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iVillage acquisition great news for online media companies

Starmoo review

Review of SiteAdvisor

AdSense abuse by MSN

How to blog for dollars?

Day and date approach to marketing of Hollywood films

US automakers unable to compete on costs

Yahoo unable to compete in search engine wars

Comcast launches content with embedded advertising

Asian carmakers to grow at the expense of Americans and Europeans

Growth of paid search

2005 is a winning year for eCommerce

Guidant to face defibrillator recall litigation after it hid risks

Business plans for raising capital

Tivo to display ads that consumers want to watch

Television advertising is changing

Only limited potential for on demand video

Google proves superiority over Yahoo

Basics of blogging for beginners

Identifying trends and opportunities for growth by listening to thought leaders

Impact of video iPod on media consumption

Electronic medical records will boost IT spending

Bright prospects for content rich websites and blogs

How to sell health and beauty products to Hispanic consumers?

Apple shows the right way to handle product recalls

How to sell to Latinos?

Growth opportunity in hybrid vehicles

Pharmaceutical firms have poor business and product development strategy

StrikeIron web services online marketplace now open

Realtor business model in serious trouble after DOJ lawsuit

Airlines may need new business models

eBay's move to acquire Skype is not a good one

Merck on a course of self destruction with its poor strategy for Vioxx

Hurricane Katrina shows that American businesses ill-prepared for disasters

Review of Men's Vogue

Epson mini projector 3LCD

Do not base your business model on an expected change in human behavior

Merck backs off from a poor legal strategy in Vioxx product liability case

Digital online media thrives

Lessons to be learned from Merck's handling of Vioxx recall

Merck's legal liability from recall of Vioxx may be more than $65 billion

Merck headed towards bankruptcy due to its poor Vioxx strategy

Wireless content delivery picks up steam

EMC strengthens its portfolio with strategic acquisitions

Delta unlikely to survive despite bold strategy changes

Tivo may set the trend for new video delivery model

Gasoline prices rise to dangerous levels

Self destruction by GM, Ford, and Chrysler

How to get free media exposure?

Ask Jeeves' entry into contextual advertising makes search engine advertising competitive

Business model transformation at GM/GMAC

Key account management for multinational companies

Challenges of business model transformation

Guidant recalls pacemakers using a poor strategy

How to destroy your competitors?

Impact of June 2005 interest rate hike on businesses

Google continues to be the leader among search engines

Say it with pictures - business opportunities in imaging

Digital versus print media

When do acquisitions make sense?

High oil prices could derail economy and business models of companies

How to switch from Blogger to WordPress?

I want to be a Hilton

Responding to high oil prices

Take advantage of unexpected events in business

Guidant slow in announcing recall of Ventak Prizm

How to grow in emerging markets?

61 million Americans provide an excellent market for inexpensive healthcare services

TV advertising declines

What to do if your website is banned by a search engine? (Research provided by Pierre Coda)

Structural changes in healthcare sector create new business opportunities

GM's cost cutting is not the solution to its problems

Scripps's acquisition of Shopzilla makes perfect sense

Poor logic for acquisition of Shopping.com by eBay

Pfizer's mishandling of Viagra recall

Brand management on the Internet

How to network at social events?

Medical spa growth opportunities (Data provided by 1-800-MediSpas)

How to leverage public relations (PR) for free exposure? (Based on discussion with Nancy Trent)

Yahoo business model in serious trouble

Reasons for higher drug prices in America

America lags in stem cell research

Global R&D for pharmaceutical sector

The end of B2B marketplaces (Based on contribution from Jay Srinivasan)

Tips on marketing to uninsured Americans

Healthcare offshoring expected to grow

New retail sector strategy

How to globalize your business?

How to develop product recall strategy?

Curious Britney Spears fragrance success story

New advertising options needed to achieve good ROI

Yahoo business model is being good at nothing

Lessons from failure to privatize Social Security

Pfizer repeats Merck's mistakes with drug recalls

Communication style that charms your audience (Based on discussion with Mats Bjorkin)

Gilmartin gone from Merck; time for McKinnell to leave Pfizer

How to prepare an investor presentation to raise venture capital?

