| Marketing Myopia - The Converging World
It spoke about how firms lost hold of markets because they were product-focused rather than customer-focused. The paper can be found at the Harvard Business Online site if readers want to download the original article. To quote: 'The railroads did not stop growing because the need for passenger and freight transportation declined. That grew. The railroads are in trouble today not so much because that need was filled by others (cars, trucks, airplanes, and even telephones), but because it was not filled by the railroads themselves. They let others take customers away from them because they assumed themselves to be in the railroad business rather than in the transportation business. The reason they defined their industry incorrectly was that they were railroad oriented instead of transportation oriented; they were product oriented instead of customer oriented.' Levitt's paper and the same principles still hold great relevance for present day businesses.
Kosovo marks first week of independence
Every night that we lie in bed we don't know in the morning what is going to happen," said Jovanka Petrovic, among Sunday worshippers at Gracanica's Orthodox church. "There is no more Serbia. We have lost everything," said Ana Ivanovic, another worshipper. But ethnic Albanians exulted in their independence and held out hope that the unrest and uncertainty would subside. "People keep celebrating every night," Artan Dedushaj said. "This is something that all Albanians have waited centuries for - and changes will come soon." .
Dart tourney's hazy days are numbered
Casual observation tells Bruner that generally, more players smoke than don't smoke, but that number is probably on the decline as more people quit smoking. Still, the environment is not a surprise to participants."It's a bar sport. The players that don't smoke know what they're getting into when they walk in," he said.Players' opinion of the ban varies.Rodney Van Sambeek, Aaron Anderson and Cal Hanson, all nonsmokers from Corona, would prefer a smoke-free environment but were enjoying themselves Friday despite the haze in Rushmore Hall."We tolerate it," Van Sambeek said. "I tell my wife it's not the beer that gives me a hangover, it's the smoke."All three said they would probably be back in two years, either way.Amy Goodrich and Heather Wurts of Highmore said the civic center may see participants dwindle if the city doesn't reinstate a smoking exception for the tournament."Or Rapid City is going to have to hold it somewhere else," Goodrich, a smoker, said."I could probably handle not smoking during matches," she allowed.
Five Facts About Prostate Cancer Every Man Should Know
His doctors said if he had been diagnosed earlier, he could have survived. Fogelberg's death has shined light on a disease the American Cancer Society calls the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men; only lung cancer ranks higher. The nonprofit estimates that about one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but just one in 35 will die of it. With data such as this, every male who has reached 40 should arm himself with the information that can keep him from becoming a statistic. Dr. Arnon Krongard, president of the Krongard Institute and chairman of the Prostate Cancer Mission, believes that knowing the following five facts will put men in a better position to survive this deadly cancer: 1.
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Microsoft's keynote presentation at the Game Developers Conference 2008 just wrapped. While there were few surprises to be had, finally confirmed was a highly anticipated sequel. Gears of War 2 Announced Rumored for months, Epic Games' CliffyB took the stage during the Microsoft keynote at GDC 2008 with Lancer (the chainsaw gun) in hand to announce that Gears of War 2 will hit in November 2008, only on Xbox 360. See the debut teaser here. Unreal Engine 3 Gets Enhanced Epic Games' Tim Sweeney walked the audience through improvements in Unreal Engine 3 with advanced character lighting, ambient occlusions for shadows, fluid effects, destruction effects and other details. All the new features will likely be implemented in Gears of War 2. Ninja Gaiden II to Release Worldwide Early June Team Ninja's notorious Tomobu Itagaki in his trademark leather and shades demonstrated a new Ninja Gaiden II stage prepared exclusively for GDC 2008.
District 52 Republicans Vie to Replace Krusee
As four-time county party chair and 11-time Precinct 23 chair, he is arguably the established face of the county party machine. He was also a member of Krusee's freshman legislative staff and has stayed close ever since. As an expert in wastewater management, he drafted the language for Krusee's 2005 drip-irrigation act, a water-recycling measure. .
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