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May, 2008

Yahoo and Microsoft: Another Viewpoint

Read what David Kottke has to say about the Microsoft/Yahoo deal. His viewpoint seems insightful, and it is 180 degrees from what most of the financial press is reporting in light of today’s Yahoo stock losses. Bottom line – at least at the close of the market Monday – Yahoo’s stock worth is still up $7 billion over its value just prior to the Microsoft offer. In contrast, Microsoft’s stock is worth $33 billion less today than the day before they offered a Yahoo buyout.

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Posted by on 05/05 at 08:26 PM
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CMOs And The Bottom Line

A new Stuart Spencer study of senior-level marketing executives has confirmed what many in business already know: the CMOs number one priority is influencing the bottom line (Ad Age story here). The complete results of the survey will be released today at the CMO Summit in Florida.

According to the study, other critical innate or learned qualities necessary for today’s CMOs include:

• Being a risk taker
• Willingness to make tough decisions
• Good problem-solving ability
• A strategic, customer-centric orientation to marketing
• Digital focus
• Multichannel and cross-industry experience

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Technology and the Speed of Mouth II: The Race is On!

I had been anxiously awaiting the release of Mario Kart for the Nintendo Wii since I heard about it last fall. There is just something about racing classic Nintendo characters that I just can’t seem to get enough of. And thanks to Twitter and some chatty friends, I can now race to my heart’s content.

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