On April 1, 2010
Republicans or Democrats: Who Sells Best?
Which political party is better at selling? One writer says it's the republicans. I'm not so sure.
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Obama’s Offshore Drilling Plan: Conoco, Shell Look North to Alaska and Smile
President Obama's offshore drilling plan was met this week with just about every reaction except for unadulterated happiness. But wait, there are a couple winners here -- namely ConocoPhillips (COP) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS), two oil companies that have
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Bank of America Extends CARD Act Protections to Small Biz
Bank of America will give small business credit card customers many of the same protections that consumers now enjoy under Washington's stricter regulations, including an agreement not to raise interest rates on existing balances, the bank announced today.
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Moving Up: Dollar General Takes on Walmart and Walgreens
Recently, we reported that Dollar General (DG) was going after Walmart (WMT) on its way to becoming a true discount store,. Now Dollar is going after Walgreens (WAG) as well. Dollar General is expanding product initiatives that take it further
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Banking on Twitter and Facebook: Wells Fargo’s Smart Social Networking Strategy
Most financial firms don't have a clue about social networking. But a handful of industry playeres are using the approach in innovative ways
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Nervous Amazon Knuckles Under on E-Book Pricing
Amazon has reportedly agreed to new pricing terms with two major publishers on e-books sold for its Kindle. Amazon forged new agreements with Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Publishers. The new terms -- which mirror the deals…
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Levi’s Gets Litigious: Lawsuits Now Almost as Ubiquitous as 501s
Levi's is in litigation again, this time with Evisu International over a Tribute line of jeans.
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Blinded By the Hype Light
In the small business world, it's becoming increasingly easier to get caught up in the hype of the latest trends in marketing. Do you have a Facebook page? A Twitter account? Are you offering coupons to Fousquare users? The truth…
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A Lousy Census Ad Campaign and Low Response Rates: You Do the Math
If the response rate for the 2010 U.S. census fails to exceed that of the 2000 count, Congress might want to ask some tough questions about what, exactly, DraftFCB and the other ad agencies charged with publicizing the effort did
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