On May 25, 2010

Marketing Is Dead – Long Live “Real Marketing”

If you Google "marketing is dead," you get a zillion results announcing the death of all kinds of marketing. Marketers cause this. Not "real marketers" who work on products and positioning at corporations, but opportunists hyping a trendy fad or

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On May 25, 2010

Financial Reform Scorecard: Flash Points Divide House, Senate Bills

As lawmakers debate financial reform, this scorecard will help you track the differences between the House and Senate bills.

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On May 25, 2010

Airline Coach Travel Is Back to Its Pre-Recession Levels, Thanks in Part to Premium Cannibalization

The March 2010 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Premium Traffic Monitor is out, and it really highlights the difference between premium and coach traffic. Coach traffic has now returned to pre-recession levels while premium traffic remains well behind, although it

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On May 25, 2010

Do Top Reps Make Good Sales Managers?

Many companies promote their top sales reps to be sales managers. Is this a good strategy or is it a misuse of talent?

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On May 25, 2010

Europe’s Crisis Will Make Markets Unstable for Some Time to Come

Stocks are retreating again today, and Europe -- with an able assist from an unbalanced Korea -- is behind the trouble. It's a timely reminder that we should all be prepared for a year in which Europe stumbles, at best,

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On May 25, 2010

Insurance Exchanges Could Be At Risk If States Flout Federal Rules

Florida is on a collision course with the federal government over health insurance exchanges, and other states are likely to follow suit.

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On May 25, 2010

Apple Consigns iPhone 3GS to Wal-Mart’s Bargain Basement

Wal-Mart has begun selling the 16 GB version of the iPhone for $97 with a two-year AT&T contract -- an approximate $100 price cut for the model, which is still retailing at $199 in other locations. It

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On May 25, 2010

Naked Came the Drug Companies: Media War Over “Female Sexual Disorder” Pills Shifts Into High Gear

An interesting media contest is shaping up between Boehringer Ingelheim, which is developing a "Viagra for women" drug called flibanserin and Orgasm Inc., a documentary movie that gets its premiere in New York on May 27.

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On May 25, 2010

Rent a Cheap Mobile Hotspot for Overseas Travel

Taking a trip across the pond? A rented MiFi card offers inexpensive and incomparably convenient high-speed Internet access -- and cheap overseas phone calls as well.

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On May 25, 2010

Twitter Kicks Third-Party Ads Out of the Nest

With more than 60 million users, Twitter clearly is a successful social media platform. However, the question of whether it also can be a successful business has yet to be answered. On Monday, Twitter proved that it's

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