As all of these examples show, digital media have made it easier than ever to put a human face on a brand in a way that is personal yet scalable to the marketing needs of big companies.

FORBES: Brands Are People, Too

Big yields sometimes hide excessive risk, as evidenced by these two recent examples, which show the importance of watching for certain warning signals on the charts before jumping into select high-yield instruments.

FORBES: High-Yield Bets Bite Back

These examples from space show that Britain need not set, as the upper limit of its aspiration, the goal of merely surviving the next decade.

BBC: For economic inspiration, look to space