Can you save a company without growing its bottom line?
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Spirited News & Observations II -- NGE/Baxter
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Can you save a company without growing its bottom line?
But then again, using this site as your sample probably isn't a good gauge either.
I respectfully disagree with this. Just this morning, GE bought Lufkin for 3+ billion. This is an acquisition that will not start contributing to GE's earnings for at least a couple of years. It's a great acquisition that returns GE to it's original foundation of being an industrial company. Once they get over the initial response of having overpaid for Lufkin, it will be a big revenue contributor to GE for decades to come.
culturenthrills
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Oh, one other thing that came up in 'research' this weekend. But Disney has a Mommy Blogger with a whole 173 followers (how many are fellow Mommy Bloggers and relatives? Not that it should even matter. ... We'll have 2-3 times as many views on this thread alone in the next hour to place this in some context and you don't see Disney giving me anything ... except for some heartburn and plenty of fodder for these forums!) who is a Canadian that lives in Mexico and Disney sends her to Aulani (as the official Mommy there) and on as many Adventures By Disney tours as it possibly can. They spend more on her in likely in a few months than the average Disney guest earns in a year. ... Again, to what end? Can we page Shel Holtz or Mark Ragan or Josh Hallett to the thread. Or maybe just Thomas.Smith@Disney.com?
They are so poorly informed and so off the mark in their strategies ...
One other thing, also heard that not only are they not thrilled with Wannabe Lou, but Disney hasn't been very happy with THE REAL LOU either of late. It seems like while he is great at WDW promotion, he is even better (this is shocking, I know) at SELF PROMOTION. They, particularly, don't like him using Disney to sell the Lou Mongello BRAND, which he just did on Bloomberg. ... I mean, a sleazeball like Lou ... who could have ever thought he'd be involved in self interest above all else, right? A lawyer ... right @WDWFigment?
I'm not a mommy but I bet more people read my Facebook posts each day than view her blog in a week. Where are my free vacations. I'll talk up Tangled restrooms and new benches. ;-)
articos
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I was going to say ugh, but then decided anyone like you're describing isn't worth my time. And I have nothing against people from Jersey.
culturenthrills
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Who has the time to listen to that crap. I have a hard enough time not falling behind on Mohr stories, Girl on Guy, and other podcasts I actually would want to listen to.
She states on LinkedIn that she worked for the New York Time Company. She has done so for 11 years. So even if you want to go with the argument that the Ledger is part of the NYT Regional Co, which is true, the NYT Regional Co was owned by the NYT Co during her tenure there, even though it has since sold to Halifax. People have a hard time separating entities from companies, i.e. Walt Disney World = The Walt Disney Company, Orlando Sentinel = Tribune Company, Cadlillac = General Motors, etc.
|Q|
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<OT> Ironic, since the city after it's named it's one of the crime capitals in Italy </OT>
Didn't see this before I posted, but this is exactly correct.
And if we're going to hammer poor blondie, we need to call the Ledger and demand they fire everyone there who mentions on LinkedIn that they too worked for the New York Times COMPANY (which many of them do).
Sue_Vongello
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I love Universal but it's a sad day that now Walt Disney World has to benefit from Universal overflow, instead of the other way around.
Lee
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It's a matter, to me at least, of her intentionally misleading anyone who reads her LinkedIn.
The fact that link can be made from the Ledger to the NYTC company (until last year) isn't the point. Though it will be interesting to see how The Times feels about it. ( I have it on good authority that they have been made aware of the situation.)
The point is that she knew if she put that she writes occasionally for the Ledger, people wouldn't give it a second thought.
By putting that she is a correspondent for the NYTC, she is purposely doing so in order to mislead people and to misrepresent her role as one of much greater esteem and importance than was actually the case.
A casual observer would be quite impressed with a job with The Times. She knew that and used the corporate ownership link to "fudge" her curriculum vitae.
Equally important are the ethical questions raised by working for a paper and Disney. That should raise some eyebrows in Burbank at a time when the social media dept. is already under unusual scrutiny.
The fact that link can be made from the Ledger to the NYTC company (until last year) isn't the point. Though it will be interesting to see how The Times feels about it. ( I have it on good authority that they have been made aware of the situation.)
The point is that she knew if she put that she writes occasionally for the Ledger, people wouldn't give it a second thought.
By putting that she is a correspondent for the NYTC, she is purposely doing so in order to mislead people and to misrepresent her role as one of much greater esteem and importance than was actually the case.
A casual observer would be quite impressed with a job with The Times. She knew that and used the corporate ownership link to "fudge" her curriculum vitae.
Equally important are the ethical questions raised by working for a paper and Disney. That should raise some eyebrows in Burbank at a time when the social media dept. is already under unusual scrutiny.
But you wouldn't be lying if you stated you worked for the Walt Disney Company, either.
And if you put you worked for the Prez of the USA, you would be showing a gross misunderstanding of the way our government works...something about "We The People.." but that is for another discussion altogether
Maybe I'll see you as the Braves beat up on the Marlins tonight. I'll look for the bright Marlins jersey with "Spririt" and "74" on the back
Lee
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Quoted for truth.
Lee
Adventurer
Note to self: Spirit's X-mas gift for this year...
lazyboy97o
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Lee
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Not for the last year.
Since early last year, following her precedent, she should have listed herself as correspondent for Halifax Media.
But, despite its honesty, that doesn't look as impressive...