Monthly Archives: April 2010
Merger Strategy: No speed bumps on exiting.
Ok, maybe this is too good to be true. Did you notice the recently announced merger of the mega brands in the car rental business? Do they have their brand roadmap ready to go? Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. is planning to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and both CEOs noted that the continuity of …
Sustainability: Finding tangible benefits in doing the right thing
A sizable group representing everything from strawberries to potatoes to apples to spinach engaged in heart-felt discussions last week at the United Fresh Produce Association’s inaugural Sustainability Conference in Las Vegas. There were those working hard to become more sustainable, those who had been engaged in significant programs for decades, and even those who worried …
Productive merger talks and employee loyalty
CFO magazine once reported a 50 percent overall drop-off in productivity in the four to eight months following a deal. One must wonder what the impact on productivity is in the months preceding a deal, when all the wild negotiations are widely publicized. Take for example the talks going on (or ending) in the airline …
Reputation damaged by success?
Generally speaking, when it comes to reputation management, success is a good thing. When success is achieved, it certainly reflects well on a company and its reputation. Unless, of course, you are Goldman Sachs or any of the other financial services giants that received federal “bailout” funds. When Goldman Sachs posted what many considered an …
On Twitter, eating is of much higher interest than ending hunger
If you search on Google for “Twitter #endhunger,” meaning you are looking for people who are tweeting about ending hunger, some 404,000 results come up. That’s pretty respectable. If, however, you search for “Twitter #recipes,” you get pings on 31,500,000 sites. Yes, there is a bit of a disparity between the two. Frankly, I was kind …