Tax raises may be the only solution for the American economy

Bextra recall puts Pfizer into deep trouble

Bextra recall and Celebrex black box warning to hurt Pfizer

Global market for drugs and healthcare needed

Innovation and globalization are linked

Tips for entrepreneurs on networking with potential investors and partners

Embedded advertising case study

How to decide which conferences to attend?

How to develop an India strategy?

Stable growth period creates new business opportunities

Podcasting to get a boost from lower iPod prices

TIECON East brings together entrepreneurs and venture capitalists

Bringing economic prosperity to America

How to pursue products with short life cycles?

Lessons from Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra controversy

Lessons from Pfizer's mistakes in managing Celebrex and Bextra

How to interpret market research data?

Government IT spending to grow in fiscal year 2006

Impact of budget on businesses

Mergers and acquisitions in blogosphere

Apple Computer transforms its strategy

Impact of Social Security privatization on businesses and new business opportunities

What can you learn from Google's robust strategy and business model?

How to maximize exposure of press releases?

Application opportunities for IT in healthcare sector

Developing a press release strategy

Guerilla marketing techniques for B2B space

Potential business opportunity in providing healthcare to uninsured Americans

How to avoid distractions in business?

Offshoring forecast to grow at 50% (Contribution by Duke University/Archstone Consulting)

Rising trade deficit implies that dollar will continue to fall

Drug price controls in other countries are not responsible for higher drug prices in America

Apple Computer changes strategy and provides luxury for the masses

Spam fighting still an attractive business

How to create new jobs in America?

New content delivery vehicles from Sirius and Microsoft

Strategy of airlines in the United States not sustainable

How to leverage RFID for competitive advantage?

Change management experts excited by Delta Airlines' business model transformation

How to be a great leader and provide strategic vision to an organization?

How to develop an ecommerce strategy? (Based on previous discussions with Garrett Gee)

How to reduce drug development cost in the United States?

Tips on improving customer service

Is click fraud really a problem? Not as big as it is made out to be

Pfizer's strategy for Celebrex did not work as predicted by iProceed

VOIP technology gets a boost

Advertising strategy for prescription drugs

New business opportunities from a weak dollar

How to protect your business from currency fluctuations (particularly falling dollar)?

How to develop a customer centric business model in the drug sector?

Linspire laptop computer creates new business opportunities

How to control a firm's appetite for risk?

How to attract and retain the best and the brightest employees?

Pfizer pursues a wrong strategy for Celebrex

Pharmaceutical business model is failing

Merger mania makes a comeback in America

Merck should be sold in pieces

Merck's Vioxx recall strategy shows that it is destroying shareholder value

Drug companies need a serious transformation of their business models

Merck's flawed Vioxx recall strategy

Lessons for business leaders from Vioxx recall

Acquisition of Sears by KMart may create value

Strategy for driving economic growth in America

China and Brazil enter a strategic partnership

RFID tags to be used on a massive scale by the pharmaceutical industry

US monetary policy set up to support moderate economic growth in 2005/2005

Search advertising market getting over-crowded

Growth pendulum shifting from US - continued decline in bright students coming to study

Online advertising is back: Report from visit to AdTech 2004

India becomes a BPO center after joining the family of elite nations as part of its deal with EU

Business opportunities in defense sector

Strategic lessons for business leaders from Vioxx recall

Encouraging signs of growth in the US economy for the 2004 holiday season

Business model transformation needed in the pharma companies

2004 US election results show many strategic growth opportunities

Growth opportunity for direct marketing in India

Economic indicators in October 2004 point to maturing of US economy

Strategies for fast growth companies to create long term value and ensure survival

It is possible to bring down the cost of drug R&D in America by offshoring it

Lessons in marketing from the demise of telemarketing industry

India emerges as healthcare destination for uninsured Americans

Is recession on its way in 2005?

iProceed's essentials of leadership

VOIP future bright but not for the VOIP companies

Pharmaceutical sector needs market forces and not more regulation

How does portfolio management approach improve decision making?

