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The packaging industry refers to the business of creating a specific container to ensure a product is delivered to the consumer in top shape. Packaging is often thought of as the science, art, and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. The packaging industry includes makers of corrugated paper, glass bottles, plastic wraps, aluminum wrappers, and more. This topic covers the latest news and information on the packaging industry.
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The economy of Pakistan is ranked 26th in terms of purchasing power and 47th in absolute dollar terms. Pakistan’s economy encompasses textiles, chemicals, food processing, agriculture, and other industries. Conflict with bordering India and the U.S. war with Afghanistan are having an effect on the country’s growth. Pakistan also has to deal with internal political disputes, a fast-growing population, and mixed levels of foreign investment. This topic covers the latest news on Pakistan’s Economy.
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Palm, one of the first to manufacture a Smartphone, is hoping for a comeback with the launch of its new Treo Pro. This topic will focus on both Palm as a company as well as its products.
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Panasonic Corporation, through its subsidiaries, produces and sells electronic and electric products for consumer, business, and industrial uses. It operates through five segments: AVC networks, home appliances, components and devices, MEW and PanaHome, and other. The company, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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Parkinson's disease (PD), a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, impairs the sufferer's motor skills, speech, and other functions. Each year there are 20 new cases of Parkinson's diagnosed per 100,000 people. Given the aging population, the drug market is huge. There is also a booming industry in treatment research, which includes drug therapy, gene therapy, neuron-protection, and neural transplants.
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A patent troll is a non-practicing entity or patent owner who does not manufacture or use the patented invention, but enforces the patent against one or more alleged infringers. This topic covers the latest news on the practice of patent trolling.
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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation was created in 1996 to administer the Microsoft co-founders’ charitable contributions. The foundation is a major funder of arts and cultural events in the Pacific Northwest, awarding more than $380 million to 1,300-plus diverse nonprofit groups to date. Paul Allen was named to BusinessWeek’s 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.
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Pay per click advertising is when an advertiser pays a Web site owner a specific amount of money for each visitor that clicks on an ad. It’s a great way to drive traffic to a Web site. However, effective pay per click advertising is an art form when it comes to marketing online. Too many businesses start up a campaign to drive traffic to their Web sites only to watch the money disappear from their advertising account. They might have increased the traffic that they needed, but a lot of the time it is the wrong type of traffic and therefore not the people you want clicking on your ads. However, there are a few simple rules that should be followed to get the most out of pay per click advertising. This topic covers the latest news and information on pay per click advertising.
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PCI DSS, or payment card industry data security standard, is a worldwide security standard established by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. There are 12 standards that are part of PCI compliance, which aim to protect cardholder data. This topic covers the impact of implementing the PCI standards to the many businesses in trying to update their systems to comply.
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Peer-to-peer lending is a certain breed of financial transaction (primarily lending & borrowing, though other more complicated transactions can be facilitated) which occurs directly between individuals ("peers") without the intermediation/participation of a traditional financial institution.
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. insures the defined-benefit pensions of 44 million workers and retirees in 31,000 plans. Is this federal agency adequately financed? How does it work? What happens if your pension plan winds up with the PBGC?
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PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells snacks and beverages worldwide. The company distributes its products through direct-store-delivery, broker-warehouse, and food service and vending distribution networks. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
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Performance management helps companies achieve strategic goals. It includes activities to ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management monitors, analyzes and plans activities to drive business performance. This topic covers the latest trends in performance management.
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Using applied science to improve performance and lives. Performance psychology is the scientific study and application of human performance technology and mental and emotional health principles that finds its roots in sport psychology. The reality being that performance is performance whether you are an athlete or not the same principles apply.
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Personal branding is how we market ourselves to others. Many successful people use personal branding as a career strategy for creating value, expert positioning, and as a way to increase audience size and attention. Personal branding was conceived in 1997 by Tom Peters and has gone mainstream in the past few years with the adoption of social media.
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The personal computer market continues to evolve. With the introduction of netbooks, tablets, and smart phones, top companies are looking to remain relevant and on top of their games. This topic will cover how PC companies like Dell, HP, Compaq, and others stay competitive in innovation and price.
