GLG News by Digital Outdoor Advertising Purchasers (North America)

Wal-Mart's early sale tactics could mean big loses for competitors, here is why.

Tiffany has defied current trends for luxury retailers, but the forces of weakening global economy and a deteriorating US market maybe catching up with the venerable Fifth Avenue retailer.  Here's why

Zale's new management team may have misjudged buyers motivations when building this years profit plan.  Now, with the consequences of the $700 billion bailout legislation just being understood, the error is likely only to get larger.  Here is why?  

Circuit City has passed being just another mediocre company that needs to be patched up.  Management needs to drastically down size this company or liquidate its assets.  Here's why 

1. Zenith Optimedia, Universal McCann, WPP, BMO Capital Markets, Oppenheimer, Lehman Brothers and eMarket all have announced downward revision of overall Ad spend for 2008           2. Nielsen Monitor-Plus: first-half U.S. ad spend declined 1.4 percent,...

Under reporting of audience listenership to Urban and Spanish-language stations hurts everyone, the listeners and advertisers. It's taken main stream marketers a while to fully understand the importance of these audiences

As with other mediums, revenue is down but radio is far from out of business. New technologies and a return to localism will help.

Fitch lowers Sears Holdings debt rating amidst government backed financial industry bailout.  Here's why Sears isn't likely to benefit.

As DeBeers grows weaker, producing countries are demanding a bigger piece of the profits from rough diamond sales.  South Africa's recent demands may drive diamond price up sharply this fall and limit the supply of certain key sizes and qualities. This means jewelers may not get some product...

- Nielsen comes out with a new study - telling us everything we already know, and analysts rush to measure the industry-changing impact. The knee-jerk reaction is that the advertising industry will adjust spending from "mainstream" markets to ethnically-diverse outlets; however, Entertainment companies...