However, not all brands have the same potential for growth through revitalization. All too often, at the sight of declining sales, the knee-jerk reaction is to try to reinvent a brand without asking if it’s worth the investment in the first place.
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Facebook Forms a PAC [Updated] — Daily Intel
Because Facebook doesn’t have enough influence already, the company has decided to form a political action committee.
Weekly Economic Update | LADEC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- California’s Budget Position in August
- Consumer Credit in July
- U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in July
- Events of Interest
- September 29, 2011: Los Angeles NABE Luncheon with Dr. Marcy Zwelling, Economist and Healthcare Professional
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference
Adam Lisagor Is The Quietest Pitchman | Fast Company
“It’s the Internet, not TV, so you could take all the time in the world. That doesn’t mean you should. Put extra thought into how to explain yourself in the simplest way, show us you’re mindful of our time, and we’ll love you for it.”
Endgame: When Debt Is Fraud, Debt Forgiveness Is The Last And Only Remedy | ZeroHedge
Productive wealth has been trapped in a web of parasitic theft, counterfeiting, liability evasion, non-regulation, and prosecutorial non-accountability. All the fundamental attributes of a functioning exchange economy have been warped to reward creative criminals.
Optimism Dims, Financing Improves: NSBA Report – BusinessWeek
The NSBA’s Mid-Year Economic Report, which surveyed 400 of the group’s members online between June 24 and July 11, offered little to be optimistic about:
More than one-third say they aren’t confident about the future of their business from a financial perspective
Eighty-eight percent anticipate a recession or flat economy in the next year, an increase from 78 percent six months ago
Forty-five percent expect no growth opportunities in the coming year, up from 40 percent in December.
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- Corporate Profits Up Again in Second Quarter 2011
- California Home Sales Up in July
- California New Home Construction Declines in July
- Nonresidential Construction – Up 12.8% in July
- Airport Figures
- Bank Profits: In the Black Again!
- First Drop in Number of Problem U.S. Banks Since 2006
- Global Economic Monitor
- Events of Interest
- August 31, 2011: Global Economic Insights: The Financial Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Debt-Laden U.S. and European Economies
- September 29, 2011: Los Angeles NABE Luncheon with Dr. Marcy Zwelling, Economist and Healthcare Professional
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference
It’s Time to Purge the Word Entrepreneur | Duct Tape Marketing
I believe there are really only two kinds of small businesses – healthy ones and unhealthy ones.
Weekly Economic Report | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- July U.S. Labor Market Report
- The Flight to Safety Drives the Financial Markets
- Consumer Credit in June
- Auto Sales Up 5.9% in July
- Global Economic Monitor
- Events of Interest
- Thursday, August 18: Los Angeles Chapter, NABE Luncheon Meeting
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
Weekly Economic Report | LADEC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- June State/Local Area Employment Reports
- California’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 11.8%
- Signs of a Rise in U.S. House Prices?
- California’s Home Resales Slide 14.4% in June
- Global Economic Monitor
- Events of Interest
- July 28, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
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