The Dow Jones industrial crossed 14,253.77 its highest ever point and back from the dismal depths of the recession on March 9, 2009 when it had touched 6,547. Investors and particularly large investors seem to be feeling upbeat about the stock market and things do seem cheery from a macro level. The optimism driving theContinue reading “Dow Jones index at record high today: when will US economy and jobs recover?”
Category Archives: Globalization
Getting Boeing 787 Dreamliner airborne should be US national priority
Getting the Boeing 787 Dreamliner airborne should be US national priority next week. Its eight days since the Dreamliner was grounded by the US-FAA (see timeline here). Japan, India and European air safety regulators have similarly grounded the aircraft and there is no timetable to put it back up, as of yesterday. And Poland mayContinue reading “Getting Boeing 787 Dreamliner airborne should be US national priority”
Google crosses $50 B: majority revenue from overseas in a flat world and geotargeting
Tonight Google crossed the $50B mark, and co-founder Larry Page said "not a bad achievement in just a decade and a half." The majority of Google revenues (54%) come from overseas and its interesting that Internet users as a percentage of the population is still very low in the developing world. Bangladesh has only 5Continue reading “Google crosses $50 B: majority revenue from overseas in a flat world and geotargeting”
Multi-country globalization in 2013
In India over the holidays, I found that globalization at the multi-country level to be rising and thriving-like never before. This blog post as we ring in the New Year 2013. First two somber incidents and public reactions: The Delhi rape has outraged the Indian public with multiple protests and huge pressure on the IndianContinue reading “Multi-country globalization in 2013”
Sustainable Employment needs a re-think on how we value services
Consider that the world population reached 1 Billion not so long ago in 1804 and is currently over 7 Billion and is expected to rise and stabilize at 10 billion by 2050. Sustainable employment for all these people needs a re-think of how we value services. The problem is acute in Asia with about 60%Continue reading “Sustainable Employment needs a re-think on how we value services”
London Eye has an innovative business model
The London Eye has an innovative business model. It is the giant Ferris wheel that every London tourist must have heard about and you might remember from the 2012 Olympics closing. You will very likely hear of it , if you are a transit passenger with limited time for a London tour. The Ferris wheelContinue reading “London Eye has an innovative business model”
“Unwatering” New York subway tunnels within days: US Army Core of Engineers
Imagine the New York subways with 300-400 million gallons of water after Hurricane Sandy. Well, the US Army Core of Engineers "Unwatering" team are at New York and expect to get all this water out in a matter of days pumping through about a mile of subway at a time. The Unwatering team gets itsContinue reading ““Unwatering” New York subway tunnels within days: US Army Core of Engineers”
B2B marketing opportunity appears when the Buying Center members face Buy Task challenges
That B2B marketing opportunity appears when the Buying Center members face Buy Task challenges is a concept that is simple and obvious to the buying firm buying center and strangely only to the more perceptive B2B marketer. Here is how the Buy Task challenge plays out for the Buying Center and spells B2B marketing opportunityContinue reading “B2B marketing opportunity appears when the Buying Center members face Buy Task challenges”
Sustainable Innovations : the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) approach of OECD
It's hard to wrap your mind around the concept of sustainable innovation and the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) of the OECD is a nice way to think about it. So what is sustainability? Well, it is how you use the earth's resources and what you will leave your grand and great grandchildren! Sounds simple and rhetorical butContinue reading “Sustainable Innovations : the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) approach of OECD”
Staples to grow 10 Billion $ online retail and cut 15% retail floor space but needs to re-think business model
One does not realize that Staples has a $10 billion online retail presence and is considered by some to be second only to Amazon.com, according to the Wall Street Journal. Now Staples understands that they need to save by cutting down 15% of the retail floor space that includes 15 stores in the US, relocateContinue reading “Staples to grow 10 Billion $ online retail and cut 15% retail floor space but needs to re-think business model”