Technology trailblazers reign as media power brokers gather in Idaho Star Tribune | The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves. | Even if they didn't hatch any big deals or bright ideas, the media executives could try to squeeze more profit from their ...
Tourisme Outaouais to get $2.1M from feds for marketing campaign Ottowa Business Journal | Tourisme Outaouais is getting $2.1 million from the federal government to promote the region's rural and lesser-known destinations in Canada, as well to boost its visibility abroad. | The federal government said it was awarding the non-repayable funding to help finance a $4.2-million commercializa...
Workable niche markets are ready for harvest The Miami Herald | Puzzled? You've got a small budget and a big marketplace. You want to stake claim to a workable target. Think niche markets. | Niche markets are focused, targetable portions of existing mainstream markets, a narrowly defined group of potential cust...
Dell targets China's SMB market China Daily | Dell Inc, the world's second-largest PC maker, plans to devote more resources to the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market in China, a senior company executive said. | The US PC maker, which watched shipments grow 28 percent in China last y...
Twitter likely to be focus of '09 media summit The Columbus Dispatch The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled over their next moves. | | Even if they didn't hatch any big deals or b...
Markets Lower Ahead of Company Earnings Data The New York Times | Filed at 4:59 a.m. ET | HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian and European stock markets sank Monday, undermined by investor anxiety that company earnings will reflect a weaker global economy than originally hoped. | Volumes were thin across Asia without a cue f...
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Markets Fall After U.S. Jobs Report The New York Times | Stocks started to fall in the opening moments of trading on Thursday after a new report showed more job losses than expected in June. | The report Thursday follows a similar weak...
Taco Bell is in, McDonald's is out as NBA sponsor USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer NEW YORK — Taco Bell has replaced longtime sponsor McDonald's as the NBA's fast-fo...
Gillette campaign features Tiger Woods, everyday guys Business Journal Mr. Clean expanding car washes in Atlanta P&G muscles into car wash biz Akebia names Howes CFO | Procter & Gamble Co. is launching a global marketing campaign for its Gillette ...
Fears voiced on media freedom Hong Kong Standard The Hong Kong Journalists Association yesterday voiced fears for the media, saying at least 800 jobs have been shed in the past year. | //--> Monday, July 06, 2009 | The Hong Kong Journalists Association yesterday voiced fears for the media, saying a...
Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit The News Tribune | The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves. | Even if they didn't hatch any big deals or bright ideas, the media execu...
Advertising set for mild 2010 recovery-forecast The Guardian By Kate Holton LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - The downturn in global advertising is approaching its lowest point and, after a fall of 8.5 percent in 2009, the industry should see a mild recovery in 2010, a leading media agency predicted on Monday. Zenith...
Senators Maria Cantwell and Olympia Snowe can make fishing-vessel safety a priority Seattle Times | Two senators on opposite coasts, each from a state with a rich maritime tradition, are key to passing legislation requiring the first overhaul of standards and inspections for the nation's fishing fleet. | Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell chairs the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Trans...
