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... press releases and does the adver- tising. Too many CEOs think marketing comes into play only after the product has been made and must be sold. Marketing is run like a one-night stand instead of ... dustry, its players and its evolution. Today many industries are converging (e.g., telecommunications, entertainment, cable, the media, and software), presenting new opportunities and new threats ... least the following: • Detecting and evaluating new opportunities. • Mapping customer perceptions, preferences, and require- ments. • Communicating customer wants and expectations to product designers.

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... group of power brands that command a price premium, high loyalty, and a leading market share, and are stretchable into related categories. Unilever decided to prune its 1,600 brands and focus its ... Stead, chairman and CEO of NCR, un- derstood this: “I say if you’re in a meeting, any meeting, for 15 minutes, and we’re not talking about customers or competitors, raise your hand and ask why.” ... Babies, Viagra, and Nokia not through ad- vertising but through news stories in print and on the air. We started to hear from friends about these products, and we told other friends. And hearing

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... product and where they like the new product better than their previ- ous brand. But many sales promotions only attract brand switchers looking for a lower price, who naturally abandon the brand when ... they like your product and its features better than their previous choice. Sales promotions tend to be used more by weaker and smaller brands than stronger brands. Smaller brands have fewer funds ... sell- ing consists of “yell, tell, and sell.” The S&P school says selling is “spray and pray,” The LGD school says that selling is “lunch, golf, and dinner.” And the salesperson is described

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... bigotry [bigotries pl., bigot n.] bland (BLAND) adj 1 mild and soothing rather than harsh and grating; 2 without taste; flavorless; insipid; dull • Milk is a very bland drink when compared to orange ... aggrandized Otto’s reputation. [-d, aggrandizing] [Syn. enrich] agronomy (uh GRAHN uh mee) n. management of farmland; the science of producing crops • For a farmer to get the most from his land, ... other • Butter and jam complement the flavor of a piece of toasted bread • Georgia had a full complement of 10 fingers and 10 toes • For a proper handshake, another person’s right hand is the

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life with gills, living in the water, and later develops lungs; 2 any plant or animal that is at home both on land and in water; 3 any ... find amphibians in and around a pond • The early Pan American Airways Clippers were amphibians that loaded and unloaded their passengers on land but took off from and landed on water [amphibious ... irreplaceable and in many cases unrenewable • Randi might make the argument that iced drinks, drunk too fast, make you feel like they’re freezing your brain • The candidates had... the rim of the Grand

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... is between the third and fourth fence posts. • Lunchtime comes between breakfast and dinner times. • That color is between blue and green. • Second gear is between first and third gears. • In ... lions and tigers and bears; 2. an animal that eats other animals; 3. a plant that eats small animals—especially insects. • Unlike herbivores, who eat plants, and omnivores, who eat both plants and ... classical and worth every thousand • The Jaguar XJ6 has absolutely classical (or classic) lines • Shakespeare’s tragedies followed those of Sophocles and Euripides as being both classical and

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... hews trees to cut up and use for firewood • Native Americans hewed totem poles from tree trunks • Many native cultures make hewed pipes and knife handles from wood, bone, and ivory [-ed, -ing, ... photosynthesis • Pepsin and retsyn are two enzymes that aid in human digestion epicure (EP ik yur) n a person who has an appreciation of fine food and drink, and enjoys consuming... equable ... larceny is a misdemeanor, while grand larceny is a felony, and one who commits it is... flourish precedes his appearance; interestingly that piece is known as “Ruffles and Flourishes.” [-ed, -ing]

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... representatives; power in the hands of the ruled; 2. a country, state, etc. with that type of govern- ment; 3. majority rule; 4. the principle of equal rights and opportunities for all, and equal treatment ... forsake; abandon; 4. to make wretched, forlorn, etc. • Ed has been desolate since Trixie took his teddy bear. • The desert island was a desolate place. • The nuclear tests had left the land in a ... tried -and- true way of cleaning a rug in the nineteenth century was to hang it over a rope and drub it with all your might • The Mets were given an eight-to-one... is a title of rank and respect

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... tubes and a variety of condensers and resistors. ecological* (ek uh LAH ji kl) adj. having to do with the relations between liv- ing things and their environment or a certain organism and its ... explicit (eks PLIS it) adj 1 distinctly and clearly stated; 2 plain and easily understandable or observable • Helene left explicit instructions on how the cat and houseplants were to be cared ... obscure] enjoy (en JOY) vt. 1. to experience pleasure; get pleasure from; relish; 2. to have the benefit or advantage of • Margo enjoys listening to a Beethoven symphony. • Steven enjoyed his

