Electronic Coupons are coming soon
September 24, 2009
The Breakfast Wars: Starbucks Learns to Cook | www.nytimes.com
Electronic couponing is finally read to happen. The combination of the current economic climate, the willingness of key leaders (P&G< Safeway and Kroger) to make it happen and the maturity of the enabling technologies means that after years of creeping forward, electronic couponing is ready to dominate
Kraft Continues Portfolio Shuffle
September 15, 2009
Kraft Under Pressure as Bid Value Slips | www.flex-news-food.com
Kraft Foods bid for Cadbury makes a lot of strategic sense and will allow them to increase their growth in international markets.The key to the deal is utilizing Cadbury's extensive distribution and sales network to further drive growth of existing Kraft products.Faced with the likelihood of having to increase the all cash portion of the bid Kraft will be looking at additional brands to divest and help pay for the acquisition.
Coinstar’s Redbox Expands Relationships with Studios
August 31, 2009
Redbox Sues Studio Over Access to Films | online.wsj.com
Redbox’s future will ultimately be affected by a number of variables, starting with whether or not the Universal (NYSE: GE), Fox and Warner Brothers studios succeed in their struggle to create a kiosk release window.
Baidu - Tough times ahead? Probably NOT.
August 28, 2009
Baidu -- A Sleeping Giant Awakens | searchenginewatch.com
The article emphasizes the issue's advertisers are having as they change from an old legacy system of Baidu to a new interface that almost mirrors Google. Will this ultimately be a positive or a negative for the Chinese Search engine? How will it affect Google's position in China? In my analysis, I explore some more details left out of the original article.
"Irrational Exuberance" on Regis
August 26, 2009
Feltl Upgrades Regis (RGS) to Buy, $20 Price Target | news.glgroup.com
Pure financial analysis supported by Conference Call analytics, for a company like Regis (RGS), without knowledge of actual market level factors may give a skewed view of the financial fundamentals and cause for "Irrational Exuberance" on Price Targets. Salon Industry cognoscenti and "Industry Expert" consultants like us, who make it our business to follow salon client habits and broad industry trends, sometimes see things very differently than some Wall St. analysts.
Paul Polman's Shake-Up, Wake-Up Call at Sleeping Giant Unilever
August 20, 2009
Unilever’s Polman May Pass Old P&G Bosses With Cheap Margarine | www.bloomberg.com
Paul Polman, recently took over the helm at sleeping giant Unilever, and his dynamic, turn-on-a-dime, entrepreneurial spirit has already engaged Unilever's EU staff in getting busy. Polman, a Nestle and P&G alumn, has focussed his sights firmly, on getting ahead of P&G, especially in its own home territory - Europe. "Unilever may pass Nestle for the first time since 2001, and may sell more items annually than P&G, for the first time in at least five years"..tells the whole story.
With Financing in Place, DreamWorks to Produce Six Movies a Year
August 20, 2009
Spielberg Gets Funds to Start Up New Studio | online.wsj.com
DreamWorks is able to achieve what many Hollywood producers have been unable to do: secure new sources of film funding in financially difficult times.
why forprofit EDU's are growing
August 4, 2009
why forprofits are growing | www.forprofitedu.com
All student interests and motivations are not at all the same, you need to understand their motivations to understand the market. You need to not think about yourself here as you are NOT the typical student growing to these schools.
Sony Pictures Signs Multiyear Agreement with Redbox
July 24, 2009
Studios Rethink Redbox | online.wsj.com
1. Sony Pictures (NYSE: SNE) has signed a multiyear deal to supply Redbox's (NASDAQ: CSTR) video rental kiosks. 2. Deal minimizes sell-thru of used Sony DVDs, while maximizing Sony non-theatrical titles.
Why "Traditional" Media Are Doomed
June 25, 2009
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: Traditional media will not bounce back | www.guardian.co.uk
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is the 2009 Media Person of the Year. He says that traditional media can no longer succeed by replicating their print content online. If you want to reach consumers online, "static content won't cut it." That's why the old approaches are doomed to fail.
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