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Concept cars continue to amaze at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.
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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.
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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
any attempt to […]
GRIM MOMENTS IN MARKETING: Episode XVIII
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The Nissan Rogue is not the first time automobile models have carried somewhat questionable names. Domestic and foreign manufacturers have always saved a few odd handles for their product lines.
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Model Pictured: 2-stroke Pipsqueak
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Model Pictured: Underhand Cam 178 cubic inch Cold Sweat
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Model Pictured: 3.6 litre Procrastinator
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Model Pictured: 12 cylinder […]
Another Grim Moment in Marketing…
AUTOMOBILE DOORS
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A few Mazda concept vehicles
graced the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month.
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Images: (Mazda) Road&Track.com; (Bale) img.trb,com via swamppolitics.com; (symbol) polaris.umuc.edu; (Grinch hat) imagecache2.allposters.com via deborahsteinber.com; (Grinch) via fishkite.com;
This entry was posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Business, Japan, Automobiles.
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Nissan Races to Make Smaller, Cheaper Cars; Industry Shifts Strategy;
As Big-Vehicle Sales Fade; Simplifying the Doors
By AMY CHOZICK
October 22, 2007; Page A1Wall Street Journal online
ATSUGI, Japan — At a top-secret session on car designs at a Nissan Motor Co. technical center, chief product strategist Carlos Tavares recited the company’s ambitious new mission: to sell an […]
Grim Moments in Marketing…
The 2007 New York Auto Show
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This entry was posted on Monday, May 14th, 2007 at 12:28 pm and is filed under […]
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Op-Ed Columnist
Rewarding Bad Actors
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: August 2, 2009
The New York Times
Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so. First the financial industry plunged us into economic crisis, then it was bailed out at taxpayer expense. And now, with the economy still deeply depressed, the industry is paying itself gigantic bonuses. If you aren’t […]
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James Hill for The New York Times
VALUABLE TERRITORY Guards in a central square in Bishek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, which is regularly visited by Russian and American suitors.
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: July 25, 2009
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The first high-level customers to arrive at this stop on the Silk Road in July were two of Vladimir V. […]
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The Savvy Networker
by: Liz Ryan
Here are the worst 10 boilerplate phrases — the ones to seek out and destroy in your resume as soon as possible:
* Results-oriented professional
* Cross-functional teams
* More than [x] years of progressively responsible experience
* Superior (or excellent) communication skills
* Strong work ethic
* Met or exceeded expectations
* Proven track record of success
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Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan
The Associated Press
Sunday, July 5, 2009; 6:59 AM
WASHINGTON — The Washington Post’s publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper’s journalists.
A flier surfaced last week promoting a plan to charge $25,000 to sponsor […]
This is the sign from the article.
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It’s happened may times in the past!
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Images: (First) via thinkprogress.com; (GET TV) Photo by Robert via waterwinterwonderland.com; (State) via blog.mlive.com; (Booth) via tampa.broadwayworld.com; (el pollo) via rollingwithlaughter.com; (Sand Witches) via farm3.static.flickr.com; (witches) via halloweenpartystore.com;
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