Iceland
France
Greece – Labor protests
Bulgaria
Violence erupted in Sofia due to dissatisfaction with the government, new policies designed to counteract the recession and the worsening economic situation.
Branson gave advice on youtube from an entrepreneurial perspective
On Large & Small Companies
“I think big companeis are going to retrench and there’s going to be a lot of people laid off from big companies. And therefore, a lot of those people who are laid off can be entrepreneurs in the future, and I think will be the entrepreneurs in the future. There are also going to be a lot of small companies out there that have still got reasonable cash flow and…lines of credit. And I think those kinds of companies and Virgin Included must try to help expand out of this problem, They must look for opportunities, and there will be hundreds of opportunities around. They must get out and employ people. They’re going ot find their cost base is going to be less right now. They’re going to be able to employ people at most liekly slighty at cost ef fective ways than in the past. And I think if thousands of small companies can try to fill in the gaps that some of the bigger companies…”
The Blue movement focuses on helping the environment with daily small activities that benefit the environment and that add to an individual’s well-being.
Unrest in Bulgaria
Violence erupted in Sofia due to dissatisfaction with the government, new policies designed to counteract the recession and the worsening economic situation.
Unrest in Latvia
This video shows recent unrest in Latvia because of anti-government sentiment and the economy.
Unrest in Lithuania
Lithuania has had to implement tax raises for the population and salary cuts on government workers due to the economic recession.
Ruth Stanat remembers her article from 1990 regarding Strategic Intelligence.
How to Maximize your Research Budget in a Recession
Ruth Stanat, President and CEO SIS International Research
January 28, 2009
The Recession
Clearly, this deep global recession has taken it toll on marketing departments and market research and competitive intelligence budgets. Senior executives, strategic planning and marketing departments face the following challenge of how to continue the following initiatives with a reduced research budget:
The Challenge and Opportunity of a Reduced Research Budget
Global competitors never stop their Strategic Planning and Competitive Monitoring In any recession, companies may be tempted to believe that their competitors have “shut down” their Market Research and Competitive Intelligence budgets. While corporate budgets are cut, there are ways that companies can continue their competitive monitoring during the year and the next few years … 閱讀更多
How to Continue Your Expansion in Emerging Markets in this Recession
Ruth Stanat, President and CEO, SIS International Research
January 26, 2009
Background
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Facebook is truly an example of a social networking site that has innovated how the world’s youth socialize on an unprecedented daily basis.
Automotive systems are getting smarter with each passing day. The evolution and inventions for the advance systems powered by a growing automotive market of Europe are increasing on a high pace. Sensors today define a new wave of automotive comfort and advance technology. The European automotive sensor industry is in a highly optimistic state. Opportunities … 閱讀更多
Bloomberg indicates troubled times in Hungary due to
Action taken
Opportunities
Understand the pros and cons of discounting at super luxury retailers.
By Dmitry Shimanov, General Director of MAR Consult Research Agency
Also accessible on SIS Worldwide Intelligence A famous economic law says: “Demand determines supply”. Is this really true?
Regular consumers take this assumption for granted. In today’s market, however, this law requires further revision and clarification. At first, supply determines demand and only then does demand begin to expand the amount of supply.
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