By adamwulf on February 18, 2009
By adamwulf on February 18, 2009
By Alexander Muse on February 18, 2009
The headlines today read, “GM needs billions to avoid failure.“ Isn’t it plainly obvious that GM has ALREADY failed? When Congress agreed to inject $17.4 billion into the big three it threw a wrench in a system that had served our country well for decades. The critics, including myself, suggested that without an orderly restructuring in bankruptcy it was a certainty that the car companies would be back for more money. Yesterday GM suggested they would need more than $30 billion in government aid – if they don’t get another $2 billion next month they will run out of money in March – and if they don’t get another 2.6 the month after that they will run out of money in April. Do you see the pattern? GM HAS failed.
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By Avinash Kaushik on February 18, 2009
Yes. I noticed the slightest hint of sarcasm in the title of this post.
This post covers four commonly used measurement techniques that 9 times out of 10 work against the evolution of Reporting Squirrels into Analysis Ninjas.
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By Seth Godin on February 18, 2009
There are interactions marketers have with prospects where the prospect wants something and the marketer or organization just isn’t interested in delivering it. These interactions almost always end badly.
I visited a Blockbuster store in London, hoping to rent an appropriately Royal-family focused DVD. After a bit of search, I found it. Would they sell it to me? No, it’s rental only. Oh, can I rent it? (I asked with my full US accent). Sure, fill out this form.
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