Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of Blackberry phones has dropped into second place behind Android phones in the US.  If I were RIM, I would be worried about this.  I’ve seen this scenario before in high-tech.  A strong market leader is overtaken, passed and then falls into oblivion because it could not react quickly […]

Posted on August 5th, 2010 by admin
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News that Goldman Sachs will not spend heavily in the upcoming elections was greeted with relief.  However, even though a corporation is self-regulating in the matter of political advertising, there is always a chance that a time will come when it is not.  It is a matter of the business interests of the company.  I’m […]

Posted on August 4th, 2010 by admin
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This is an interesting article of use to PR practitioners.  It discusses the kinds of data that the White House and Congress track in order to determine the health of the economy.  The data is not the usual fare reported in the news — GDP, unemployment rate, retail sales, etc.  These numbers reflect where the […]

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by admin
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This is not a pizza ad. It’s a question I pondered during a long, 11 hour drive back from my vacation. It’s not intended to be morbid. Asking, and answering, the question can help you focus on what really matters to you in your personal and your professional life. And in today’s world of microblogging, […]

Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by admin
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The United Arab Emirates is moving to ban Blackberry e-mail and phone devices unless the company provides a way for the country to monitor them.  Research in Motion (RIM) , the Canadian company that makes Blackberries, is faced with a decision that it would never worry about in the First World.  What is a company to […]

Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by admin
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