Archive for December 2008
Learning from Berkshire Hathaway Part 2
The Marketer’s Eye™ looks at mortgages, railroads and Carnival Another in a series of white papers for M&A Professionals In this white paper we take a look at how several recent investments by Berkshire Hathaway and some decisions not to invest are the result of the skillful employment of the Marketer’s Eye in areas where…
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A business professionals comic strip.
Read MoreMusings from a Marketer On the Economic Crisis
While I never lived through the Great Depression, I studied it. If you are looking for parallels between then and now, there a very few. When I was in college in the early 60s, I remember we studied, in economics, that was considered “full employment” was an unemployment rate of 7 percent. The most dire…
Read MoreFrom Homes to Appliances and Autos: Hovnanian, Corning, GM, Ford, and Chrysler Each Must Manage Lower Demand
It is no secret that our global economy is in a downward funk. When will we get our groove back? A debate I will leave to the politicians. But for now, durable goods companies such as Hovnanian and other housing suppliers, Corning and other home appliance suppliers, or GM, Ford, and Chrysler and other auto…
Read MoreTop 6 – December 2008
Pleasant Winter Solstice Peasant Feast? The “new economics” isn’t new, only the players have changed. Now is your opportunity to prove your merit … in the heat of transitions. Prices may drop temporarily to clear inventory, but make sure it is just temporary and not seen as a long term solution to meet future demand.…
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