Welcome & Introductions

Hi everyone,

Being part of BGS symbolizes academic excellence and prepares its members for business success. Having a successful career in the global and dynamic business environment requires access to quality journalism for decision making, progress and development of society. 

In this regard, I am curious what are your sources of business information, such as newsletters, newspapers, magazines or blogs and how do you consume them? 

I am looking forward to an interesting discussion,

Best regards, 

Snezhana  

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Snezhana Sokolovska
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Hi Snezhana,

That's a really great question! For me personally, I often look at publications like Forbes and Fast Company--I subscribe to Forbes on LinkedIn, and I typically find Fast Co. articles on Twitter.

I would love to hear what other people have to say, though!

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Tiffany Leong
Beta Gamma Sigma
St. Louis MO
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Snezhana,

I spend quite a bit of time commuting to and from work each day so I tend to listen to several podcasts. One business related podcast I enjoy is Building a Story Brand with Donald Miller. It's full of great stories, interviews, and advice on how to engage customers with your brand. Check it out!

I also like to keep up to date on local business news through our local business journal. It's always great to stay on top of national and global business trends and news, but there's also a lot happening at the local level too which can be just as important and valuable.

Thanks for your post. It's a great topic and I'm sure we'll get plenty of other great recommendations from other members.

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Julio Velazquez
Beta Gamma Sigma
Director, Marketing & Communications
Saint Louis, MO
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Hi Tiffany and Julio,

Thank you for your responses. I myself follow most of the global business and finance publishers, in the form of newsletters which are typically delivered via e-mail. I do agree that video and podcasts are becoming an increasingly popular method of communicating with readers, especially in the dynamic business environment.  

On a personal level, media is a very important topic because I am collaborating with a wonderful start-up from London, which is disrupting the traditional landscape. The journey started as The Market Mogul, which was a blogging platform connecting independent business and economics students, experts and professionals, with a vision to provide all the perspectives of a story.

After a successful several years, the brand evolved to Mogul News, which has become one of UK's most successful start-ups. It currently offers an app that brings handpicked news collections from renowned publishers as The Economist, Financial Times and Bloomberg, with one subscription and no additional paywalls. 

As a brand ambassador, I wanted to hear perspectives from the BGS community which would be useful for promotion of our app.

I am looking forward to comments from the additional members. 

Have a nice remainder of the day,

Snezhana 
 

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Snežana Sokolovska
University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business
Skopje
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