April 23, 2007
by Oliver
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Britain’s Barclays bank and ABN Amro, Netherlands largest bank, have announced their intention to merge. Well, in the next couple of weeks we have to expect a number of analysis and comments that agree with this merger and that forecast … Continue reading
April 19, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Time for a cross-continental conference call?
The Financial Times starts to become a priceless source of ever new food for thought for me. Many of the ideas seem so obvious when I read them, but they never crossed my mind. Today Victor Mallet comments on the … Continue reading
April 17, 2007
by Oliver
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What distinguishes an “average product†from a “high class product†or service? Robert Reppa and Evan Hirsch (2007) argue that superb service is the crucial ingredient of successful high-end brands. In their previous article “The Luxury touch†REPPA and HIRSCH … Continue reading
April 16, 2007
by Dagmar
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We all come across various pieces of news and information every day. Most of them don’t get our attention, taken on their own. However, sometimes two seemingly unrelated pieces of information team up in our minds and suddenly become more … Continue reading
April 14, 2007
by Oliver
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Today we have very good weather conditions in Germany. Very sunny, no clouds and the temperatures have been up to 28 degrees (82,4 F). Hence we decided to open the new barbecue season.
April 12, 2007
by Oliver
Comments Off on Rebundling of the Auto Finance Industry
During the research stage for my PhD thesis I found a very interesting article by BAH (Booz Allen Hamilton). It focuses on the US auto finance industry and discusses the challenges for market players, which arrive from different industry forces, … Continue reading
April 8, 2007
by Oliver
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During Eastern we made a short trip to Berlin. Hence we would like to illustrate our impressions; of couse we would like to offer some recommendations. (Berlin Mitte, next to Berlin cathedral)
April 4, 2007
by Oliver
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Recently I have started to analyse the options to “upgrade†my analogue SLR camera. To be more precisely: to buy a digital SLR camera. Actually that should be a simple decision. We have a Minolta SLR (Dynax 700 SI) that … Continue reading