Mobile Advertising's Gold Rush
November 16, 2009
Mobile Advertising Set To Soar | www.mediapost.com
Mobile advertising is definitely the new-new thing, but it sounds like the hype we heard when the Web was born as a graphical interface and banner ads started appearing in 1995. Be careful -- mobile advertising isn't going to produce overnight riches. For proof, look at your own mobile device. Where are they ads? And if you see any, tell me if they're prompting you to buy anything. Timing is everything, so before you jump in, read on.
Unilever On the Prowl...Again !
October 1, 2009
Unilever Plans to Buy Sara Lee Soaps for $1.9 Billion | www.bloomberg.com
After the last major acquisition of TIGI, the Tony & Guy Salon Products unit, Unilever seems to be making the right acquisition moves and is on the prowl for CPG/FMCG companies again.
September 26, 2009
Sony's Latest Gaming Device Cuts Out Retailers | www.cnbc.com
Sony's latest gaming device does NOT cut out retailers as this titles infers. There is still plenty of business for retailers to capture in this category with the PSP Go including hardware and accessory sales as well as pre-paid game cards (similar to Apple's iTune gift cards).
Electronic Coupons are coming soon
September 24, 2009
The Breakfast Wars: Starbucks Learns to Cook | www.nytimes.com
Electronic couponing is finally read to happen. The combination of the current economic climate, the willingness of key leaders (P&G< Safeway and Kroger) to make it happen and the maturity of the enabling technologies means that after years of creeping forward, electronic couponing is ready to dominate
Kraft Continues Portfolio Shuffle
September 15, 2009
Kraft Under Pressure as Bid Value Slips | www.flex-news-food.com
Kraft Foods bid for Cadbury makes a lot of strategic sense and will allow them to increase their growth in international markets.The key to the deal is utilizing Cadbury's extensive distribution and sales network to further drive growth of existing Kraft products.Faced with the likelihood of having to increase the all cash portion of the bid Kraft will be looking at additional brands to divest and help pay for the acquisition.
Coinstar’s Redbox Expands Relationships with Studios
August 31, 2009
Redbox Sues Studio Over Access to Films | online.wsj.com
Redbox’s future will ultimately be affected by a number of variables, starting with whether or not the Universal (NYSE: GE), Fox and Warner Brothers studios succeed in their struggle to create a kiosk release window.
Baidu - Tough times ahead? Probably NOT.
August 28, 2009
Baidu -- A Sleeping Giant Awakens | searchenginewatch.com
The article emphasizes the issue's advertisers are having as they change from an old legacy system of Baidu to a new interface that almost mirrors Google. Will this ultimately be a positive or a negative for the Chinese Search engine? How will it affect Google's position in China? In my analysis, I explore some more details left out of the original article.
"Irrational Exuberance" on Regis
August 26, 2009
Feltl Upgrades Regis (RGS) to Buy, $20 Price Target | news.glgroup.com
Pure financial analysis supported by Conference Call analytics, for a company like Regis (RGS), without knowledge of actual market level factors may give a skewed view of the financial fundamentals and cause for "Irrational Exuberance" on Price Targets. Salon Industry cognoscenti and "Industry Expert" consultants like us, who make it our business to follow salon client habits and broad industry trends, sometimes see things very differently than some Wall St. analysts.
"Irrational Exhuberance" on Regis
August 21, 2009
Feltl Upgrades Regis (RGS) to Buy, $20 Price Target | www.streetinsider.com
Pure financial analysis supported by Conference Call analytics, for a company like Regis, without knowledge of actual market level factors may give a skewed view of the financial fundamentals and cause for "Irrational Exuberance" on Price Targets. Salon Industry cognoscenti and "Industry Expert" consultants like us, who make it our business to follow salon client habits and broad industry trends, sometimes see things very differently than some Wall St. analysts.
Paul Polman's Shake-Up, Wake-Up Call at Sleeping Giant Unilever
August 20, 2009
Unilever’s Polman May Pass Old P&G Bosses With Cheap Margarine | www.bloomberg.com
Paul Polman, recently took over the helm at sleeping giant Unilever, and his dynamic, turn-on-a-dime, entrepreneurial spirit has already engaged Unilever's EU staff in getting busy. Polman, a Nestle and P&G alumn, has focussed his sights firmly, on getting ahead of P&G, especially in its own home territory - Europe. "Unilever may pass Nestle for the first time since 2001, and may sell more items annually than P&G, for the first time in at least five years"..tells the whole story.
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
November 13, 2009
Here Come the Droids! A brief review of Verizon Wireless' new Droid line-up.
November 11, 2009
October 30, 2009
Vodafone Orange Iphone Deal Ends Two Years Exclusivity Of O2 In UK
October 5, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009