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Quick business readings
- Student tasksheet HERE
There are very short (about 200 - 250 words) reading about business and business innovations (new things). This is best to do with a partner. Read a story. Then discuss it with a partner. There are 3-4 questions and tasks at the bottom of each story.
Pepper the robot can perform Buddhist funerals. Softbank's cute robot has a new part-time job? Click HERE.
What's in a name? Find out how a 2-woman company got past a problem of sexism. How? By being smart. Click HERE.
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How "Son" became a Japanese family name. How did Masayoshi Son, the founder of Softbank, convince the Japanese government that "Son" was a Japanese name? Click HERE.
Lady Doritos. Doritos corn chips thought about marketing chips just for women. Good idea? Bad idea? What do you think? Click HERE.
Whiskey drinkers, meet Jane Walker. Another story about marketing to women. Is this making women powerful and more equal and powerful? Or is it just a marketing strategy? Click HERE.
Federal Express. FedEx is a huge, world-wide delivery company. In the early days, they almost ran out of money. The founder made a real gamble to save the company. Click HERE.
A new way to pay: Just Smile. In China, you can use your face to pay at a fast food restaurant. Would you try it? Click HERE.
You meet the nicest people on Honda. Honda is the world's biggest motorcycle company. They changed the way people think about motorbikes. How did they do it? Click HERE.
Subaru and a special marketing strategy. In America, Subaru found out their cars were popular with lesbians. But this was in 1990's when people didn't talk about gay issues. How could they market to them? Click HERE.
Col. Sanders and Kentucky Fried Chicken. He failed many times when trying to start his company. Over 1000 people said, "NO." Finally someone said, "Yes." Now KFC is one of the largest restaurant chains in the world. Click HERE.
Aromatherapy in the air. In an airplane, we all breathe "recycled air." How do airlines keep it fresh. What other ways can the senses be used in business? Click HERE.
The story of Lamborghini. Lambos are one of the hottest and most expensive luxury cars in the world. What did a guy who manufactured farm tractors want to get into the super car business? Click HERE.