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As more and more people adjust to the current economic conditions, personal financial planning inherits a newfound prominence. Personal financial planning is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an individual or family unit. It addresses the ways in which individuals or families obtain, budget, save, and spend monetary resources over time, taking into account various financial risks and future life events.
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Personal wealth management addresses how very high net worth individuals build, manage, protect, and transfer wealth. It covers how these wealthy individuals and families position their assets during the current economic conditions to ensure security as well as planning for the future upturn. This topic tracks the latest information on personal wealth management, including best practices for investing, estate planning, family businesses, and charitable giving.
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Americans spend $41 billion a year on their pets—more than the gross domestic product of all but 64 countries in the world. The pet economy refers to how pet owners are becoming demanding consumers who won't put up with substandard products, unstimulating environments, or shoddy service for their animals. But the escalating volume and cost of services, especially in the realm of animal medicine, raises ethical issues about how far all this loving should go.
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Management guru Peter F. Drucker is the most influential thinker on management and leadership ever. A writer, consultant, and professor, Drucker was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1909 and died in Claremonth, Ca., on November 11, 2005. Drucker wrote 34 major books, including the landmark The Practice of Management.
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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation pursues a philanthropic mission established by the former Commerce Secretary (from 1972-73, under Nixon) and chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers (1973-77). Using his proceeds from the IPO of the Blackstone Group, a private equity and investment firm he co-founded in 1985, Peterson donated $1 billion in 2008 to set up his foundation. He was named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.
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Peter Lewis, chairman of Progressive Insurance, has given to social reform, environmental, and youth groups. Lewis counts the Center for American Progress as one of his current causes. Over the years he has also given or pledged more $220 million to his alma mater, Princeton University, and millions more to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Lewis was named to BusinessWeek’s 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.
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Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of petroleum or other hydrocarbon origin. Although some of the chemical compounds that originate from petroleum may also be derived from coal and natural gas, petroleum is the major source. The largest petrochemical industries are to be found in the U.S. and Western Europe, though the major growth in new production capacity is in the Middle East and Asia. There is a substantial inter-regional trade in petrochemicals of all kinds.
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Pfizer, Inc. is the world’s largest pharmaceutical company in the world, by sales. The New York-based company produces the No. 1-selling drug, along with other widely used prescription drugs as Lipitor, Lyriuca, Diflucan, Celebrex and Viagra. This topic covers the latest news on Pfizer.
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PG&E; Corporation (PCG) is an energy-based holding company headquartered in San Francisco. PG&E; is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which provides power to most of Northern California, with some 5.1 million electric customers and 4.3 million natural gas customers. The utility also engages in electricity generation, procurement and transmission, and natural gas procurement, transportation, and storage.
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Pharmaceuticals approvals are the last step in a long process of government testing. This topic tracks the approval of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.
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The pharmaceutical industry operates under unique circumstances: Estimates of the cost to bring a single new drug to market range from $800 million to $1.2 billion, and on average, a patent’s life remaining upon FDA launch approval is only eight years. Thus, achieving the highest level of performance is critical to pharmaceutical companies. This topic is dedicated to marketing, market research, business operations, and management issues specific to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Pharmaceutical manufacturing is a combination of an active ingredient with excipients to produce a dispensable drug. The FDA and other regulatory agencies have set quality standards that resulted in “quality by analysis” manufacturing methods, which add significant cost to the process. Specialty chemicals are produced using “quality by design” methods. Should pharmaceuticals be manufactured using similar methods or is there a more cost-effective way?
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The game and the rules of marketing pharmaceuticals have changed over the years. Pharmaceutical marketing covers the business of advertising and promoting the sale of prescription drugs to doctors and consumers.
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The phrase "Big Pharma" is often used to refer to pharmaceutical companies with revenue in excess of $3 billion, and/or R&D; expenditures in excess of $500 million. It is these pharmaceutical companies that are shaping the future of medicine. This topic covers the latest news and views on the companies behind the pharmaceuticals 10 largest are Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Hoffmann-La Roche, Astra Zeneca, Merck & Co., Abbott Laboratories.
