GLG News by Direct Marketing Experts

Persistence is sometimes looked upon as a strength.  Persistence in a vision and carrying out effectively is necessary.  This is Apple’s model.  They have proven it with both their iPod and iPhone.  Nokia, on the other hand, is about to be persistent…yet again.  The communications...

'Survivor' characteristics of the Mortgage Fallout Storm Surge:     1) Diversified Products and Services;     2) Adherence to traditional underwriting standards;     3) Liquidity from organic growth of core deposits;     4)...

What are the consequences related to recent Walmart / Universal announcement for the industry and the consumer ?

What could have motivated Microsoft to cut the price of their X Box?

1) Many decades of print advertising have elapsed, providing solid metrics and return on advertising dollars. 2) Many online (pay-per-click and revenue sharing) opportunities are very new without the benefit of long time analysis.

A closer or perhaps an inside look is required when considering the current fate of the newspaper / media segment. While newspapers are routinely critical of their own efforts, with the same level of routine they neglect to inform about their position of dominance despite dips in circulation. ...

The news that Vera Wang is hooking up with Kohls reconfirms a few things: •Pairing a bad brand with an iconic one only leads to at best a hasty failure and at worst irreparable damage to the superior brand's reputaion.  •As hard as it is to kill a great brand, people always seem game...

[FULL DISCLOSURE: MR MARIOTTI IS NOT CURRENTLY (BUT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST) ENGAGED BY CFC] 1) On or about January of 2003 our financial systems firm was solicited by the major real estate financial services firms to increase automation for compliance, predatory lending and loss mitigation....

1) Absolutely, the real estate market is a market. 2)Just like any other market... Supply and demand still at work.

1) Soon - if not immediately the rush to public capital will create the rush of public officials into the Private Equity firm. 2) There are monster companies out there with very little public oversite or regulation... how long will this last?