As 2009 comes to a close, MSA would like to wish its members, partners, and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the MSA Culture & Commerce News Brief a look at the most accessed articles from the year. The news brief will resume publication January 6, 2010.

21 Holiday Selling Tips for Retailers
from Picture Business Magazine
Use these 21 tips to help ensure that your holiday shoppers will come back for more throughout this holiday season and the rest of the year. More    

Six Tampa Bay Museum Directors Tell How They Are Coping with Recession
from the St. Petersburg Times
The directors of the six Tampa Bay area museums are one busy group. But they got together for a portrait and discussion of their individual and collective takes on the business and art of museums in tough times. Their responses are as varied as their institutions. More    

Ten Retail Trends for 2010
from MarketingDaily
Discover the ten trends for marketers for 2010 that will have direct consequences to the success, or failure, of next year's branding and marketing efforts. More    

Tougher New Product Safety Rules Go Into Effect 8-14-09
from AttorneyAtLaw.com
A slew of tougher, new federal rules designed to make millions of children's products safer while boosting consumer confidence in the products we all bring home will go into effect on August 14, 2009. More    

How to Discount (If You Insist)
from BusinessWeek
Discounting can wreck brand value and profits. Follow this discount strategy to avoid those pitfalls. More    

Top Ten Holiday Trends for 2009
from Retail's BIG Blog
Here are 10 insights of what to expect this holiday season based on a recent retail survey. More    

How to Write Product Descriptions That Sell
from ecommerce-guide.com
Product descriptions are critical to the success of selling on the Web. Great product descriptions entice your visitors to buy while at the same time properly describe the products thus avoiding returns because visitors didn't fully understand what was offered. Here's what you need to know in order to write great product descriptions for your Web site. More    

The Museum Bubble
from artnet
Almost everyone admits that there was an "art bubble." People admitted it as it was happening. However, most of us are probably still coming to grips with the fact that there was a "museum bubble" as well. More    

Five Tips For Getting More from Facebook
from Duct Tape Marketing
The author covers some tips for business use of Facebook. This can act as a quick primer for folks who like their info snack sized. More    

The New Rules of Managing Innovation
from BusinessWeek
Four trends are shaping innovation in the near term -- how should you respond? The rules of the game are changing quickly, and companies that take advantage of these trends give themselves an almost unfair advantage over the slow-footed or unaware. More    

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