January 31, 2007
by Dagmar
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Olivers last post here cites users who are annoyed that Youtube makes money with the videos thy uploaded there. Well, for the moment let’s not talk about selling those videos. I would not like that either. But isn’t it a … Continue reading
January 29, 2007
by Oliver
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In the past we had a brief look at Youtube and the web 2.0 business (see this posts). But these news are quite amazing. According to GOLEM, a German IT website, Youtube plans to establish a revenue system for “video … Continue reading
January 27, 2007
by Eddie
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Hybrid consumers and their unpredictable behaviour have confused retailers and manufacturers in the last decade. Obviously companies seemed to have decided to change the rules of the game, to respond to those consumer needs, and to muddle up their offers. … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
by Dagmar
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To add something not so creative on competitor analysis – here is how I keep track of competitors’ strategic changes and the bigger picture behind. This is not so much about predicting their next strategic move, it is more about … Continue reading
January 24, 2007
by Oliver
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According to information by TECHCHRUNCH the German Google (google.de) seemed to have forgotten to renew the Google domain name. Some comments from the post confirmed the story. This is amazing…or even unbelievable. Did you lost your domain name, too? Do … Continue reading
January 23, 2007
by Oliver
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In terms of strategic planning the external analysis step can be very difficult. I see three reasons for that: Basically this analysis can be described as badly structured matter, which does not know a definitive solution. Due to the large … Continue reading
January 22, 2007
by Dagmar
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This is the not-so-serious result of my non-comprehensive readings in management and strategy literature. Over the years I have read several books, papers, articles, studies etc in this wide field. It is my perception that there are three major groups … Continue reading
January 21, 2007
by Oliver
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The inflation rate 2006 for countries of the European Monetary Union was calculated for 2,2 %. According to the newspaper FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, January 18, 2007, volume 15, p.9) the inner value of the EURO has declined at 19 … Continue reading
January 18, 2007
by Oliver
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Strategic planning and strategy implementation seem to be linked with a lot of problems. Well, I say planning AND implementation, because you can find a large variety of definitions for the term strategic planning. In the academic literature differences can … Continue reading
January 15, 2007
by Dagmar
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There are probably more economic indicators around than any single person can make use of. Lots of figures and indices may serve as an early sign for some potential future trends in specific industries or whole economies. I have some … Continue reading