“Here are 3 powerful marketing tactics you can use to get more sales the next time you advertise. All 3 work for any business. And you can use them effectively on the Internet or in traditional media.”

“Last week I wrote about factors companies should consider when deciding whether or not to join an e-marketplace. But that is really only half the picture. When a company decides that it wants to become part of an e-marketplace, it must then assess the viability of the available e-marketplaces in its industry.”

“In an online-exclusive Q&A, the Amazon CEO offers his thoughts on Ravi Suria, explains why there never was an SEC investigation and reveals the first thing on his mind when he wakes up every morning.”

“Times have changed since Henry Ford made the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, into the ultimate in vertical integration, with iron ore going in one end and shiny Model A’s coming out the other. Now vertical dis-integration is the order of the day — in autos, handheld computers, pharmaceuticals, ink-jet printers, health foods, cameras, microchips. The company with the brand name or a clever marketing idea isn’t necessarily the one with the factory. Why put capital into a factory when you can put it into something much more valuable — like a brand?”

“Here are 3 powerful marketing tactics you can use to get more sales the next time you advertise. All 3 work for any business. And you can use them effectively on the Internet or in traditional media.”

“‘Secrets of Silicon Valley’ is a shocking expose of the hidden downsides of the Internet revolution and a funny and moving meditation on America’s love affair with technology. Told without narration, the film chronicles a tumultuous year in the lives of two young activists grappling with rapid social change and the meaning of globalization on their own doorsteps.”