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'Tis the season 
of lists! 
Check out these lists of the Best Business Books of 2012 from
 




...And for some 
lighter reading





The good and the not so good... 





Who doesn't want paperback scented perfume?
Paperback Perfume





From St. Nick's evil counterpart to buckets of KFC -- here are some of the World's Strangest Holiday Traditions 

 

 
 
 
 
Tickle your brain 

 Are you more of a Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopper?  
A
 recent survey conducted by BIGinsight for Shop.org revealed that Cyber Monday shoppers spent a little bit more on average that Black Friday shoppers -- any idea what the average amount spent per person was
on each day?
 
 
 
Answer to last
month's question:
 
How many years did it take for the following technologies to reach 50% of homes?
 
Telephone -71 years
Color TV - 18 years
Internet Access - 10 years
MP3 Players  - 6 years 
 

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DECEMBER 2012 
Greetings! 
          
                Can you believe it is December already? This month's newsletter takes a look back at 2012, highlighting some of the year's best (and worst) ads, and also features a gift giving guide with some favorite 2012 titles. 

                 
We are looking forward to an interesting list of new titles early in 2013 ranging from neuroscience to content marketing, organizational change to retail studies and also the relaunch of our updated Creating Success Series. Stay tuned for more information next month. 

                               Happy Holidays from all of us at Kogan Page!
New Releases
          

The Better Mousetrap Simon Pont, Chief Strategy Officer at Vizeum, sets out to decode brand charisma, taking readers on a provocative and insightful journey through the brand and advertising strategies behind some of the world's leading companies. 

 

 The Better Mousetrap explores examples such as how the chocolate brand Wispa was brought back by social media, how certain logos have the power to inspire emotions (think Nike, "Just do it"), how "sub-brands" like Diet Coke and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog can achieve greatness, the psychological properties behind the colors used in advertising and the changes in the digital era, including the mobile revolution.

Giving a book for a gift this season? Here are some suggestions!

For the entrepreneur/small business owner

Rebel Entrepreneur Cover Image Soul Trader Cover Image
For the digital enthusiast  
Pioneers of Digital Cover
For the recent grad

The Careerist cover image Mash Up cover image
For the general reader
Fashion BrandsAdaptability
From the Book Trade 

--Starting in January, a copyright law that lets authors break contracts after 35 years will start taking effect. What does this mean for publishers?

 

--French publishing technology company Gutenberg Techonology launches MyEbookFactory, a software to help publishers create e-textbooks. But will students
adopt them? 

 

--Kindle sales set new record on Cyber Monday

--Bookstore in Toronto installs Random Book Dispenser 
 
Author Spotlight   

Mel Carson Mel Carson is the Founder of Delightful Communications, a social media and digital PR consulting firm. He was previously Microsoft Advertising's Digital Marketing Evangelist.  An accomplished industry blogger, he speaks at conferences around the world such as SES in New York and the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Social Media Forum
in London. 
 

Paul Springer
Paul Springer is the Head 
of Research and Postgraduate 
Development for the Faculty of Design Media & Management at Buckinghamshire New University. He specializes in emerging mass communications, advertising and branding, and is also author of Ads to Icons, (published
by Kogan Page).


Together they are the authors of
 Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from the Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media. Find out more at www.pioneersofdigital.com.
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