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The Detroit Three are fighting for their corporate lives this week as they present plans for survival to a skeptical Congress.

In a coincidence worthy of a Hollywood script writer, the Detroit Three will appear in Congress to ask for financial aid on the same day they report sales declines at the highest levels in a quarter century.

One thing seems certain to be featured in the bailout blueprint for both GM and Ford. Both companies will be ditching some brands that have long dogged their ever-more-fragile bottom lines.

With AutoNation stock down by 44% since the end of the third quarter, Eddie Lampert, its largest shareholder, and his hedge fund, RBS Partners, have other problems besides his stake in Sears.

Consumers aren't in a buying mood this holiday, but there are opportunities for new companies.  I don't recommend the hi-tech plays that won't actualize for another decade, but rather look at some opportunities that should spark demand in a 1-3 year time frame.  Anyway, it is the holiday season,...

RIM, like Nextel before the merger with Sprint, needs to move with lightning speed into the consumer arena.  Apple and Google have huge advantages in this arena, with greater consumer know-how and a marketing reach that blows RIM out of the water.  In this article, I look beyond RIM's new...

The roll-out of the Google phone into Japan, through the largest carrier in the country and one of the data innovators, is a shot across the bow of Microsoft, RIM, and Nokia.  It is impossible to stem the tide of the new OS mafia -- from Apple, Google, and LiMo -- but if Microsoft doesn't wake...

The only group in the automotive sector struggling more than the Detroit Three is probably their suppliers. Now it seems that the three Detroit auto makers may be put on a "Cash-On-Delivery" basis by these suppliers.

 All year, GM CEO Rick Wagoner has been insisting his company will never declare bankruptcy. In October, a company spokesperson reiterated that. In fact, the company website ststes that: "bankruptcy protection is not an option GM is considering."

The best marketers are those that effectively balance long term initiatives with short term business needs and continually fine tune their marketing mix for optimal performance. Here are five questions that management should be asking marketing teams now to ensure they maintain the right balance. 1)...