The biggest stories this week: the death of the “Queen of Mean” to the assault on Juanita Bynum. The Know More Media authors had much to say about both topics.

On Monday we learned that the infamous hotelier Leona Helmsley passed away due to heart failure. According to PropertyMaven, Helmsley’s nick-name should have been “Queen of New York.” YourIndividualBrand took a look at Helmsley the philanthropist and CareerSuperStar took a look at how Helmsley’s public reputation affected her personal brand.  

LandingTheDeal examined Helmsleys mixed image and CustomersAreAlways gave a few pointers on how to deal with the boss from hell. ElephantBiz explored Helmsley’s political affiliations and AdHurl reflected on his own personal meeting with Helmsley.

The other top story was the unfortunate assault on evangelist, author and business woman Juanita Bynum. WebMetricsGuru looked at how this story had become such a search engine powerhouse and BizMediaScience analyzed this incident from an introspective angle, while PanAsianBiz and TheBizofKnowledge discussed how it would affect non-Christian perception.

TheAlphaMarketer examined the strange paradigm of turning Christian leaders into celebrities; Manager’s Realm presented tips on how to manage a celebrity marriage and business relationship and BizofShowBiz followed the developments of this tragic story.

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