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America's pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) administer prescription drug benefits for more than 210 million Americans, whose health coverage is provided by Fortune 500 employers, health insurers, labor unions, and Medicare Part D. Their primary responsibility it is processing and paying the drug claims, but they also develop and maintain the formulary, contract with pharmacies and negotiate discounts and rebates with drug manufacturers.
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Philanthropy discusses the best ways companies can give away money and rate the effectiveness of their charitable giving. This topic will track new developments in philanthropy. What works, and what doesn't in the United States and overseas? What can businesses learn from philanthropy, and vice versa?
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Nike Founder and Chairman Phil Knight, along with his wife, Penny, pledged $100 million to OSHU Cancer Institute. Last year, Knight gave $100 million to his alma mater's athletic department, the University of Oregon, primarily to fund the construction of a basketball arena. Philip H. Knight has been named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.
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Philip Morris USA, the U.S. tobacco division of Altria Group, is the largest tobacco company in the U.S., with approximately half of the U.S. cigarette market. The company split from Philip Morris International in 2008, when Altria spun-off the group. Philip Morris’s cigarette brands include Marlboro, Alpine, basic, Benson & Hedges, Bristol, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Merit, Parliament, and Virginia Slims.
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The real estate market in the U.S. is taking a huge hit in this economic crisis, and Phoenix is among the cities most hard hit. In fact, Phoenix is one of the most volatile housing markets in the country. Phoenix real estate covers trends in the real estate market in the Phoenix area, including sales statistics, outlooks, and more.
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Pinnacle Airlines Corp., through its main subsidiary Pinnacle Airlines, Inc, flies to about 120 major cities in more than 35 states and in Canada, mainly on behalf of Northwest Airline and Delta Airlines. It also operates a fleet of some 140 Canadair regional jets. PNCL’s other operating unit, Colgan Air, serves 65+ cities, through contracts with US Airways, Continental Airlines, and United Airlines. Founded in 1985, Pinnacle Airlines is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Pitney Bowes, Inc. (PBI) provides mail processing equipment and integrated mail solutions in the U.S. and abroad. It offers a suite of equipment, supplies, software, and services for end-to-end mailstream solutions, which enable its customers to optimize the flow of physical and electronic mail, documents, and packages across their operations. The company was founded in 1920 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a vehicle with batteries that can be recharged by connecting a plug to an electric power source. It shares the characteristics of both a conventional hybrid electric, having an electric motor and a backup internal combustion engine (ICE) for power, and of a battery electric, also having a plug to connect to the electric grid. This topic covers the latest news and information on the expanding market of PHEVs.
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Podcasting covers all things related to the use of audio and video podcasts for business-related reasons, such as advertising, public relations, and customer contact, feedback and engagement. Information deals primarily with the way that companies are creating, distributing and using podcasts to reach their various stakeholders.
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The Polish economy is among the best performers in the world, driven by sound monetary policy, a large domestic market, massive European Union subsidies, and relatively low-wages versus next-door Western Europe. A well-educated population is attracting foreign investment in a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing and outsourcing. This topic covers the latest on business in Poland.
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Barack Obama’s presidential election bid changed the rules of political marketing. Election campaigns from here out will be more about personal branding and social networking. This topic will cover the latest trends and news on political marketing in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the developing world.
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Ponzi schemes are a type of illegal pyramid scheme named for Charles Ponzi, who duped thousands of New England residents into investing in a postage stamp speculation scheme back in the 1920s. Ponzi promised a 40% return in just 90 days compared with 5% for bank savings accounts. Deluged with funds from investors, including a million during one three-hour period in 1921, he bought only $30 worth of the international mail coupons.
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Porsche AG is a German manufacturer of automobiles. Founded in 1931, Porsche's current line of autos includes 911 (997), Boxster, Cayman, and GT sports cars and the Cayenne sport utility vehicles. Porsche also makes a brand of mountain and hybrid bikes called Carrera. The company also owns a large stake in Volkswagen AG.