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... summer home by the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island) can only be described as grandiose • Napoleon had grandiose plans for a French empire • The court of Louis XVI was so grandiose as to show ... forsake her life of crime and to become a doer of good deeds. [forsook, -n, forsaking] fortitude (FAWR ti tood) n. the strength to withstand pain and misfortune calmly and patiently • Although ... forlorn (fawr LAWRN) adj. 1. deserted or abandoned; 2. unhappy and lonely • Being marooned on a desert island would tend to make one feel forlorn. • Left standing at the altar, Harold heaved a forlorn

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... and caused widespread famine [-d, pervading] philistine (FIL is teen) adj 1 uncultured and smugly conventional... group, and so on • • • • Most children have a prejudice for carrots and ... enough lever and a fulcrum to rest it on, he could move the world. • Probably the lever most adult Americans are familiar with today is in vot- ing machines and is used to open and close the ... Whales and dolphins are aquatic mammals manipulate (muh NIP yoo layt) vt 1 to work or operate with the hands;... bringing about a peaceful solution to a problem between two or more persons, groups,

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... combination of green and pink. • Don’t you just loathe being asked where you’d like to eat and then ending up at your friend’s choice of restaurant? • As a general rule, country -and- western music ... Senator Strong’s overwhelming victory is a mandate for him to pursue equal rights for women. • The new law mandates a $300 fine for overtime parking. [-d,* mandating] 153 15_571656 ch11.qxd 11/10/04 ... thing in the world is matter, and even thought, will, and feeling can be connected to matter (the opposite of idealism); 2. the notion that possessions, wealth, and comfort are the most important

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... an ostensible misunderstanding between the valet parking attendant and his client. • An ostensible difference of opinion exists between those voting for one candidate and those supporting the ... of matter and energy (physics) whose parts are mechanics, optics, heat, light, and most recently quantum physics • A physicist deals with lenses and the laws of refraction and reflection ... to handle because of weight; 3 bulky; massive; seemingly heavy; 4 dull and labored • Harry and David found that the armoire was a ponderous piece of furniture to move • Traditionally, and

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... the French played in our history and literature and that the Romans, whose language was Latin, played in the history of Europe and Britain. Letters in brackets stand for the language from which ... command (viceroy, vice president) Prefixes and Suffixes 379 40_571656 appa.qxd 11/10/04 12:50 PM Page 379 40_571656 appa.qxd 11/10/04 12:50 PM Page 380 Appendix B Foreign Phrases Many phrases and ... Appendix A Prefixes and Suffixes Certain beginnings and endings can be affixed to some words or stems of words that change their meanings. These beginnings and endings fall into two categories:

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... reconnoiter the lay of the land and look for enemy troops. • The surveyor was sent to the prospective shopping center to reconnoiter the property and the existing traffic patterns and to assess the practicality ... scientists (chemists and physicists), and earth/space scientists (geologists, meteorologists, and astronomers) scrutinize (SKROOT in YZ) vt to look at... between father and son • A mother-daughter ... sculpture in marble and insisted that the statue had always been in the marble; he had just removed the excess stone • The forces of wind and water have served to sculpture the thousands of natural

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... oppressive government; unjust government; 3. cruel and unjust use of authority; harshness; severity; despotism • The first so-called tyrannies took place in ancient Greece, and tyranny comes from ... physical force that causes damage, destruction, and personal injury; 2 intense force and energy, such as that of a tropical storm, earthquake, tornado, and so on; 3 a violent act or deed • Gang ... even temperament and are very good at herding children who try to stray. • A Jack Russell terrier’s temperament, on the other hand, is frenetic or (as some might say) hyper, and it is in perpetual

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... toss most catalogs and direct mail unopened into the wastebasket; delete unwanted and unread e-mail messages; and refuse to listen to tele- phone solicitations. Thomas Davenport and John Beck point ... critical today and spent time mulling over their meanings and implications for sound business practice. My primary aim was to ascertain the best principles and practices for effective and innovative ... wanted to present fresh and stimulating ideas and perspectives in a format that could be picked up, sampled, digested, and put down anytime. This short book is the result, and it was written with...

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... addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www .wiley. com/go/permissions. Limit of ... through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English Anu Garg John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ffirs.qxd 7/21/05 12:07 PM Page iii N o matter where we stand on this Earth, we have an equally wondrous ... Belgium) we are (perhaps unknowingly) alluding to a distant land and its history. In this chapter we visit New York, Rome, Ireland, Germany, and the Mediterranean. Chautauqua (shuh-TAW-kwuh, chuh-) noun...

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