HP - Willing To Give Up Control To Get Control
September 24, 2009
H-P Wields Its Clout to Undercut PC Rivals | online.wsj.com
In the fast paced, low margin, short life-cycle world of PCs, giving up control to get control can really work. To that end, HP has wisely taken a page from eMachines, and then Gateway’s, highly successful retail models for partnering for shared success.
Consumer Electronics - The Value Proposition Just Keeps Growing
September 23, 2009
Consumers to Spend Big on TVs, Smartphones | www.businessweek.com
With few exceptions, the value per dollar consumer electronics offer today is truly extraordinary, helping keep demand relatively healthy, even in a (very) down cycle. But there is much, much more to come.
For Studios and YouTube, Love = Money
September 23, 2009
YouTube Explores Renting Movies Online | www.businessweek.com
Hollywood Studios want an online distribution model that works for them. One that values and respects premium content, monetizes it, protects the content owners, and increases demand. Beyond that they aren’t that particular. If You Tube can deliver that, then they are their friend. If YouTube threatens that, then they aren't.
Amazon Branded Accessories Should be a No Brainer For Buyers
September 22, 2009
Amazon starts own consumer electronics brand | www.videobusiness.com
Amazon's house brand of CE accessories should translate into incremental revenue and profit and higher customer satisfaction. Having the right accessories from the moment consumers set up their electronics, backed by a retailer they trust, in packaging that's very easy to open (don't underestimate the aggravation factor traditional accessory packaging causes), at great value, is all good for Amazon and their customers.
Gas Cylinders Are Here to Stay
September 20, 2009
Is It The End For High-Pressure Gas Cylinders? | www.prlog.org
Higher pressure or not , the gas cylinders market is an important segment in the industrial gas business for smaller users and mobile applications in medical and industry and are here to stay but controls technology must continue to improve on safety and reliability.
Adobe and Omniture - A Sum Much Greater Than The Parts
September 17, 2009
Adobe Says It's Buying Omniture To Fill Customer Need>ADBE | online.wsj.com
The value proposition created by combining Adobe creation tools and Omniture analytics could be truly transformative for Adobe, and for a whole industry of designers, advertisers, publishers and e-tailers. The sad truth is, even with all the strides made in slick analytics and cool web creation tools, when it comes to truly optimizing websites, advertisers and business operators still too often feel like they're driving blind.
Pop Up Retail Can Prop Up Retail Results
September 16, 2009
For Toys 'R' Us, Holidays Are Open and Shut | online.wsj.com
Whether it's for a week or for a season, Pop-Up stores can be one of the most efficient and exciting ways to extend brand reach, relevancy and access, generating both immediate direct response sales and long term brand building. While it’s not a new concept, with lots of available retail space and motivated landlords anxious to boost occupancy and traffic, it is particularly timely for creative and opportunistic companies looking to gain mind share and market share.
China takes off, it is rapidly taking over as we squander our brand names for ?
September 11, 2009
China’s Geely, Beijing Automotive Target Volvo, Saab | www.bloomberg.com
It is a known fact that the Chinese government has put its weight and tremendous wealth behind targeted industries, Electronics , automotive and aerospace and it is well on its way to target the general industrial market. It is succeeding and have taken over Japan in Electronics manufacturing out put...why ? they have the people, the natural resources, the cash and the market..and we in the West are willing to surrender all ,including established brands as Volvo ,Saab and Hummer.
Temporary lay-offs in Italy maybe OK,but plant closure ..guess what
September 10, 2009
Italian Government Reaches Union Agreement on Fiat’s CNH Plant | www.bloomberg.com
Italian Labor law is so inflexible about layoffs and forget the future of the plant in Imola if it invovles permanent closure. Italy, behind Spain , is one of the most socialistic countries when it come to labor law giving no flexibility whatsoever to industry in manoeuvering during difficult times, that is while Fiat CEO is scanning the globe and is in bed with Chrysler , not only for high cost production , but also for labor inflexibility.
Outsourcing is the trend ..do not cry wolf
September 8, 2009
Defense industry pleads for investment | www.ft.com
To my best of my knowledge the UK defense spending in 2010 is projected to be up by a few percentage points and so as the EU and Nato..so what is the fuss all about..outsourcing? then they have to cry endlessly as this has been the trend for a long time in the world of the defense industry,but perhaps a novelty in Britain.
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