Archive for December, 2006
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Don’t pay employees more than they deserve
In July, I wrote about the firing of Hank McKinnell, the CEO of Pfizer. While a decision made too late, it was still good news for the company (disclosure: I do not hold Pfizer Inc. stock). As the chart above shows, he has been nothing but a disaster for the firm. So why would Hank [...]
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Embedded advertising by Britney Spears
I had previously discussed what a remarkable job Britney Spears did with marketing of her Curious perfume. It does not matter whether you like her or not but we have to agree that she is a great businesswoman. All the way from divorcing her husband Kevin Federline (who by the way has a very funny [...]
