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August 9, 2016
Smith Grad Wins Award for Commencement Speech

A strategy firm founded by former Bill Clinton speechwriters has recognized a recent graduate from the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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August 4, 2016
Amazon Lockers Turn Maryland Shoppers Yellow

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Walls of yellow lockers have popped up at Shoppers grocery outlets around Maryland, dwarfing the Redbox machines that customers have grown used to seeing near store entrances. The lockers belong to Amazon, which is giving the option of ordering online and then picking up in store.

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July 13, 2016
How Rio Officials Feed the Olympics Turmoil

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor Francisco Dornelles recently

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July 7, 2016
The Case for Giving Away Creative Content

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — BroadwayHD made histor

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June 30, 2016
Center for Excellence in Service Sponsors 25th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference

The 25th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference was held June 23-26, 2016, in beautiful Bergen, Norway, the gateway to the fjords of Norway and the birthplace for the world-renowned composer Edvard Grieg.

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June 30, 2016
Michel Wedel Cited Among Marketing Research ‘Pioneers’

The American Marketing Association (AMA) has selected Michel Wedel, PepsiCo Professor of Consumer Science at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, for its Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award.

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June 23, 2016
Leeway for Amazon in New Drone Rules

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The Federal Aviation Administration’s initial, comprehensive set of rules for commercial drones will

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June 8, 2016
10 Business Books for your Summer Reading

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to announce some favorite books in the "13th Annual Top-10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders" for 2016, as recommended by members of its faculty and administrators.

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June 2, 2016
Abolish the Gender-Based 'Pink Tax'?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — P.K.

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June 2, 2016
When Do Service Amenities Pay for Themselves?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Say you're a hotel manager trying to decide whether to build a pool: Will the additional reservations you bring in from that amenity offset the cost of

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