Word: actioner
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...offer." Agencies typically enlist partners to handle manufacturing, distribution and, sometimes, financing. To launch the Ila Dusk, for example, Zag teamed with Locca Tech, a U.K. security-products company. In some cases, agencies work with clients to create new products, eschewing fees in exchange for a piece of the action. London agency Erasmus and Coca-Cola jointly developed an energy drink called Relentless that is being rolled out globally. "It's all about shared risks, shared rewards, shared ownership," says Graeme Dignan, Erasmus co-founder. (See business bucking the recession...
...movies this weekend? A few people. Old Dogs - the semi-geezer semi-comedy that teamed the director (Walt Becker) and one of the stars (John Travolta) of the surprise hit Wild Hogs with aging jackanapes Robin Williams - cadged a modest $16.8 for the three days. And the mayhem-festooned action film Ninja Assassin was the decade's lowest-grossing opening for the Wackowski brothers, once renowned for The Matrix. Its $13.1 million three-day gross was considerably below not only V for Vendetta but the widely reviled (and, take one stubborn critic's word for it, visually enthralling) Speed Racer...
...account after the fraud came to light, PwC has been going all out to repair its reputation. Before his recent retirement, Samuel DiPiazza Jr., PwC International's former CEO, made frequent trips to India to meet clients and government ministers. Indian politicians have said that the government will take action against PwC if it is found liable, which could mean penalties or even ejection from India...
...that leads to my second argument for higher prices: if stuff costs more, we'll buy less of it (that's the demand curve in action). If we are forced to buy fewer things, then perhaps we'll start to break this mentality that the way to happiness is to own more...
...Thanksgiving, Harvard men’s basketball had much to be thankful for as twelve players saw action in a 78-60 romp over UNH at Lavietes Pavilion...