Dan Gilbert

The dust has settled, and the Cleveland Cavaliers organization is in a period of reflection and projection. This past Tuesday, the Cavs wrapped-up a whirlwind season that ended with a heartbreaking loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. No, Cleveland didn’t achieve its ultimate goal of winning the city its first championship in more than 50 years, but the monumental growth the team experienced was an ancillary prize. “We went through an awful lot of growing pains this year, and…

My Denomination is Christian reformed, were similar to many others but yet we differ in many ways as well.Our denomination formed on the basis that people wanted and realized they need a reform in the Church.(What is Reformed?) We were originally part of the Roman Catholic Church,what after the time of the great split,had an extremely corrupted clergy and weren 't quite focusing on Christ anymore. People spoke up against the Church, but the Church did not change its ways seeing as how most…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…