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PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures coatings, glass, and chemical products. Coatings, such as paint sold under the Pittsburg, Paints, Lucite, and Monarch brands, stains, and sealants account for most of PPG Industries’ sales. The company operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities worldwide and some 450 retail centers in the U.S. PPG Industries was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Prada is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women (ready-to-wear, leather accessories, shoes, and luggage). Prada is considered one of the most influential clothing designers in the fashion industry. The label is synonymous with opulence and quality, and is widely regarded as a status symbol. This topic covers the latest news on Prada.
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A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactive than most elements, have high luster, are softer or more ductile, and have higher melting points than other metals. Precious metals are mainly regarded as investment and industrial commodities. This topic tracks the latest news and information on the precious metal industry.
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Wisdom is abstract; knowledge is actionable. The wisdom of crowds, focused and quantified, becomes collective knowledge with impressive predictive skills. This is the phenomenon of prediction markets.
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Predictive analytics is all about analyzing and modeling data to derive insights and foresights that would allow businesses to make smarter decisions. Rapid advances in computing and storage are making it increasingly easier for enterprises to number crunch and compete more effectively in the marketplace.
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Preferred stock, also called preferred shares or preference shares, is typically a higher ranking stock than voting shares, and its terms are negotiated between the corporation and the investor. Preferred stockholders will be paid out in assets before common stockholders and after debt holders in bankruptcy. A single company may issue several classes of preferred stock; for example “Series A-B-C Preferred". In the U.S., there are two types of preferred stocks: straight and convertible.
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Prepaid cards refers to stored-value cards such as gift cards and preloaded credit card. This topic tracks the latest in the industry of prepaid cards.
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A prepaid mobile phone (pay-as-you-go or prepaid wireless) is a mobile phone for which service is purchased in advance of use. By purchasing credit to use on a mobile phone network, a user can access a mobile phone network without ongoing billing.
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Priceline.com Inc. gained popularity with its “Name Your Own Price” system, which allows consumers to pick their price for airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, and other vacation packages. Priceline.com has patented its business model, which generates revenue on the margin. Also, through its investment in Priceline Mortgage Company LLC and its Web site pricelinemortgage.com, Priceline.com provides various financial services, including mortgages, home equity loans, and banking.
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Perhaps the most powerful lever over profitability is pricing. Yet few managers understand how to use pricing strategy and pricing management tools to increase revenues and profits. The Pricing Strategy topic provides a forum for managers to share their pricing challenges and successes.
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global financial services provider that offers a wide range of financial products and services. Principal Financial is the U.S. leader in 401(k) plans. It operates in four segments: U.S. Asset Accumulation, Global Asset Management, International Asset Management and Accumulation, and Life and Health Insurance. Principal Financial was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Despite its bearish trend and declining trade image, print media remains a vital communications medium. What's now needed are advertising and content innovators to investigate how print, i.e., magazines and newspapers, can work best standing alone, and in concert with other media, particularly online communications. This topic covers the latest news on print media, including details on how newspapers and magazines are reinventing themselves in order to stay relevant.
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Track the projects of some of the world's most renowned architects, specifically, Pritzker Prize laureates and hopefuls. Stay on top of new works by Zaha Hadid, Thom Mayne, Renzo Piano, Rafael Moneo, Richard Rogers, Sir Norman Foster, Kurt Anderson, Paulo Mendez da Rocha, Jorn Utzon, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, Richard Meier, Santiago Calatrava, and Jean Nouvel
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Private Equity covers buyout deals and the many different ways major private equity firms like KKR, Blackstone, TPG, and the Carlyle Group are rewriting the rules of not just LBOs, but also finance.
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This topic is dedicated to private equity exchanges that target ONLY accredited investors. It is a new and exciting space and involves software, financial, legal, and accounting players, including AngelSoft.net, SecondMarket, NYPPEX , PEQX, and many others. The complex and idiosyncratic workflows to support venture capitalists, angel investors, accredited individual investors, and other institutions managing possible investments is a challenge to create liquidity in this market.
