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...names are here: Glenfiddich, Chivas and Glen Moray. And there's an opportunity to taste some old malts with George Grant, brand ambassador of Glenfarclas distillery, which has been run by his family for six generations. "There are many whisky festivals around the world, but this is one of the few where you can meet face-to-face the very people that are at the heart of the industry," says Grant. "In an age of globalization, opportunities to meet with and share the passion of the family distiller are becoming rarer...
...invested more than $4 billion in Rover, but even the firm's smartest and most successful engineers and marketers failed to turn the company around. That, argues Peter Schmidt of Britain-based consultants Automotive Industry Data, is at least in part a sign of the innate fragility of auto brands. "Image is very, very significant in this business," Schmidt says. "Once your image is badly damaged, you can come up with the most wonderful car and people still won't buy it." The Daimler people are hoping that won't happen to them. The troubles at Daimler follow years...
...directives, the ease with which Germany's utility mammoth E.ON sidestepped competition laws to acquire Ruhrgas in 2003 suggests stronger remedies may be needed. "Incumbent monopolies are like elephants," says one Commission official. "They live long lives, have long memories and do not take gracefully to competition." With some brand-new power tools in his bag, however, Lowe's task of rewiring the E.U. could be easier this time round. Competition investigators now have the right to conduct public hearings, compel companies to hand over documents, take statements and carry out onsite searches, including unannounced raids. The elephants need...
...Angels through journalistic writing, it is equally hard to approach an understanding of its author through hearing him talk. At the Loeb, Kushner spoke with warmth and wit. But what he conveyed was merely the things he represents—powerful playwriting, political indignation and activism, his own brand of humor—and not necessarily what he actually...
...America listener is 48," Sinton told Carolina, adding that during nighttime programming, "in a format that is generally two-thirds male and one third female, Air America is 52/48. We are almost precisely evenly balanced between men and women." The network is also doing well in terms of brand recognition. A study issued last month by the consulting firm Paragon Media Strategies indicates that Limbaugh's is the name most familiar to talk radio listeners, followed by - drum roll, please - Al Franken...