Seamless mobility with wireless devices

Advertisers still do not appreciate the marketing power of blogs

MBA programs need to be redesigned in the new economy

Structural changes in American job market create new opportunities

Business forecasting is not a perfect science

How to pick a search engine optimisation firm?

The pharma industry needs a new business model to deal with drug reimportation issue

How to deal with structural changes in the job market?

New business opportunities in Iraq

How to increase the popularity of your blog?

How to extract higher value from existing customers

Business opportunity to provide health insurance coverage to uninsured Americans

Blogging can be a great tool to market your company

How to get the maximum value out of your CRM investment?

Customer relationship management alone drives value

American competitiveness threatened due to lack of affordable college education

General Motors embraces embedded advertising

Growth opportunity available in serving the 30 million non-banking American consumers

Data mining of blogs as part of a new advertising strategy

Bath & Body Works provides "luxury for the masses"

Contextual advertising is a serious threat to affiliate marketing

How to develop an advertising program targeted at Hispanic consumers?

What can be learn about industrial design best practices from the Japanese?

Best practices in call center outsourcing

America on the verge of bankruptcy over the long term: How can you prepare for it?

How to deal with the human resources issues of IT outsourcing?

Victoria's secret to success (business model transformation)

Productivity improvements impressive but inflation and rising labor costs are areas of concern

Affiliate vs. contextual marketing

Offshore outsourcing of pharmaceutical R&D: Why and how?

Hispanic youth marketing and advertising opportunities

Best practices in email marketing

Productivity improvement key to survival for American businesses

iProceed's 3Es of advertising: Traditional advertising is in danger

How to identify new business opportunities?

American consumers cut back on spending: How to respond with a new strategy?

Tax hike in 2005: Businesses, prepare for cost pressures and lower consumer spending

Blogging guide for non-technical business professional

American consumers hurt, but still positive about the future

Americans become poorer: What does it mean for businesses?

Paid VOIP telephony: Dead before arrival

Disturbing trends emerge for advertisers targeting 18-34 males

Business bloggers wanted

Will biotech save American economy?

Apple's success in Japan has lessons for other American companies

Environmental and social risk management

Venture capital: Advice for entrepreneurs on how to seek it

Work more for less pay: A short-term solution to a long-term problem in Europe

Sell your technology: Options for developers to maximize value of a technology

Banking sector: Business model transformation?

Wisdom economy: What do we need to transform America into one?

Search engine advertising: Google and Yahoo win. Advertisers need to rethink strategy

Pharma & biotech R&D: Growth opportunities in outsourcing solutions

Automation of creative design: Opportunities and challenges

Online ad clutter bothers consumers: rethink strategy and be creative

Key account management solutions for small/mid-size businesses: Technology solutions

Code of conduct for employees of multi-national corporations

RFID is here. What are you going to do about it?

"Virtual Borders" initiative: growth opportunities for technology-driven businesses

Advertising strategy may need to change as consumers dislike it

Strategy is interesting among business leaders

Local search marketing: Exploit it for growth

Knowledge workers everywhere

The Four Agreements and Work

IT still doesn't matter

Small businesses need help: capital, human resources, and strategy

Favorite business leader: Warren Buffet

Compete positively: Five principles developed by iProceed for competitive strategy

Affiliate marketing as a new channel for driving growth

Customer is king? Which companies think so?

Micro-multinationals arrive!

Spoil your employees

China: Tech Superpower; Growth opportunities abound for businesses

How open should you be about your company's problem?

Finding people that matter to your business

What not to do as a business leader?

Business opportunities in homeland security

Ethics count when it comes to shareholder value creation

End of "knowledge economy"; birth of "wisdom economy"

Digital magazines to replace text magazines?

Treat your employees and customers right

How can small businesses compete with large corporations?

Advanced materials industries not growing in the United States

Growing your business online