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Marketing When Budgets Are Down

Harvard Business

The general rule of enterprise finance is that marketing budgets drop like a stone at the first sign of trouble and rise like a feather once the environment is more settled. It’s tough to see a significant increase in marketing budgets in the near term.

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France Seeks Another Tax on Facebook, Google And YouTube, to Finance "French Culture" Cinema

MishTalk

RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to financing French culture. billion ($1.8

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire.

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From Idea to Business: A Comprehensive Guide

Business Consulting Agency

Entrepreneurs often face a myriad of challenges, from market research to legal compliance. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a New Venture Idea Generation : Begin by brainstorming ideas that align with your interests, skills, and market demand. Finances : Secure startup funding through personal savings, loans, investors, or grants.

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Starting A New Company? Do You Need Help? It Is Available

Business Consulting Agency

Sales/Marketing. Capital/Financing. Public Relations/Advertising. Business consulting topics covered include, but are not limited to, the following are as follows: Business Consulting Topics. Retail/E-Commerce. Corporate Filing. Employee relations/Human Resources. Vendor Relations. Product Development. Labor Unions. Procurement.

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How to Successfully Meet the Three Biggest Marketing Challenges

The Fearless Marketer

I like to think I’m a pretty good marketer of my professional services. After all, I’ve been at it for 34 years, read hundreds of marketing books, thousands of articles and studied with the very best marketing gurus. But marketing is still challenging for me and the majority of independent professionals. Challenge # 2.

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Made in France: Montebourg Ridiculed in Text and Pictures; France Goes After "Red Bull" Energy Drinks to Finance Social Security

MishTalk

Montebourg "advertises Made in France" while holding Moulinex blenders and wearing classical "marinière" shirts. Members start Tuesday afternoon discussion of the draft law on financing of Social Security. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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