Business Nightmares

Synopsis: Big risks in business don’t always pay off. In these three 60-minute programmes Evan Davis and business leaders including entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, inventor Sir James Dyson and branding supremo Rita Clifton analyse stories of business mistakes from the 1970s to the present day. Brands in trouble include the soft drink rumoured to turn children’s skin orange, the car priced for less than the cost of making it, the mobile phone which couldn’t receive calls, and a new cola recipe which led to protests in the streets. Company insiders reveal how their carefully laid plans and projects unravelled. The results are dramatic: public outcry, plummeting share price, lost reputations, lost jobs and even company collapse. Evan extracts universal lessons from each exceptional error in this guide to what not to do in business.

The three programmes are entitled: DOOMED DESIGNS; MARKETING MESS-UPS; DISASTROUS DECISIONS.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2011
Year of production: 2011
Notes: Broadcast in three weekly parts on BBC2 beginning 9/4/2011
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: business education; product development; business mistakes

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