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... better a computer than the Performa it replaced so we promoted it as the easiest way to get on the Internet That marketing saved the company, not better technology, Today, the iPod doesn’t make ... extra, thoughtful touches START WITH THE PACKAGING Many marketers forget that their relationship with the customer really starts after they buy from you Make their first experience memorable Remember, ... with theworld - Google the plethora of “unboxing” sites dedicated to sharing the experience of opening a new package Only Apple and Sony rate a high number of people eager to share with the world...
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... told a mother that she was not eligible for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, while another told that same mother that she was eligible The mother did not know how to apply for the program, ... a research study that provided medication “[My daughter] just thinks he is the coolest doctor in theworld And he thinks she is just the coolest kid in theworld But that was the one good experience ... often spend so much time visiting their pediatrician and other specialists that they have neither the time nor the energy to visit specialty clinics that focus on the child’s congenital problems...
... this will give the reader fresh insights into the subject It is these ideas that provide the intellectual lifeblood of the subject and it is these ideas that lead ultimately to the technological ... change over the term of the contract In contrast, the price of the underlying asset will change as time passes If the price of the asset rises a lot over the term of the contract, the asset will ... Margaux The terms of the option contract specify the underlying asset, the duration of the contract and the price to be paid for the asset In option jargon, the fixed price agreed upon for buying the...
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... frame The poles pivoted in their bundles of twisted sinew Between the ends of the poles opposite the pivots was a cord that acted as a bowstring The action was the same as that of themachine ... without the aid of machinery On the sides of the slider were pawls that clicked into ratchet 47 50 Weapons ThatChanged Warfare notches on the bottom stock as the slider was pulled back When the ... down on the Roman ships that had filed out of their protected harbor The Syrian sailors strained at their oars while the Arab warriors fitted arrows to their bowstrings They noticed thatthe leading...
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... money either In the real world, a bookmaker would add on something to the cost of the bets to make a profit on the transaction If they add on too much then their competitors could undercut them by ... even before the cold weather arrived In fact, he found thatthe futures market was a better predictor of the weather than the official weather forecast This can be explained by the fact that trading ... portfolio that has the same payoff as the derivative at maturity Then we apply the no-arbitrage principle to obtain the current price of the derivative In the case of the forward contract, the replicating...
... and into the unknown Only then can marketers identify the processes and strategies that, when applied to the business world, can provide a leg up on their competitors Few look beyond theworld of ... was the scary-looking rock band that played during the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Games The bandmates admittedly are not the best musicians to enter theworld of rock and roll, but their ... of the group, which is different from bands of the past.” Rather than focus on which bands have the talent to impact the music world in the long run and build large fan bases into the future, the...
... justify the action of the American bankers in offering the securities to the public on the basis of such letters, without giving the slightest hint thatthe 24 A BUBBLE THAT BROKE THEWORLD German ... shoe-making machinery You have there the capacity to make in one 38 A BUBBLE THAT BROKE THEWORLD day many more shoes than there are feet in the world, and yet the necessity to pay interest on half the ... But that was enough All the debtor nations then came and did with their war debts at the United States Treasury what they had agreed to 22 A BUBBLE THAT BROKE THEWORLD Out of this arose the...
... issue that particular day was the fate of Lehman Brothers, the 158-year-old investment banking firm that formed one of the pillars of Wall Street The men gathering faced the blunt reality that ... issues, where the institutions simply couldn’t raise the money to cover their short-term obligations, but they were solvent in the sense thatthe value of their assets exceeded the value of their liabilities ... liabilities The problem was that they became illiquid and they couldn’t raise the money, so they had to start dumping assets And the assets no longer were worth as much as they thought they were The...