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Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

The US refined petrolium gasoline consumer must now smell the coffee

August 8, 2008

Analysis of:Chrysler Offers Gas Deal To Jolt Sales | online.wsj.com

For many decades, the world's refined petrolium gasoline consumer  have not had such a plentiful and affordable stream of energy. Finally, the US refined petrolium gasoline consumer has experienced a history of $.27 a gallon in the sixties to $4.50 a gallon today. Price, will eventually CHANGE the habits of the US refined petrolium gasoline consumer.

Lynne GreggTech Industry Consultant: Wireless, Software, EntLynne Gregg Consulting

AT&T Cost Reductions

July 9, 2008

Analysis of:AT&T in Big D | www.lightreading.com

AT&T is embarking on geographic shifts intended to achieve cost reduction.

Robert MetzPresidentRobert Metz & Associates

Consumer Recognition of Jewelry Brands

July 3, 2008

Analysis of:The JCK-Harrison Group Consumer Jewelry Study | www.jckonline.com

Consumers know RETAIL brands because ONLY retail brands promote consistently and sufficiently to become ingrained in the minds of consumers. Manufacturers of even the most successful jewelry brands spend relatively little in advertising to promote their brand due to low gross margins for this product.  They simple do NOT have sufficient profit to justify higher ad spending.  Only low cost brands with higher margins can afford national advertising and for the most part even those that do advertise spend relatively little in comparison to their retail counterparts. Retailers for the most part do not and will not promote a manufacturer's brand. Their advertising expenditures are used to sell mostly specific product they own or to promote their store image

Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

Hardware & Software Duality

June 19, 2008

Analysis of:HP to Acquire EDS for $13.9 Billion | www.hp.com

HP is a long time solid provider of computer hardware, and EDS (founded the information technology out-sourcing industry more than 45 years ago) is a longtime provider of system services. The Plan of Merger, dated as of May 13, 2008, by and among EDS, Hewlett-Packard Company and Hawk Merger Corporation, under which EDS would be acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company appears to merge two very strong technology companies into one   diversified technology giant.

Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

Las Vegas Housing Parabola

June 17, 2008

Analysis of:HOME INVENTORY INCREASES IN MAY | www.lvrj.com

With 45 percent of contingent sales identified as "short sales," or sales in which the lender will be required to accept less than the principal balance owed, we can't expect investor demand to grow. Investors currently have other more liquid and stable securities to place their bets, and these instruments are yielding strong cash-flows.

Gregory BirgeFounder and CEOF5 Digital Consulting

Apple increases its pressure on industry

June 11, 2008

Analysis of:iPhone 3g | www.computerworld.com

Apple tried for many years to enter the industry world. Will they succeed with the new iPhone and SDK2.0 ?

Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

CHANGE for the better

May 27, 2008

Analysis of:MGAs Need To Prepare For Hard Market Now | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com

MGA's can seek out better lines and Company deals. MGA's can seek out training to meet the changing demands. One very specific area an MGA can capitalize on is TECHNOLOGY.

Gordon BorrellCEOBorrell Associates Inc

Goodbye, Weather Channel

May 1, 2008

Analysis of:NBC, CBS seen bidding for Weather Channel | www.msnbc.msn.com

Some of you may remember how you felt in the 1990s when Johnny Carson's last few shows were being aired.  I feel the same way with The Weather Channel. Competition for TWC has been pent up for years; having it owned by one of the four major TV networks is bound to unleash competition that it will be unable to compete with.

Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

If history teaches us anything... it teaches us NOT to predict the future.

April 29, 2008

Analysis of:Is now the time to aggressively buy semi stocks, i.e. is the bottom of the cycle near? | www.edn.com

But the future can be managed. We can look at the past cycles and then extrapolate forward potential probabilities. When markets contract, they can keep contracting to oblivion. But the probabilities of markets which are infrastructure tested, tried and true, tend to rebound. Demand growth and upgrades within this market alos indicate stgrong probabilities of recovery. Automobile, real estate, semiconductors, consumer electronics, transportation, financial markets all have probabilities of recovery from their respective lows. Bottom fishing is a tricking business, I suggest that small tax-lot scouts be positioned to exploit dollar-cost-averaging if the market does rebound, and mitigate allocation in case the market stalls.

Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

Rotation continues towards Internet commerce.

April 28, 2008

Analysis of:Internet Economy Looks Strong, Some Experts Say | www.cio.com

Many factors, such as; convenience,  better fraud protection, acceptance,  user interface improvements, peer reviews, dysfunctional brick and mortar stores, high transportation costs all contribute to the growth of Internet commerce. The list is very short which tracks products and services which do not have an Internet presence. More products and more services are added to the business-to-consumer Internet transaction. Small ticket items ranging $20 or less, to $100,000 exotic sports cars are becoming much more acceptable for Internet commerce.

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