January 2010
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Is Twitter Fluttering?
Twitter’s numbers are leveling off, showing a decline in the number of new visitors since August. “But the company and some analysts say that this leveling of popularity shouldn’t be viewed as a failure, because the people who use Twitter are using it more than ever.”
Which begs the following questions from:
Has Twitter reached a peak in its target audience and user...
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Fact Of The Day!
Did you know? The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham cost $13,074 - more than the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud of the same year.
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Job Interview Exercise.
A job interview exercise involving the creation of a strategic plan for a proposed tie-up between BMW & Cirque Du Soleil. So how do you think I did?
BMWStrategy
“No matter how long the night, day is sure to come.”
– Congolese Proverb
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McNeil, Johnson & Johnson in Trouble Again:...
A new tainted pill crisis is puting McNeil and its parent company Johnson & Johnson back on the hotseat, causing an ever growing list of Tylenol products to be taken off the shelves, again. J & J’s prompt and agressive reaction to the original Tylenol crisis of 1982 was a shining example of how an organization should handle itself in the face of such a crisis. This time, however,...
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Google vs. China: Who will come out on top?
From the Official Google Blog: “We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in...
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Rant On Social Media & Purpose.
A new decade is unfolding right before our eyes, and with it new and exciting possibilities. In the last ten years the evolution of the Internet from simple browsing to Web 2.0 and Social Media has revolutionized the world of business communications and public relations, elevating both to a whole new level of importance. Social networking and integrated mobile platforms are now allowing PR...