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Procter & Gamble is the largest maker of consumer packaged goods in the world and the largest advertiser in the United States. P&G; is behind some of the most popular beauty care, household care and health items on the market. The company is also credited with many business innovations. What will Procter & Gamble do next?
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Product design includes all the news and information on aesthetics and engineering of new products.
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) is a growing area within the enterprise solutions market during the last ten years. It basically refers to all capabilities (mostly technology-based) which are necessary for innovation, design of a product, bringing it to the market and manage its performance through end of life. PLM integrates people, data, processes, and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies. Historically, PLM solutions were focused on CAD (Computer Aided Design) products and solutions for managing product data, however they have evolved dramatically and now include areas such as idea management, collaboration, configuration management, etc. It’s not jus about software technology, it’s about business strategy.
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Product management covers a broad range of business responsibilities spanning the organization’s strategic and tactical requirements by means of business and technical savvy. Most importantly product management represents the voice of the customer and the market. This topic is for those interested in learning how product management fits into their own organizations as well as aspiring and existing product managers.
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Product Marketing provides information about strategy, lead generation, channel support and managing the sales funnel for product integration. A key to this topic is to cover product positioning strategies into key market messages and launching products into market.
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Product placement is a marketing technique that places specific products within different media, giving the brand a cameo role. This topic keeps eye on product placements in television, print, the Internet, movies and beyond.
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Congress boosted consumer product safety regulations after high profile recalls of imported toys in 2007. But some say new laws taking effect threaten small businesses with burdensome safety tests for materials previously considered safe. This topic tracks the latest on consumer product safety regulations.
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This topic focuses on the advancement of project portfolio management (PPM) and its role in helping enterprises successfully refine and implement their strategies. A key challenge to an effective PPM process is securing the mandate. However, there are some corporations are leading the market toward cultivating PPM practices during the credit crunch. Through the use of project portfolio management, these companies are able to focus on the top priorities with the highest return on investment.
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Property management refers to the operation of commercial, industrial, and residential real estate. As with most businesses, real estate property management is finding a need to reinvent itself with the times. This topic covers the latest on property management, with details on the evolving technology, software, techniques, and attitudes.
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Property preservation covers the companies in this industry that work together to keep the distressed properties secure and maintained, which is important to keep the neighborhoods up as well as put the properties back on the market. Property preservation services include initial securing, re-securing, lawn and shrub maintenance, boarding, winterization, removal and storage, abandoned vehicles, eviction assistance, and contractor services.
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Known for its Rock of Gibraltar logo, Prudential Financial, Inc. is one of the largest U.S. life insurers and one of the largest insurers worldwide. Best known for its individual life insurance policies, Prudential also sells group life, long-term care, and disability insurance. Investment services offered by Prudential include asset management services, mutual funds and retirement services. Prudential Financial also runs a real estate brokerage franchise and relocation services.
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Public accountants perform a broad range of accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting activities for clients, which may be corporations, government, nonprofits, or individuals. Most individuals working in public accounting firms must be certified public accounts (CPAs), meaning they have passed a U.S. qualification test and met the necessary state educational criteria. This topic covers the latest news on public accounting in the U.S.
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With less money to spend on ads, more companies are relying on public relations campaigns to get their messages out. This topic covers public relations strategies, campaigns, people in PR, and stories about companies and people that are affecting the industry.
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In the public sector, there is distinct pressure to operate efficiently and transparently. Citizens expect high-quality service, but don’t want to pay high taxes to get it. Public sector software that is specifically aimed at improving service and organizational efficiencies can help. This topic covers all of the news and information on software applicable to the public sector, including property tax billing, permits, licenses, and public asset management.
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As media continues to evolve into the digital realm, the publishing industry is being forced to take a hard look at itself. What is the future of the publishing industry? This topic covers the latest.
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PUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (PUMG) produces a wide range of sport and sport lifestyle articles under the PUMA and Tretorn brands. This German multinational company is famous for its high-end association football (soccer) shoes worldwide and its basketball shoes in the U.S. The company sells its products through its retail stores, the Internet, and through distributors. Founded in 1924 and based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, PUMA is 66%-owned by French luxury-goods firm PPR.
