Airbus, the European passenger plane manufacturer, has a fault of missing the market. It did so with the Concorde, a supersonic aircraft that never found a profitable place to operate, and it is doing so again with the largest passenger plane ever built, the A380. The company has announced that it is retiring the plane […]
Posted on September 20th, 2019 by admin
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It is common for those who transgress to justify their actions with the phrase, “Everybody does it.” The response, of course, is that “Everybody doesn’t. Only some do.” That is why this fellow’s testimony to Congress is reprehensible. He told them that he lied on national television because the media are “as dishonest as everyone […]
Posted on September 19th, 2019 by admin
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Amazon is accused of featuring its private label products above those of branded goods. People are upset. What’s the problem? Retailers do this all of the time, particularly in grocery stores. It’s a margin play, and it is perfectly acceptable. However, maybe it isn’t online. The rules might be different with a mammoth business that […]
Posted on September 17th, 2019 by admin
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Astronomers have been publicizing the first exoplanet to have water molecules and the potential for life. It is exciting news but it is tempered by the fact that the “super earth” is 110 light years away. Even if we were able to detect carbon forms on its surface, there is no way to communicate at […]
Posted on September 13th, 2019 by admin
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Not long ago this blog commented on a Business Round Table declaration of 200 CEOs that they would serve all stakeholders and not just shareholders. My opinion stated that the principles were good until an activist shareholder (an institution) took offense. AT&T is about to find out. A large institution has taken a position in […]
Posted on September 11th, 2019 by admin
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When is a do-good deed a failure in PR? When you talk too much about yourself. Like this. The Carolina Panthers football team and the Lowe’s home improvement retailer combined to provide a 12-year-old a lawn mower so the boy can cut lawns to raise money for college. Heartwarming, sure, but in a 90-second video about […]
Posted on September 10th, 2019 by admin
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This story about CNN reporters on Grand Bahama during Hurricane Dorian is compelling. It is factual testimony that supports the Bahamian government’s statements about the wreckage on the islands. It also is an explanation of the slow pace of supplying food, water and medicine to the populace. Destruction of parts of the islands was complete. […]
Posted on September 9th, 2019 by admin
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When Google was founded, one of its dictates to employees was “Don’t be evil.” That admonishment disappeared, and today, Google is being hammered for activities that fall outside of the law and good sense. Like this. Small business can’t afford to fight the giant’s ad placement of competitors directly over one’s listing. They call it […]
Posted on September 7th, 2019 by admin
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Tesla’s autopilot feature lulled a driver into inattention according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The fellow crashed his vehicle into the back of a fire engine. This is a reputation crisis for Tesla and for autopilot technology. The software and hardware packages aren’t ready for general use. Alphabet’s Waymo subsidiary has barely allowed its vans to […]
Posted on September 5th, 2019 by admin
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Agribusiness for the longest time has been an abuser of workers and their rights. The reason is clear. Consumers don’t want to pay much for food, so processors squeeze expenses and take cost cuts out on workers. This lawsuit claims a conspiracy among 18 companies running 200 chicken plants to set wages for line workers and […]
Posted on September 4th, 2019 by admin
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