, Elon Musk Gave 5 Brilliant Lessons That Everyone Should Adopt

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This U.S. Airline Stranded More Than 200 Passengers in Mexico (and Never Came Back To Pick Them Up)

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United Airlines Just Revealed It's Actually Reducing the Number of Seats on Some Planes (Yes, Reducing)

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I Watched as '60 Minutes' Said Allegiant Air May Be Dangerous. I'll Give the Airline a Miss

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These Horrifying New Airline Seats Are Designed to Cut Legroom by Huge Amounts

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American Airlines CEO Just Gave a Stunning Reason Why Your Flight Could Be Delayed (Prepare to Scream)

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How Starbucks Went From PR Management to PR Disaster Over the Philadelphia Arrest Video

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Alaska Airlines Just Decided Your Carry-On Has to Be 32 Percent Smaller (the Reason Why Is Eye-Opening)

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This Airline's Planes Are Said To Break Down in Mid-Air More Often Than Anyone's. It's About To Suffer a Big PR Problem

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This Brilliant New Design Makes the Middle Seat the Best One on the Plane (Guess How Many U.S. Airlines Have Ordered It)

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The 5 Foods You Should Eat Every Day, According to a Harvard Professor (One Is, Oh, Very Difficult)

Marketing

This Famous Grocery Chain Just Used the Worst Song in the World to Brilliant Effect

Marketing

White Castle's Controversial New Burger Oozes Something You Really May Not Like

Best-Kept Travel Secrets

This Passenger Just Claimed He Was Forcibly Dragged Off a Plane By His Collar (No, It Wasn't United Airlines)

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This Scientific Analysis of 16 Years of TED Talks Shows Exactly What People Really Care About

Marketing

In an Eye-Opening Result, Teens Declared They Have a New Favorite Fast-Food Chain (No, Not McDonald's)

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United Airlines Just Announced It's Killing the Employees Bonus Lottery Idea (and Admits It Learned Something)

The Inc. Life

United Airlines Came to the Rescue After My Wife Dumped Me On the Phone, Says Frequent Flyer

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A Mom Speaks Out After She Says an American Airlines Plane's Ceiling Panel 'Fell on My Son's Head'

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I Asked the CEO of a Company That Preaches Brutal Truth to be Honest With Me. It Was Brutal

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American Airlines Just Announced Some Really Bad News for Passengers (It Was Buried Inside the Good News)

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American Airlines Pilots Are Really Worried About How Passengers Are Being Treated (By United, That Is)

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Hey, United Airlines. This is the Scary Thing That Can Happen When You Take Your Employees' Bonuses Away

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United Airlines Just Announced That It's a Lot Better Than It Used To Be (Can I Get a Yeah?)

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This Hotel Guest Just Apologized for Something He Did 17 Years Ago. The Hotel's Reaction Was Stunning

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This Incredible Experiment Shows the 1 Common Letter of the Alphabet That No One Can Write

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This Famous Nickel-and-Diming Airline Suddenly Wants To Give Passengers Something for Free (But There's a Big Catch)

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New Science Says Making a Great First Impression Comes Down To This 1 Thing (Clue: It's About Your First Word)

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How Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Got It Wrong Again (and Apple CEO Tim Cook Didn't)

Best-Kept Travel Secrets

Southwest Airlines Just Raised the Price of Something That Passengers Love (Oh, Why This?)