May 14, 2007
by Dagmar
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The breaking news today is that DaimlerChrysler is going to sell about 80 % of Chrysler to private equity fund Cerberus. The price of 5.5 bn Euros is far less than what former Daimler Benz AG invested for its ‘merger … Continue reading
May 8, 2007
by Dagmar
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I really like this: Lebanon’s First National Bank offers Loans for Plastic Surgery. With the slogan “Beauty is no longer a luxury…. With FNB’s Plastic Surgery Loan you can cover all your Plastic Surgery operations and Orthodontics†they offer loans … 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 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
March 29, 2007
by Dagmar
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Today at the gym I briefly scanned a news magazine and came across some very different articles. The first was about people who have started to call themselves the Digital Bohemian – freelancers and project workers in the digital media … Continue reading
March 28, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Locust to take over VW?
Only yesterday I wrote about my doubts what strategic reasons Porsche might have for their VW takeover bid. Today German news service Czerwensky intern provided an interesting explanation: There are rumours that Cerberus Capital Management, a billion Dollar hedge fund, … Continue reading
March 27, 2007
by Dagmar
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OK, Porsche’s announcement to increase its share in VW is not really new any more. However, I have spent the last few days thinking about the strategic rationale behind that (among other things, of course). And still, I did not … Continue reading
March 25, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on A Gala Tribute to Global Copycats
Naseem Javed, global authority on naming and branding, has submitted a very interesting piece of thought about Global Copycats to our Management Portal. Naseem directs our attention to a phenomenon that is so widespread and commonplace these days, that we … Continue reading
March 20, 2007
by Dagmar
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The UK arm of global fast food chain McDonald’s has started a new campaign to get the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary to revise their definitions of the term „McJob“ (I read this on page 1 of today’s Financial … Continue reading
February 28, 2007
by Dagmar
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As announced, Toyotas huge advertising campaign for its new Auris model was launched in Germany. What I can say by now just from my daily commute to work – it is almost impossible not to notice this campaign. It is … Continue reading